The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
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Dancing at roof garden Wednesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Woods of s14 North
Harrison street are the parents OF a
girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Gustavus Of 1221
Jackson street, are the parents OF
girl
DR.. D. NJ. Fisk, of washburn college,
is attending the summer session OF the
University of Chicago.
S. H. Sauer has been quarantined at
70S Lake street for smallpox Dy the
city sanitary department.
c. w. Snyder has secured permit
for the erection of a two story frame
residence at 1870 Topeka avenue which
will cost s.. 400.
The White Sox slipped into third
place yesterday and there are less than
two games between them and the PEN
nant winners place.
I'VE have this to be thankful for"
said an optimistic man. The mud In
the water mains is so soft that 1t can
be used in case OF fire..
The Unity Sunday school and church
picnic which was to have been held ar al,
the Washburn campus Wednesday VIII
be held at Garfield park.
Mr.. Roy s. Thompson has been ap-
pointed treasurer of the w. A l..
Thompson Hardware company, becom-
ing ef1ect1ve July i, lSVo
The break in the water pipes at the
well of the city waterworks was not
repaired this morning and the water
is still muddy and disagreeable.
Today is the woman's field day at
Vinewood Park and the car line is
crowded with pleasure seekers. The
ladies expect to do big business to-
day.
Tonight at the Air Dome the Kress
xxin ronrndI1oQ Dear
Old Georgia" This is one of the best
plays in the repertoire of stock COM
panies.
The retail grocers have decided to
hold the annual grocers' and butchers
picnic at Vinewood Park August 8.
The stores have also all agreed to close
at noon July 4.
Theodore Rickenbacker of the Fair
department store says that his sale OF
fireworks this season has passed that
of last year by more than $1,000. That
doesn't look like a slump.
Tomorrow will be bargain day at the
Olympic Topeka and Webb City vii!
play a doubleheader and both games
will be given by wire for one adm1s-
sion. The first game will start at 2:3o.
Foster Baxter, formerly advertising
manager for the Topeka Herald. who Is
now employed in the advertising de-
partment of the Kansas City Star, is
spending his vacation in Topeka.
Local railway officials are reporting
an extra large number of hobos who
are trying to beat their way to the har-
vest fields. A Rock Island official re-
Gently arrested twenty-eight in one
night.
Judge Arthur McCabe will make the
principal Fourth of July address al
Richland. AS nothing is said to the
contrary it is presumed that 1t will Dc
Of the kind that usually accompany the
Fourth, the patriotic sort.
The board of county commissioner:
has decided that North Topeka has hao
more than it's share of grief this veal
and on account of the damage done by
the floods has reduced the taxes or
real estate 25 per cent.
Thursday will be an off day in the
| Western Baseball association. Friday
| the Topeka team will return home and
| a doubleheader will be played with
| Springfield. A doubleheader will also
be played tomorrow at Webb City.
| ]. E Frost was honored last week
| by a degree of LII. D., which wa
| awarded to him by his alma mater,
Hamilton college, Clinton, N Y. Frost
1 is trustee of the college as are also
J. S. Sherman, candidate for vice pres
| ident, and Secretary Elihu Root.
| Authentic information has been re-
| ceived in Topeka to the effect that the
| boilermakers' strike which was called
| four years ago has been declared off
The boilermakers who are striking are