The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-14


didate for head clerk of this district,
which comprises North and South Da-
kota. Nebraska and Kansas.
There are one or two ice cream
wagons which dare to venture forth
every afternoon nowadays. This is al
most criminal
They have a basketball room in the
basement of the new manual training
high school. Perhaps basketball is
part of the course.
The city water hydrant at Eleventh
and Topeka avenue has been broken
and the streets and walks in that neigh
| borhood are flooded. -fs4
! The Ladies' Missionary society of the
! United Brethren church will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at the parsonage. Tea
will be served from to 8.
At the Central Congregational
church Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon is preach.
ing a series of six sermons to the
children of his congregation.
Madame Maconda comes to the Audi
torium on Wednesday. March p, as the
/ fourth in the series of entertainments
given by the Pipe Organ association.
Warden Jewett and the directors of
the penitentiary were in Peru Mon
day looking over various proposed
sites for the branch penitentiary and
state refinery.
The row of big trees in front of the
Huntoon place on Huntoon street
! have been taken out. They were prac-
tically ruined by the new pavement
along that street
The Union Pacific railroad is employ
ing as many men as can be found on
the construction work in North Topeka
and on the double track work between
Topeka and Kansas City.
The rush in the governors office
has not been so great since the legis-
lature adjourned, but there is still
steady stream of visitors. Governor
Hoch isn't allowed to loaf any.
Leavenworth Times: Albert Persch
is happy, satisfied, almost jubilant-
He has been awarded to Topeka and
says he is glad to be free of Hurlburt.
Topeka paid a good sum for him.
The uniform of the Oklahoma City
Western association team is of dark
brown goods. The shirt fronts bear The
monogram "OK." The caps are of
Boston style and the socks cardinal
red.
The annual Grand Army encamp-
ment for the department of Kansas
viii be held at Parsons dring the week
Commander Harris has just fixed the
date.
Judge Pollock and all the clerks,
marshals and attorneys of the federal
courts. have gone to Wichita where
the court is in session this week. The
federal building here is almost de-
serted.
A new approach is being built at the
north end of the MeIan arch bridge pre-
paratory to the tearing out the te1npor-
ary approach placed at the north end
after the food A permanent approach
will be erected this summer
A Topeka man observes: accord
ing to the dispatches, Mr.. KurOpatkin
has met with a very serious loss. The
Japs captured % carloads of maps at
Mukden. Pat will certainly need
these to aid him in getting out of the
country"
Whenever Prof. Penny goes into the
Auditorium to practice on the big or
gan it draws a crowd. Most people
had just as soon hear Prof Penny
practice as to hear a concert. He
certainly understands the big instru-
ment.
The award of the Rhodes scholar
ship for Kansas will be made the lat
fer part of this week at Lawrence,
where the board, comprising DR.. Muir
Washburn college, and Chancellor
Strong of the state university, Will
meet to make the award
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the
now city waterworks, viii prepare
statement soon for the city council
giving the running expenses in the op~
Grafton of the plant, the receipts of a
gross nature. and the net proceeds. 1t
is stated that the past six months
periods in the history of the company
When you stand on jackson street
and see a big pressed steel freight car
loaded with coal go rumbling past the
capitol building to the state heating
plant it Is justifiable to wonder what
has become of that section of the