The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


The Flks' show closed last night
The federal grand jury meets next
Monday.
Saturday without football is sort
OF lonely.
The city council meets Monday even
ing in its regular session.
This winter we will call them the
ice-caves of Kansas avenue.
Del Travis, the state fish and game
warden, was in Topeka Saturday.
The youngsters are finding pretty
good skating around Topeka right
now.
The EIks, Memorial exercises viii
be held at the Auditorium at p. m.
today.
United States District Attorney J. S.
Dean went to his home in Marion yes
terday.
The special session of the United
states grand jury begins in Topeka on
Monday
Isn't it about time for the street rail-
way company to get its stoves INTO ac-
tiOn2 Third call.
1t is always a question whether the
man who wears a theatrical overcOat
is also wearing a corset.
John Smith, Governor Hoch's execu-
tive clerk, went to his home in Marion
Saturday to spend two days.
A big 20-foot United States flag has
been ordered to be used in decorating
one Of the walls of Governor Hoch's
office
There is stiu quite a large force Of
clerks at work i'm the office of Secretary
F. D. Coburn, compiling the census sta
fistics.
The city building and the city fathers
have never experienced so much quiet
as they have had within the past month
or two.
The wild cIamor of the telephone bell
for football scores was hUshed at the
State Journal office Saturday evening
Oh what joy.
Governor Hoch stopped over in Clay
Center while on his recent speaking
trip and visited Del Valentines new
printing plant
Washburn will send a basket ball
team to compete i'm the tournament at
GIasco- Washburn has some strong
players in school.
The Kansas Academy of Science held
its meeting at Lawrence Friday and
Saturday. A number of Topeka scien-
fists attended the meeting.
Some interesting announcements are
expected next week by the depositors of
the defunct First National bank from
Receiver James T. Bradley.
on next Tuesday night the members
Of the Topeka Commercial club will
banquet in honor of the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding of Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W Silver have re-
turned from their trip to Kansas City
where they visited Miss Lucy T. Dough-
erty and Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Strong.
Why doesn't the Topeka Railway
company advertise the beautiful
scenery along Kansas avenue ia the
way of chasms. canyons and lakes2
1t is expected that the state board Of
railroad commissioners will meet in To-
peka next week and decide some of the
freight rate questions which are pend
ing.
Congressman W. A. Calderhead has
presented to the adjutant generals de-
partment Of the state a number of
hound volumes of war department or
ders.
Representative C. S. Beekman. Of
Cowley county, who spent Saturday in
Topeka, has announced that ne is for
Phil Campbell for United States SEN
Rtor
George A. Clark was in Topeka Sat
urday after a jaunt to Lake View or
somewhere else and denies the story
that he is going to start bank down
In Oklahoma
The state officers are engaged in a hot
argument as to who sends out the most
mail. It seems to lie between the secre-
tary of state, board of control and ad-
5utant general.
T. E. Ryan Of st. Charles. Ill, for
merry special examiner of land Of
fees, arrived in Topeka yesterday. He
SAYS that he has severed his cOnnec-
ton with the department.
There is only one other animal be-
sides q pig which changes from one side
to another in running and that's a buff
aalo," said Major T. J. Anderson who
used to hunt buffalo on the prairies.
The competition between the gas
company and the electric lighting
company in TOpeka for customers has
reached the circular stage. Front
porches were Uttered with them last
night.
MAYOR W. II. Davis secured No. Is for
the registration number of his automo-
bile Saturday afternoon. Number IA
was taken by George w Crane. "I
wanted TO have No. 10 but 7 see I was
too late, said Crane.
Considerable complaint is being
made by people in the west part Of
town especially on Tenth avenue
about colored boys going home late at
night, firing revoIvers and yelling
Shout like Comanche Indians.
Ten cents per hundred is the addi-
uonal charge made by fire insurance
companies TO cover damage which NAV
result from natural gas explosions. IN
the present policies there Is nothing con
tained which covers such a feature
A team Of mules, hitched to a wagon
containing some groceries. wandered
around in the bottoms" district last
night, and we're taken In tow BY q
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