The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-03
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THOSE who staid for the circus con-
cert last night got more than tney pdA-
gained fora good wetting.
The crop forecasts received at the
weather station in this city nave oeeh
discontinued for the season
AT a meeting of the Midwinter, Fair
association last night W. H. Davis,
former mayor of Topeka, was electeo
president.
Assistant Attorney General John Daw-
son returned Wednesday from their trip
to St Louis.
The Midgets and Eagles will close
the baseball season in Topeka with
double header at Association park next
Sunday afternoon.
Dr PIass has announced his inten-
lions of remaining with Washburn col,
lege until the end of the present school
year which will be in June.
The standing joke about a rain every
as good as new. You nave prooaDiy
heard 1t several time today
Three men put up fifty foot tele-
phone pole on East Eighth avenue this
morning with quite as much ease as one
ordinary man handles toothpick-
when mud is anything less than
foot deep it Is scarcely worth noticing,
remarked chap who wanders arouni
Oakland whether it rains or shines
Adjutant General ]. w. F. Hughes is
working hard nowadays figuring out
the cost of the recent encampment at
Ft Riley. The railway rare alone was
about $1,000.
Business ought to be good with the
millinery stores this morning after the
rain which followed the performance
last night, judging from the soaking
most of those in attendance received.
G. A. Ryker. one of the members of
the state board of railroad commission
crs, is planning to buy q house in Tope-
ka and take up his residence mere while
holding his present office. His nome is
in Hutchinson.
Bank Commissioner John Q. Royce
is about ready to receive callers in his
new quarters at the state house. The
rooms have been deliberately furnished,
and now constitute one of the hand
soonest suites in the whole building.
One of the jokers in the office was
asked to contribute a snap shot or two.
He pulled revolver, of the size or
small Calling gun. out of his pocket and
remarked: you can take a couple out
of here They're the only kind I've got"
Some one played It cruel prank on
the members of the fire department last
night. An alarm was turned in from
Third and Topeka avenue during the
heavy rain storm and then when the
fire department arrived the culprit had
LEFT.
People who attended the circus We'd
nesday night have a lurking suspicion
that the performers IN the grand nlsn
frapeZe act, which was to have closed
that part of the performance, lost their
nerve and cut the act short. The sup
posed star twice missed his catch in a
,dffficult double turn, and the n the whole
bunch quit the game in disgust
The rain held of last night until ev-
erybody got about half way home from
the circus and then came in drenching
torrents Nearly everyone who had any
distance to go after the circus was well
drenched, while residents of Oakland
and other suburban points were fairly
saturated before they reached their des-
tination.
X AN out of town girl visited the cir
Gus last night with well known city
chap and sat on one of the high seats,
and during the early part of the per-
Torrance dropped her Just as good
as new" 81 umbrella. They divided
their attention between the umbrella