The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-29
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Your cistern leaks. For cement call
up J. Thomas Lumber company.
Union barber shops close tonight as
usual Open all day tomorrow till IL p. m.
DePhino and Delmora are making
big hit as musical travesty artists at
the Novelty this week.
All of the railroad freight offices
in the city will be closed Decoration
day after 10 o'clock in the morning.
The Paycen stock company which is
drawing big crowds to the Air Dome
every night, will play Camille tonight.
A special programme has been
prepared for Vinewood park
Memorial day. The band music will
be arranged for the occasion
S. r. Wells. manager of the Novelty
theater, has returned from Hot
Springs, Ark, where he has been
spending several weeks for his health.
The Topeka State Journal will be
published at noon tomorrow and the
office will be closed the remainder of
J the day on account of Memorial
day.
All of the larger stores in Topeka
will be closed Saturday in honor of
Decoration day, though a few of the
owners have refused to agree to this
arrangement.
The railroads will not grant the Gus
tomary rate for harveSterS this sea-
son and the large influx of Topeka
young men to the harvest fields will
probably not be as great this season.
Twelve arc lights have been in
stalled in Garfield park for the benefit
of evening picnickers and others
Concerts will be given at the park
Saturday evenings and Sunday after
moons by MarshalPs band.
Twelve arc lights Of 500 candle pow
err have been placed in Garfield park
for the benefit of evening picnic par
ties. Concerts have been arranged for
by Marshalrs band for Saturday even
ings and Sunday afternoons. ---.
Nine out of the last nineteen
memorial days have been marred by
rain or showers but that does not
prove any thing about tomorrow 8
conditions as the weather depart
ment says that the day will be fair.
It must be a source of considerable
pride to the school board to know
that they were not compelled to pass
out blanks to any of the teachers who
were employed last year, all of them
being retained who desired to. teach
again
The National Board of Fire Under
writer's which is recognized
authority on such matters. places the
Topeka fire departm ent at the head of
the list of fire departments of the
United States with an efficiency rating
of 100.
A merry widow hat surmounting a
shapely head and shading a pretty
face occupied a whole seat in an
Asylum street car from the Potwin
station to Kansas avenue last night
while half a dozen women stood in
the aisle of the car.
A new planning mill is to be started in
North Topeka, or rather the old plan
ing mill near the intersection of North
Kansas and Central avenues will re-
open next week under the management
of George T. Hare of Shorey and JOS
eph Yarron of North Topeka.
The Topeka Coo1eysox will leave to-
night for Enid where they will play
two games tomorrow and one game
Sunday. From there the team will go
to Oklahoma City, Hutchinson and
Wichita, and will return home June
Ii when they will meet the Oklahoma
City team in four games.
Instead of the regular morning SER
vice at the First Congregational church
next Sunday, the congregation will at
tend the Baccalaureate services at
Washburn chapel. Sunday school Will
be held as usual and in the evening
the vested choir will give It's last yes
per services of the season.
The railroads of Kansas have re-
fused to make the customary rate of
one cent mile for harvest hands and
the farmers will be the ones who will
suffer and incidentally the crews of
the freight trains will be kept busy
In evicting farm hands from box cars
who would gladly pay the cent a mile
rate.
The Eagles and Smith automobile
teams will play at Skene's park Sunday
afternoon. AS the street cars do not
stop very advantageously for these
games, wagonettes will be run to the
park starting from Burghart's cigar