The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-07
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Washburn college will open for the
fall term next Monday, a week from
today, September IA.
Haskins and Ramsey in the Null
vane building make cement sidewalks
and submit estimates.
Dean" Jones, the acknowledged
Leland leader in Dickinson county, is
in the city on political business.
The Western association season
closes two weeks from tomorrow. To-
peka plays the last series at Hutchin-
son.
Washburn students are arriving on
every train and College Hill assumes
new life after a three months rest.
The college opens on the 18th.
At a meeting of the Shawnee Bar
association held at the court house tate
Saturday afternoon all of the present
officers were elected for another year
E, c. QuigIey, coach of st. Mary's
college, and Mrs. QuigIey, were To-
peka visitors Sunday and attended the
double header at the local baseball
park.
The church baseball league is hav-
ing field day at Skene's park today
and an interesting series of events has
been prepared for this purpose.
Today is the last dav of the season
for Vinewood park. The park will,
however. be open for a few more Sun
| days, just as long as the attendance
( warrants.
The meeting of the directors of the
| Topeka Orphans association will be
| held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in
stead of Monday afternoon as pre-
| viously announced.
]. D. Botkin and w. R. Srubbs, cam
| didates for governor on the Demo-
cratic and Republican tickets are on
the programme for speeches at Vine-
wood park this afternoon
The Santa Fe. Rock Island and
| Union Pacific report increased traffic
on account of the statewide fair.
Last nights Rock Island trains and
this mornings Santa Fe were
| crowded.
The schools in all parts of Shawnee
county with the exception of the city
| schools opened this morning. The
! opening of the city schools was de-
layed one week on account of the state
| fair and will open next Monday.
The first football game of the sea-
| son will be played at WashDurn park
| September % when the Topeka high
schol team and the Washburn team
| will oppose each other. Football prac-
| tice at Washburn will commence next
week.
The Independent Telephone COM
pany is arranging to issue a new di-
| rectory the first of next month which
will take the place of the old one and
| several supplements which have been
| issued during the past TWO or three
months.
The Rock Island is planning to run
a special train through Topeka. to the
| thirty-fourth annual convention of the
| American Bankers. which will be held
| in Denver September % to Oct 2. The
| train will pass through Topeka on the
afternoon of September %.
| Jerry Botkin will address a Demo-
! cratic meeting tonight in the new hall
! which has been provided for the
| Democrats at 514 and SIC Kansas
| avenue This hall will be used for
! headquarters during the campaign.
! There will be plenty of music and a
| large crowd is looked for.
On account of numerous attractions
! of other kinds. tomorrow, Dick Cooley
! has deemed it advisable to postpone
i the baseball game which was original
| ly scheduled for this date and there
! will he no game. The extra game
will he played as the second game of