The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-16

| the Haskell Indians are meeting on
| the Washburn diamond this afternoon.
\ This is the first game between the two
schools this season.
A petition for sidewalk on the
| south side Of Douthitt avenue from
Topeka to Western avenues, a dis
lance of four blocks. has been filed
with the city clerk =.
The Topeka Printing company team
| and the Democratic Flambeau team
will meet at Skene's park tomorrow
afternoon in one Of the regular sched-
uled games of the city league.
emit of Of the 1 Kansas City Star. has a
double in the baritone who sings in
| The Rusticano Trio, Italian street
singers, who are at the Novelty this
| week.
AS tempters Of the appetites cherries
the Topeka market today for the first
time this season. About all that can
be said for the display Is that 1t offers
a change from strawberries.
George Hayden. who had the dis
| tinction of being the youngest member
of the last state senate and known as
the boy orator of Nemaha county, will
deliver the Memorial day address at
| Troy. This is the home Of Cyrus Le-
| land. -s
The next baseball game for the
White Sox In Topeka Will be played a
week from Saturday with the Wichita
Jobbers as opponents. This ought to
be the occasion of a big attendance
because of the rivalry between the
| towns.
Marshalrs band will give free air
concerts at City park every Monday
night during the summer. The con-
certs will be given Monday nights on
account Of several members Of the
band having engagements for every
other evening.
Mrs. Winfield Freeman, of Kansas
City, Kan, who has recently returned
from trip around the world, and
has visited the prominent Methodist
missions. will speak at the First M. E.
church tomorrow morning. Mr.. Ed
win O'Neil will sing.
Professor H. Samuels, who was a
storm center in Topeka for a number
of years and who has succeeded in
keeping his name in the papers in
was severely beaten by the city hu-
name officer in Wichita last night.
The Mems brotherhood of the First
Congregational church at a meeting
VIM. Green for second term. The
resolutions passed were signed by H.
Ward Page. president Of the brother
hood and John Barstow. secretary.
The White Sox-Joplin game which
will be reproduced by wire tomorrow
at the olympic theater. III East
Eighth, will start at 500 p. m. No
doubt there will be a capacity house
at this novel and interesting scheme
Of giving the games while the team
Is away from home.
iii A test was made of the breaking
strength of the cement grout which
is being used this year for the first
course in the paving and 1t took $50
pounds before the cement which
binds the brick together could be
In ~
fee Of the city engineer.
The talk Of a rate bureau in con-
nection with the Topeka Commercial
club has been revived again for the
hundredth time. When Major Ander-
secretary of the club 1t was with the
understanding that a competent rate
clerk should be employed in his place
Again the court records give evi.
dence Of the ability Of a woman tc
dismissal OF the charge Of adultery
against her husband, the ex-city en-.
gtneer. at the request Of the com.
l fy.
The arrest last night Of Sidney
Olney on charge Of annoying the
1 street car motormen on the Lowmar
Hill line by such tricks as turning q
/ lawn hose on the car and throwina
/ several other gangs Of boys who thinl
1t great fun to attack street cal
1 crews.
Bradstreet's bank clearing repor
l for the week ending May IA, from
i about 80 cities. indicates that Topek,
l Is one Of four cities whose banking
l institutions show an increase in bust
i ness over the corresponding week las
L year. Kansas City, Fort Worth an
l Denver being the other cities whicl
indicate a balance on the right side o
| the ledger.
Marshalps band will give q concer
at Vinewood park this evening as us
ual and two Sunday. the first In tn
afternoon followed by another at
o'clock In the evening. The novin
pictures which will be shown sunda
evening will be seen In Topeka for tn
1 first time. and In the future the Aim
will be changed every Sunday 1rher
= are number Of coupons entitlin
holders to free rides on the attrac
lions at vinewood which have nc
| been presented for redemption and tn
; management is anxious to exohana
tickets Tor them at oncn