The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
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The mercury stood at % degrees above
zero at O'Clock this morning.
union now has over 5000 members.
The mist enveIoped the town last night
until it seemed as bad a London fog
Torn-up streets in the western part Of
the city have no danger lights out at
night
The NeiH company opens at the Craw-
ford Tuesday night for q two nights en-
s.rhe Nashville Students omen at the
Grand Tuesday evening in q two nights
engagement
The Kansas Pan-American commission
met today az Secretary F. D. Coburn's
office in the state house
Ottawa plays Washburn on the Wash
the last game of the season
A Topeka investor bought 400 acres of
land on the outskirts of Granite, Okla
homa. last week. at 81 per acre
Engineer Steve Bayer of wellington has
been admitted TO the Santa Fe hospital
to receive treatment for rheumatism.
City market stalls piled full of turkeys
game and plump sueki1nss serve as pleas
ant reminders of Thursdays Invitation
The Topeka Whist club tournament will
be augmented by a couple of new teams
at the second session, to be held this
evening.
L S. Ferry read a paper before the Sat
urday Night club Saturday evening on
public
The Pan-American exposition commits
sion is meeting In the The offif f Of F. D. Co
riculture.
Chas. Sessions. Topeka correspondent Of
the Kansas City Journal. has returned
from q trip to OklahomA with the Dawes
commission
Every lawyer in Franklin county has
signed a letter asking Governor Stanley
to appoint A w. Benson of Ottawa on the
supreme bench
Those who want to give money or food
for the Thanksgiving dinner for the poor,
should call or notify Mrs. Thorpe before
Wednesday noon.
The friends OF Governor Stanley and
the. present administration are said to be
fostering a boom for E w. Hoch of Mar
ion for governor IN 1902
Clyde Walter sixteen years old. is the
youngest blacksmith in the state He lives
in Rossville and is the youngest Of four
brothers, all blacksniths-
The committee OF directors of the Kan
sas Exposition viii go TO LeavenNorth
Leavenworth Commercial club
Congressman J. n. Miller, who has gone
to Washington, favors the enactment by
congress of a law prohibiting voting by
persons who can neither read nor write.
The street railway tracks are in a bet
ter condition 1or winter than they nave
ever been for years A force OF men IS
continually at work on various parts Of
the line.
While the council is waiting to hear
from the water company IL might take
some steps toward putting up the fire bell
and plumbing the Sheldon addition to the
city prison.
The Jury in the district court will be
busy this week with civil and state cases.
One OF the army of Little Egypts will
be at the Crawford tonight This is said
to be the original.
The State Temperance union now furn-
fshes detectives TOR communities desiring
to obtain evidence against vlolators OF the
prohibitory law. at the rate of SIS per
week and all local and travelling expenses.
General Manager II A. Parker of the
Rock Island passed through Topeka sat
urday night on his way back to Chicago.
after his eleven days "trip overland. over
the proposed new extension from LIBERAL
Kansas. to FL Paso, Texas
Some time after the Kansas City vs.. To-
peka contest the high school football
a game against the eleven composed Of the
alumni of the school. It VIII not take
place on Thanksgiving day, however.
VIM. DemOrest, supertn tendent OF the
Barber Asphalt company in Kansas City,
met the mayor. city engineer, city attor-
ney and streets and walks committee of
the council Saturday afternoon and agreed
to proceed at once in the repairs on the
streets.
Oswego and the business men are in a
quarrel over an occupation tax One man
refused to pay X and was ordered sent
to jail Habeas corpus proceedings in the
case viii be heard its merits at the
December session of the court.
.'Cush'' Love, colored, who Is well known
to the Topeka police, has been arrested
for lighting with a jointist In Usage City.
Love was arrested some time ago charged
ed, as the prosecuting witness was killed
by a switch engine before the case came
up for trial
Recently one of the new cars which
runs on the North Topeka line was com
ing into town when several people en-
tered the car The stove was so hot that
all the gentlemen in the car left and stood
the platform. The ladies were, of
course. unable to do this and were COM
has been no complaint about the tardy
heating of the cars this fall