The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-25
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Hurrah. Work or West Sixth ave-
nue. paving has actually begun.
A certain brand of beer is being ad-
vertised on the billboards of Topeka as
| liquid sunshine"
There are all kinds of politicians in
Topeka tonight as a result of the three
party conventions which were held in
| the city during the day.
Howard Berry was yesterday
granted permit to erect a dwelling at
1923 Fillmore street which is to cost
$1,000 when completed.
The Enid team arrived in Topeka
this morning and will open a three
game series at the local park this af-
ternoon. Today is ladies day.
Many of the business houses of To-
peka are decorated with flags today,
the occasion being the gathering of
the different state central committees.
Oscar Felix purchased automobile
license No. 1877 yesterday which will be
suspended from the rear axle of his
new fifty-horse power National touring
car.
The contractors who are repaving
West Sixth avenue have offered the old
cedar blocks with which the street was
paved free of charge to those who will
haul them away.
A E. Sweet, general superintendent
of the Rock Island is expected home
from Colorado and Mexico points to-
day where he has been on business
for the past three weeks.
Social item of interest to Captain
Jack Holland of the Wichita baseball
team: Tom Doran. formerly catcher
for the Jobbers, took supper with Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Cooley last evening.
The work of repaving Sixth avenue
has actually commenced and ocular
evidence may be obtained by taking n
West Sixth avenue street car to the
point where it turns north on West
street
The Blanchard Construction company
of North Topeka has been awarded
the contract for the erection of the
Orient State bank building at Lone
Wolf, Oklahoma which calls for an
expenditure of $1,000.
The Three Walton Bros with their
singing skit are the topnotchers at the
Novelty this week. The act is one
depicting camp life and the three
brothers who are baritones of more
than ordinary ability. sing camp songs.
Business with the restaurants will
pick up for the next few days with
nearly all of the politicians from over
the state in town. Other business men
do not profit much from the horde of
politicians. for they very seldom buy
anything in their line
DR.. Annis. who is in charge OF the
Keith hospital during the absence of
DR.. Keith, received a telegram from
DIR. Keith this morning stating that he
will arrive in Topeka Wednesday
though he had expected to remain in
Colorado until September first.
North Topeka gets some comfort out
of the fact that the June floods washed
away the microbes which have caused
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of Topeka. But one case of contagi-
Gus disease has been reported from
that section of the city since it was
flooded during the earlier part of June.
Haskns & Ramsey, who have the
contract for the paving of West Sixth
avenue, have commenced tearing up
the cedar paving blocks at West and
Sixth avenue and Harrison street ana
Sixth avenue. Under the resolution
from the council the cedar blocks are
given away free to the public. provided
they call for them with wagons.
Jesse Leach, formerly a Topeka
newspaper reporter. but at present
engaged in editing the Bartlesville.
Okla. Enterprise. is in Topeka for a
few days. He assures his friends that
he is doing we'll and making sue
cess of his newspaper venture mas
much as he has accumulated four libel
suits since he has been in business in
Oklahoma. besides being horse
whipped once.
Colonel T. j. Herndon a former
resident of Topeka, who is an en-
thusiast about horse flesh. is general
manager of the horse show which will
be held at Excelsior Springs. Mo-, from
the 23rd to the 26th of next month
and is in Topeka for a few days.
While here Colonel Herndon will make
arrangements for a number of entries
for the event and act as general ad-
vertising agent for the affair which he
says will be the biggest thing of the
kind ever attempted at Excelsior
Springs.
Seven setting hens were burned up
and telephone wires damaged SO bad
". that the telephones in the immedi-
ate neighborhood were put out OF COM
mission in a fire which Monday even
ing at o'clock destroyed the barn at
the rear of 1911 Quincy street. There
was delay in sending in the alarm and
the fire had progressed so far when
the fire department arrived that the
barn was burned to the ground. The
occupants of the house were away and
neighbors were the first to notice the
presence of the flames. 1t is not
known how the fire originated. The
barn belonged to a man by the name
Of Miller