The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-10

license Chief Taylor gave him one
hour to procure a license, get out of
left the city. 1t is understood that he
took orders for the book two weeks ago
from LeavenWorth people and was de-
livering them yesterday.
The hotel men are feeling the effects
of the laundry trust in Topeka, which
was exposed by the State Journal last
July. The trust has put the price of
laundering so high that the hotel pro-
prietors think they can run a mutual
hotel mems laundry and save money.
The first edition of the Harmon
Wilson book. which will be out next
week, will be numbered and limited to
1000 copies. The first copy, No. 1, will
be sold to the highest bidder. Sealed
bids may be sent to J. E. House, sec
rotary Of the committee. till December
The following members of the Com
mercial club have been appointed as
committee to prepare nominations
for the directorate of the club: Frank
Foster. John Sargent, A. A. GODDARD. D.
NJ Paxton, Robert Stone Charles L
Wood, Edward Wilder, H. A. Auerbach,
H. w. McAfee.
The Beloit Gazette says: The work
Of putting in a. steam heating plant at
the Catholic church has been progress
ing the past week. The contract is be-
/ ing filled by James Durkin of Topeka,
who together with his foreman, J. E.
| Howe, is in the city at work on the
! job. 1t is Mr.. Durkin's intention to
have heat in the church by next Sun
day.
The mcfarland Chemical Co. have
| just received another shipment of
Germicide machines and can fill orders
promptly now. Ut is the only positive
cure for catarrh, asthma and all bron-
chiaI affections. A $1,000 machine with
chemicals sent to any address for $500
for a short time. They are still giving
free treatments at their laboratory, 607
| Jackson street.
About a dozen Washburn students,
| who live on West Sixth avenue, were
left at the transfer station this morn
ing. The Sixth avenue car was a minute
| late and the Washburn car was at the
| transfer station when the Sixth avenue
car arrived but before the girls could
reach it the Washburn car started and
the conductor was deaf to all shouts
and entreaties.
| The Social Settlement, at Fourth and
Jackson streets. is in need of some
quilt patches. The ladies of the settle
the poor people since last May, but are
now out of material. Anyone having
quilt scraps which they do not need
may be assured that they will be put
to good use if delivered to Mrs. Hen
bricks. who will receive them at the
settlement building.
Atchison Globe: James Whitcomb
Riley, the poet, appeared at the To-
peka Auditorium last Monday evening.
Governor Bailey introduced him, and
the immense building was full; the at
| tendance certainly amounted to 1000.
Riley read a number of his poems. He
is not an ordinary reader" but very
| clever actor. One of his selections re-
lated how an uncle complained because
little boy would not sit on his lap;
the boy insisted on sitting on his aunt's
lap. "In tell you why 1 don't like to
sit on your lap the boy explained to
his uncle; "a mans lap falls apart.
Everything Riley writes is of this home
ly character, and people like it. He
probably received seven or eight hun
bred dollars for his appearance at To-
pelka