The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-01
sdHgG:y Ilg::;a||
- sagSg$sssi sisRg,


Grand tonight.
4 The May Day track meet between
| the Freshmen and Sophomores at
Washburn is taking place this after
noon.
Rev. J. E. Kirkpatrick, the new field
agent of Washburn college, has arrived
| in Topeka and is acquainting himself
| with his new work.
The good roads meeting which will
! be held at the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon promises to be a
most interesting affair.
| All reports to the contrary notwith-
| standing, Topeka is to have another
vaudeville theater within a short time
| and of the five cent variety at that.
| An inspection of the baby peaches
| today indicates that they escaped seri-
| GUS damage from the frost which nip
! ped the cherry crop night before last.
The fact may not have occurred to
you, but this is May day. though the
| bill collector has probably reminded
you that it is the first of some month.
The fire escapes being installed on
| the Masonic building are a new crea-
/ ton in that line and are manufactured
in Topeka by the patentee, George
Brooks.
| It is reported that the Rock Island
| will put on trains Nos. q and % which
| were taken off during the winter sea-
son. These trains handle the business
| to Colorado.
Robert Steele left last evening for
Centralia, Washington, where he will
| join his brother, Hampton, former
| Topeka newspaperman, in running a
| newspaper.
Gray and Graham, the military maid
| and musical bell boy at the Novelty
| theater this week, is one of the best
musical acts seen in local vaudeville in
a long time.
| j. H. Mcbride. superintendent Of
manual training in the public sch ools
| of the city. delivered an address at
! the Topeka Industrial institute THIS
| afternoon at o'clock.
| AL Bauer, a local politician of con-
| siderable note, has Joined the Chris
tian church. He was taken into full
membership last Sunday. He was i'm
| mersed several days before.
The new tie treating plant of the
Union Pacific in North Topeka will be-
| gin operation next Monday. This Is
one Of the biggest additions TO To-
peka's industries in many years.
| Chief of Police Eaton has adopted a
| system which will necessitate patrol
men reporting hourly, which is an
| other blow at personal liberty, for how
| can policeman sleep with such a rule
| in effect.
| Big crowds are attending the per-
| formances of the Readick Stock COM
pany at the Majestic theater every
night. The play, Comrades" which
the company is now playing is one of
their best.
| school play at the Grand this evening"
said one of the members of the Metho-
dist choir to a friend, but I just can't
| be wicked enough to go inside OF an
opera house"
| A license was issued by the probate
i ENril fiy,rr
the marriage of Lyman Gordon. 26
years of age, and Minnie Ffneberg.
aged %, the residence of each being
given as Topeka.
| The ending of yesterdays baseball
| game recalls the ending of the opening
| game in Wichita two years ago when
Wichita won by home run in the
ninth inning. But Topeka won the
| pennant nevertheless.
| 1t is reported that the Olympic
theater which was closed several
| weeks ago on account of lack Of
patronage is to be opened soon by two
Chicago women who have secured an
| option on the place.
! A special meeting for the owners of
! the male voices that are to participate
in the Queen Esther cantata the latter
| part Of this month will be held at the
| Modoc rooms in the Stormont building
| Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The tombstone family, with the ex-
ception of Jerry and the dog, have
| located in the Devon fiat at Twelfth
and Western avenue, and friends and
real estate agents alike are promised
| a vacation, for a time at least.
| l. w. Felix returned from Chicago
yesterday where he had been for a
week looking over the clothing offer
| ingS of eastern houses. sit showed
while I was there said Mr.. Felix,
Selected some and rained nearly all the
rest of the time"
| when there is cause to expect a
| light frost" said E. c. Bass state house
gardner, sprinkle the flower beds or
growing vegetation and the danger will
| be reduced to a minimum. Frost will
not then nip the plans unless the mer-
curry drops several degrees below the
i freezing point"
| 1T seem to have gotten It'd of tho
baseball microbes during the WINTER
complained a 1907 fan. ''At any rate
| have not noticed the symptoms so far
! this season, but then it may be that
| the late frost has had something to
do with my lack of interest in the
game this season"
| Chick" Morton claims that he is
doing his share towards increasing the
| population of Topeka, being RESPONSE
Bile for the importation of H. L. Hull
| the assistant ticket agent at the Rock
Island depot. who arrived in the city
| this week with a meal count of nine
members of the family.
Rev. ]. D. Nordling, former pastor of
the Swedish Lutheran church of this
| city will be in the city Sunday and
preach at the morning and evening
services of this church The church
has been renovated and remodelled and
now has one of the finest interiors of
| any church in the city.
The streets and walks committee the
| ways and means committee of the
| council will meet this evening. This
will really bring out an entire repre-
| sentatfon of the council. The former
committee will take up the annexation
ordinance and the question of Great
| ing benefit districts both in the First
and Second wards for the purchase of