The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-03
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Dancing toniebt at vinewood.

me Topeka ball team moves over
10 Joplin where a series of three
games starts this afternoon
w. w. Mills has purchased thirty
nve horsepower Smith touring car and
mas taken out license No. 1S9.
A building permit has been issued
to Mrs: Alice Wilcox for the erection
or $1,000 residence at 40 Elliott
street.
Sloan lodge No. 225. A. F. & A. NJ.
Will confer the FeIIow-crafts degree
TINS evening at the Masonic temple on
jackson street.
Levi r. Lupton of Ohio is in charge
of an old time revival meeting which
is being held at Garfield park. Four
services are held each day.
The Methodist Sunday schools of the
city have been consolidated for ono
day at least and Friday will hold an
all day picnic at VineWood park.
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Shawnee county Republican
central committee will be held Satur-
day evening at the Copeland hotel.
J. Y. Henry, machinist for the State
Journal, received crate of fne
peaches by express this morning from
a friend living north of st. Joseph, NO.
The reports sent out by the govern
ment weather bureau in Topeka indi-
cate that rain fell in this city one day
out of every three throughout the
month.
DR.. c. B. Van Horn has been APP
to attend the International Congress
on tuberculosis which meets in Wash
ington, D. c., on September 21.
The probate judge of Wyandotte
county issued a marriage license to
Otis ]. Backenstoce, aged 80 of To-
peka and Mable E. Townsend, aged
%, of Kansas City, Wednesday.
The continuance of he ooOI weather
this week has caused the management
of Vinewood park to adhere to their
determination to close the park up for
the season on the 7th of September.
DR.. Eva Harding is billed for an adj
dress on Edible Fungi for the meet
ing of the Shawnee COUNT Horticul-
tural society which was held at Oak
Grange, in Mission township. this
afternoon.
David E. Thompson. United States
ambassador to Mexico. passed through
Topeka over the Santa Fe this morn
ing at 4 O'Clock in his private car, Am
bassador, en- route from Mexico City
to Kansas City.
Paul C. Rankin. who is associated
with Ralph Faxon in the publication
of the Garden City Telegram. is in
Topeka today and will visit with his
aunt, Mrs. ]. D. Corbet, west of the
city for a few days.
Rev. Edith Hill Booker. the evange-
list, will start series of revival meet
ings at the North Topeka Baptist
church at Harrison and Laurent
streets. next Sunday. The meetings
will continue for ten days.
The United States Spanish War
Veterans association has had 500
maps of the city of Topeka printed
which will be placed on sale this week
at ten cents each. the proceeds to go
into the association treasury.
ment indicate that 1856 arrests were
made during the month of August,
netting the city $436-75 in fines. which
were paid. and $240-50 IN fines which
were collected by wa of the city rock
pile. -
An assortment of canned" Taft
speeches was tried on the crowd which
frequents the locality adjacent to the
Copeland hotel last night by A. S.
Thomas of the Santa Fee Watch COM
pany. and as might be expected they
made a hit.
The Rialto Comedy Four continues
to draw patronage. to the Novelty
theater Everyone who has heard the
quartette will say that it is the best
ever seen in Topeka. And there are
some other good acts at the Novelty
this week.
A large delegation is expected from
Lawrence Monday to attend the Labor
day exercises which will be held at
Vinewood park, September 18th, and
which will be addressed by the Demo-
cratic and Republican nominees for
governor.
The executive committee of the Re-
publican county central committee will
meet Saturday evening at the Copeland
hotel at 8 o'clock to discuss plans for
the coming campaign. Joe Dolley,
chairman of the state committee, will
make an address.
n
like number from Topeka will com
pete next Saturday afternoon on the
links of the Topeka Country club. A
match will likely be arranged between
Herbert L. Armstrong and Harrison
Morgan, two of Topeka'S best and
a similar pair from St. Joseph.
Harry Brewster. the st. Joseph man
who won the Missouri valley tennis
cham pionship at Kansas City last
week, attended Washburn about 1896.
He is a brother of Arthur Brewster.
the postmaster at st. Joe, and works
counted a first class baseball pitcher
while in Washburn, but he was I'M
known as tennis player.
Charles Barnes, superintendent of in
surance. has notified insurance agents
that they must not sell the premium
notes given by the insured until after
the policy is delivered and accepted.
Sometimes the insured has found that
the policy was unsatisfactory, and has
refused it, but could not get his money
back because the note which he gave
had passed into the hands of an limo
cent purchaser.
The council committee appointed to
make a report on the condition of the
gas supply in Topeka for the winter
will file their findings with the council
on Monday. The committee consisting
of Councilmen Fraser, Miller and Kutz
were instructed to inquire of the gas
company and secure other determine