The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-09


And this once rugged world win look
Like one vast Christmas card.
Henry ]. Adams of Burlington is in
town.
R. S. Brigham was in Kansas City
Tuesday.
After December 20 there will be a
penalty attached to unpaid taxes.
The street railway force is working
on the loop at the asylum terminal
The sub-senior class at the high
school cleared about $125 upon the play
given by it last week.
Henry C. Parsons, a postal clerk at
Lawrence, has been arrested on
charge of removing mail matter from
mail sacks.
Sheriff Lucas went to Atwood Tues
day to appear as a witness in the pre-
liminary hearing Of the Rawlins county
| treasury robbers.
Free railway passes were handed out
last night by City Clerk Squires to all
desire to go to Wichita.
William H. Fay, of Kansas City. has
brought replevin suits in the district
court to recover the goods seized in
the joints by Chief McCollum.
Several thousand bricks which had
been hauled in for use on the West
Tenth avenue paving were condemned
yesterday by City Engineer McCabe.
In some places the North Topeka car
tracks are laid above the street level,
according to City Engineer McCabe,
thus rendering the street impossible.
| Topeka hotel keepers are discussing
a proposition to build a laundry for
their own use. There is something Of
a contest between them and the local
| laundries over prices.
| The city engineer and street railway
| have reached an agreement about the
brick which the company used in re-
paving Huntoon street. The company
will pay the city's price.
The local Independent telephone COM
pany is issuing new directory that will
ing handsome and convenient vol
ume, It will contain. the names of 1900
Subscribers.
Members of the Washburn College
Dramatic club viii be presented with
gold badges, pins for the girls and
watchfobS for the boys. The member
ship of the club is restricted and ad-
mission to it is made on merit only.
The turkey eating public will be
pleased to know that on account OF
the widely published announcement OF
the failure of the turkey crop the de-
mand for birds was so small that the
prices dropped. 1t is said that the
prices will be low at Christmas time.
The volume of Harmon D. Wilson'S
verses and paragraphs, published as a
lIHGIllOI1d1 10 NH ny Ills nSWSPdPCt
friends, will be on the market in time
for the Christmas holiday trade. The
Wilson book will contain a number OF
very fine illustrations by Albert T.
Reid.
Mr.. H. S. Weeks coach of the Kan
sas university football team, was ir
Topeka last night, a guest of Mr.. o
D. Wolf. He says he will be with Kan
sas again next year, and hopes for g
more successful season. After spend
ing the day in Lawrence, he leaves
there this evening for his home in Ale
gan. Mich.
Chief Wilmarth has received the
complete reports on the loss sustained
in the Wolf jewelry store fire at 72|
Kansas avenue. which occurred No
vember Is. The total insurance in
volved on buildings and contents wa:
$29,350 and the loss paid was S. PIC. 65
This is considers bly, smaller loss thar
at first estimated.
A circular is being prepared by Wash
burn college which Will be mailed tt
moneyed friends of the school announc-
ing the desire that the present eraow-
ment of 800, 900 be increased to $780,,
000 The college property is valued al
about s335,000 and, in comparison witt
other schools, the endowment is out Of
proportion.
The Topeka high school football team
reelected Frank Griggs captain of the
team yesterday. Prof. Richard Har
greaves, who was manager of the team
during the past season, will manage
the team again next fail. The treasury
of the athletic association, has a small
deficit as the result of one or two
losing engagements, but it is believed
this will be made up before the team
goes on the field again. Easier, Tice
johnson, Cowgirl and Montgomery o.
last years team will graduate thi:
lyear. Johnson will probably make {
lplace on the Washburn team anothel
season. The team has had a grouI
picture taken