The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

deliver an address at Germania hall,
514-516 Kansas avenue, this evening
under the auspices of the Democratic
county central committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bischoff who
have been spending the summer
abroad touring England, France and
Germany, will sail for home from
Bremen Sept. 81 on the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd
line.
The Oakland band will give con-
noon at 2 o'clock. Walnut park is
just south of Oakland, and the con-
cert is free to everybody. The band
has % pieces and is led by Jesse Smell
ser.
The annual opening reception for
the faculty, new students, alumni and
friends of the college was given at
Washburn last night. Carnegie lib
rary was we'll filled. There was also
a dance down town and it also drew
well from the student body.
John w. Huntsberger, who graduated
from the Washburn school of law last
spring and who has been practicing in
Topeka since that time, has gone to
Baxter Springs, Kan, where he will
hang out his hingle, and incidentally
dabble in Democratic politics.
Today is the last game with Wichita
Tomorrow double header will be play
ed in Hutchinson. The Topeka team
must win one more game before the
season closes in order to win the pen
nant. The result of the game Friday
, was very welcome news to Topeka fans.
L. Biscoe, one of Fopeka's best trap.
shots, returned from the western por-
ton of the state Friday where he
spent the first of the week hunting
prairie chickens. He explains his lack
of success by saying that the birds are
exceedingly strong and wild this
season.
One Kansas avenue merchant acted
as small stakeholder in a bet over the
second game at Wichita. When it came
time to turn over the money to the
winner, the merchant in question: re-
served SO as his commission. The
stakes in the bet were small. No names
mentioned.
"I want to drop 81 in that pennant
fund for the White Sox," explained
George NJ. Hammel the tailor, this
morning as he stopped representa-
tive of the State Journal. Three
home runs in one day and that at
Wichita ought to bring the thousand
dollars wanted"
William Taylor took an automobile
load of officials of the Independent
Telephone company to RoSsville Fri
day afternoon where they were called
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in excellent time though the dust, aC-
cording to Mr.. Taylor's statement, was
almost hub deep in places.
Sunday is rally day. at Central
church Sunday school, the object be-
ing to start off the fall work of the
school with renewed energy. The
regular Sunday school exercises will
be supplemented with a short address
by DR.. Frank K. Sanders of Wash
burn, and by the pastor, Rev. Chas.
NJ. Sheldon who has been away for
two weeks.
The State Journal has received a
card announcing reunion of the
Mechem family at Philadelphia, Pa,
on Oct. 6. Jas. Mechem, D. D., of
| Pittsburg, Pa, the chairman, who
sends the card says there are a large
number of the decendents of Francis
Mechem living in Topeka and vicinity,
and they are all invited.
At the meeting of the sunf1ower
State Agricultural association, an
organization of colored farmers,
which will be held at Ottawa on
Sept. %. "a and 25, there will be
| speeches by Governor Hoch, W. r.
Stubs. and other prominent men.
| The Groves family of Edwardsville
seems to be the main spring of the
the programme as the Potato King"
Garden City Telegram: L. L.
| Kiene, city editor of the Topeka State
Journal, came in this morning from
Hartland where he has been hunting
with Morton Albaugh and D. w.
Travis, the latter the state fish and
game warden, in Mr.. Travis's private
car, the Angler and Mr.. Kiene is out
| hunting today in the sandhills with
Raymond Stotts and DR.. Haas of
| Florence, Kan, who is Mr.. Stotts'
| guest also.
This morning at 1887 d. M, the fire
! department was called to North To-
peka where a story and half barn
was burned at 1899 Central avenue.
The cause was incendiary and the loss
to the building will probably reach
the sum Of $500. The barn was
| owned by a nonresident and was
| occupied by a hackman named NJ.
| L. Place. There were two hacks in
the barn at the time and they were
a. complete loss. The value Of the
| glass wagons is not known. The
| North side department and No. 3
| responded to the alarm.
EHigh Grade Pianos Going Fast at the
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