The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
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For nigh grade goods you SnOulo
try ]. Thomas Lumber Co.
The birth of a daughter is reported
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pros
ser, 800 Hancock street
meeting of the members of the
Orphans Home association will be held
this evening at the home parlors at
7:S0.
Five divorces were granted Satur-
day by Judge Dana of the district
court and the day was not an ex-
ceedingly busy one at that.
The Topeka ball team will go to
Springfield from Joplin tonight and
open a series Of four games with the
Midgets tomorrow afternoon.
The dining room of the New Ma
tional hotel is a thing of beauty. 1t
contains a balcony. The walls were
decorated by Albert T. Reid.
Since the recent paving in North To-
peka, North Kansas avenue is fast
becoming of the favored thoroughfares
for automobile and motor cyclists.
The members of Shawnee camp, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, will give
benefit performance at the Grand OPP
era house Wednesday evening, May 81
The crowds at Vinewood park yester-
day exceeded the crowds at the open
much more favorable, although it
rained during the afternoon.
The city attorneys office is prepar-
ing the brief in the civil suits grow
ing out of the charges of fraud in
connection with the construction of
the Fifth and Sixth ward sewers.
w. H. Ryan of Girard, who is willing
to assume the responsibilities of COVER
nor of the state, was in Topeka today
on his way to Salina to attend a meet
ing of the state central committee.
One of the most beautiful places in
the down town section of the city is
he mo MT gal
eral office building and especially In
the northeast corner where Shrubbery
and bushes of various kinds flourish.
The tea room on the third floor of
the Mills Dry Goods company build
ing will be enlarged to double its
present capacity Immediately. the
change being made necessary on ac-
count of the increased patronage
since the opening.
Since the establishment of the daily
service on the Topeka & Northwest
ern there are more visitors to Topeka
from the residents of this territory
and the increased train service is hav-
ing the desired effect upon the Topeka
merchants.
That the reproduction Of the games
which the Topeka team is playing on
the road Is popular with the 1ans Is
shown by the attendance at the Olym-
pic yesterday. Every available seat
was taken and standing room was at
premium.
DR.. and Mrs. F. B. Dams of Wash
burn college expect to leave this
week for a European trip. They Will
spend the first month in Italy and
from there will spend considerable
time in the chateau country OF
France and later go to Belgium.
The N. H. Loomis home in Potwin
place has been placed on the market.
The Loomis family will later remove
to Omaha, which is now Mr.. LOOMS
headquarters as general solicitor OF
the Union Pacific. Mr.. LOOMS spent
Sunday with his family in Topeka
DR.. Frank knight Sanders, the newly
elected president of Washburn college,
will arrive in Topeka Thursday and
Will remain in the city several days.
Next Sunday he will occupy the pull
Dit at the Central Congregational
church in the place of Rev. Charles
NJ Sheldon.
Chief of Police Eaton is looking for
team Of horses to take the place or
those now used on the patrol wagon.
One of these horses is lame on account
of the hard driving it has received on
the Topeka pavements and the other is
too light for the purpose for which 1t
Is being used.
The baseball team from Highland
Park college of Des Moines, Iowa, is
playing the Washburn team this af-
ternoon and a hard fought game is
the result Tomorrow the Washburn
team will play the Kansas Agricultural
college team on the Washburn
grounds. This also ought to be good
game.