The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-11
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Mrs. Jennie Keys is having a beautt-
| full home erected at 1900 Buchanan
| street.
! Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Glass.
s1s Monroe street. Sunday morning, a
| daughter.
C. o. Willard has been granted a
i permit to erect a one story building at
| 522 West street
| Sergeant Joseph Ross Of the city
police force started on his annual ten
days vacation this afternoon.
| Despite their hard luck of the past
| ten days, the White Sox lack but two
points in leading in the pennant race.
| Roy Tapley. formerly of the defunct
| Topeka Herald and later in newspaper
| work in Lawrence. has taken a
| position on the Capital.
A gold medal contest will be held at
| evening under the auspices of the
West Side w. c. T. U.
According to the weather bureau
| the present spell of cool weather is
| over and Topeka will again be treated
| to genuine August weather.
Despite the prevailing opinion those
who registered for the fall election
| and failed to vote at Tuesdays pri-
mary do not lose their registration.
Colonel J. w. F. Hughes, bag, bag
gage and in full uniform, left for Fort
| Riley last night to attend the ma
neuvers which are being held this
| week.
| was given last night for w. H. White.
| pastor Of the Central Colored Baptist
church which netted the minister
| som ething like s25 worth of edibles.
| The Topeka ball team left last night
| for Oklahoma City where series of
| three games will commence this af-
| ternoon. The game promises to be
the most hotly contested Of the sea-
| son.
The dates for the state fair are
| September 7-12. This event is being
more widely advertised than ever be-
| cessful state fair attempted in some
| time.
The Hutchinson fans promised Jay
| Andrews, who is now holding down
the third sack for the White Sox, a
bonus of $1,000 If he would land the
| pennant but released him at the first
| opportunity.
No work will be commenced on the
| Representatives, road until word
| has been received from the Lamprecht
Bros, firm in New York city. This is
| the firm that is to have the construc
/ ton of the road in charge.
| The standing joke about rain
| every time a show comes to the city
is appropriate this morning though
| the disturbance did not break last
| night until the patrons of the dog and
| pony show had reached their homes.
E. G. Voiles. who was first sergeant
of the city police force under the
Davis regime, is visiting relatives and
| friends in Topeka. He now lives al
Dalhart. Tex, where he has charge
| of one of the secret service divisions OF
| the Rock Island.
/ The West Sixth avenue pavement
| which was to have been laid some
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used for the past ten or twenty years
| though numerous piles of bricks along
| the parking indicate that the contrac-
tors have not forgotten the job.
Using the name of the Salvation
army two men are reported to be
soliciting subscriptions in the city,
Captain c. H. Perrett of the army,
| states that the men were not
| authorized and warns the public
against them.
Unable to longer resist the pleas OF
| the youngsters, the city council last
night reduced the licenses charged cir
cuses, which has proven prohibitive
| and Topeka will in all probability
have a number of shows later in the
season. Ringling's is scheduled to be
in Topeka September 8.
The city council meets on Thurs
| day evening, August 20, to hear the
report of the appraisers on the prop
| erty liable for the paving in the Sec
| ond ward and the Biddle Creek drain
| age improvements and also to transact
! other business. The first meeting is
| called at 1880 and the second at
! o'clock.
| Two suits against the Santa Fe for
alleged violation of the safety appli-
/ ance law have been filed in the
| United States district court by the
| government The fines asked for are
| 5000 and the violations are a failure
| to have safety coupling devices on
freight cars operating between New
| ton and Dodge City.
| Three of bullets which were fired
| during the Sunday shootingfest near
| the corner of Tenth and Tyler streets
| have been located. One of them
broke a window two blocks away, for
| which one of the shooters paid $1.15;
another passed through Frank Klinga-
mans barn and lodged in John Kelly S
| home while another struck the
| klingaman home.
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