The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
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All the new men are not here but they
are expected in tonight or tomorrow
E. w Wilson, the president of the
Street Railway company, is in Topeka
for few days making the arrange
| ments for the opening of VineWood
| park which will occur in a few weeks.
The dealers in manufactured ice in
this city are emitting loud and long
walls because they are unable to Sc
| cure refrigerator cars in which to ship
their product to out-of-town consum-
| ers.
Among other unnecessary adjuncts of
the warm evenings, might be mention
ed the unusual number of street corner
| apostles who are holding their meetings
on the conspicuous corners along the
avenue.
THE contract for the erection of the
Topeka Transfer and Storage com
panys new building just north of the
Sixth avenue viaduct has been let to
Frank NJ. Spencer, the price named be-
ing $4,000.
The Y. NJ. c. A. camera club held
their first meeting at the Central Y.
NJ. C. A. Saturday when ]. c. Wolcott
delivered a lecture and demonstrated
developing for the benefit of the mem
bers of the club.
A meeting of the colored mems bust
ness league is called for this evening
ments for representation at the ma
tional meeting which will be held
about the middle of August.
Among the large number of people
who sought their Sunday recreation and
amusement on the streets last night,
there could be noticed a sprinkling of
straw hats, the majority of which. how
ever, consisted of ancient Panamas of
a years standing.
Spring has cheated winter out of at
least three weeks of it's existence, and
as a result peach and pear trees are
in bloom, and it is an even guess that
later in the season their lack of fruit
fulness will be a reminder of a late
freeze in this part of the world.
Love for the canine pets seems to be
abating in this city, judging from the
licenses so far paid. Last year 1,497
licenses were issued, but far this
year but 62S tags have been sold by
the collector, and there is but one more
week in which to purchase them.
There is joy unconfined in the hearts
of the boys who are students at the
high school and Lafayette school over
the decision of the board of education
which gives them vacation just when
the fish are commencing to bite and
the swimming hole is free from ice.
Although Dick Cooley has disposed of
his drug store to g w. Mead of Cedar
vale. he will still retain the desk in the
front part of the store where all the
business of the ball team will be trans
acted. This is also the place where the
tin cans will be appended to inferior
Dali p4dSSIS
The fact that Carrie Nation is in the
city does not mean that there will be
any particular excitement in the joint
lists fraternity. as has been the case
in the past, as most OF them are en-
during an enforced vacation owing to
the activity of Prosecuting Attorney
John Schenck.
Now that the thirst parlors in To-
peka are a thing of the past, it is not
an infrequent sight to see parties driv-
ing out of town in vehicles in which
may be seen a laprobe or some other
flexible objects thrown over an object
of large dimensions which probably
contains of some thirst elevator.
Already the new pavement on Kansas
avenue has been torn up to fix a leaking
pipe and the pavement left without at
tempting to repair the excavation. This
is good way to have Kansas avenue
looking like 1t did last spring. The hole
is located between Second and Third
streets. What are the city authorities
UP to anyhow?