The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27
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A marriage license was issued at En-
poria recently to William ]. Lee, of
Topeka, and Miss Minnie Collier of
Emporia.
The drop in the temperature assures
few days vacation for the electric
fans which have worked overtime for
the past week or so.
The Elks parade, given in Philadel-
phia last week. will be the subject of
one of the moving pictures to be seen
at Vinewood park next week.
Diavolo, who has been the sensa-
ton of the week at Vinewood park,
closes his engagement with his high
dive act this evening.
double header will be played at the
Association park tomorrow between the
White Sox and Joplin. The first game
will be called at 2:30 T.. m.
souvenir postal card from Matt
Weightman, postn1arked Montreal, Can
ada, conveys the impression that he is
hobnobbing with English. aristocracy.
The midsummer edition of the
Wsshburn Review will be issued Aug
ust 1. The members of the staff are
now sending in copy for the number.
1t is strange but true that water
melons at 40 cents throw taste bet
ter than a superior quality of the same
fruit later in the season at for Is
cents.
BY dropping yesterdays game to
Joplin the White Sox relinquishod their
and are now tailenders in the first di-
vision.
A few peaches have been placed on
sale at the local fruit stores but their
quality and the price which is attached
to them does not appeal strongly to
the public.
Reports from up the country where
the woods are thick, indicate that the
late freezes last spring not only caught
nearly every variety of fruit but the
nut crop as we'll.
The work on the New Novelty
theater at Eighth avenue and Quincy
street is temporarily delayed as re-
suit of the heavy rains of Thursday
and Friday nights.
The Woodmen of the World and the
hold a picnic at Vinewood this after
noon and evening. There Will be
dancing for the members tonight.
When the White Sox alighted from
their train this morning there was no
crowd at the depot to welcome them
nor was there a band on hand to play
"See the Conquering Hero Comes"
Now cornes the story of shortage
in the potato crop in the Kaw valley or
account of the heavy rains of the past
two weeks, and the promise of high
priced "spuds" this fall and winter.
The crowd that attended the band
concert at the City park last evening
was one of the largest that has ever
turned out to pay tribute to John Mar
shall and his aggregation of musicians
]. j. Miller, representative from
Haskell county, whose claim for fame
is that he int oduced the bill in the
last legislature prohibiting societies in
high schools, was in Topeka yesterday.
The chairs are being taken out OF
the Novelty theater and the little play
house is being given thorough clean
ing. In all probability it will be fitted
up for a moving. picture theater next
winter. r-.-R~ ee
The next concert by Marshalrs band
will be given on Tuesday evening. of
next week at East Eighth avenue and |
Lake street. 1t will be held under the |
auspices of the East Side improvement |
society.
Word has been received that the tele- |
graph operators employed in the general
offices of the Santa Fe In this city as
we'll as at other points along the line, |
are to receive an increase OF 80 month |
in their salaries.
Marsharl's band is menace to the |
chigger crop in the city park. Pa |
irons of the free concerts are carry |
ing away the dear little insects in such |
numbers that there is danger of not |
enough being left for seed.
Two nice looking boys. brothers.
giving the names of Chauncey and |
Robert Clark, aged II and 10, were |
gathered by the police last evening on |
a charge of vagrancy. The boys were |
going west to grow up with the coun- |
try.
The campus at Washburn college i
presents a much different appearance |
now than during the time of COM |
week. The blue grass on |
the campus IS now allowed to grow |
and will be moved later on and used |
as hay for the winter months.
1t is stated that the prize, local ma
ture faker is a young woman stenog-
rapher, who hurries home each after
noon about four O'Clock to delve |
around in a back yard garden in
which she raises small samples of all |
the staple vegetable products.
Notwithstanding all the hot weather
which has been unloaded on Topeka
this week, there has been but one case
IF heat prostration reported to the
health department. Miss Lizzie Mulvi-
hill of No. 40 Norris street is the VIC.
tim, having received a sunstroke.
Herman Grow, manager of the White
Sox has returned from Excelsior
Springs and is waiting for a reply to a
telegram sent to Dick Cooley before |
a change or two in the Topeka |
their wild slide towards the foot of the
column.
Charlie Holiday was reported to
nave been in Joplin during the series /
IF games which the Topeka team
played in that town! AS he was not at
Webb City and Springfield, the fans
10 not hold him accountable for the
loodoo which seemingly has democrat
zed the White Sox.
Yesterday was one of the finest DAYS
which Topeka has experienced in a
ong time judging from the standpoint
If comfort. The air was greatly cool
I'd by the rain and the clouds over
hung the city most all day which kept
he temperature cool and refreshing.
Today is not far behind.
John Hicks, who was released from
,itv Jail two weeks ago on a promise |
20 leave town and never come back. |
souldnst, stay away. He explained toj
Judge Urmy that he was called
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