The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-07
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senator Thomas Noftzger or Anthony
was in the city yesterday on short
business trip.
After the good rain of last night the
city gives every appearance this morn
ing of being "spotless town..
The roof of the Airdome theater
leaked so last night that the perfor-
nance was transferred to the Ma1es-
tic.
DR.. l.. H. Mum returned from Esk-
ridge last night where he has been de-
tanned for several days on professional
business.
Miss Irene Crawford of the Pratt
high school has been offered and has
accepted a position as teacher of Eng
lish in the Topeka high school.
At last the federal court room which
is dark and dismal with water stains
showing on the ceiling and walls is to
be repainted and repaired in general.
Mrs. S. E. Ransom, of Aledo, ILL.,,
mother of Mrs. John w. Mowers and
Mrs. ]. R. Fay, is seriously i'll at the
latter's home, No. lilo Harrison
street.
'I see another car shortage ap-
preaching said one of the officials
of the Santa Fe, as he gazed out into
the rain which fell at intervals all day
Thursday.
On account of the rains last night
much smaller crowd than usual went to
Vinewood Park. Some who did go were
caught in the heavy showers returning
home.
L. A. Franbarger has been granted
building permit for the erection of
a $4,000 dwelling at 1901 Tyler street
and the work OF construction will be-
gin at once.
These are busy days in the county
treasurer's office. A steady stream of
taxpayers rotate through it every day
adding their mites to the Golfers of
the county.
What is given as a valid excuse for
the court house a cutting is that it is
being allowed to go to seed for the
future benefit of the lawn.
Marion G. Leonard will play 1.-THE
Spanish Serenade'' as a solo at Mar
shalPs band concert in the city park
Sunday. D. G. Kline will also play
a baritone solo,, 1.-THE Holy City,
A letter from one of the members of
the White Sox team to a Topeka friend
says that Herman Crow, the manager
of the team, is all one big smile as re-
suit of the game at Oklahoma City.
The monthly golf tournament for
the Hall trophy will be held at the
Country club Saturday afternoon and
it is expected that there will be be-
tween thirty and forty clubmen in the
contest.
Richard Fairoll, the attorney who is
cisco in the boodling investigation now
on in that city was former Washburn
student and attended the college in the
eighties.
A strong lunged lad with a megaphone
attracting the. attention of the public to
the show at local vaudeville theater
is one of the attractions to those who
have occasion to frequent Kansas ave-
nue. during the early hours of the even
ing. LI2 TO-
Representatives of the Woodmen of
the World from various lodges in the
state will be In the city Sunday to as
sist in the unwilling of a monument
in the Topeka cemetery erected to the
memory of w. II. Ream, who died in
this city last fall
The members of the Harmonious
Trio at the Novelty theater this week
set of songs they sing are more enjoy
able, if possible, than were those
which they sang during the first days
of the week
The little negro woman with the black
skull cap who expounds her doctrine
Topeka after a short absence. AS
result meetings of the camp-meeting or
der are the program for some corner of
the avenue every night.
Miss Viola Troutman, secretary of
the Topeka Chautauqua association
mas opened headquarters III room 4 8
IN the Columbian building where she
will spend the most of her time be-
tween now and the 18th of July
when the Chautauqua opens.
The shout which greeted the posting |
Of the final score of the game at Okla |
loma City yesterday afternoon could be |
heard all over the business district. The |
Topeka team made a grandstand finish |
n the ninth inning and pulled a victory |
out of what seemed a certain defeat.
]. G. Thornburg, who has run the
elevator in the Bank of Topeka build
ng continually for ten years, is taking
lis first vacation during this time and
stimates that his trips up and down
n the cage would amount to over
900 miles had they been continuous
n one direction.
City Attorney Dreaming has decided
hat the city council had no right to
ote $50 to pay the expenses of Chief
t Police Eaton as delegate to a
Meeting of the chiefs of police which |
to be held at Minneapolis and as |
esult the chief will either pay his own
expenses or stay at home.
Agreements have been signed by the
ounty commissioners of Shawnee and
efrerson counties for the construc-
ion of a bridge over the Kaw river at
point Just south of Granville. The
ridge is to be built within eighteen
lonths at a cost of $4,000 which is
, be borne jointly by the counties.
The regular monthly meeting of the
hawnee County Horticultural society
as held at the home of T. P. Van
rsdol eight miles northwest of the
ty Thursday afternoon and reports
eceived from various parts of the
ounty indicate that/there will be a
lort crop of raspberries, blackberries
nd Strawberries.
The dog canning episode in which
vo paIrolmen are said to be implicat-
has been called to the attention of
Ouncilman H B. Howard, chairman
the police committee, and he in
mates that If he finds conditions as
ley. seem to be that he will recon- {
end that the canning process be ap- {