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The Topeka State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • 5

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STATE FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894. 5 CLEMENTS "7TLJT A TT TT TT TT OF ,4 (1 CI iL TChti T1 0 1 0r 0 Every department noT7 complsts Tritfc all ths latest and "best that tha "well knoTn manufacturers of Men's and Boys' vsarir. apparel produce. The largest and best stack Clothing, Hats and Ilsn's Furnishings in the city or state. MAGNIFICENT line of Mon's, Boys' and Children's 27eT7 Fall Suite and Overcoats, all styles, single and double breasted sacks long and medium cut, new Cutaway Frocks, comprising all new makes and styles of cloth; every garment made specially for us by tli.

3 best American manufacturers in this country, and our prices are less than you are asked by others for the ordinary ready made. There is not a store in this state that carries so large a stock of Fine Clothing as we do, and "bear this in mind: We do not ask you as much for one of our suits that are made and trimmed, fully equal in every respect to custom work (gives you value for your money), as others ask you for inferior made clothing. Every garment warranted just as represented. You cannot make any mistake in buying of us; ve make good every guarantee and recommendation. Our stock of Furnishings is the largest the city by far, and we sell you Underclothing 25 per cent less than you find same quality elsewhere.

We have exclusive control of Dr. Jaeger's Celebrated Sanitary Woolen Underwear for Ladies, Misses, Boys and Men, the best Underwear made in the world. The best 50c, 75c and Sl.OO Underwear in the city. ITeekvrear All the new novelties, and for 50c we give you what others charge you 75c for, and they tell you that is cheap. k3 XT0T7, just a vrord about Hats We have absolutely the largest and best assortment between the Missouri River and Denver, almost every well known and reputable manufacturer of Hats represented in our store, more new styles and shapes than any two houses in the city.

Dunlap's, Roelof's, Stetson's. Space will not permit us to mention ail. If you want to buy a $2.50 Soft or SthT Hat buy ours for 01.50. If you are looking at the round town S3.50 Hat, come and buy ours at S3. 00 and save your 20 per cent.

You save with us 20 to 25 per cent, and a better and larger line of NOVELTIES and STANDARD SHAPES to select from than any two houses in the city can show you. i (a, ji 67 KANSAS AVENU TfK TH TT TT 1X11 11 JLL-Xi-Q El 4 tl 9 It A rrn yr il an i fj WELL, WE GUESS SOT. ignore rules of Hutiday unJ holiday suspensions, aad make 1: free for all. F. The Public School3 Won't Bo Closod Today EMANCIPATION DAY.

SO THAT TEE DEAR CHILDREN Iay to Horse flares The School lioard Mils own on the Fruponitlon The members of the board of education wera indignant this morning when they Itarnei that the morning' japer had announced that they had mule an order clo3ing all the schools for this afternoon, 30 that the children might attend the horaa racea and go in free. President It. si. Welch ia out of the city but Jesse Shaw, vice president of the Kurd whs and he denounced the Announcement as unauthorized. Mr.

riaaw said: "The only foundation for ths report that I know anything itbut, is that Guilford Dudley met me on the street yesterday and said ho was poinjj down to see Mr. Welch and ask him to close tha schools Friday afternoon to that the children might go to the raes. lie said he thought it would be a nice thing to du as the racing association jiroposed to let all the school children go in free." Mr. further said that there had been co meeting of the board and that tho matter had not been presented to them and the hools would not be closed. -Mr.

S. Miller, a member of tho board, said: "I am most decidedly opposed to closing the schools to allow the children to attend horse races and will i.ot lend my inil.tence in that direction. 31 r. Davidson ivs the schools will be in session this aftruoon as usual, which is right." Mr. T.

A. Beck, a member of the board, paid: "The board of education has not issued an order closing the schools this afternoon on account of the races. It is a manor which does not have to come directly before the board and couid be determined by a majority of the board simply noufyinj th superintendent of their consent. I told Superintendent Davidson to act as he thought best." buj erintendent W. M.

Davidson was asked if it was true that the school were to close to aliow the pupils to attend the horse races. He said: "This is a matter over which I have bo control. The board of education governs the dismissal of the schools and I have no jurisdiction. I understand tt at the association has requested that ta schools be closed this afternoon, but a majority of the board are opposed to dismissal to attend horse races, and I coincide with them." JI ST TO ATTEND A HORSE RACE. An Objection lived Against Stopping the I'nit id States Mail.

