The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-11
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John F. Strickrott has returned
from short trip into the country.
J. F. Billings has returned from
Wichita, where he established ar
agency for the Smith Automobile
company.
Fresh oysters. direct from Baltimore
and elsewhere, are to be found on the
menus of the principal feeding places IL
the city.
Hausman and Rubissen who live
near Kilmer shipped a mixed car load
of horses and mules to Rich Forge
Va, yesterday.
The second floor at 710 Kansas ave-
nue. has been remodeled and reftted
as a suite of offices to be used by DR..
Eva Harding and DR.. May Stout
The arnica bottles have been refilled
and all preparations made by the stud
ents at Washburn college for the annual
cane rush which is scheduled for this
evening.
The bill at the Majestic theater this
week is without doubt the best of the
season, much of the praise being earned
by the Alpine family of wire artists and
acrobats.
Walt Mason, a more or less famous
Kansas humorist, was in Topeka to-
day on his way to Emporia where he
will take position on the Emporia
Gazette.
After making casual inspection of
the pavement which was laid on Kan
sas avenue less than two years ago
City Engineer John Rogers has To-
Gated over 500 holes.
An excursion train of eighteen cars
carried visiting as well as local Re-
bekahs and Odd Fellows to Manhattan
yesterday where they visited the home
maintained by the orders Jointly.
Pumpkins have made their appear
ance on the city markets: The big yell
low kind that resemble overgrown or
anges and the commission trust does
not seem to control the price asked for
them.
New York grapes which last year sold
for 20 cents a basket are now bringing
40 cents in Topeka, and that in the face
of the fact that the first shipment or
so sold at the price which has prevailed
for years.
City Attorney Dreaming has side
stepped the Sunday theater closing
ordinance and the judiciary commit
tee of the city council will take the
responsibility for any action which
may be taken.
The first football contest of the sea-
son between colleges will take place on
the Washburn field commencing at
o'clock Saturday when the Washburn
squad will meet the team from the
state normal at Emporia.
T. NJ. James of North Topeka is
be turned into cement and is making
Investigations looking to this end for
the bluffs and the esta bIishment of
cement factory at that point.
P. A. Renton of Los Angeles is here
today. Mr.. Renton is a member of
the Renton-Williams Motor Car COM
pany which handles the Smith auto
mobiles and he is an enthusiast on the
Topeka brand of motor cars.
Edgar Clegg, who is six feet and ten
inches in height and claims to be the
tallest Odd Fellow in the world at
tended the final meeting of the order
at the auditorium yesterday. He
claims Derby. this state as his home.
c. J. Nauman and D. L. Marker,
who live north of the city have a prize
lot of corn on exhibition at the Shaw
nee State bank in North Topeka, sew
eral of the ears measuring ~ inches
in length by 2 inches in diameter.
State Printer Tom McNeal is be-
moaning the fact that the appropria-
ton for the state printing made at
the 1907 session of the legislature is
exhausted and there is no more cash
available for the purpose of paying
for state printing.
The place of first vice president of
the Kansas Library association fell to |
Miss Clara Francis of Topeka and the |
second vice presidency to Mrs. Rose !
NJ. Hubbard, also of Topeka. The state |
m Getting which was held at Newton !
this year closed yesterday.
Just because she saw fit to chastize |