The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The best location on Kansas avenue IS
Tor rent at 735 Kansas avenue
=. L. Copeland. cashier in the once
OF p. Wilder, treasurer OF the SANTA
Fe, is In Wellington on business
The September term Of district court
IS drawing to a close and there mas
been but one criminal case tried.
The Fourth street Tigers defeated
the ParlSdale football eleven Saturday
by q score of twenty to nothing.
If Washburn defeats Colorado COZ
lege on the 30th of the montn. me Jay
really viii be one of Thanksgiving
The odor of burning leaves is abroad
in the land, even though the Wea sltel
IS as fair and warm as day IN May
The owner of the Novelty theatef
has a bulldog which causes MIN more
trouble than all of his bookings.
The ladies Of the Third Presbyterian
church win serve Thanksgiving dinner
end supper in the church parlors-
A false fire alarm was turned In sat
urday evening at $50 from SVo nan
sas avenue.
Judge Pollock of the United states
district court will be in Topeka at ms
office all this week
The complete programme Tor the
Topeka day banquet on December
will probably be given out wednesday.
The special session of the united
States grand jury win commence one
week from tomorrow, December 4.
George Wade, a negro boy, was
brought to Topeka from Junction CITY
Saturday and placed in the REFORM Ie.Ii
school Wade refused to go to school-
There are fifteen Santa Fe tracks 10
cross at Fourth street. and YET there
is not a city light within block OF the
place.
Saturday was a big day at the
county clerks Office, but the clsEhs
were kept busy most OF the Tune ming
fn hun ters' licenses.
The cold weather of winter brings
surcease from the ball games OF sum
mer. but then there is football VITA
her accompanying defeats
Washburn did not do thing TO
those Colorado fellows Salurday' 9e-
spite the fact that they nad TO play
against the light air and heavy team
The Topeka Electric Light company
must believe in signs juding from the
number that they have seen NJ 70 uls-
tribute an the atmosphere of this city.
Plans for the proposed high school
"gym" have been completed by aren't
tect L. NJ. Wood. The cost win be in
excess Of the first estimate
The willard w @. II. u. viii meet
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Adell. 1911 Kansas
avenue.
If we have a few more Elk shows
and consequent electric light adver-
Using Topeka will look from dis
lance as if Il is on IRE.
The state Journal telephones rang
B.T69,999 times, more or less, last
night with queries about football re-
suits.
Richard L. Rhea and Margaret
Honnold, both of Camp Point, Ill, re-
celved q marriage license at the pre-
bate court yesterday.
Nearly all of the employees Of the city
crematOry smoke cigarettes but when
one stops to think they have valid
c. w. Mcdonald, formerly a promi-
nent newspaper man of this state, but
now a resident of Lawton, Okla. was
I'm Topeka for a few hours Saturday,
Quail hunters report the finest sport
they have had for years. Some of the
stories they bring back are mighty
This week the bazaar season breaks
loose. Alas, alack, poor man. Espe-
cially alas. alack, to the fellow who
has a sweetheart In one of the booths.
Anna Burke filed a suit for divorce
iu the district court on Saturday after
non from John Burke, alleging cru
city.
Quite a number of Topeka people
attended the Kansas-M Manhattan foot
ball game at Lawrence on Saturday
afternoon
The stage setting for the Elk show
at the Auditorium this week was COM
pleted last night and is i'm entire readi-
ness for Monday nights performance.
The Barber Asphalt company has
completed its contract for repairing
Harrison street and West Ninth street.
The contract involves the repair of so
yards of asphalt.
There are a half dozen late arrivals
an the Topeka markets as far as eating
apples are concerned and each variety
IS labeled as the choicest. How is one
60 tell unless he samples each variety,
BY the short grass philosopher: Ii
does not really matter much what one
IS while on earth, he will get a nice
obituary notice if he has a friend, who
knows the editor of the town paper
since Judge Carver has been doing
a little something with the leak pro-
position himself, the leaks seem to
have become less popular than they
were at first.
great big electric light sign
strung across Eighth and Kansas ave-
nue. bears the information that the
Elks viii have something doing at the
Auditorium next week.
The rain of Thursday spoiled a
big coon hunt and caused a lot of dis
appointment to the hunters but prob
ably made little difference to the
coons.
Tt is true that the law prevents the
serving of quail on toast. but what is
the use Of referring to the little birds
as hedge snipe when they are placed
Oh the bin of fare2
lit has been a week today since any
thing has appeared in this column
about the condition Of the pavements
on Kansas avenue. But at that the
conditions are not improving.
Manhattan went to Lawrence over
go strong and at that the score was
10 ID ia of Lawrence This
tainly proves that there is nothing il
numbers.
Judge Carver does not seem to have
made much of a hit with the LIQUOR
dispensers in the city. At any rate none
Or them seem to welcome him on hi.
second visit.
Topeka man who is an apprentice
IN the Topeka fire department is won,
dering If his experience in this vorle
viii be Of any beneat to him in Ia