The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

we II al nave TO SIT on the air.
London Fishing Gazette.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Wood have gone
70 Greensburg, Ind, for visit
James Cithbert Of the firm of Cuth
bert & Sargent, will leave soon for
visit IN Scotland
Those photo albums at the Swift &
Holiday Drug Co.'S, make elegant
Christmas presents.
Rev. c. A. Bjorix of Chicago will
preach in the Swedish Bethel church at
b22 Polk street tonight.
H. A. Heath returned yesterday from.
Chicago. where he attended the Inter-
national Live Stock show.
The foundations for the new BAPTIST
church at the corner of Ninth and Jack
son streets are about finished.
A meeting OF the Topeka Scottish So
ciety win be held Saturday night at the
Office OF Postmaster John Guthrie.
John W. Reedy has been appointed
sub carrier on rural mail route 3, oper-
atinE out Of station A, in North To-
Deka-
Singing your love into your lady's
heart is the way with those beautiful
songsters from K. & K. SOB Kansas
avenue.
The washburn girls who play basket
ball will have sweaters which will be
in keeping with those worn by men,
hers of the football team.
Rev c. A Bjork. of Chicago. will
at 522 Polk street tonight. Special mu-
sic will be furnished by the choir.
The August Clothing company of To
peka has been awarded the contract
for supplying the state institutions
with hosiery. suspenders and rubber
boots.
The Washburn faculty has decided to
give the students a few days extra va
cation. School will close for the holi-
days on December Is instead of Decem-
Der %.
Griggs' Hercules" and Stoves or
phans," the two basket ball teams Of
the z w. c. A. engaged in a game last
night, resulting in a score of "a to % in
favor of the former.
There is J. C. Shaffer in Topeka
who has been confounded with Clyde
Sheafcr, who was arrested for enticing
girls into a room. Naturally Mr.. Shaffer
doesn't like that kind of notoriety.
The Topeka Scottish society will
meet at Judge Guthriess Office on Sat
urday evening at p. m Important
business will come before the society.
and full attendance is desired. =
On of the new gray horses which
draws the serial truck is in bad shape
physically. The excitement of fire SER
vice seems to disagree with him, and he
is getting as thin as a rail.
A lot Of fine old trees that have stood
for years on the John Martin property
at the corner Of Eighth and Harrison
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room for the new manual training high
school building.
Ola Weidstein. a young Swedish citi-
zen, came to the station last night for
protection. The man is evidently in
sane. He thought that some of his
countrymen were after him. and that
every one who approached him wanted
to dEht.
At o'clock last night the fire de-
partment was called to the Topeka
at SAcnoH nd GfraatS
The fire originated in the engine room,
and did not spread beyond this room.
The damage was small.
Nearly all the city officials and coun-
cilfnen are in Wichita attending the
Municipal 1ueage meeting. Tomorrow
the dispatches under Wichita date
line are due, telling what the Topeka
delegation is doing and saying.
Park Commissioner A. Reinsch of To-
peka was unable to attend the meeting
of the municipal league at Wichita, but
he sent down by Councilman Weber his
paper on Park improvement" to be
read by the secretary of the leagu.
Miss Lands, who has been superin-
tendent of Stormont hospital for a
month past has resigned and will re-
turn to Kansas City. Miss Strayer will
take the position vacated. Miss Strayer
is a graduate of the hospital training
school.
The state board of railroad commits
souri, Pacific to keep an agent at
Durand. Woodson county, on the
ground that there is not enough bust
ness there to justify it. The point is
less than three miles from Yates
Center.
The Christmas holiday vacation of
Washburn college will begin December
Is and will continue until Tuesday,
longer than is usually given. but the
date is set early in order to enable
students to take advantage of holiday
railroad rates.
A number of the members of the Re
publican state central committee have
declined to become guests of the To
peka Commercial club during their
meeting here in January, because they
feel such acceptance would compromise
them politically. They needn't worry;
the members of the Democratic COM
mittee will get the same sort of invita-
lions.
Fritz Durein, one of the jointists
whose property has been in the hands
of the police. called with a replevin
today to recover one ice chest four
chairs two tables and two pumps, but
they were gone. 1t is supposed that
the other icintists have gathered his
property along with their own. Five
cusptdores was all he could find out
of the wagon load he intended to haul
away.
". H. Buergard. a freight conductor
on the Union Pacific. was arrested
Thursday by officer Hutton for OBJ
structing the sidewalk Buergard was
in charge of freight train which had
been standing on the sidetrack west
of the depot all day. The end of the
last car partially INSTRUCTED the west
sidewalk of Kansas avenue at the
crossing. The case will be heard next
Monday afternoon.
One of the street sweepers broke
down the day after 1t was received anc
had to be taken to the yard for re-
pairs. In making the repairs, Street
Commissioner Snyder discovered that
the manufacturers had sent the wrong