The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-27

Topeka's new city directory is now
IN the hands of the printer.
DR.. J. III. Outland is the latest Tope-
KAN to purchase an automobile. His
number is lis.
1t was plenty. cool enough on yes
terday TO make fires not only comfort
able but also necessary.
E. o. Hungate has accepted an in
vltatlon to deliver the Memorial day
| ADDRESS at Wetmore May 80.
The Auburndale baseball team de-
feated the Terrible Swedes Sunday by
a score beyond numerical calculation.
The concert arranged for yesterday
a1teI noon in the city park by MARSHALL
band was postponed because of the
rigid atmosphere.
M. A. Blanchard has been awarded
the contract for the construction of
the machine shops for the Rock Island
railroad at Pratt
Just as yesterday was drawing to a
close the sun peeked out from behind
Inc clouds and shone quite brilliantly
for few moments.
The hoodoo of the White Sox seems
to nave been broken by the game yes
terday. Allison, the new pitcher, is the
hero of the occasion.
Alas! Alasi The predictions of the
snap-shoOterS'' some days ago that it
was time for another spell of winter
weather were too true. 1t arrived yes
terday.
George e. wolvertoon has taken
out permits for the erection of two
residences at the corner of Polk and
seventeenth streets which are to cost
1000 each.
The work OF compiling the new city
directory has been completed and the
copy is in the hands of the printers
who will complete their work in about
two weeks.
DR.. H. II. Keith returned Saturday
from lola where he attended the state
N Of "a "a ole q l.
ed grand state aerie for the order dur
ing the session.
The sale of unclaimed freight which
has accumulated on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn during the past six months COM
menced this morning at the freight
depot in this city.
Memorial day services were held in
several of the churches of the city
Sunday, many of the members of the
G. A. r. attending the First Baptist
church in a body.
The thir ty-sixth annual convention of
the Kansas State Dental association is
in session in Topeka today. DR.. Geo.
A. Esterly, of Lawrence is the presi-
dent of the association.
The temperature was such yester-
day that Marshall's band did not give
their usual Sunday afternoon concert
though there would have been but few
to listen had they played.
Several fishing parties to Silver Lake
y
weather of yesterday afternoon very |
unpleasant and Improbable for fishing
and were forced to come home as re- |
suit.
The only Topeka resident granted |
certificate by the state board of phar- |
macy which closed its session Satur- |
day was Miss Ina Van Pelt. Charles
Coates was granted an assistants per-
nit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart of 935
w he M mt n
son, born Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Stewart before her marriage was Miss
Jean Frost daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Frost. -
The North To5eka Civic Improve
ment club has asked the Commercial
club to be their guest Thursday evening
at the carnival which is being held on
he north side of the river and the in
vitation has been accepted.
As a result of the cold weather yes
.erday Fortuna and Stokes, the two ac-
'obats at VinewOod park were forced to
out on their entertainment before small
sized audiences. The attendance at the
park yesterday was very light.
o. J. Shannon ''chaperoned'' a party l.
If a dozen to the Big Muddy mile
,ast of Granville fishing Sunday.
fires were built under the bank and
Hamburger" luncheon served.
About a dozen juvenile catfish were
aptured.
Interest in the returns of baseball
anne is getting just a trifle beyond
he limit when firemen on their way
o a fire will pull up their horses to a
top for the purpose of seeing how a
anne is going. This is what happen
d in front of the State Journal Of
ice yesterday afternoon
Arrangements have been made by
he local Christian Endeavorers with ,
: E. Morton. travelling passenger
gent for the Rock Island, for a spe-
ial train to carry them to Kansas ;
,ity on June 8 when they will at {
end the national convention of their :
rganiza ton which is to be held there.
The Santa Fe wreck which occurred
t Reading Friday was responsible for
he supply of California cherries which
we're on the city market Saturday.
'wo of the express cars which were
verturned were loaded with cherries
unsigned to the Chicago market and
he crates were in such a condition {
hat they were disposed of in Topeka
nd Kansas City.
An article appearing in Fridays .
tate Journal telling of the occurrence
hen a couple of Santa Fee detectives
and took from a couple of .
Dung boys. who had stolen a ride, all
lie money in their possession, was In
0rrect in so far as the statement is
oncerned that Detective O'Leary was
ne of the Santa Fe officers engaged in
lie transaction. Mr.. O'Leary states
lat he was not even in the vicinity of
lie depot on the occasion and knew
othing of it until he read it in the
ewspapers. L