The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-22
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] The city library which has been
closed for repairs for some time wos
opened this morning.
This will be the first Monday for
several weeks on which the city coun-
Gil has failed to meet.
! The Capital City ball team played
the Maple Hill team Sunday two
games, each team taking one.
The absence of fruit canning days
which are now due is a reminder of
the late frosts and freezes last spring.
Arrangements have been by Mar
shalPs band for two concerts at the
| city park this week, Tuesday and Fri
| day evenings.
| afternoon for a Baptist chapel in
Quinton Heights which is to cost
$4,000 when completed.
The next game on the homes grounds
viii be played next Saturday when the
White Sox open up a series of three
games with the Joplin team.
Fred Donmeyer of Salina came to
Topeka Sunday and got his new special
Smith runabout. He went home over
land accompanied by ]. F. Billings.
The acts of Diavolo at Vinewood park
this week are the equal if not the su-
sperior of any of the free attractions
which have been offered to the public
this season.
A marriage license was issued to R.
B. Motar, aged. 81, and Verna B. Field,
aged 10. both of Topeka, Saturday
afternoon by the probate Judge in
Kansas City.
Any student who is planning to at
tend Wentworth Military academy at
Lexington, NO. this coming term
please notify w. w. care State Jour
nal office at once.
DIR. G. P. Lux has magnificent dis
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choice varieties of "Groff's Gold Medal"
gladioI, at his home, Fourteenth and
Western avenue.
Mrs. S. E. Garner says that Judge
Dana's decision regarding the opening
of a street on the west side in Park
View addition has damaged the prop
erty in that vicinity.
Although the fruit crop has been killed
the word has been passed along the line
to the epicures that there will be a
bumper tomato crop this season. This
will be welcome news.
Again the announcement is made
that yesterday was not the hottest day
of the season, but most, as the mercury
reached "a or within one degree of the
record mark of the season.
broken water main on Western
avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets affords a miniature lake and
stream in which hundreds of birds
drink and battle each day.
z. G. Voiles. CHEF Of detectives for
a short time under the present admin
istration, is in charge of the grounds
for the Manhattan chautauqua which
is now in session in that city.
All the bids for the construction of
a building to house the waterworks
offices were found to be
in excess of the estimate. The bids
were all the way from $3.50 to $500 in
excess. .a7
1t might not be a bad plan for the |
street sprinklers to keep busy on Sun
day. Everybody wears fine clothes on |
and dirt is blowing around then than |
on any other day. iAe~a
George Hoss, the little pitcher who |
pitched for the White Sox few days |
ago, pitched a game for the Midgets
yesterday and badly defeated the st. |
Marys team as result. The game was |
played at ST. Marys.
Among other things disclosed by the |
city directory issued last week are |
found the names from which Captain
H. E. Wentworth derives his initials, |
Eleazor, and he has kept the
secret all these years.
A report received from Colorado
Springs Sunday indicates that the con-
dition of Mrs. T. L. Barns, who has I
been seriously i'll, is much improved
and hopes are entertained that she
will regain her health.
the White Sox as a result of the loss of
four games out of five to the inferior
teams of the league. 1t is to be hoped
thai something will be done in short
time to alleviate the trouble.
The Midgets defeated the Taylor's
Perfection ball team at Garfield Park
afternoon by a score of to
2. Batteries, for the Midgest, Wetzel,
Robinson and Snyder; Taylor's Per-
lection, Hoss, Fisher and Carr.
There's one consolation for good
many poor creatures. Those who went
to the country yesterday to spend the
day in the shade of the old apple tree
found even a little more heat than was
experienced by those who were forced to
stay at home.
Emmett Dalton, who was operated
On at Bethesda hospital last week. was
able to be up for the first time for a
few moments today and the physicians
in charge of the case are confident
-hat the operation has been success
and that he will regain the use of his
injured arm.
Captain Roshon of the Salvation
army has asked the merchants of the
,itv to set aside Saturday, July 81, as
army day. and to donate 5
Der cent of the gross receipts to the
army for the Mother Florence Me-
norial home which they hope to erect
IN Quincy street.
The dry district in Martin-Dennis
addition is rapidly narrowing down.
Three more fire .hydrants were placed
n service Saturday at 18th, 18th and
10th streets on West street. This will
give adequate fire protection to the !
Immediately surrounding
Washburn college.
A subscription list will probably be
started to purchase window screens
or the second and third floors of the