The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-23

or more gets an Elks vaudeville ticket
Tree Friday and Saturday at the
County Clerk Newman will make
trip to Leavenworth today in the in
terest of his candidacy for state
auditor.
The Royal Neighbors will give a
dance tonight at Steinberg's hall.
Everybody invited. Gents 25 cents
Sixteen young men took the exami-
nation at the federal building yester-
day for positions as carriers and postal
Governor Hoch will celebrate
Thanksgiving day by making a speech
at teachers convention at Smith
Center
Mayor ". H. Davis has been invited
to attend meeting of the National
Civic Federation in New York City De
cember CTS
For week the weather department
has been prophesying this kind of
weather At last 1t has come. There is
nothing like perseverance.
Robert Kneisler took out a building
permit yesterday for the erection of a
$4,000 brick fiat to be located at 1874
and 1876 east First street.
Arrangements are being made by
the members of the T. A. A. to hold
bowling tournament as soon as the
weather turns little cooler.
The detention hospital has but one
case. About a week ago a domestic
from Abilene arrived in the city and
soon after was taken i'll with smallpox
F. L. Williams, Governor Hoch's
private secretary, has returned to To-
peka after putting in a couple of
weeks trying cases at his home in Clay
Center.
Dick Cooley says that he has not yet
ctr II
team of next year. Got plenty on the
string though" is his reply to further
query
The work of remodelling the Presby-
terrain church is getting under way very
rapidly. It will be some time, however
before the organ is made and ready for
installation.
The missionary meeting of the First
Lutheran church to have been held
Thursday has been indefinitely post
poned but the Home baking will be
held as usual.
The Washburn academy and the
Southern Kansas academy of Eureka
will debate this year on the question:
/ Resolved. that Independent action in
politics is preferable to party al
Iegiance
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter viii
deliver q lecture on THE Modern
Brutus' at the Y. W. c. A. rooms Fri
day evening. 1t is the second in her
Shakespearian series and no admis-
sion is charged.
A marriage license was granted in
Kansas City. Kansas, Wednesday, to
James w. Wilson of Omaha and
Isadorah T. Richardson OF Topeka.
The age given for the former is 81
while the latter is returned as be-
ing so.
! The following building permits have
been issued from the office of the fire
marshal: w. E. Fitzgerald, dwelling.
1015 Garfield avenue, $1,000, the same
party barn. 800. 1913 Garfield Robert
Kneisler. $500, lots 194-19s East First
street
reached as far west as Sixth and
/ Western avenue. A large construction
gang is at work at that location.
Richard Collins, a negro workman IN
/ the gang. was overcome yesterday with
gas but was resuscitated.
Ex-Governor Bailey has been pre-
scented by the Lewis and Clark exposi-
! ton with a diploma in appreciation Of
/ his services in support OF the exposl-
ton. The diploma came to the gov
| ernor's Office yesterday, and was for
warded to Mr.. Bailey at Balleyville.
John r. Mulvane. Frank Grimes and
J. r. Burrow attended meeting OF
/ the executive committee of the Kansas
/ Bankers association held at the BaItl-
more hotel in Kansas City Wednesday
/ evening The members of the COM
mittee partook of an elaborate dinner.
The building of the new club house
] which the Elks propose 10 erect was
decided by a vote last night of the
members should be turned over to
a committee of five with full power to
act. They will serve for period OF
FIVE wears and have charge of f1nan-
| ciering the whole matter
T. B. Gerow, state free employment
agent, has received word that the Bur
hngton road is willing to make low
rates for parties of cornhuskers des-
tined for western Kansas. It has
taken the Burlington so long to make
up its mind that most of the farmers
/ have supplied themselves with corn
the section gangs on the railroads
Arrangements are now being made
by the Wells-Fargo Express com palls
for It's annual gift Of thanksgiving