The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-15
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There will be no band concert at the
City park tonight. Director Marshall is
not well enough to direct.
The Christian Endeavor of the First
Christian church will give tramp"
social Wednesday evening.
Charles A White, advance agent for
Ringlings, came to Topeka otday. The
show will be here September 3.
The new pool and billiard tables at
the Commercial club were in use for
first time this noon, and proved ex-
ceedingly popular.
A picnic will be held by the Sunday
school of the Second United Brethren
church Saturday at Garfield park Base
tall and ether amJseinents have been
planned.
Five thousand dollars is being ex-
pended in repairs on the First Christian
church, in preparation for the interna-
tional convention which will be held in
Topeka October 11-17
There is only one thing against being
a guest of a man who owns motor car
he also thinks it is your duty to get
out in front of the car and endanger
your life trying to crank it.
The Santa Fe Appraisers baseball
team was defeated Sunday by the Pleas
ant Valley team, 9 to Z. The battery
for the Santa Fe team was Petit and
Nusbeck; for Pleasant Valley, Thomas
and Copeland.
A number of Topeka military admir-
ers have gone to Fort Riley to witness
the annual maneuvers. Those who own
motor cars have taken their own
course. Others have gone via the
Union Pacific.
The First Christian church is plan
ming to hold installation services when
the $4,000 pipe organ purchased in
Kansas Citv is put in olace. The GER
enonies will take place about the mid
die of September.
A Topeka man, sending a post card
from Colorado Springs to a girl friend
here, wrote in this strain: This pic
ture-a thing of beauty is joy for
ever is a joy forever even as thy own
fair SELF Oh, slush!
To be frank-it isn't hard to get beer
in Topeka now. The old time exodus
to Kansas City every Saturday night
and Sunday has been abandoned and
the Topeka lovers of the hop juice are
spending their money at home.
Flora, the weather man, says that
Topeka has a mountain climate. If
that is the case the railroads might as
we'll draw in their Colorado advertis-
ing-no wants to go to the mountains
and endure this kind of weather.
A meeting of the Topeka local union
to be aeld this evening at the West
minister Presbyteriar church at
o'clock will be addressed by DR.. F. N.
Lynch. An executive committee meet
ing of the unior is called for 7:15.
Kansas university has a bunch.
They are sending out advance football
bear stories claiming that all they fear
this year are the mighty Washburn-
ties From the Washburn prospects
K U. has a perfect right to feel ner-
vous.
If any one wishes to go to the sec
ond annual national conservation con-
gress in st. Paul, September So, May
or Billiard will appoint them as Of
fetal delegates from this city. The
mayor has authority to appoint five
delegates.
The street railway has new scheme
to get extra work out of the colored
laborers who are placing ballast under
the new track A big negro with a
musical voice sings fast catchy songs
i to the laborers and they keep time with
their tools.
A Topeka young man received the
| following note from his brother who
is in Kansas City: wish you would
come up and spend Sunday with me.
/ If you can't come be sure and send the
money that you would have spent in
case you came"
| The sociability run of the Topeka
Motor league which was to have hap
pened Sunday was called off on &C
count of rain. The run to Leaven-
worth and Kansas City will be made
next Saturday and Sunday if the
weather permits
J. B. Dreyer, foreman of the freight
shed timers, has left for Galveston,
Tex. His transportation calls for re-
turn of two-in other words the boys
of the Santa Fe fire department are
waiting for his return to Topeka ex-
pecting a load of cigars.
| Mayor Billiard has received word
from his son, Phillip, who is travelling
from Topeka to New York City in a
i motor car. The young man has trav-
eled almost 800 miles since leaving
here last Sunday. He has had very
little trouble with his car.
I All. the. clubs and societies have