The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-06

papers before Judge Dana Monday.
Fefour is a native Of France, but has
lived in Topeka for L years. He is
employed at the Santa F'e shops.
Mexican Pete says that he likes to
live in Topeka because there are no
saloons or joints in the city to lead him
astray. He is certainly eligible for a
place on the Topeka police force.
A federal grand jury viii sit In
Wichita beginning with next week. It
is understood that quite a number of
new land fraud cases. worked up by
Col A. r. Green, are to be considered
Dick Cooley is sending out notices
to all the members of the White SOx
to report in Topeka before April l.
On April 1 the st. Paul American as
sOciatiOn team viii be here for a game.
When Ephriam DIETRICH of Silver
Lake died he failed to mention A. How
ell, one of the heirs to the estate. and
yesterday Howell filed a sut in the dis
trict court asking that the viii be set
aside.
The drop in temperature and the fall
of sleet and snow Will cause the joint
lists to bring out their tom and jerry
bowls and prepare their egg decoction
which they Use to disguise their bad
whisky.
The management of the Novelty the
arer has made arrangements to give
away One-f0urth of a pound Of the hest
tOIIGC 10 DE DQECLldGEQ AAl LtlE CITY DIS a
souvenir at one Of their performances
next week
Charles A Brown, who lives at Win
nipeg, Canada. has written the police
asking their assistance in locating his
father William Brown, who worked
for a Topeka plumber until about two
years ago.
No wonder that the travellers on Kan
sas avenue missed seeing the rainbows
and sun dogs Sunday. It would indeed
be a, daring pedestrian who Would alift
his eyes to the heavens when Soving
on this thoroughfare.
A club composed of alumni and
former students of Washburn is to
meet Friday night at the home of T.
B. Sweet. This club is organized for
the purpose of encouraging soctabiltty
among ex-students.
Work on remodeling the Chesterfield
hotel which was recently purchased
from William Sells by Ross & Fowler
has been commenced. The new own
ers of the property hope to get posses
sion Of the hotel by the 18th of this
month.
The annual meeting Of the Ingleside
association viii take place on next Fri
day morning at the Ingleside home,
corner Tyler and Huntoon streets. at
10 o'clock. The officers for the year
Will be elected and other business
transacted.
NaN1gaLlOn was extremely dangerous
on Kansas avenue yesterday afternoon
when the snow was falling and the
street for once looked smooth and
even. If Kansas avenue is not to be
paved some provisions should be made
for buoys and life saving stations.
The United States civil service com
mission announces an examination which
viii be held at the government building
in this city on March %. There are sew
eraI hundred vacancies to be filed and
the salaries range anywhere from SIX
to fifteen hundred dollars per annun1-
On and after March Z. 1906, Santa Fe
train NO. lib viii leave Topeka daily at
1928 instead of 10:45 a. m, and No. 5
at Has instead of 11:55. AS the time
Of departure of these trains is earlier
than heretofore, you'll miss your train
unless your remember this
The father of Joe Mccall, who was ar
rested on lower Quincy street, appeared
at the city Jail and tried to convince
the officers that his sons troubles are
caused by the change Of the moon. he
was lucky and the police did not lock
him up on the same charge as they nave
placed against the son.
The quarterly report on the condi-
ton of the state banks Of Kansas has
been completed by the state bank
commissioner but will not be made
public until the comptroller of the cur
rency is ready to give cut his report
on the condition of nationals banks of
the state.
one Of the big yellow cars which are
used on the NineWOOd line during the
summer time and which run between
the Santa Fe depot and Washburn
college during the winter months, left
the track at the corner Of Seventh
street and Kansas avenue yesterday
afternoon and deplayed traffic for half
an hour
c. H. Roney, of st. Joseph. No, has
a.7-
Goods company in the linen and white
goods department. Mr. Jones, who has
been with the Mills company for the last
19 years, has been promoted to the po-
sition of general salesman and viii be
IN charge Of the north aisle.
Mrs. c. J. Brown of Blue Rapids was
appointed as a director of the state
travelling library to fill the vacancy
caused BY the death of Edward wilder.
Mrs. Brown is well known in this city,
having been a resident of the city
while her husband was clerk OF the
g4frraf11a court