The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

seats which have never existed when,
a capacity audience is anticipated.
Hugh A. Rankhead. a Santa Fe con-
ductor, and Mrs. A. B. George. were
married at the parsonage Of the First
Christian church May rs, by the pas
tor, Rev. C. A. Finch. They are now
at home to their friends at 700 Monroe
street.
Governor Hoch accepted an invita-
ton several weeks ago to deliver the
Memorial day address at Gardner and
left for that place last night. Though
the town is a small one 1t has a repu-
tation for the excellency of its Decora-
ton day addresses.
The Eagles and the Smith Auto
teams will play tomorrow at Skene's
park. This will be one Of the regular
scheduled games Of the City league.
Wagonettes which will start from
Eighth and Kansas avenue will convey
the fans to the park.
Nine thousand Topekans, more or
| less, have inquired at the Topeka State
Journal office over the telephone since
morning: "Have you heard anything
from the Whit1ow jury?" and the an
swers have been, up to noon, no, sir,
or no ma'am as the case warranted.
The meeting Of the board of direc-
tors of the Commercial club which was
to have been held this evening for the
purpose of selecting a. successor for
President Jensen, whose resignation
will be accepted at this meeting has
been postponed until Tuesday evening.
Dun's review Of the trade conditions
OF the larger cities of the United States
| for the week ending June 80 shows To-
peka.S increase of business over the
preceding week to have been 1873 per
cent. Each week for the past month
has shown an increase over the preced-
| ing week.
The young people OF the First Bap-
fist church have formed church or
chestra which is proving a source Of
considerable pride to themselves as well
as the older members Of the congre-
cation. The orchestra will furnish the
major portion Of the Memorial Sunday
programme.
The Presbyterian churches Of To-
peka will unite In union service to
morning and evening. Rev. John Dixon,
D. D., of New York city, will speak at
the morning meeting and Rev. A.
Woodruff Halsey, D. D.. Of New York
city, win deliver the evening address.
The old Kansas Medical college which
has stood unused at the corner Of
Twelfth and Tyler streets with board
ed windows and empty, for a number
of years is being torn down. So far the
workmen have not discovered any OF
the spooks with which the building
was supposed to have been frequent
ed.
During a year in which all insurance
companies suffered materially and
MANY were obliged to cut down their
dividends for 1908 owing to the reduced
market values Of their assets on De-
cember 81, the National Life Insurance
company of Vermont was able to IN
crease its dividend appropriations TOT
1908 thus putting it almost In class
by itself These things are set fortn
in today's advertisement Of the com
PAW published on another page of this
issue.
| The st. Mary's and Wasnpurn track
teams will hold a track meet at WASH
burn park next Tuesday AFTERNOON.
The meet will take place at 1880. Both
teams are in about the same class ana
an interesting contest for atnletic
supremacy is looked for. After the
meet has been held, a basebau game
will be PLAYED between the seniors ana
a team of ex-students and alumni, ana
others, known as the old spavs DE-
OutIand, Coach Weede. Jimmy ana
Bob Stewart, and innumerabfe others
Of this type will line up with the ole
spavs.
They are telling a good story about
a certain well known young man about
town who contemp1ates trip to the
northern woods and trout streams in
the near future. It Is said that this
young man has bought q 1ointed fish
| ing pole of bamboo and is practicIng
casting the fly upon the pavement at
every opportunity. He has never
anpIed for trout. The old fishermen
are enjoying this youths fa1lacy that
If he can cast his fly successfully upon
the hard pavement that 1t Will help
him any when he casts in the swift
and yielding current OF q mountain
brook.