The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-27
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Leap year dance McRae's Thursday
night.
The Merry Widow moving picture
ut Vinewood is making hit
To insure happiness in your new
nome buy your material of j. Thomas
Lumber Co.
Have you had 'em YETI" Measles !!
they are prevailing all over the city and
We with smallpox for supremacy.
A druggists permit was issued yes
terday by the probate judge to F. N
curtis at S34 Kansas avenue.
The East Side Improvement associa-
tlon has arranged for a band concert
10 be given On the 9Th of next month.
Mrs. J. C. Hastings of Granville
marketed the first wagon load of home
day.
The streets and walks committee and
the claims and accounts committee or
the council will meet Thursday even
ing.
Judge z. T. Hazen went to Horton
yesterday to assist in the trial of civil
suit of more than ordinary local In
terest.n
Advance displays of Fourth of July
fireworks are occupying space in
number of show cases and windows
on Kansas avenue.
side of the river will close at ten o'clock
Decoration day to remain closed the
remainder of the day.
The shower this morning was not on
the map issued by the weather bureau
Tuesday and seems to have been
thrown in for good measure.
Strawberries have at last reached the
ten-cents-a-box period but this price is
considered prohibitive for canning pur-
poses by the thrifty housewife.
The game in the City league next
Sunday will be between the Eagles and
the Smith Auto company. The game
will be played at Skene's park.
There is trouble in store for the
fish at Lake View. Geo. A. Clark,
champion Isaac Walton of the west.
bought a new pole and started for that
resort today.
Rt Rev. Frank r. Millspaugh, bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Kansas,
will deliver the baccalaureate sermon
for the graduates of Bethany college
Sunday morning.
Rev. F. A. Lyon of junction City was
In Topeka yesterday and made ar
rangements for plans for a $4,000 Uni
versalist church, which are to be
drawn by j. c. Holland.
Three more negroes were arrested
Tuesday for lettering on the streets.
During Monday nights riot Kansas
avenue was as clear of negroes as it
was of dwarfs eight feet high.
The records of the Wyandotte county
probate court show that a marriage
license was issued to William Oliver. "a
years of age, and Bertha Ransom, aged
10, of Topeka, yesterday.
The city council meets this evening
In an adjourned session to approve the
plat of College Place addition which is
adjacent to College avenue, being
ground owned by Washburn college.
The largest week day crowd of the
season visited Vinewood park Tuesday
afternoon and evening and the street
cars were we'll filled until near the
midnight hour by belated picnickers.
Rev. Charles A. Finch, pastor of the
First Christian church, has accepted
an invitation to deliver two addresses
at Manhattan next week, before the
district convention of the Christian
church.
There will be another change in the
bill at the Air Dome tonight when
the Paycen Stock company. which is
attracting large crowds to this place
of amusement, will present THE
Slave Girl"
The determination of young
America was certainly brought out
last night at the Sub-senior reception
when the seniors who had voted not
to dance did SO despite the rulings of
the faculty.
REV. Stepnen ,. EStey, pastor or the
First Presbyterian church left this
morning for bingham where he will de-
liver the commencement address to
the graduates of the Atchison county
high school.
Among the several good features
of the show at the Novelty for this
week is the work of Turkey Boyd. the
well known minstrel, who puts on a
black faced monologue act that is
a funny one.
Home grown beets, beans and peas
have made their appearance at the
local markets, though the peas are of
an inferior quality on account of the
excessive amount of rainfall during the
past two weeks.
Yesterday was the best baseball day
OF the season and the fans were given
the best exhibition. The game was
close and exciting all through and
especially so toward the latter end