The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
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There will be an entirely new set
of moving pictures at Vinewood next
week.
! State Auditor James Nation has
gone out to Dodge City to listen to the
| Cannon speech.
Homer Hoch has fixed up a tennis
court at the governors mansion, and
/ is working out" on some of the town
| talent.
Topeka won another game yester-
day at Springfield, which makes to-
| tai of two games out of eight so far
| on this trip.
The school land department of the
| auditors office has issued SOL patents
to land during the past year, covering
1926 acres.
A large crowd of people attended
the Marshalrs band concert last night.
City Park was about the only cool
place in town.
The official band of the X and L. of
5. will give a free concert at Vine
wood Sunday afternoon and every
evening next week
Mr.. and Hrs. Horatio N. Taplin of
Washington, d. c., who visited E. w.
Thompson for a few days, have left
for Los Angeles, Cal.
Owing to the present spell of hot
weather family gatherings and
lunches at Vinewood Park are not in
frequent occurrences.
1T is only possible to make one con-
solatory remark about the weather."
walled a whiting individual. TITS good
for the corn CROP
Several local veterans of the war in
the Philippines are planning to attend
the Philippine Veterans reunion in
Kansas City next Wednesday.
There may be places in America
where the weather is warmer than it
is In Topeka but it would take some
real detective work to find them.
The local ice cream factories are do
ing healthy business during the pres
ent warm weather Anything cool is
very popular in Topeka right now.
R. A. Campbell. department COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, is sick at his home in Hutchin-
son, having been overcome by heat.
]. N. Henry, plumber, was arrested
under complaint from John Shehan,
city plumbing inspector, because Henry
failed to take out a plumbing permit.
The much predicted shower of stars
took place last evening though the
shower was not a particularly heavy
one. Each August witnesses this
phenomenon.
One of the latest sporting PROPOSE
tons to be made by an ex-fan is that
he can pick up a team of amateur
ball tossers in the city who, he is will
ing to bet, can beat the White Sox.
Most of the local teamsters are pro-
viding hats for their horses so that
they can better Withstand the heat.
There are a few who are not so humane
and who allow their horses to suffer
Railroad Commissioner Ryan may
investigate station agents all he
pleases but he will never find a man
who says that Tom King of the Santa
F'e was ever diScourteouS to any one.
IF the present weather keeps up
much longer" said a west side resi-
dent this morning, 1.-The laundries and
the ice men will have all my next
months salary eaten up before it is
due"
A reason has been discovered at
nothing but words of praise for the
ball team. Don't give it away. but
there are a dozen or more real voters
in the team.
The Kansas State Federation of La
Dor will hold their annual meeting in
Topeka next Monday. There will be
upwards of $50 delegates in Topeka for
the meeting. Headquarters will be at
the Throop hotel.
A good many people are of the opin-
should have waited until the present
spell of warm weather is over before
his inquisition proceedings |
against the local druggists.
State Treasurer Mark Tulley has
commenced to receive bids from Kan |
sas bankers who want the job of TAX !
Ing care of some of the states money |
during the next two years. The bids |
will be opened August Is.
The following building permits have
been issued: Albert Neese, lumber |
shed, lot 139-143 East Sixth avenue,
$4,000; c. Murphy, S19 Lane street,
dwelling $500; c. H. Carlson, 1874
Fillmore street, dwelling, $780,
Where is the Topeka team today?"
asked a deep bass voice over the |
phone this morning. "They are play
ing at Springfield today" piped the Of
flee boy, 80, don't accuse them of |
that said the voice on the other end.
Work is progressing favorably on
the construction of the new Novelty
theater building at Eighth avenue and |
Jackson street. Assurances are given
that it will be completed by the open
ing of the theatrical season in the
fall.
A local dentist had an unusual ex-
oerience this week. He spent several |
hours filing and browning the teeth of |
woman patient. Later in the evening
ne got a hurry up call from the same
person advising him that her husband |
had come home and knocked the new
work loose by a well directed blow on
he Jaw.
The committee on gas and electric
lights is going to try to arrange for
new distribution of electric lights. This