The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
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The Kaw is on the boom. It hasn't
doomed for a long time.
william Taylor returned yesterday
from a trip to Holton, combining
pleasure with business.
Q. J.. Shannon was called to Edna,
Kansas. Sunday by the death Of his
uncle. William O'Brien, who died last
week.
Philip Cooke OF 1017 Tyler street is
very low as a result of having his
tonsils removed. He nearly bled to
death.
The Malcoms have one of the best
acts at the Novelty theater this week.
Their act consists in balancing and do
ing dancing stunts on globes.
ploye Of the Topeka State Journal,
but now editor Of the Larned Chrome
scope. spent Monday in Topeka, re-
turning home today.
One hundred men were placed at
work on the West Tenth avenue car
track this morning and the company
hopes to have it in shape for use by
the later part of next week.
John F. Travis, one of the enlisted
men on the battleship Kansas, is ex-
pected to arrive In Topeka on the 10th
Of the present month for a short visit
with friends and relatives in Topeka.
The Kaw river has had an observ-
ing audience scattered along its banks
since early this morning on account
of its climbing tactics, though it lacks
several feet of being out of its banks.
The Readick Stock Co. is playing
1.-THE Widow at the Majestic today.
Tomorrow the bill will change to Con
fusion" with which this stock company
terminates the engagement in Topeka.
Reports from Emporia indicate that
the condition of A. c. Lakin who was
n, fnd OF he to1 -Four
weeks ago is much improved and that
his recovery is only the question of
short time. gs s.s5s-,-- -.ss.,.
Topekans who go to Kansas City will
now have later train home at night.
Rock Island No. 1 will leave the union
depot at 10:40 under the new time card
arrangement which will take effect
next Sunday.
Yesterdays baseball record, made
by the White Sox: Fourteen innings
without an error and a score of three
to nothing in their favor will furnish
a bad combination for the knockers
club to get around.
peka State Journal about using the
side streets for the patrol wagon runs
where practical, is a good one" writes
Chief of Police Eaton, land in the flu
ture will be followed wherever pos
sible.' ,.l IS
Inc IdnS WHO - Witnessed the game
yesterday are now satisfied that To-
peka has a good team. After winning
yesterdays game the locals can be de-
pended upon to capture several games
out of the series and also the next ser
les with Joplin.
Mrs. Theodore Saxon has just re-
turned from a visit to the Saxon ranch
near Emmett The ranch has a large
orchard and there are many orchards
in the vicinity and Mrs. Saxon says
that the fruit is in fine condition and
a large crop of apples, peaches, grapes
and cherries is promised.
On account of the inability of the
county commissioners to make a tax
levy until August the money appro-
priated by an act of the legislature for
MarshalPS band concerts viii not be
available until the summer of 1909.
This may mean that there will be no
free concerts during the summer.
Plans have been completed for the
entertainment of the delegates to the
thirty-second annual meeting OF the
Order of the Eastern Star which will
meet in Topeka at representative hall
on the 18th of the present month
The meeting promises to be an un-
usually successful one and tits thought
that a thousand strangers will be in
Topeka during the week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Horticultural society
Will be held at the rooms OF the otdte
Horticultural society at the state house
Thursday 1t was planned to hold the
meeting at Vinewood park where it
was held last year but satisfactory ar
rangements could not be made with
the street car company for service as
the park does not open until next Sun
day.
1. L. Diesem, postmaster at Garden
City. was in Topeka for a short time
Monday on his way home from the
east where he attended the funeral of
his brother-in-law who died last Fri
day. Among Mr.. Diesem's possessions
in Finney county is a fine orchard
and he learned of its destruction yes
terday by the frost of last week
s'That simply means more sugar beets
and white face cattle for western
Kansas" was his only comment on
the disaster.