The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-25

told that the wind of yesterday had
reached the rate of ffty-six miles an
hour.
Sheffield ingalls, of Atchison and a
member of the late legislature from
Atchison county was a Topeka visitor
yesterday.
been seen passing down East Eighth
avenue with amazing frequency during
! the past few days.
James Cuthbert, of the contracting
firm of Cuthbert & Sargent. is in Sa-
| lima superintendiIg the erection of a
cathedral for the Episcopalians.
! According to an old timer who feels
| the effect of the new county and city
administrations, Topeka is now SO dry
that it ought to rain every day for
| week.
The attention If Chief of Police Ea-
| ton, who says that he will enforce the
curfew, ordinance. is called to the fact
| that the ordinance was repealed some
| time ago.
James Ramsey, former street COM
missioner, is in Lawrence where he is
uperintending paving contracts for
| his son, Charles Ramsey, who is
paving contractor.
One noticeable feature of Burg
harris Favorite straight five cent cigar
| is the uniformity of the tobacco used.
No matter when you get them they
are always the same.
Thirty years ago today. Sam Radges
returned by way of South America,
visiting the states of that continent
and being away year
Some of the new alarm contrivances
which have been devised and are in
use on the different automobiles of the
city are somewhat suggestive in their
sound of a freight train.
With various articles of household
furniture reposing on the front porch
the tourist in the residence portion of
the city is gently reminded that house
cleaning time is here again.
Some of the peach trees have begun
to bud for a second time and the opti-
mist says: THE indications now point
to bumper crop for this season despite |
the frosts of the late SPRING
Despite the efforts of the street |
sprinklers yesterday the wind kept the
air full of dust all day long and there |
are many dust covered counters in the !
business portion of the city as result. |
Ralph Montg omery started down town
in his auto this morning and the We |
hicle suddenly stopped. After tinkering !
with it for half an hour he found that |
the supply of gscoline was exhausted. |
w. H. Kemper, grand warden of |
the grand lodge 1. o. Q. F.. will de- |
liver the anniversary address at Del |
phos on Friday, where the Odd Eel |
lows from several counties Will gath /
er.
This is the season of the year when
the provider of the family must take a
day off and fix up the screen doors on
the house else allow the flies to get
a start and be on too intimate terms all
summer.
1. was the rear wheel of a milk
wagon which broke when near the
corr er Of Second and Kansas avenue
yesterday ard f1oc ded the cutters with
lactiferOuS fluid, and rot TIE axle of the
water wagon.
One of the front wheels of a wagon
loaded with hay fell off last evening
on Eighth avenue just east of Kansas
avenue. Traffic on the Vinewood car
line was delayed for some little time
because of this accident.
The Belle of Richmond which will be
played at the Grand Friday night bids
fair to excel any previous efforts on
ciety. There will be matinee perform
ance Saturday afternoon.
County Attorney Edgar Roberts, of
F'inney county, was in the city for a
few hours yesterday and ccnfdentially
stated that he IS to be one party to a
which will be held in Garden
City the first of Eext month.
The fire department was called to
the Santa Fe shops on three different
occasions yesterday to assist in ex-
small blazes which were
started by the high wind and sparks
from passing engines combined.
Jake Maze, WHO was released from
the police force because he could not +
explain MS " q JOlill WHICH,
was raided Sunday to the satisfaction
Of Chief Eaton, has secured employ {
ment with the Santa Fee in its secret
service.
The Parker-Washington paving
company which repaved Kansas ave- i,
hue last year is preparing to put in
he balance of the stone headers on .
hat street and also make several re-
pairs where the pavement was found J
20 be faulty. !
1o-d writ 4 q
Burge, city clerk, for the vacation of !
IN alley bounded by the west line of j
Western avenue, the east line of the j
llley running north and south and !
pounded by Fillmore, Ninth and i
western avenue.
Kansas evenue is as clean and free !
rom dust today as though the agent
or a new tangled street cleaner had :
been demonstrating the advantage of (
lis contrivance, and vet there are some
Who complain of the wind on such !?
lay as yesterday.
Nature seems to be on the side of
he little yellow dandelions which have /
incurred The ennjty of the executives (
If the city and state and the seeds
IN those pulled on the official dande- s
ion day were in fine shape for dis
ribution by yesterdays high wind.
A negro woman, who breaches each :
at Sixth and Kansas avenues, =
makes as much noise when she gets 3
Her shouts could be heard 3
asst night far away as the corner of =
Harrison street and Eighth avenue. Z
You can tell them for me that 1 :
m strictly in the legitimate said !
shorty, who was formerly, before the i
rought struck Topeka, a well known 4
mixer of fancy cooling beverages. Z
horty. however, is now treading the .
more Drosaic paths of restaurant ser I
ice. {
All day Yesterday when a high wind z.