The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-01
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=. D. F. the Topeka PAGER driven dry by
John Bannerman, won the 2;25 pace
last Friday at Seward, Neb.
By taking a drop of Is degrees the
mercury has now reached a Level Where
IL Is just cool enough TO be enJoyapie'
w. w. Mills is the latest Topeka man
10 succumb to the craze LOT onltH
automobile as the new machine "nlcn
he driving indicates.
The act of the Rialto Comedy -Four
at the Novelty theater this week Is
the best taking act ever seen from
Topeka vaudeville stage.
The meeting of the Topeka Ad CLUB
which is to be held this evening on the
roof garden of the National MOTEL VIII
be addressed by H. S. Houston.
Miss Katherine Lindsay has been APP
pointed an instructor in ceramics at
Washburn college to take the position
formerly occupied by Mrs. c. II. SHAT
tuck.
George Brethour, the star left guard
of the 1907 Washburn football team, mas
returned to Topeka and will continue
his studies at the Washburn medical
department.
Since it has been announced that the
present week will be the last one OF the
season for Vinewood park. the patron
age at Topeka's favorite amusement
resort is increasing
The members of the Topeka Oratorio
society are improving their time IN
perfecting themselves for the three big
events which they will give at the
Auditorium fair week.
The game at Springfield Monday was
the worst smuggling match of the season
and as fate would have it the locals
lost after taking four out of five from
the Oklahoma City team.
J. NJ. Wallace of 615 Harrison street,
has the prize liberia peach tree in To-
peka. He gathered nine bushels from
it and they were all of unusual size,
many of them being ten inches in cir
cumference.
The residents of Jewell county who
now reside in Shawnee county will hold
an all day picnic at Vinewood Park
Thursday, September third. to which
all former residents of that county are
invited whether members of the asso-
citation or not.
Judge ]. S. West. as special master,
heard testimony this morning in the
federal court room in the Crawford
theater fire insurance cases. This is a
suit to collect insurance on the CraW-
ford theater which was burned about
three years ago.
Lieutenant Jerry Springstead, K. N.
G., has been ordered to report at Fort
Leavenworth to receive instruction at
the army school of the line at the head
of which is Brigadier General Funston.
Mr. Springstead will enroll for the ten
months term of the school year.
Topeka lodge No. II A F. & A M,
will confer the Sublime degree of Mas
ter Mason on two candidates Wednes-
day evening, at the Masonic temple.
The two candidates are father and son.
The Queen Esther chorus will prac-
tice at the Modoc rooms Friday night
at o'clock.
w H. L. PepperiH. secretary of the
TOa,,, tot 1f,.oI 111iff
will return from his home in Con-
cordia on Wednesday and will remain
in Topeka until the presidential cam
paign is over with. The Democrats
have five rooms for the headquarters
in the Mulvane building.
Atchison Globe: 1.-The Banda Rosa,
which will give two free concerts in
Atchison September a. on the occasion
of the Globes thirty-frst anniversary,
is the largest, and best band that has
ever appeared in Atchison. The con-
tract calls for 60 men. The usual pro-
fessional band is composed of AZ men:
so is very unusual. Ellery has had As
number So far as We can remember.
no professional band of 80 men has
ever played in Atchison. The Banda
Rosa will actually have go, and the
band comes here the day following it's
farewell at Carnival park in Kansas
City, Where it has played II weeks.
The band is so large that a special
stand will be built at Forest park for
its accommodation. Botega, the world S
band Every other season he drops
out: this is his season to play, and he
will be heard in AtchiSOn on the 18th.
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