The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-01


s!o-We were here then and up to
Der company
An exceptionally strong bill has
been secured for this weeks perform
ance at the Novelty theater.
The members Of the Central Baptist
cnurch VIII hold an all day picnic at
Garneid park Thursday. June 4.
Potato bugs are sbothering some of
the heavy growers along the Kaw
valley and the crop is endangered.
The annual spring oratorical con-
test at Washburn college will take
place at o'clock this evening at the
Washburn chapel.
The 80 building permits issued dur
30: the largest expenditure on any one
property being $4,000.
The numerous burglaries recently
reported to the police indicate that an
epidemic of this kind has succeeded
the smallpox variety.
Cooley's White Sox completed its
series Of games with Enid this after
Oklahoma, City Nets.
The regular June term Of the federal
court opened in Leavenworth at 10
o'clock this morning with Judge John
c. Pollock on the bench.
The county commissioners met as
morning and will remain in session in
this capacity for ten days.
meet of the Topeka LAd club will
be held at the Glenwood hotel at noon
Tuesday, when the officers for the en-
suing year will be elected.
The Kaw river has been slowly but
steadily falling since Saturday when
the highest point of the season. few
inches over Is feet was reached.
A. E. Beverley, who has been an
employe of the Bank of Commerce OF
Kansas City for several years, has &C
cepted a position as bookkeeper at the
Bank of Topeka.
F Nine blocks of land have been plat
ted by the trustees of WaShburn col
lege and will be placed on the market
this week at a valuation of from SIS
to 1925 per lot.
Reuben Markham won the Ilif Felix
tennis trophy at the Washburn court
Saturday afternoon. Second and third
places we're awarded to David Fergu-
son and Ralph Nicholson.
A special meeting of the board Of di-
rectors Of the Commercial club will be
held Tuesday evening for the purpose
of selecting successor for W. F. Jen-
sen as president of the club.
Warren CLANCY. who holds an inn
portant government position at Mus
kogee, Okla, has returned to Mus
kogee . after a short visit to his
mother, Mrs. Susan A. Clancy.
John McBee, who. has driven a hack
about the streets of Topeka for quar-
ter of a century or more, was arrest
ed Saturday because he was driving
on the wrong side of the street.
Brick for the West Sixth avenue
pavement has been piled along the
parking between Tyler and Polk
streets and the work Of repaving will
commence in two or three weeks
If the clouds lift, and it does not
rain, and the temperature rises, and
the electric lights are in working or
der there will be concert at the
City park this evening by Marshalls
band. = .-.-- sft-,--..-..- rs-,,~=ss
! p j. Monaghan and Martin Monag
han have returned from Omaha where
they were called by the serious illness
Gus operation, but who is now con-
valescing.
A string of electric light bulbs sus-
pended at the curb line between Sew
enth street and Eighth avenue on the
east side of Kansas avenue, Is one OF
the results accomplished by the Spruce
club.
Some one started the report that
there is a man in Topeka for whose
arrest a reward Of 81 800 is offered and
the members Of the city police force
are trying to decide how they will
spend the money. d
The officers of the city police force
are credited with PSI arrests In May;
$1,380.30 in fines were assessed ny
Judge Urmy and $903.25 of this
amount collected in cash, the balance
being paid in crushed rock.
A meeting of the Sunday School
Superintendent club will be held
Wednesday evening at the Central Y.
M. C. A. building Rev. Charles M:
Sheldon will deliver an address and
the annual election of officers will be
held Immediately afterwards.
For six consecutive Sundays rain has
fallen in Topeka and yesterday was no
exception to the rule though the pre-
cipitation occurred 80 early In the
morning that the attendance at VINE
wood park enjoyed a pleasant after
noon and evening.
Despite the threatening weather
conditions, the crowd at Vinewood
park yesterday was the record breaker
for Sunday this season. This may be
accounted for by the fact that every
preceding Sunday since the park mas
been open rain has fallen tnrougnout
the day. Yesterday there were snow
ers only.
Topeka opens at Oklahoma City to-
morrow for four game SERIES This
is their first meeting this season ana
these games will be watched with par
ticular interest as it is a fight now be-
tween the two teams for. first piace.
The games start at p. m. each day
and will be reproduced by wire at the
Olympic theater, Ill East Eigntn.
Ladies are especially invited.
About four hundred saw the WASH,
burn senior class put. on its annual
play Saturday evening. The play was
the usual college sort, with football
and a little love mixed in to make in
teresting the football nero, OF course
capturing the heroine someone
10000 nr+ +ba olectric lights at in
tervals leaving the audience in dark
ness.
ATJ1,TNI AND SENIORS TO PLAY.