The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28

W. F. Roehr has registered his Smith
automobile as No. 34S.
A number of the stores are already
displaying school supplies
Brick is being laid on First and Polk
streets by Contractor Gildllin.
The Y. NJ c. A. has had printed
some exceedingly neat letter heads
H. ". Sharp. general superintendent
OF the Santa Fe at Newton. IS spend
Ing the day in Topeka.
Work in connection with the oiling
of the West Sixth avenue road will
probably commence in two weeks
Sunday night will be the last night
or fireworks at Vinewood park Then
Fourth of July will be officially ended
Mrs. J. c. Semprez. 400 Railroad
street, according to Sanitary Sergeant
victim.
A bronze medal has been awarded
Robert Tasker, generally known as
Bob" for meritorious conduct during
the Chinese war in 1900.
Mayor Green is not expected to re-
turn from his eastern trip until Sep
TENDER or 4. His original plan was
to be away but two weeks.
The children of Topeka will be de-
nghted to know that the Barnum &
Bailey circus will give a parade on
tuesday morning, September z.
The men of the R r. Y. NJ. c. A. are
planning on a number of entertain
ments to be given every Friday even
ing throughout the winter months.
Three divorces were granted at the
district court this morning. Down
stairs three couples were married-and
thus the endless chain clatters on.
Mrs. Lottie johnson is extremely i'll
with typhoid fever. Her daughter.
Miss Addfe johnson who has been i'll
with the same malady, is convalescent.
The Marian Bleakley fund is growing
every day In spite Of the fact that
morning paper is attempting to COM
bine it with an advertising scheme of
their own.
The Aldrich-Butterfield party, which
has been spending the summer in Eur
ope, returned to New York yesterday
and will reach Topeka Monday evening
over the Rock Island
with the managers of the city park
merry go-round-they are receiving
more advertising than they could buy
for 100 times the money.
Major A. NJ. Harvey has returned
from Leavenworth where he completed
the taking of evidence in the suit 10
GUST a county commissioner. He VIII
file his report in the supreme court.
Manager Dick Cooley, of the Topeka
baseball team. announced this morning
lefthanders for a tryout sometime next
week He did rot divulge any names
Additional entries are constantly be-
ing made for the live stock exhibit at
is of the opinion that this exhibit will
be the finest of its kind ever seen in
the state.
Joe Reed, the well known Topeka at
torney, says that Myrtle Russell, the
stranded show girl. is really of the
q girl was cured of the stage fever,
she is one of them
The sunfower Topeka advertising
folders are being snapped up by the
closing them in letters to their Gus
toners. It will soon be necessary to
order another 10000 copies printed.
Mrs Laura E. Thorpe. the police mat
ron, writes that she will return from
her vacation next week and Will re-
sumo her duties at the police station
at once. Mrs. Thorpe is the greatest
friend OF the female criminals in the
west
The weather permitting a double
header will be played between the To-
peka and Omaha Western league teams
tomorrow afternoon The first game
will be called at 2:30 The Santa Fe|
will hold all afternoon local trains for
the close of the games.
Two Greeks who could not make any
one understand their names got into
fight last night and one of them had
the rim of his hat and part of his face
clipped off with a Ratchet. He had it
patched (the face) and is at work IS
usual this morning. The man who did
the chopping ran up the river and has
not been found
The Santa Fe motor car was packed
this morning when it pulled into the
local station. Tomorrow such crowd
is anticipated that an extra train Will
make the run instead of the motor car.
By patronizing this train the residents
in the towns south of Topeka can spend
TIE day in Topeka and return home in
time for supper.
F. A. Pratt OF Wakarusa is authority
for the statement that Geo. Stansfield i
and w. w. Webb of Topeka wandered
from their road near that place a night |
or two ago in their automobile and got
lost in a corn field. Their cars broks |
down and they finally found their way |
out and sent to Topeka for help. The |
accident happened at midnight and |
they did not get out till a. m.
The children of the city are begin |
ming to take on a more serious express |
sion of countenance. as The time has
ccme when they must think about Pre
parations for school work Those who |
are taking irregular courses have al /
ready begun to enroll at the high school. |
Monday, September b. will