The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

j. S. Dean. United States attorney.
went TO his home in Marion on FRIDAY
afternoon.
The city jaiIor is ready to receive ap-
pications for the position OF gfusly
made vacant by the murder Of Trusty
Dahlgren.
j. c. Holland drew the plans which
were accepted by the county commits
sions for the new county court house
at Marion.
Here's another-the Clay school
football team defeated the sub-fresh-
man team Of the Topeka High school
Friday by a score Of II to o.
The state Journal was issued early
today, shortly after noon, to allow the
carriers to attend the big Washburn-
x. o. football game this afternoon
About thirty of the State Journal car
riers are Washburn college students
Chief Of Police Goodwin has Issued
cards offering a reward OF so Tor
the conviction of Sam Elmer who
forged checks and passed them on the
National hotel as well as on several
merchants last week.
Today promises to be the greatest
day of the season for a football game
While X. II. is making great claims
as to what will happen when they
meet the Washburn blue, the sons or
Ichabod are confident they viii win
In the absence of President Charles
cial club. John r. 1Iulvane presided
Though but a bare quorum, Is mem
hers, was present, lots Of business was
done.
After today some Of the college stud
ents who bet on the Washburn-k Kansas
game may have to eat snOwballs dur
ing the rest of the winter And then
to add insult to injury they may have
TO wait until the snow flies
resolution from the Denver Cham
not
question in this country against the
free business from the Philippines was
discussed at the Commercial club meet
ing last night and referred to the com
mittee on legislation.
The fact that this is the regular
quarterly pension paying time, viii
keep the regular gang Of football
cranks in the federal building away
from the game this afternoon Some Of
the worst gridiron fanatics in the city
are recruited from this building
Margaret Hill 1dcCarter, editor Of the
Club Member, was last night taken into
the Commercial club as a member. She
IS the third Topeka woman placed on
the membership list. The Mofhtt F'urn-
iture company was also taken in last
night.
Secretary IT. J. Anderson now has
about 25 applications for plates at the
Topeka birthday banquet on December
8. The size Of the crowd will determine
ment Of the state house or in one OF the
hotels.
The contract for builaing the Marion
court house was secure ] by J. B. Belts
of North Topeka, his bid being $41,874,
and the lowest by several hundred dol
lars Of the bids offered. The electric
wiring will also be done by a Topeka
firm, r. p. Jordan.
This afternoon at 5:35 o'clock the
Kansas Agricultural college train will
arrive at the Rock Island depot. Lee
lures on corn and wheat raising win be
given A good many specimens of the
experimental work at the college Will
be shown on the train.
Mrs. Edwin II. Kline of 456 North
Monroe street. Columbus, O., has writ
ten to the police for assistance in To-
eating her brother. William j. John
son, who formerly lived in this city.
but has not been heard from since the
big flood of 1903. Johnson is a butch
er by trade.
The Commercial club cast a favora BILE
vote last night in regard to the effort
of the Salt Lake Commercial club to
induce people to tourist in the western
part OF the United States in preference
TO Europe. Annually the American
sightseeing public spends thousands Of
dollars going across the water"