The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-10

new high school building which it is
proposed to build there.
The following is the standing of the
teams in the Interstate Bowling league:
Kansas City. $50; Lawrence, 500; st.
Joseph, 1888; Topeka, 1888.
The Y NJ c. A basket ball team will
play the Haskell Indians at Lawrence
March 9, and two weeks later will play
the same team in Topeka.
J. P. Blodgett. a Santa F'e engineer.
viii speak at 4 p. m. Sunday at the
Y. NJ. c. A. on the subject, Can Rail-
road Man be Christian"
People who want to take advantage
of the bankrupt law had better do so
Immediately. There are three bills in
congress now for its repeal.
Sanitary Policeman Nate williams
fell on slippery sidewalk yesterday
and wrenched his knee. He was taken
home in the patrol wagon.
Several Topeka Protestants are taking
instructions from the Jesuit fathers
now conducting a mission at the
Church of the Assumption.
Charles Blakesley. Topeka CORE
spondent of the Kansas City Times, has
returned after a several days stay in
the southern part of the state.
Now that the war in Kentucky ap-
pears to be at an end. Topeka people
are beginning to turn their attention to
the South African conflict again.
1t always pleases a weather prophet
when his predictions come true. He will
forgive the weather for half a dozen
slips if it follows his predictions once.
Bruce Wallace holds the cooked hat
record of the city. He made "a on the
Y. NJ. c. A. alleys Wednesday. The
former record was 81, made by Oscar
Pyle.
John R. Mulvane and Edward Will
der attended the meeting of the board
of directors of the Missouri Kansas
Telephone company in Kansas City
yesterday.
Atchison Globe: While John Seaton
is doing up Cy Leland, L. M. Crawford
captured Herbert Kelley and Efie
Shannon, in THE Moth and the Flame"
for Topeka
depots claim that their trade has been
light recently because people are afraid
to get off the trains for fear of catching
the smallpox.
The chemical engine team from the
fire department headquarters and a
large bob" sled were utilized in CIV
ing a number of children a sleigh ride
this morning.
A Topeka hunter who made prepara-
lions TO seek cottontails yesterday de-
cided to forego the hunt and clean his
sidewalks. 1t is a pity there are not
more like him.
Mr.. w. w. Mills, Mr.. w. L. Trump,
Mr.. Otis Crawford and Miss Blanche
Wilson will leave for the east Monday
to purchase goods for the Mills Dry
Goods company.
The horse that was hired from a
livery stable to take the place of Don
the fire horse that died, has already
learned to run for his place when the
alarm bell sounds
George R. Lugton, who has been run
ming the elevator in the Topeka federal
building, has secured an appointment
as an elevator conductor in the treasury
department at Washington.
There are three new applicants for
membership in the Commercial. CLUB.
They are Homer c. Bowman, insur-
ance; Black. Laird & Blackman, con-
tractors, and P. L. Wise. civil engineer.
Father Hayden has been at Chapman
arranging for the jubilee of Rev. Father
Leary, of that place, which will take
place on April "a. On that date Father
Leary will have been a priest for 20
years.
Kansas is to furnish live squirrels to
Chicago for the parks of that city. The
park board of Chicago recently in
structed the superintendent to purchase
IA squirrels in Kansas to 'sQuirrelize'
the parks.
Miss Grace Church, daughter of the
superintendent of insurance has been
live stock sanitary commission, the Of
flee of which Taylor Riddle is in charge
at the state house.
At the goods roads meeting to be held
this afternoon in the Commercial club
rooms, an address will be delivered by
William H. Moore, president of the
State and Interstate Good Roads and
Public Improvement association.
Fort Pillow Post G. A. r., will hold
services in commemoration of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln Sunday afternoon
in Rev. G. D. Olden's church at First
avenue and Madison street It will be
the ninety-first anniversary of Lincoln's
BIRTH
Mr.. Levi z. Letter the Chicago mil
lionaire, accompanied by his private sec
rotary, Mr.. Crabb, left for Chicago
Thursday afternoon over the Rock ISL
and. Mr.. Letter has been in Topeka the
past few days looking after his bank
ing interests here.
The city health authorities might
solve the pest house problen-by adopt
ing the Belle PLANE plan-Quartering
the victims in joints. This would serve
the double purpose of doing away with
the necessity for the pest house and
closing the joints.
Several Topeka women have been fur
nishing amusement for their friends by
biting" on the old joke about the
ground hog. These women have re-
Gently seen sausage in a butcher shop.
having been taken therein to see the
real ground hog"
The Topeka Dramatic club held a