The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-23
SIX S6,I)
- ssse1SsSgs$se IL a;S1eg. |

Dancing tonight at Vinewood.
The Eagles dance which was post
poned last Thursday night will be given
on Wednesday night, June "a.
"A Trip to New York is the bill
which the Fulton Stock company will
present at the Air Dome tonight.
The annual banquet of the Saturday
Night club will be held on the Nation
al roof garden on the evening of July
IL.
The next baseball game for the
White Sox on the home grounds will
be played July 8. between Topeka and
Springfield.
allied at the Elks' bazaar and this will
make a nice little sum with which to
furnish the building.
The annual convention of Kansas
Osteopaths commenced today in the
National hotel. The sessions will con-
tinue until tomorrow night.
The roof garden at the National hotel
will be used for religious services next
Sunday If the present plans are car
ried out by the Gideon order.
w. NJ Core, dog officer. has started
on hunt for the dogs near Sixteenth
and Western avenue, who are supposed
to have been bitten by mad dog.
The Topeka ball team left last night
for Joplin where series of four games
will be played in three days. The
first game is being played this after
noon.
Since the recent rains, Topeka
seems to be infested with a mosquito
pest. 1t is impossible to enjoy the
evenings to the fullest extent on this
account.
The preFourth of July celebration
seems to be more persistent and extern
sive this year than ever before As
yet, however, no accidents have been
recorded.
The contract for the construction of
drawn up by the city attorneys office.
John Maxwell has secured the contract
and will do the work.
About the most pleasant thing that
could have happened in the weather
line was the rain which fell early this
morning. The rain has had a cooling
effect upon the weather.
The first car load of cantaIoupes ever
received in Topeka arrived today and
| the owners promise melons at a re-
| duced rate over prices usually charged
at this season of the year.
Walter NJ. Usher. who has been pro-
prietor of the Mcfarland cafe for over
| year, has sold the business to Chas.
H. Trap. A consideration of $1,000
| closed the deal. Mr.. Trap took pos
| session yesterday.
| In demonstrating the cutting quail
! tiles of a moving machine to a pro-
! spective purchaser yesterday, Harry
| w. Seery, of the firm of Seery & Nor
| ton, all but amputated the thumb from
mis- left hand and then failed to close
| the deal.
Geo. B. Palmer, who was in the un-
dertaking business in Topeka for SO
years is now in the land business at
Portland, Oregon. He bought 10 acres
near the city and is building and SELL
ing the houses. He is employing
about 10 men.
! Chick Morton. city passenger and
ticket agent of the Rock Island road
has been offered a position as mana
ger of a large steamship agency which
is being proposed for Topeka. Mr..
| Morton, however, says he prefers to
remain with the Rock Island.
The Topeka Fruit and Produce COM
pany has a car of deciduous fruits on
the way from California to Topeka
which is expected to arrive the latter
part of the week. This is the first car
| load of deciduous fruit that has ever
been shipped directly to this city.
| H. NJ Herbert, consulting engineer
of the construction firm of Lamprecht
| Bros. who are the financial sponsors
of the Topeka-Southweste road, is
| on his way to Topeka and it is ex-
| pected that the work of construction
will commence as soon as he arrives.
Though the city has an anti hitching
| ordinance which provides that horses
| may not be kept hitched at the curb
line on Kansas avenue for a longer
| period than a half hour, it is violated
| daily. Nothing wears out an asphalt
pavement quicker than a horse which
stands for a long time at one place,
cutting up the pavement with it's shoes
| H II