The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-18
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c. B. Schmidt, commissioner of i'm
migration on the Rock Island lines,
was Topeka visitor yesterday.
This is sample of phonetic spelling
which adorns a front window in
business building, "A buoy too SELL
Z. l.. O'Neil. clerk of the city court,
| and family are visiting at the home of
Mrs ONeiPs parents near Silver Lake.
DR.. c. d. Lerrigo and family have
returned from California where they
have been visiting for the past four
weeks.
j. H. Casson secured a building per-
init Monday for the erection of a $4,000
one story frame cottage at 116 West
Thirteenth street.
r. M. Rigdon, a travelling man liv-
ing at 1850 Polk street, who was re-
Gently stricken with paralysis, is in a
critical condition.
The showers Monday afternoon had
the desired effect on the temperatures
of the night, the minimum being 66 and
sleep was a pleasure.
Souvenir postal cards received by To-
peka friends indicate that Paul Gill
more, Topeka's matinee idol, is spend
ing the summer in Europe.
Pedestrianism did not appeal to three
large, strapping men who rode down
West Tenth avenue last evening
astride one lone small horse.
The Democratic county central COM
mittee met at 10 O'Clock this morning
and started things going for the presi-
Dental campaign by electing a new set
of officers.
The waterworks department has fin
1shed laying four inch main on
Throop street and will put in six inch
main between Second and Third streets
on Van Buren,.
Robert Smith, city hall reporter for
the Capital, is taking vacation of two
weeks and spending 1t at ST. Joseph
and Kansas City visiting some of his
newspaper friends.
but the Ancient Order of Hibernians
decided at their annual meeting held
at st. Marys Monday to hold their 1910
meeting in Topeka.
Joe Pugh, aged q, and Gertrude Coul-
ter. aged 81. both of Topeka, were
married yesterday at Kansas City, the
license having been granted from the
probate court there.
The Hutchinson baseball team OPEN
ed in Topeka this afternoon and will
be the attraction for the two follow
ing days as we'll The Packers ought
to be easy picking for the locals.
The corridor in the postoffice which
upon the completion of the improve
ments in the postoffice has been open
ed and the tile flooring is being laid.
The maneuvers which have been in
progress at Fort Riley for a week past
will come to an end Wednesday and a
number of military inclined Topeka
men will return to their haunts in this
city.
An examination for the position OF
observation-disclosures in the custodian SER
vice in this city at $500 per annum will
be held on September Is. This means
that the position will be at the local
postoffice.
W. E. Ewart has been granted auto
mobile license No. 1855. There is not
much demand for license numbers
during the summer months, intending
purchasers evidntly preferring to buy
in the spring or fall.
The Topeka AID club met this noon
at the National hotel roof garden. The
feature of the meeting was the ad-
dress on advertising by F. o. Linde-
mann, president of the Lindemann
company of Kansas City.
The directoire gown has broken into
the lime light in Topeka and 1000 feet
of film is used at Vinewood park ev-
cry night by the moving picture man in
an attempt to popularize the latest fad
in female wearing apparel.
Three packed houses greeted the per-
formances at the Novelty theater at
the opening of this theater Monday.
InlS tnealer always mas DecH populdi'
and this season it bids fair to increase
in it's favor with the amusement seek
ing public.
The gold medal contest which was to
have been held at the Potwin church
last Tuesday evening was postponed on
account of rain. The contest will be
held this evening. Six holders of sill
yer medals. three boys and three girls,
will contest for a gold medal.
Andrew G.. Collins of Hebron. Neb.,
has sued Mara Duden Trompeter and
others in the United States circuit
court to recover 81, 700 loaned on notes
given by the defendants to the plaintiff.
The foreclosure of mortgage which
partially covers portion OF the in
debtedness is also asked for.
The Delta Phi fraternity of Wash
burn has leased the house formerly &C.
cupied by H. c. Bowman and will use
it as a chapter house for the coming
year, after which time they propose
to purchase the property. The house
was built by Thomas 8. Lyon and af-
terward owned by F. D. Merriam.
John Sargent of Topeka, visiting
England. sends a copy of the North
| Devon journal in which an extended
| item appears: I'm continuance of the
Patronal Festival in connection with
St Mary Magdalene church, Barn
staple the bishop of Kansas preached
to large congregations on Sunday last
The annual convention of little green
| bugs was held in Topeka last night fol-
| lowing the showers in the afternoon.
The attendance indicates that the order
| of Green Bugs is prospecting and the
numbers were SO great that many drug
| and cigar stores were compelled to
close an hour or so before their usual