The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-04
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On der absent plan.


o. MCGEE has purchased the gro
Gerry store owned by D. Y. Cook.
Washburn college and Paramount
college played football at Washburn
field this afternoon.
Dr. William A. Quayle viii be at the
Auditorium on next Friday evening.
Der Is.
The Washburn college literary so
ciety held an open meeting in the
college chapel on Friday night.
Topeka bowlers have written to En-
poria bowlers in regard to a series of
match games this winter.
j. NJ. Cornell, passenger agent OF
the Santa Fe, went to Chicago Friday
night.
street was quarantined today for diph-
liberia.
The w. c. II. U. will meet at the
First Methodist church on Monday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Mrs. H. L. Wilson has returned to her
home in Atchison after a fortnight's
visit with relatives in North Topeka.
John Ellenberger of Emporia, who
has been sick at Christ hospital, will
be able to return to his home Sunday.
One week from today the great an
nual WaShburn-Kansas university
football game takes place. Betting is
even in Topeka on the result.
J. L. Parker of Stockton, Kan, is in
Topeka for few days. He has just
sold out his newspaper and is looking
for new location.
DIR. Dwight Hills viii lecture at the
Auditorium on next Friday eevning.
This is the second number of the pipe
organ lecture course.
From the morning indications it is
fair to presume that the game between
Washburn and Paramount this after
noon will be played on a muddy field.
hoy carries his messages? If you don't
watch him next time take out his slips
from under his cap.
DIR. Norman Plass, president of Wash
burn college. left Friday - ernoon for
an eastern trip in the interest of the
college.
Frank Thompson, formerly an en-
plOye of the Santa Fe shops in this
city but now living at Fort Scott, is
visiting friends in the city this week.
The Shawnee County Sunday School
association will hold its annual meet
ing Thursday and Friday of next week
at the First Baptist church.
The Provident Association Mothers
meeting Will take place on alternate
Tuesdays hereafter, beginning with
November z.
Robert w. Blair of Topeka of the
law. class of '87 responded to the toast
THE Alumni at the banquet follow
ing the dedication of the new law
school at Lawrence Friday.
Fort Pillow Post, No. 321, G. A. r.,
viii give their regular quarterly dinner
and entertainment at night at their
hall. 413 Kansas avenue, on Monday,
Nov. 6.
Some early riser this morning saw
the reflection in the windows from the
fire which the Jan1tor had built in
Adams Brothers building and turned
in a fire alarm.
Mrs. Carrie V. Morgan of Chicago,
! president of the National Longevity
club, will give an address on Health
and Longevity at Unity church tonight
at s o'clock 1t is free to the public.
State Commander Coney and num-
Der of Topeka G. A. r. people will go
/ to Newton tonight to be present on
! Sunday at the funeral of Colonel 7.
/ NJ. Jackson.
A number of the members of the
4 Topeka Automobile club viii attend
/ the meeting of the American Automo-
bile association which meets in Kansas
+ City today.
The school house at Dover has been
completed and the patrons of the dis
trict say that it is the best building of
the kind of any of the rural districts
about Topeka.
A barn on the premises of Axtel
/ H'OrSil, 222 Buchanan street, caught fire
Friday afternoon at 4:4O. The fire de-
! partment from stations No. 3 and No.
4 responded and saved the barn. The
loss was small. Origin of fire unknown.
Z. 8. Schermerhorn president of
! the board of control, returned on Fri
day from a visit to the state hospital
at Parsons and school for the feeble
minded at Winfield He says that he
4 found everything in good condition.
The skating rink seems to have
made a hit from the first night. The
crowd was so large last night that a
person could not find a place to fall
without endangering the life of some
one already down.
The Topeka state hospitals green
house contains some of the finest
chrysanthemums in the city. Several
specimens are on display in the office
Of the board of control in the state
house.
Governor Hoch says that he is glad
that his son Homer is in charge of his
Marion Record. Il have all sorts OF
trouble up there" he says. because
things were not run right. The books
are all in a jangle.
: Commander Coney has issued or
ders that all posts shall be draped for
ten days on account of the tragic
death of Col. T. J. Jackson, who was
killed by a train the first Of the week
in Kansas City
The Union Pacific hotel in North
Topeka is being treated to a coat Of
red paint. Now if the company would
just put wells or something over tht
rpw OF chimneys on the north side Of
the building long felt want" would
be filled.
The sample piece of brick pavement
which has been placed at the intersec-
! ton of Sixth and Kansas avenues has
been completed. One layer of bricH
upon a one-inch sand cushion and ar
asphalt filler makes up the pavement
! complete on the old concrete base.
Senator Porter of Montgomery county
was in Topeka yesterday He thinks
that the next legislature ought to take
steps toward calling a constitutional
convention, because the present consti-
tuition is badly jumbled up and is il
need of revision.
Congressman Miller of the Fourth
Kansas district is making speeches fol