The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09
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The two wild pintail ducks released
at Gage park yesterday disappeared
as soon as they were liberated.
DR.. and Mrs. John B. Tower of $40
West street, are the parents of a
daughter, born Friday afternoon.
The pair of swans at Central park
cost $S5. The first boy who throws
stone at them will probably land in jail.
A big load of seeds for free dis
tribution has been received at the Of
flee of the postmaster at the federal
building.
A new marble front is being INSTALL
ed on the Webb building at 521-523- 525
Kansas avenue. The cost of the work
will be 800.
West Tenth avenue is torn up as
far as Clay street now to prepare for
the double tracking of the street rail-
way company.
Vinewood park will be thrown open
to the public Sunday and commencing
early in the day extra train service
will be provided for the patrons.
The Country club will be opened for
the season Tuesday with a musicale,
though the cafe will remain closed I'M
til the first day of June.
Tonight will be the last appearance
of the Readick Stock company at the
Majestic. The Air Dome will open to-
morrow if the weather permits.
An effort is to be made to secure St.
Benedict's college for Topeka in the
event that the school is removed from
Atchison as now seems probable.
The Modern Americans club will hold
it's regular business meeting next We'd
nesday, May ID, at the home of Claude
Marburg, 1914 West Thirteenth street.
The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Kansas Dentists associa-
ton, which meets annually in Topeka,
will be held Monday at Representative
hall.
A vaudeville performance will take
place at the Central Y. M. G. A. build
Ing this evening under the direction of
the entertainment committee of the as
ISOLATION.
The prettiest hands in Topeka be-
long to a woman stenographer who
is employed at the federal building,
so says the crusty old bachelor who
thinks he knows.
The recent cold spell has delayed thu
arrival of homegrown Strawberries for
a week or so and in the meantime it
costs 20 cents to take a box from the
counter of the grocer.
Have you seen the great horse Caba-
list 2:19A and Prince Ugo, 2:2SN I?
Appointment can be made with Mr.
Burr at the fair grounds by calling
Independent phone 1871.
]. X Blair, a Santa Fe office man,
living at 1901 Quincy street. will leave
tonight on his vacation for Texas
where he will join his wife who is Wis
iting relatives in the Lone Star state.
Tomorrow will be the last game in
Topeka before the White Sox leave on
their trip to the three Missouri cities.
AS the weather will be fine tomorrow
a record breaking crowd is looked for.
In the case of John Cooper VS.. E.
r. Crouch, heard in district court Fri
day. the jury found for the defendant
This case grew out of partnership trou-
bles in renting farm from the de-
PENDANT.
The paving petition for five blocks
on North Quincy street Is being
rapidly signed up and will be pre-
scented in time for the June meeting
of the council. This is for paving for
next year.
The Topeka Shawnee Building and
Loan association are doing a good bus
mess this spring. This means that
many men working on salary are
borrowing money with which to build
homes in the city.
Rosa Ogee has petitioned for di-
vorce from John Ogee, her husband
alleging that he abandoned her over q
year ago and has not since returned
She asks to be given the custody OF
their II year old girl.
There is a great deal of curiosity
around the Topeka newspaper Offices
as to what has become of the state
house baseball team. During the alb.