The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-17
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"Going to the ball gamer" was the
common question asked in Topeka to-
day.
The Topeka banks closed today at
2 o'clock on account Of the baseball
game.
The Topeka Oil company has taken
out a building permit to erect a barn
at 401-4OS West First street.
F. M. Strictly will build a two story
dwelling at 1189-1191 College avenue.
The cost of the home will be $4,000.
L. NJ. .Penwell, will lead the grand
march at the Marshalls band benefit
concert Wednesday evening. April ~.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given tonight by the
Mems Bible class of the First Metho-
dist church.
Maple syrup and hot cakes will be
served at the meeting of the Ohio CLUB
at the Central Congregational church
the evening of Wednesday. April %.
Judge Dana will handle the criminal
docket next week. Judge Whitcomb
leaves Topeka this afternoon. sailing
for Naples April q, on the Cunarder,
Saxonia.
The Santa Fe shops are crowded
with new passenger locomotives just
purchased from the Baldwin Loco
motive works. The purchase was an
Journal. The order included So en-
gines Of the Pacific type.
Business will stop at the courthouse
this afternoon. Most OF the OFFICIALS
will attend the opening ball same
with the exception Of Sheriff kiene.
who holds down his shop. Judge WHIT
comb who leaves for abroad. and Judge
Mcfarland. who il booked Tor a lee
ture at the Y. w. c. A.
The bull dog belonging to H. L:
Tromp, local cigar dealer. attracted
some amusement on Kansas avenue
this morning when he v1c1ously at
tackled q stream Of water coming from
| a hydrant at Eighth and Kansas ave-
nue.. The dog tried to bite the water
and was puzzled when he failed.
The police patrol changed down Kan
sas avenue today where q brave po-
liceman waited with a Mexican boy who
| was caught smoking a cigarette. Inc
boy was pushed into the cage. exhtb.
| tied on Kansas avenue, and fined all
the money he had in his possession for
the offense. Hooray for Mexico!
| Grover Metzger. found guilty OF a
vicious attack upon his wife. Grace, and
convicted of assault with a deadly
fenced this morning In the district
court Metzger must go to the peni-
| Tertiary for an indefinite time-until
discharged by law. His attorneys mo-
ton for q new trial was overruled.
| Five thousand Topeka baseball fans
awakened at o'clock this morning.
listened to the threatening thunder
| and lightning, prayed that rain would
wait until after the ninth inning-or
| the fifth inning in case the kaws were
ahead-and went to sleep again. Inc
| lightning and thunder were OF the
midsummer variety but no rain fell.
William williams. a full blooded
| Caddo from Oklahoma and Tor three
years captain of the Haskell football
team, will speak Sunday AFTERNOON az
the r. r. Y. M. c. A. Elmer Lin luist
will show stereopticon views OF In
dian life in Oklahoma l.. L. Gtllin-
water, a Miami Indian will speak on
his conversion. The meeting will be
religious.
Tom L. King. city passenger agent OF
the Santa Fe who Is in the Santa Fe
hospital recovering from recent OPP
Grafton is reported resting easily today
The Greeks at the local shine parlors
are enthusiastic over the prospects OF
a war with Mexico-hardly. Many OF
them came to this country to avo1o
trouble in their native land-and here
they are confronted with moro gun
powder.
The members and their wives or the
Mems Bible class Of the First Metho-
dist church, will give q reception In the
Sunday school temple this evening. &c
the twenty -four new members. recent.
lly added, and their friends. A mus1ca
and literary program Will ne renoeIeu
Among those who will take part are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Maltby. Miss Welchans
Miss McAllister, the class quartette
Mrs. Pettyjohn, Harry Snider, anc
Rev. Dr. Young.
The preliminary hearing OF George
. / n ont
will be continued Saturday morning al
nine o'clock in the court OF Topeka
The states examination will be con.
,, Quoted by Assistant Attorney Genera
Brewster and Assistant County Attor'
ney Switzer. Mr.. Atchison, accompa'
ned by c. D. Wellman and A. ]. Bolin'
ger, goes tomorrow to Kansas City Il
. take dispositions in the Johanna ADAM
case. The Badders case was deferre<
until tomorrow because Of out of towr