The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26

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rink tonight.
The senior class are at work on a
play, 1.-THE Private Secretary" which
they viii give the 18th of April
There is not one case of smallpox in
the city. Last year at this time small
poX was a mighty common thing
Sheriff Bert Lucas picked up Wal
ter Ryan, deserter, some time ago
and viii take him to Leavenworth to-
/ day.
The Office Of the division superintend-
! ent Of the Santa Re viii be moved
from Topeka to EmpOria on the Goth of
/ April
The statement of Mrs. Lyon that
bread is as bad as beer leads a newly
married man to ask. who bakes the
/ bread at that house ?"
Police Judge S. S. Urmy turned in
Sss9.5O to the city treasurer Satur-
/ day. This is police fines collected since
/ the 18th of the month.
/ l. Stanley, trainmaster for the Santa
/ fe and formerly a resident of Topeka,
i has moved to Enporia on account of
/ changes made in his department.
The headquarters Of the eastern di-
vision of the Santa Fe which is to be
| moved from this city to Emporia will
/ take about ten employees to that city.
Just an even month from yesterday
until Easter and just one month from
the bills for Easter hats viii be present
I ed and the average mans life will be
filed with gloom.
The spring weather of the past week
i has had its effect on the fans of the
/ city and there a half dozen more ball
teams in existence this week than there
was the week before.
/ The tennis courts at the corner of
/ Ninth and Tyler streets controlled by
1 the Y. M. c. A. will be opened to the
members of the association as soon as
/ the weather viii permit.
4 A meeting Of DHxrTiy7 creditors
/ viii be held in Kansas City the fore
part of this week for the purpose of
| considering the holding company
4 which it has been the intention to form
among all of the creditors.
Since the rules governing the White
/ SOx players for the coming season
4 have been promulgated by Grow and
! Cooley there has been a grand rush
/ for seats on the water wagon.
Fred Walker and Clarence Moore,
i two colOred boys who escaped from
1 the reform school here, were caught in
kansas City yesterday by Bert s.
/ Berry, one of the officials, who went
! there for that purpose.
Scottish songs and music will be dis
cussed at the First Congregational
church this evening by John Mac
/ Donald The music of the evening
which will be furnished by the church
quartette will be of Scottish origin.
Again the announcement is made that
ducks and geese are plentiful and again
the farmer will arm himself and pre-
pare to roper the city hunters who
swarm to the country every time an
announcement of the kind Is made.
H. G. Larimer was elected chairman,
W c. Ralston, secretary, and c. Z.
/ Heartburg, treasurer, of the city he
publican central committee at a met
ing of the committee Saturday night.
These are the same officers as served
last year.
The new uniforms for the White Sox
which are displayed in the window of
Jesse Elliotts sporting goods house
divided the attention of the men with
a window on the opposite side of. the
lavenue which displays the latest things
in ladies' "hxens'
A dozen Topeka owners of automo-
biles are planning a seeing Colorado"
trip for this summer, but some portion
of this number have planned the same
kind of a trip ever since there has been
a car in the city and no one has sue
ceeded in getting 10 the state line
Tt took the combined efforts of the
motorman and conductor of an East
Sixth street car several moments Sun
day to release the arm of a little ten
year-old girl who had dropped her
handkerchief between the seats and in
reaching for it wedged her arm in the
space.
The local lodge of Elks have been
notified that a man giving his name
as E. l. Brennan and claiming to be
from Seattle, Wash, has a card in his
possession and is grating from the Elk
i lodges in this part of the country. A
reward of S25 has been offered for his
apprehension.
The ladies of the First Christian
church were awarded the contract of
/ furnishing the meals to the election
| boards by the board of election super
| visors at meeting held Saturday
| evening. The board approved the re-
| port Of the registration made by c. E.
i Titus. election commissioner
Major A NJ Harvey of this city and
n. D. Thompson of Junction City will
meet This evening at the parloTs of the
National hotel to play a series Of chess
games to decide the championship Of
4 the state. Demonstrate ton tables viii be
used for the benefit of those who care
to watch the progress Of the games.
The condition of B. F. Pankey, presi-
dent Of the Independent Telephone
i company, who has been i'll at his home,
4 31S West Eighth avenue, for the week
past with a severe case of diphtheria,
is much improved and he expects to be
4 about in d week or so unless he con-
tracts the mumps or some other
4 childish disease
I The Mutual Ice company has INSTALL
I ed natural gas and the other ice COM
| panfes are considering doing the same.
/ The manufacturers get a rate Of ten
cents a thousand. It is probably that
| the public schools Of the city will uti-
lie it also The city schools are given
a rate of Is cents thousand. Clay
school is equipped with natural gas.
Incorporation papers for the Kansas
avenue property owners paving COM
/ pany will be drawn up and probably
| filed by the latter part of the week.
The paving petition asking for the re-
/ paving Of the street will be presented
| 10 the council it is expected, April ?,
the regular April meeting of that body.
The work Will commence in June says
A A. GODDARD member Of the execu-
/ tive committee.
Transfers to Strike Again
Chicago. March 26-Chicago viii see a
I..-or.a 1,icr tsarnsters, strike If the Mans