The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
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announces that the opening of that
resort will occur Sunday snow or no
snow.
The ice wagons, all spick and span
looked a trif1e out of place on the
streets today
The opening of Vinewood park Will
take place Sunday. If the weather Is
fine this will attract large crowd Oh
pleasure seekers.
Many fellows made hurried calls on
their "uneles'' this morning They mad
been a little previous in storing away
their winter overcoats.
President Shively of the Western as
ISOLATION raised the pennant at Atm
letic park yesterday and then II snow
ed. What's the answer?
One of the local celebrities is eompos-
ing a touching little ballad winch ne
intends TO call. ''Will There Be stars
in Heaven When L Arrive?'
A local horticu1turist is authority for
the statement that sweet peas VIII
bloom late in the season even though
they are planted after the 50 OF may.
Principal Mays of Sumner school
detailed six of the big boys TO nunI NJ, LOT
little Kenneth Brintnall THURSDAY. Inc
entire school was not dismissed as re-
ported. ~,
liam Warner of Kansas CITY mas sem sen
word that he will be unable to attend
the Grand Army encamprnenC III IL
peka next week.
The excursion from LeavenWorth
which had been planned for SUNDAY
has been called off on account OF therS
being a low rate on lot th0 oiAHN
Army encampment.
at may be the early bird tnat gets
the worm" remarked an ornltnoIoSlse
as he waded down town this s,l mo 3.l1af!s
through the snow, put LOOK "d|
happening to the bird
Pitcher Halla evidently intended TO
start the season out right yesterday
and put the first ball squarely over
the plate with the result that the Dat
ter lined one to left field
burn college. returned yesterday from
an eastern trip and is making pans 70
commence the raising of $to'Ooo IN
Topeka within u short time
The attention of the laoleS Oh eLv
city who glory in the fact that tneV
are known as fans is called to the
ruling of the management making thls
ladies' free day at the ball park
Because the ."snapshooters'' nave been
Dragging about the weather 1or the lISI
few days, they will be blamed 1or the
Merry Christmas-Happy New Year at
mosphere which was prevalent tocay.
There is one consolation for ,t the
management of the ball park; Inc
snow this morning which lnterIereu
with the second game of the season
will make the outfield all that can De
desired.
Now that the cold storage plants
have been robbed of the revenue from
the storage of beer, the protracted
cool weather, which interferes with
the sale of ice, comes as an additional
hardship.
The ladies who had planned 10 so TO
the ball game today because it was Ia
dies free day viii think that the base
ball management arranged for the bad
weather just to spite them ana Keep
them from going.
Today's snowfall also wrecked the
system of weather prediction invented
by George Lugston, elevator pilot, at
the government building. If you e
member, Lugston said there would be
no more snow this winter.
The snow storm this morning broke
all previous records for late SHOWS in
the state The latest storm recorded
by the local weather bureau was April
80, 1903, when the fall amounted to
one and four-tenths inches.
at is evident the late frosts didn't
get all of the hammer brigade" re-
marked a true sport at the ball game
Yesterday, when the anvil chorus
started because the captain of the
team failed to pull down a high foul"
Mr.. Bella Hughes of Santa Fe, Mon