Topeka, Sept. 21, 1S94 To the Kditor of the matk Joe rxal: Vt hat a matter of blessed memory and soothing rernitnscence to this great United states government it will be in years come, and also how valuable as a precedent, that the United States mails, through the carrier system of Topeka, wer delayed or suspended for half a day that the carriers could attend a local horse race down oa the bottoms. Great country! great government! wonderful resource oia ailiority ia a postmaster to Tlie Keal American Abraham Lincoln Anniversary Tomorrow. The colored citizens of this city and county will celebrate tomorrow in honor of Lincoln's tirst emancipation proclamation, at the City park and Hamilton hall. The procession will form at Sixth and Quincy streets, at 10:30 a.

m. Line of march: South on Quincy to Tenth; west on Tenth to Kansas avenue; north on Kansas avenue to City park. Ohdkb of asiox. Marshal of the i.iy und aides on horseback. I'latoou ot I'olicj.

Kirn dep Jaoksou's Military b-tnd. post G. A. II. i Lincoln pot; Ft.

111-low jot. CiU.t-'us ou horseback and in carriages. Thoso wishing to take part ia the parade will i lease report to Lack Odin, marshal of the day, at Siith and Quincy streets, at 10 o'clock a. lor assizument of position in line. Mayor Harrison, Hon.

J. O. Wood, Rev. B. F.

Foster, Hon. J. II. Guy, Secretary of State Oiborne, Hon. James Heck, Col.

J. M. Brown, Editor F. L. Jelts, Mr.

G. W. Smith, and other speakers will talk to the people at the parte. Hon. Charles Curtis and Mrs.

Naomi Anderson of Wichita will apeak at Hamilton hall at night. PULLMAN HEARD FROM. Ills Western Afct Talks About the Proposed Here. W. H.

Robinson, of Kansas City, western superintendent of the Pullman Car company, was in Topeka yesterday, and had a few remarks to make about To-peka's prospective oar shops. "It wtli not be a hard matter, I imagine," he said, "to secure them, but the question is, will they live? I have seen a good many of these co-operative schemes of different kinds, and they invariably tizzle out in a year or so. As a matter of fact there will be no business for the enterprise, as nearly the entire mileage of the United States is contracted to either our company or Wagner's for terms of twenty-five or fifty years. The contracts are not expiring every day. We have one small one that expires this year, but it will certainly be roewed The.

next one will expire in 1SJ3, but it ia as good as renewed now. New roads are not being built to make new contracts, and I don't see where another palace car company in the country is going- to get any business." Mr. Robinson perhaps was not aware that it is not the intention cf Mr. Myers, who owns the patents, to build new cars at present, but to put sleep. ng apparatus icto the present day coaenss, thus converting all the cars on the tru.n iuto sleepers.

The Stath Journal's Want and Miscellaneous columns reach each working day in the week mora tuaa twice as many Topeka people as caa be reached through any other paper. This is a fact. To act on the liver, and cleanse the bowels, no other rnedioias equals Aysr's Cathartic Pills. Read the "Wanti." 11 ray of them are as interesting as news i'-euxs. See if it is not so.

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME MEWS. Among '-great moral agencies" for which wo are Known Are "the races." And like other good Ideas thay'ra getting full grown Are races. They shut up the shops so the workmen can go, '1 he'oliiees close for the clerks, too. you know. The schools too, should ciose let tho children attend They too should enjoy the great moral trend uf '-die races.

The hail which fell last night did some damage to flowers. Governor Lewelling is expected to reach Topeka Sunday. Topeka claims to have the most polite policemen in the world. There was wind enough last night to give a man the shivers. 11 B.

Whaley is one of the gate keepers at the fair ground races. Warren" Cowles came over from St. Joe to seethe races this week. The races were very much better yesterday and the crowd was larger. Mike Wigin, chief of police at Cha-nute, played the races yesterday.

Several Washburn college boys want places to work to earn their board. Topeka almost had an Oklahoma sand storm just after supper last evening. The Coxey home guards are no more; they have died by common consent. Every one who drives home from the races tries to drive faster than everybody else. Most of the horses in the Topeka races will be at the Lawrence races next week.

Sheriff Naylor of Jackson county wore a big, yellow horse-owner'a tag at Horaces yesterday. The woman's Republican association is holding a meeting this afternoon at Lincoln post hall. Sergeant Steele of the police force now rides a high stepping black horse in making his rounds. One of the Kansas G. A.

Ji. flags was stolen while the Kansas old soldiers were goings to Pittsburg. The Musee people are courageous at least. They played to an audience of twenty-one la3t night. Charley Elliott and Tom Dorau will speak at a Republican meeting at Belleville tomorrow night.

