The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27

The Parsons team must be unusual
ly easy. At any rate Stevie Raglan got
a home run
Taylor's Projections and the oak
land Blues will play ball at Garfield
park Sunday afternoon
N H LOOMS is Transforming his
residence Carpenters have been at
work on II for a month
The debating team from Washburn
college will go up against Kansas uni
yersity at Lawrence this evening
If the weather will permit MarshalPs
band will give a concert in the city
park Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
Miss Mabel Cuthbert of Abilene has
been selected as stenographer to the
Superintendent of the Topeka asylum
The Santa Fe has notified the city
council that they viii comply with the
request made for light at the cross
ing on Fourth street
The water department of the city
has ordered $4,000 feet of four and six
inch pipe to be used this season IN
extending the service in the city
The fifth annual play of the Wash
burn College Dramatic club was pre-
sented at the Grand last night -Ihe
Belle of Richmond" was the play
Extensive preparations are being
made for the opening of Vinewood
marx which will occur early in May
The tracks are being fitted up SO tnat
faster time can be made
Topeka is again back in civil life
and the uniformed Odd Fellows who
owned the city yesterday curing men
celebration having returned to their
homes in adjoining counties
Ordinarily I am not a peSsimist.
remarked a lady who is a baseball en-
thusiast" but I am willing tor bet a
pound box of candy that 1t rains on
the opening day of the season
A meeting of the city council is
called for Monday evening to discuss
the paving proposition which has been
the bone of contention since Mayor
Green declared against granting any
more petitions
z A Fredenhagen, general super
iuteudent of the society of the friend
less. has accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address at the meeting of the
International convention OF christian
Endeavorers at Seattle July 10Th
The Morse Contracting company of
this citv which erected the new Quincy
school building in North Topeka, one
of the finest buildings Of It's kind IN
the west, is a bidder for the contract
to erect the Maynard school building
at Emporia-
The following sign appears in a
orornfueut place on Kansas avenue.
"AwI King of Work Don Pante y.
Lane If anyone can decfDher this
Inscriptforl and convey some idea OF
the kind of business done the curiosity
of the public will be greatly satlSf1ed-
The statement that plumbers and
others who tear holes in the new
payement on Kansas avenue will be
compelled to repair them properly re-
calls the promises which were mado
about the repaving of the street ana
the age of the promises before they
were fulfilled.
The art exhibit given under the
auspices of the Clio club at the
Swedenborgfan church opened today
and will be open this evening to the
pubIfc. The exhibit consists of 40
pictures from the art gallery of the
general federation Of wOman's clubs
and are valued at several thousand
collars.
NO" said an elderly lady who was
df girg industriously at the roots of
dandelions in the parking in front OF
Sixth avenue home, Governor
Hoch's proclamation has nothing to
do with this I am going to make
dandeIfon tea. the best kidney and
liver regulator in the world. though I
hate to destroy the pretty little flow
ers"
A reporter who has spent a number
OF years on one of the city papers
stood in front of the transfer station
for nsarly an hour. yesterday abusing
the street car system while he waited
for an Oakland car Finally he asked
the man in charge Of the station
about the car and was informed that
it did not come farther south than
Sixth and Kansas avenue, and he
rafr for that corner