The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07
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] B. F. Golden expects to leave Sun
day for a visit to his old home in Ohio.
/ N H LOOMS has returned to the city
after an absence Of several days in Sa-
| lima.
NJ. W. Gilmore has a paving contract
in Emporia which the Santa Fe railway
has let in the vicinity of the railroad
yards.
A case of scarlet fever is reported at
the home of H J. Bone on Topeka
avenue Mr.. Bone is United States as
trict attorney.
Albert Heller and Ludwig Katterfeld,
former Washburn students. who have
been in California and Arizona, are Wis
iting in the city.
William Davis. assistant state audi
tor, is able to be out after being con-
fined to his room for week as the re-
suit of a runaway
The council committee on sewers is
employed in making measurements of
the Sixth ward sewer and will make
final report in few days
a new case of typhoid fever has been
reported By the city board Of health and
one case of diphtheria at the home Of H
H McDade, 222 Madison street
The advance guard of jockies and
swipes have arrived at the fair grounds
and dope" as to the winners of next
weeks races is to be had for the ask
ing.
chased the Amos Longaker home at
Thirteenth and Mulvane streets The
consideration is said to have been So
500.
Prairie chicken parties are being or
gained TO begin operations on SepteIn-
Der Is, when IL becomes lawful to pur-
sue the best of all feathered game
birds.
Topeka at the present time il in
tested with an influx Of gypsy fortune
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the different street corners throughout
the city.
Tonight and every Saturday and San
ia Fe pay day the State Savings bank,
southwest corner of Sixth and Kansas
avenue, will be open from to 9 p. m
for general business.
P. H. Coney and party left for Sara
toga, n. Y, last night for the national
encampment of the G. A r. where
Captain Coney will be a candidate for
national commander.
The Prudential State Savings bank
will be open for business tonight, and
regularly hereafter every Saturday night
and on the evenings of Santa Fe pay
days from to o'clock
Dog Catcher Core killed ffty-four
dogs last week. or an average Of nine
CANNES each day and so far no action
has been taken in regard to the mat
ter by Officer King of the Humane So
ciety.
E. H.
smouldering under his old comrade,
Patrick Coney for a number of years,
has added fuel TO the pyre, now that
Captain Coney is again a candidate Tor
Office IN the G. A R.
The Sheldon kindergarten will open
Tuesday and it is urged that all chill
dren who are to become pupils be
present on the opening day.
The Midgets and the Topeka Giants
will play a game at the Association
park Sunday afternoon For an anna
teur game this promises to be about
the best there is this season., as both
teams have lost but few games
WatermeIons are now down to where
the average citizen can indulge in the
luxury and a familiar sight on the
streets is to see the head of the fam
lily returning home after work with a
heavy watermelon under his arm
Rev Henry Burns. who has been the
pastor of the German Methodist church
in this city for number of years, was
at the meeting of the West
German conference which closed its de-
lfberations in Kansas City this week
The crowd which attended the. con- |
cert by MarshalPs band last night was
by far the largest which has attended |
a concert this summer, and the concert /
was probably the best which Topeka's
favOrite musical organization mas yet
rendered for the public
Roscoe Hunt who served five years
in the navy. brought back from Japan
for his mother. Mrs 5 E spencer
who lives at 112 Madison street,
beautifully embroidered silk banner
bearing a large picture of the battle
ship Oregon. 1t cost $3.50 in Japan
Charles F. Hardy. who has been
state agent for the North American
Insurance company for the past hftee3
years, has resigned to become special
agent for Oklahoma and the Ind1an
Territory for the Hartford Fire Insur-
ance company and will assume his new
duties October L
The Grand Army special train left
Topeka last night over the Rock Island
for the annual encampment at Sarato-
ga \ large number of old veterans
rom Topeka went on the train but they
we're badly disappointed when the Pull
nan officials refused to allow the cars
10 be decorated with flags and bunt-
rg.
Ensign and Mrs. Frank Vredenburg-
who have been in charge of the
spiritual work of the Salvation army in
his city for some time. have been
to Fort Scott The work
IF raising the subscription for the
Mother Florence home as well as the
spiritual work in the city viii be IN
charge of Captain Charles Roshon-
The only decent way to eat oysters"
embarked a Topeka merchant as he
watched Clarence Scott, of the Cream
.rie restaurant salt a stew. lis to eat
hem at the beach and on half shell
well" replied Scott, as he bisected a
11icy bivalve all of US were not Tort
mate enough to be born in Leaven-
worth where we could go to the peacn
.ach morning and acquire the half shell
labit.''