The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-16

NAL convention is 112. The meeting
takes place in Representative hall on
January %.
T. NJ. James paid his assessment to
/ the central committee yesterday and
will enter the race as a candidate for
commissioner from the north district
of the county.
f. NJ. Spencer who is erecting the new
Science building at the state normal at
EmpOria filed a bond of $50. $50 there in
the district court to cover the amount
of the contract
Fred Wellhouse is starting a war
against the rabbits which infest his
large apple orchard near Leavenworth.
1 Hunters with guns have been invited
10 kill all the rabbits they want in the
orchard.
Close to 100000 will be turned over to
the city treasurer by the goth by the
county treasurer, the city's proportion
of the taxes collected in December OF
this 100000 $4,000 viii go to the public
schools.
The Bell Telephone company has is
sued a new directory showing an in
crease Of 400 names since last Septem-
/ Der. Hereafter the directories of the
company will be alike wherever an eX-
change exists.
A meeting of the board of election
supervisors viii be held this evening at
the office of c. II. Titus, election com
/ missioner. LOT LllG purpose 81 AiAAiAS ttiC
! precinct bounds of the new territory
added to the city.
The game of basket ball at the
! skating rink next Friday night be
4 tween Washburn and K. U. will be to
decide the championship of the state,
/ but it viii be decided a good many
/ times by other teams.
Len MCGEE. formerly of the Of
fetal force at the Santa Fe offices, has
! accepted the leading tenor role with
/ the Lewis Morrison Faust company
/ and leaves for lola tonight where he
will join the company.
The case of John J. Sigrist against
/ the American Accident company for
/ the nonpayment of insurance was dis
missed by Judge Dana of the district
/ court Yesterday afternoon. the case
/ having been settled out of court.
A fall of several degrees in the tenn
/ perature during the past twenty-four
/ hours permitted the sIush and water
i'm the holes in the Kansas avenue
/ pavement to freeze last night and one
could cross them on the ice this morn
ing-
Many families who depend on their
/ eisterns for drinking water have been
/ compelled to drink river water. on
| the account of the lack of rain or snow
this winter many of the smaller
cisterns of the city have gone entirely
dry.
Tomorrow win settle as to who
viii be the candidates before the Re
publican primaries next March Those
who have not paid their assessments
to the secretary of the central com
mittee by O'Clock tomorrow will be
out of the race.
f. 3. GerOw, free employment agent,
made his fifth annual report yesterday.
( 1t show that in the state there were
., fO6 applications for employment dur
ing the year, and 5,349 places filled.
There were 1872 applications for help.
of which 363 were filled.
The board of county commissioners
VIII make tour Of inspection this
afternoon on the north side of the
river. While there they viii looh
over the ground at Soldier creek
where it is proposed to enlarge and
strengthen the dixie which is there.
About every one who has lost any
thlhg III the past year goes to the
county Jail and accuses Harry OGDEN
the dope fiend," of being the thief.
lie mas adopted a plan which saves
himself considerable trouble and argu-
ment, and admits everything that he is
accused of.
Violet Dale. the vaudeville actress
VINO was injured in a wreck of the
california limited near Newton sew
eIal months ago and sued the Santa
fe Tor $4,000 damages, dismissed the
case in the district court yesterday. A
settlement was affected by her attor-
heys VINO reside in Kansas City.
The damage suit of Archie Brewer.
minor. against the A T. & s. F.
railroad company for 5000 damages
/ for injuries received to two fingers
OF his right hand while unloa ding
ralIs was compromised yesterday.
Inc railroad company paid the father
Of the boy $3.50 to compensate him for
the time lost by his SON while eriT,-
pied.
About $50 male and FIVE women,s reg
lstfation certificates have been issued
So lar by Commissioner of Elections
Iltus, According to the investigation
OF lhe poll books there are upwards of
$500 people who viii have to he ,as-ie
tered before they can vote. The remain
ing thirteen or fourteen thousand voters
either voted at the last election or have
nor changed their place of residence and
therefore, viii not have to register.