The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25

Band concert tomorrow afternosn at
Garfield park.
Nothing doing at Baughman Bros
ice cream factory tomorrow.
The Rev. j. A. Renwick will preach
at Pauline Sunday at o'clock.
The candidates before the primary
will have only a week more of sus-
pense.
There is no end to the insolence of
some people. The dog catcher's squad
| is even claiming the right to search
house for dogs.
The flour mills of North Topeka are
again running "a hours day as bust
ness is rushing for the millers at this
| time of year.
Rev. NJ. 1. warfield.' of Topeka, is pre-
siding at the district conference of the
| Colored Methodist church which is in
| session at Hutchinson.
Building permits for seven dwelling
| houses to cost about $4,000 in the ag-
gregate have been issued by the fire
| marshal the past two days.
! Next Wednesday. July 20. the Saliva
| ton Army will give its annual outing
4 for the poor Topeka children. This
| event will take place at Vinewood park.
Tomorrow will be blue Sunday as
all the stores and soda fountain re-
| sorts will be closed. If the day is
particularly hot the day will be all
| the blue-.
| According to the registration books
at the office of Election Commissioner
| Titus S,542 Topeka men will be eligible
| to vote at the primary which will be
held August 4.
Julian Doriat of Bluffton, Ohio, has
bought the c. Henri Strawn cottage at
| 401 Woodlawn avenue, Potwin, the con-
sideration being $4.250. He will make
| his home in Topeka.
Those Wbo do not nnrpbaSa their
supply of cigars today will in all pro-
liabilities be able to give valuable tes-
timony Monday as to whether tobacco
| is a luxury or necessity.
One of the most violent cases of
smallpox that has broken out in To-
peka in years is said to exist at the
home of John Sutherin, Jr.. who re-
sides on the West Sixth avenue road.
The indications are that Topeka will
experience another Blue Sunday tomor-
row but this will not affect the dou-
BILE header ball game at Athletic park
which is outside of the limits of the
city.
The public will experience a great
| deal of Inconvenience tomorrow In
| getting their mail at the postofdce as
| the office Is torn up for repairs. This
condition will prevail for about three
weeks.
| There will be a double header at the
local park tomorrow. AS this is the
only form of Sunday amusement now
| tolerated in the city the crowds Will
| be record breakers. The first game Will
| be called at o'clock.
The Matthews shoe store was opened
| yesterday for business for the hrst
| time since the death of George H.
| Matthews, the proprietor. Todd Mat
thews. the only son of the family, is
now proprietor of the store.
| The health office reports the first
| case of smallpox today for Is days
| at the home or E. E. Ninan, III Hol-
| man street This is the only house
| now under quarantine in the city Tor
| this disease About so cases have been
reported all together this year.
The state auditors office has dis
| posed of the Topeka paving bond issue
| of $75555 by registering the bonds. the
| bond clerk declared that all papers In
connection with this bond issue were
| drawn up in splendid shape. This is
| a we'll deserved compliment to the work
| of G. B. Burge, city clerk.
| A small boy created some excitement
| at Lincoln and Fifth streets Friday by
| releasing his dog which the dog catch
| ers had locked in their wagon. The
| dog was too sick to follow him and
| was recaptured, but the boy got away.
| What charge the dog catchers could
| have made against him If they had
! captured him is mystery.
| Mayor VIM Green was called to
Kansas City last night by telegram
| from James FORCES of Los Angeles
! Cal. which stated that his brother,
| Emmett FORCES, was badly hurt and in
| an emergency hospital In Kansas CITY
| The FORCES brothers were formerly
! we'll known North Topeka people, and
/ old friends of the Green family.