The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-30

Dancing tonight at vinewood
The Western Wooden mills of North
Topeka sent a large bill of goods to
Honolulu yesterday.
Marshalls band has been secured for
the grocers picnic. which will be held
at Vinewood park August 5.
The Chautauqua which has been in
session at Vinewood park for the past
ten days will close this evening.
Tomorrow will be motion day in the
has been the custom in the past.
: The Swedish-American National
league will hold an important meeting
at A. o. U. w. hail. Sixth avenue and
Jackson street. Monday evening.
A meeting of the ways and means
committee Of the city council has been
called for this evening by Councilman
Horn. chairman of the committee.
Topeka dogs have 80 days more of
the so day sentence imposed upon them
by the city council to serve before they
can safely appear on the streets.
The crowded condition of the big yell
low cars would indicate that the Chau-
tauQua assembly has been a grand sue
cess from the attendance standpoint
Notwithstanding the intense heat
the z. NJ. c. A. tennis courts at Ninth
and Polk streets draw well and nearly
every evening finds a dozen or more
tennis enthusiasts at the courts.
The residents of the vicinity Of
Tenth and Tyler streets complain that
the city street light at that point has
not remained lighted over hair an hour
at a time during the past six weeks.
This afternoons ball game at Hutch
son will be the last one of the series.
Tomorrow the Topeka team will go
to Wichita where they will open a
series of three games with the Jobbers.
The circus season will open as far
next month when the Gentry Dog and
Pony aggregation will pitch tents in
the vicinity of the city If not within
the limits.
This is the last day for the Topeka
Chautauqua- This seasons work has
been successful and the committee
who has the Chautauqua in charge is
already planning on something better
for next season
For a strictly temperance town,
such as Topeka is declared to be, the
notices on Topeka billboards advertis-
ing a, certain brand of beer and a GER
tain brand of whisky. are becoming
rather conspicuous.
The Elk building will be closed at
$3.50 this evening SO that the members
of the order may attend the funeral
services of w. E. Drechsel which will
be held at the family home, 900 Blu
chanan street, at o'clock.
Mrs. A. E. Mosier, a former resident
of Topeka, who now resides in Kansas
City. lost valuable collection of flow
ers last night as the result of work of
vandals who cut them to pieces with
out making any attempt to steal them.
The members of the state tax COM
mission as well as the employees of
that office are 'al1 fused up on ac-
1T LII !,
has been added to the equipment of
the office. which -multiplies as well as
adds.
One of the most popular plays of the
season is to be presented at the Air
Dome tonight by the Robert Sherman
stock company. DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde which was presented before
large audience last night will be the
bill again tonight.
The candidates for nominations at
the primaries which will be held mex
Tuesday are putting in their best work
at the present time. 1t is almost I'M
possible to walk down Kansas avenue
without being greeted with hand
shake and a pleasant smile from some
one who would like to have your vote.
]. w. Gibbons, state deputy for the
Knights Of Columbus, accompanied by
his wife left for ST. Louis last night
where he will attend the national con-
vention of the order as delegate. FOL
lowing the convention Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibbons will visit at the former home
of Mrs. Gibbons in Decatur. I'LL. for
week.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the State Poultry association
which was held here yesterday 1t was
decided to hold the annual show OF
the association at Newton. Topeka
did not put in a bid for the show. al
though the association preferred this
city and sought on many occasions
the aid of the Topeka Commercial
club.
Judge E. r. Simon. of the city court.
who has been with his family in Col
orado for several weeks has returned
to Topeka and will resume his duties as
distributor Of Justice in the city court
on the first day OF August. ]. K. Bair,
who recently moved to Potwin, filed
a suit in the city court Wednesday af-
ternoon by which he hopes to recover
possession of one light Jersey COW
which is described as being blind in
one eye, lame In one leg and dehorned
and in possession Of l. Gardiner.