The most popular man with the equal suffragists is Dr. Browutield, who gave them his crowd recently. With a few more Russian and Syrian cases in his court Judge Eusminger will become a linguist from habit. Judge J. B.

Johnson will address tho Republican meeting at the east end of the Sixth street viaduct tonight. Major T. J. Anderson says he is going to give Topeka an awful cheap rate the day Gov. McKinley speaks here.

The man who pumps water out of cellars ha3 at last found use for his rusty apparatus. He is working today. Wyandotte county has issued $35,000 in bonds to pay for a new bridge across the Kansas river near Kansas City. Marshall's band will give the promised free concert at the state house square this evening. The programme is gojd.

Nearly all the prominent shops and offices in town were closed yesterday afternoon to let the employes go to the races. W. O. Gandy, who was recently admitted to the practice of law, has gone to New York city to attend the New York law school. A farmer who drove 20 miles to do some business at a bank, and found it closed on account of the races, did a little quiet swearing.

W. 1L Fedderman paid $900 for the "privileges" at the Topeka races this week, which includes grand-stand, uar-ter-stretch and 6core-cards. Guy Pier, who burglarized Stansfleld's store, is now charged with robbing a dry goods store. This was a week prior to robbing the wet goods store. Last night's prayer meetings were spoiled, but then today's horse races are also spoiled; so it ia a stand off between the worldly and the godly.

John M. Wilkerson says he tried to join the St. Ananias club once, but the club entrance fee was raised about that time to $.0, which shut him out. Bert Brewster, stenographer in the state auditor's office, has resigned his position to take ellect October 1. Ha will move on his farm at liurrton.

J. W. Ilartzell, a former Topeka street car man, is said to have made and lost a quarter of a million dollars in San Francisco and is now almost worse off than nothing. The Topeka branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of tho M. IL church will hold its eleventh annual meeting at Concordia, commencing October 11 and continuing until October 14.

M. E. Lowe, who persists in doing scavenger work for the city without an appointment, has filed a petition in the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release from the city prison. A Republican merchant refused to sign a petition for the pardon of John Collingsworth, saying that while he would like to see him out, he wouldn't ask Lewelling for a favor If it would save his best friend. Mrs.

Bunce, who succeeded Mrs. Broughton in dressmaking in the Dr. Roby block on Sixth street, announces to the ladies of Topeka that she is now better prepared than ever to do llrst-clasa dressmaking. Fine suits, seven dollars, and cheaper ones, according to quality and design. KW.SO tit.

louia and 8ANTA FK ROUTE. Round trip tickets to St. Louis and return at $9.50 (one fare) will be fold by the Santa Fe Sept. 29 to Oct 6 inclusive, good to return to and including Oct. b.

Huwi.it Agents, Corner Sixth and Kansas ave. A satisfied customer is a permanent one. That's why we recommend De Witt's Early Risers. They cure constipation, Indigestion and Biliousness J. K.

Jones. The State Journal's Want tail Miscellaneous columns reach each working day in the week more than twice as many Topeka people as can be reached through any other paper. This is a fact. Ayer's Sarsaparilia is justly considered the only sure specific for blood disorders. Stevens Comeajmv Tomorrow will be a Good Day to Shop What We Have to Offer You Visit our Store and See 12 i 3,000 yards best grade of Outing Cloths, styles and Colorings as pretty as French Flannels.

Only 12ic yard. cents. 2,000 yards fine 4-4 Brown Muslin, this is very cheap at Gic. You won't be able to buy this quality long for 5c. 5 eemts.

2,500 yards Full Standard Dark Prints, our 7c quali-You can buy what you want on Saturday for 5c yd. RISpIpoeis. "We are very busy in our Iiibbon Department. The Special Line of Ribbon we are selling, extra quality and low price speak for themselves. If you want any for Fancy Work now is the time to buy.

10 cents For Saturday. Ladies' Fast Black Seamless Hose, our regular 15c; we will lose 5c pair on these for one day. T5 ce v. Llsieims. Saturday is the last day of our linen sale never were Linens sold so cheap as they have been this week.

Don't miss the last day. Tomorrow Ladies' Biarritz Kid Gloves only a few left for Saturday your choice of the balance for 75c. cee cs 10 Dozen Gent's Trimmed Night Shirts. Our G5c quality will be sold Tomorrow for 50c. i ffeT Jlikl.

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1873-1922