The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
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The heavy rain began falling yester-
day at about II o'clock in the morn
ing.
DR.. ]. c. McCnntock has returned
from Colorado where he was called on
business.
George w. Moffit has taken out a
permit for the erection of dwelling at
$50 West street.
Mr. and Mrs. P. j. Weld have
moved into their new home, 1909
Kansas avenue.
On account of the rain yesterday
afternoon the band concert by Mar
shalls band was postponed.
The city water department is laying
line of pipe on Seventeenth street be-
tween Polk and Tyler streets.
Picture framing and mirror silvering
done right and cheap al Coe Bros Cut
Rate Art Co., 1872 Kansas avenue.
Taxes are now being paid in the
office of the county treasurer at the
rate of three thousand dollars day
And the sun actually shone good and
strong shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. But it did not shine long.
The state convention of Christian
Endeavorers will be discussed at a big
rally at the First Baptist church to-
night.
The airdome was temporarily closed
last night owing to the rain and the
performance was transferred to the
Majestic.
The street car tracks across the East
Sixth street viaduct are about complet-
ed and it will be but a short time until
cars are running to Parkdale.
The Independent Telephone COM
pany will be ready to go into their new
building by the latter part of this week
or the early part of next week.
Col H. c. Lindsey is spending three
weeks in st. Louis, Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas. and is visiting other points of in
terest in that part of the country.
A meeting of the directors of the To-
peka and Northwestern railroad will be
held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in
the office of the company in the office
block
The Majestic theater will be thor
oughly overhauled this summer and
on more elaborate scale
in preparation for the seasons open
ing next fail.
The recent rains which have cisited
this locality seem to have had no effect
on the dump near Soldier creek in
North Topeka which has been burning
for several weeks.
Although Calvert. the high wire
acrobat at Vinewood. has been here for
over a week. a large number of people
still flock to Vinewood to see him in
his miraculous stunts.
The copy for the supplement of
DassIer's revised statutes of 1907 con-
tanning the laws passed at the last seS-
sion of the legislature is now in the |
hands of the publishers.
A rather incongruous or unusual sight
was seen yesterday. A horseman rode
UP and down Kansas avenue during
the rain from which he tried to pro- |
tect himself with an umbrella.
Mr. W. c. Stenger will leave the last
Of the month for his mothers farm |
near Carbonate where he will spend !
the rest of the summer He will return |
20 Topeka about the last of Septem- |
Der.
Jailer Kenny has spent his leisure |
hours during the past week with /
brush and bucket of paint decorating
the interior of the jail and as might be
imagined there is more than touch of
green in the finishing.
N. E. Copeland of Oakland reports
hat thieves have been at work again
N his flower beds and intimates that
he reception which they will receive at
MS hands if he can locate them will be
but desirable.
w. P Hemphill and wife have return
I'd from a trip to Chicago where MI
1eTnphin delivered an address before
he national meeting of the Independ-
mt telephone operators VINO were IN |
session in that city last week
Supt. L. d. Whittemore and family /
will leave the latter part of next week
or trip to Wisconsin. They viii re-
main there for two weeks at the home I
# a brother of Mrs Fyhittemore, at a
general reunion OF the Davis family. !
after which they will go 70 VerTnonf1