The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-23


Washington Post
The prices for the Hobson lecture in
Topeka viii be S. so, rs and 81
The Washburn college orchestra will
give a concert at AIcVicar chapel Tues
day evening.
Walker whiteside played at ottawa
for 50, 70 and 81. In Topeka the price
was put UP to S1-50-
T. z. Dewey. supreme court reporter,
VIII move his family from Abilene to
Topeka IN short time
The Topeka Y. NJ. c. A basket ball
team met its first defeat at the hands
of the Haskell Indians Saturday night.
c. s. Duncan. ir. who has been run
ming restaurant in Topeka for some
time, has gone to Lawrence to accept d
position as city circulator on Charley
tineh's paper.
The Santa Fe hauled a carload of 40
federal prisoners from Ardmore, ]. T..
to the federal prison at Leavenworth
yesterday. The prisoners were con-
fined in a specially, constructed prison
car.
Arthur S. Kane the Topeka opera
house manager, says that the theater OF
the future must have animal rooms for
the pigs, cows and chickens of the rural
dramas, stalls for the horses and cages
for the lions and tigers.
Who was Shakespeare % asked a
iona IbDeka ldtneT OF MS 1u-gfaf-DiN
daughter who had recently been study
ing the great dramatist at her school.
oh, he was a fellow who wrote up
plays" she replied
Topeka council No. ~ United Com
mercial Travellers of America, held
special meeting Saturday night at their
council chambers 119 West Sixth avenue
and added six new members to the roll.
This makes over $50 members in the To-
peka council.
who has suffered grieVOuSly at the
hands Of the law recently, IS in it again
This time it is not stealing bicycles or
chickens. but getting drunk and beat
ing his infinitely better half.
On Tuesday evening a lecture will be
given in the Sabbath school room of
the First Presbyterian church by Rev.
Charles Thompson of the China Inland
mission. The lecture viii be illustrated
with sixty or more lantern slides.
san Toy" at the New Crawford to-
morrow night. will be one of the really
big attractions of the season. Two
carloads of scenery are carried. as
much as that of The Sultan of Sulu,
and twice as much as Jefferson De
Angels displayed Saturday.
Toots Colbert. a darkey boy who has
four times escaped from the Topeka
reform school to his home in For
Scott, was brought back to that insti-
tuition last week by Sheriff ROOdhOuss
1t is thought that "ToOts' viii stay
hitched this time. for if he comes back
again from the reform school without
consent he viii be sent to the Hutchin~
son reformatOry.
On the floor of the Young Womans
Christian association gymnasium Satur-
day night the Haskell girls were de-
feated by the Topeka High school
girls basket bail team. but not by
score SO large as that Under which the
Topeka boys met defeat at Lawrence
The Haskell girls complained of the
small size Of the floor on which they
played The score stood IS to s.
On February q and % there VIII be a
conference in Topeka of the secretaries
of the various Y. NJ. c. A. in the state
of Kansas. About % secretaries and
other paid officers are expected. The
first conference viii be held at 2 D. m.
February "A, and the meetings will con-
tinue until the evening of February %.
One of the UNIQUE features of this con
ventiOn is the method which has beer.
adopted for paying railway fares. All
who attend will pool their railway ex-
penses. and the pool viii be divided
equally among those in attendance
Thus each secretary who attends viii
contribute equally to the expense OF
transportation The Topeka Y M c. A.
will act as hosts of the occasion, and
Will provide entertainment for the
guests.