The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-20
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There have been four thousand invi-
tations issued for the Millspaugh-
Dewey wedding tonight
w; L osborne is erecting a six room
residence adjoining his property on the
corner OF Seventeenth street and Kan
sas avenue.
The Topeka team will return to To-
peka Friday and will open up three
days performance with the Bartlesville
team on that date.
Chief Eaton has declared war on the
ing the speed ordinance All violators
Will be promptly arrested.
The first meeting of the Queen Esther
chorus will be held this evening in the
rooms of the Modoc club on the third
floor of the Stormont building on West
Sixth avenue.
Red Davis and wife returned yester-
day from Louisville and Davis will wait
here for the arrival of the Topeka team
from their southern trip and will again
don Topeka uniform.
The foundations for the two new
bridges which are being constructed in
Willow park near Potwin have been
completed and the steel bridges will
be placed in position sooon.
The market for Easter lilies has ia
ken slump now and the other flowers
VIII again resume the rank that is US
ually accorded them. This, however,
does not include the dandelion.
st. Marys college and washburn will
oppose each other in a ba Sc ball contest
on the Washburn grounds Thursday
afternoon. This should be one Of the
best college games Of the season.
Blaine Johnson, living at 1341 Topeka
avenue, has been placed in quarantine
for smallpox. A number Of those who
were under quarantine were released
1,xyf 1n 7tk &c.
VinewOod Park will open a week from
Sunday. Had it been opened yesterday
there would have been good patronage
as yesterday was just the kind of a
day to make one desire some form of
recreation.
'The octopus was killed by us in
Topeka years ago., says j. Thomas.
81 will give $1,000 reward to the party
that can prove before a jury there is
a lumber trust with us in Topeka Get
our estimates"
There does not seem to be much COM
petition in the race for the thousand
dollar prize which the J. Thomas Lunl-
Der company is offering to any one who
can prove the existence of a lumber
trust in Topeka.
The various city officials have been
asked to file annual estimates Of the
cost Of running their departments for
the ensuing year with the mayor who
will in turn hand them over to the ways
and means committee.
The Topeka City league will open
next Sunday with three games at
Skene's park. New grandstands have
been erected at this park for the exclus-
i've use Of the Topeka league teams
and a nominal admission fee will be
charged for all the games.
The Topeka Commercial club has re-
ceived an so pound package Of sugar
he Int tod totn
Beet and Land company at Garden
City and as no instructions have yet
arrived it will be stored until the pur-
pose of the shipment is learned.
George r. Peck, formerly a Topekan,
now general attorney for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, was To-
peka visitor yesterday. He stopped off
in the city on his way to Emporia
where he will address the Kansas Edi-
toria1 association tomorrow night.
w. c. Ralston, assistant city attor-
ney, will probably be a candidate next
spring for the Office of city attorney.
Mr.. Ralston has been employed in the
years. F. G. Dreaming, the present in
cumbent, will not be a candidate for
reelection.
New fronts are to be placed in the
buildings occupied by the Hall Sta
tionery company and the Blitz jewelry
store. Work will be commenced about
the first of May. 1t is planned to have
the entire second floor of the building
finished off for offices and these will be
ready for rental about the first of June.
Merry Widow hats were more in evil
dence yesterday than at any previous
time this season. They were particu-
larly noticeable in the churches where
they formed a great obstruction to the
view of the preacher. The churches
could make a great hit if they would
only adopt the custom of removing
their hats in services.