The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-05

Thanksgiving day comes on the
18th this year three weeks from this
coming Thursday.
So dusty were the country roads yes
terday that there was not much pleas
ure in driving on them
There is this much to rejoice over
at any rate. Tonight will see the close
Of the political meetings of the year.
The constitutional amendments to
be voted for at the election tomorrow
will not appear on the ticket but on
separate slips.
Weather conditions were such yester-
day afternoon that persons could enjoy
their porehes once again. 1t was de-
lightfuIly warm.
The Washburn-K. Z. football game
Will be called at o'clock Saturday in
may be concluded before dark.
The polls viii be open tomorrow
from o'clock in the morning until z
o'clock in the evening. It is a good
plan to vote before you go to work.
It is the opinion of all the speeta-
tors at the football game Saturday
that both officials were considerabl up
in the air-about seven feet at least.
Sixteen hundred rural free delivery
carriers are paid from the Topeka
postoffice every month in the year.
The number is constantly increasing.
Arthur Monroe of North Topeka won
the first prize in the boys corn grow
ing contest which was pulled off in the
room of the court Of Topeka last Satur-
day.
.swhen pension day falls on sun
day" asked a voice over the tele-
phone. when does the department
issue the vouchers" The answer is
the Monday following.
1t is pretty hard to tell ones nativity
from nh % a 0f
the famous Scotch ''Kflties' have every
facial appearance of having been born
in the north Of Ireland.
TEDDY" a pointer dog. and the new
mascot at the Hotel Throop. has every
appearance of being starved to death
That is, If you look at him through the
large end of telescope.
The annual meeting of the Topeka
Provident association Will be held
Wednesday. November IA, at the Y.
NJ c. A. building. The annual report
Will be made at this time.
The regular session of the council
for November Will be held this even
ing. Aside from the Sixth avenue
viaduct there is nothing for the coun-
cilmen TO get enthused over.
An old Topeka directory of the vim
tage of 1870 contains the names OF 4.
]. Anderson and George o. Wilmarth
as manager and treasurer OF the To-
So far November has given this sec
ton of the state an unusual touch Of
summer weather. Enough a cold spell
is predicted for the first OF the week
with frost and possibly snow.
Despite the fact that the Kilties
were in town last night and that there
were several counter attractions there
were stiu enough people left to keep
the churches running last night.
Tomorrow is election day and sew
eral of the candidates will begin to
feel a little easier. Others will have
feelings not quite SO jubilant as the
result of the votes begin to come in
%" GilflIin of the freight depart
ment of the Rock Island railroad with
headquarters at Denver accompanied
by DR.. S. II. Hopkins of the same civ
spent Saturday and Sunday doing
Topeka.
There has not been enough heat
generated in the campaign in Shawnee
county to lead the most timorous to
fear that spontaneous com bustion will
result during the few days remaining
before election.
The Maxim Gorky craze does not
seem to have taken much of hold on
Topeka Notwithstanding the fact that
publications containing his writings
are on sale at nearly every book store
and news stand.
Inc local dS Wen DIS tie SldAc pun
ticians who are usually prone to offer
their predictions as to the result of
approaching elections through the coll
umns of the newspapers are notice
able for their absence.
The park commissioners have sew
eral teams at work grading on Willow
park near Potwin. This is the latest
addition to the city's park system and
offers a basis for one of the most at
tractive parks in the city
An agent for the administration
forces of one of the big New York
life insurance companies is around
securing proxy votes from policy
holders in the fight which is on for the
control of the company.
The K. [. band is going to be tried
out on the Topeka audience at the
football game next Saturday. This is
the first public appearance of the band
and it IS claimed that this alone ought
to defeat the university eleven.
Notwithstanding the defeat of Sat
urday there seems to be at least one
man in Lawrence who has confidence
in the University football team for
some one has posted bet OF 500 on
the result of the Washburn-K- Z.
game and so far it remains untaken.
The election returns tomorrow night
viii be bulletined by the State Journal.
The returns will be thrown upon q
screen by a large lantern The service
which viii be used III SeIllng returns
viii be the most complete which has
ever been used by any paper in Kansas.
DIR. Outland. the coach of last years
team at Washburn and head coach Of
this years team. Will take charge Of
the Washburn team in their practice
this afternoon. Coach Weede went to
Manhattan where he viii officiate in
the game between Fairmount and the
Aggies.
There will be a meeting of the
Scandinavian Independent Political
club tonight at the Swedish hall on
First and Van Buren, All the leading
political issues of the day viii be dis
cussed. The call for the meeting Is
signed by the president OF the club.
n ]. HolIum.
Think of a hard worked stenog-
rapher who is so faithful that after