The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

to be headed for Topeka from their
native land and are expected to arrive
in the city within the next two weeks.
The weather forecast for Topeka calls
for more snow within a few hours. The
present indications, however, are that
the snow is all over with US for a while
al least.
Tomorrow will be motion day in the
district court for the Hrst time In the
history of that court, the date having
been changed from Monday to Satur-
day this week.
Numerous hunting parties are
securing the country in the vicinity of
the city with dogs and guns and it is
the real busy season of the year for
bunnie and his family.
Practically a half weeks vacation
for the school children of Topeka is
about due. When the schools close on
Wednesday of next week they will not
open again until December 3.
Western Pigeon club will hold its
annual pigeon show at the Auditorium
in connection with the bench show.
Ordinarily the pigeon show IS one OF
the features of the chicken show
With 81 schools in Shawnee county
not one of them was closed last month
on account Of illness, notwithstanding
the fact that contagious diseases nave
prevailed in various sections OF the
county.
Judge z. T. Hazen and William
Mceser returned from a weeks hunt
ing trip in the Cheyenne bottoms yes
terday. and report that they killed 2lo
quails and a carload more or less OF
jack rabbits
A few more square yards of paving
will be laid on Kansas avenue today,
though at the rate the work has pro-
crossed for the past week there VIII
be some things to be done after
spring opens.
w. H. Mackey. United States mar
oifx
ness connected with that office and
also keeping tab on the political sltua-
ton Mackey is a candidate for re-
appointment to the Office
There will be meeting OF the Lc-
peka Bar association in the district
court room Saturday morning. when
all members of the association are
urged to attend as matters OF general
interest Will be considered
There was not a. great deal OF com
plant made about the matter but the
fact is lust the same. that the snow
remained on the sidewalks IN front OF
a number of business houses on ran
sas avenue until it was melted by the
sun.
The wooden mill in North Topeka
will reopen today after having been
closed for some time awaiting the re-
turn of their samples from their east
to their capacity for the next lew
months.
Arthur Kane declares that he is no
longer a candidate for the job of inter-
locntor at the Elks' minstrel show.
This is a real modest announcement
in view of the fact that the place Is
supposed to go to the best looking
man in town.
Rev. Frank Dixon, the popular lectur-
ar of washington, was in Topeka q rev
hours between trains yesterday If pro
per arrangements can be made Mr..
Dixon will appear in Topeka sometime
this winter. Mr.. Dixon lectureo IN 10
peka last spring.
The joint protective board of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will hold their annual meeting IN To-
peka commencing December 10. Ihere
will be about twenty delegates present
representing 500 engineers from the
Santa Fe system.
Two wild ducks have been using the
lakes in Central park as Feeding
grounds for the two past days and the
got wise to the fact and gone cunning
for them. The park custodian inter-
fered just in time.
County Attorney o. A Hungate re-
turned from Bourbon county yesterday |
where he has been shooting for the
past week or ten days to attend a case
which was set for trial today, only to |
learn that it has been postponed until
the December term of court.
The supply of city water in the south /
west part of town was shut off for sew
eral hours this morning while connec- |
ton was being made with the new |
mains which are being iaId on cay
street. New mains were made neces- 1
sary on account of the old mains being |
above the level of the new pavement |
which is being laid along Clay between |
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
All of the paving contracts for this |
year will be completed before the first /
of next year. The asphalt paving is |
al laid but two blocks and the con-
tract for the brick paving has six 1
blocks to lay vet. The Parker Wash |
ington company has commenced on its |
work of repaving again this morning l
after being delayed first by a lack of |
material and secondly by the weather |
c. B. Tinker, of Cleveland O., who /
Il n11nfel- as saui1acr that T,nnelra has