The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-14
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| fourth successive day of fine weather.
The large front Office in the new
/ ing is being covered with a cork car
| pet.
| The Farmers union is preparing to
| hold a picnic at Forbes grove two
miles north of Kiro. on the Fourth or
July.
A building permit has been issued to
| w. r. Johnson for the erection of a
$4,000 residence at 1926 Van Buren,
| street.
James McCabe, formerly city engi-
neer, brought a load of hogs to the
city this morning from his farm west
of the city.
One girls idea of keeping cool on a
warm day is to drink four big glasses
of buttermilk and use pound of pow
der on her face.
The May report of J. w. Radford.
state grain inspector, shows that ST.
S95 was collected by his department
during the month.
Warren Hopkins, son of Scott Hop
kins, returned yesterday from Purdue
university where he has been taking
course in engineering.
Preparations are in progress for in
creasing the output of the Myers
Planning mill in North Topeka to
three times it's present capacity.
A marriage license was issued at
Kansas City yesterday 20 Benjamin
Pitt and Mary Ann C2nIoWSkl, Dotn
of Topeka, and aged Is and 20 respec-
lively.
Senator J. B. Belts and w. P. Wilcox
left for Brennan, Texas, Thursday to
commence construction work on a rail-
road contract recently awarded to the
former.
The receipts of the North Topeka post
office for the month of May indicate a
gain of about 20 per cent over the bust
ness of the office for the same month
last year.
According to the report filed by the
county assessor there have been S76
births in Shawnee county during the
past year against 322 deaths and 25S
marriages.
The fact that today is flag day has
been noted by half a dozen Kansas
avenue merchants who have decorated
their places of business with the ma
tional colors-
Fred 8. Bullene, of the Kansas City
Star, will leave for the east in a few
days to attend the Yale university COM
mencement exercises. Mr.. Bullene Is
a Yale graduate.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Commercial club will be held this even
ing which will in all probabilities be
the last of the season and it is desired
that large attendance be present.
A business meeting of the North To-
peka Civic club will be held at No. fire
taken to persuade the street car COM
pany to lay double tracks to Garfield
park.
In trading RED Davis Topeka's right
fielder, to Webb City the management
of the local team has made about the
most unpopular move possible. from the
standpoint of the fans with whom Davis
is general favorite.
The Topeka Giants were defeated by
Blue Rapids, Kan, yesterday at Blue
Rapids by score of to 4 in ten
innings. The batteries were. for Blue
Rucker and Robinson.
The Pipe Organ association has Sc
cured lease on Garfield Park and Is
planning for an entertainment on the
4th of July for the purpose Of raising
funds to decrease the outstanding in
debtedness of the association.
For some unacocuntable reason the
gates between the west grandstands at
the ball park are not opened any more
and the crowds are compelled to climb
up and down and scramble for an exit |
at the main entrance on the south.
Councilman Howard of the member |
ship committee of the Commercial club |
is anxious to add to the membership of |
the woman's department which is an /
adjunct recently established and will |
present the names Of several candidates |
tonight.
''Oh. the buns may pray. Oh. the
buns may pray, But they can't get |
aboard our train" Is the favorite re- |
frafn of a negro whose street preach |
ing and exhortations draw hundreds of /
persons nightly to the corner of Sixth |
and Kansas avenues
ST note" remarked a court house |
official, that 1t has again been |
demonstrated that figures will not, |
etc, but then what is the use of |
stirring up strife when the mercury
is where it is at this time"
About the most Disguised man in To- |
peka yesterday was a short grass man
who located a place where cool bottle
of beer could be had and when he at
tempted to find the place for the benefit |
of a resident of the city discovered that
he could not remember the location.
Considerable complaint is being
made that dogs upon which taxes |
have been paid and for which muzzIes
have been provided are being robbed
Of their insignia emitting them to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
At a meeting of the park commits
sioners held Thursday afternoon it was
decided to make a number of improve
ments in Garfield Park at once, and
the committee will spend Saturday in
looking over the ground with that
idea in view.
Fran Newland, of the board of wa
terworks' trustees, and Mrs. NNCland,
will leave next week Tuesday for the
east, visiting the jamestown exposition
and other points. Mr.. Newland is talk
ing the trip mainly with an idea of
benef1ting his health.
back to the insane asylum at Parsons,
an institution which he left q short +iYna |