The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-26

Oh. john Macdonald says to me-
Just twenty minutes and no more
For YOU to spread your euiogy.
And then it's me that takes the floor
why should he such a1Iinift rJfess IS
I In terms so savage, terse and st9eEag+
When I have heard him make address
That seemed to me full five hours long
u. @. Waters at Burns Celebration.
Big race at the rink tonight.
Carnations, fresh and beautiful are
Shown at Mrs. Lords. 1l2 West Elghth.
Congressman Charles Curtis VIII re-
turn to Topeka Sunday, and be here
all day Monday.
Colonel Ralph Brigham ought to
frame up a vote of thanks in gold to
the weather man.
Polo. a game more exciting than
football. viii be played at the rink
next Tuesday night.
The Midwinter vaudeville bill for
next week viii be one Of the best
ever seen i'm Topeka.
Perhaps you have noticed a great
many people wearing carnations
lately. They are cheap.
A building permit was granted to
day to Belle J. Ward for dwelling
to cost $500 at I'll Polk street.
The trains are bringing big crowds
TO Topeka nowadays, OH account of the
MfdWiuter exposition excursion rates.
Tt is expected that Topeka. viii have
Q 600 out of town visitors Monday who
are interested i'm the Semicentennial-
Rev. Thomas Young viii deliver
am Illustrated lecture at the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms Sunday afternoon on the
subject of "Galllee."
The Kansas State Athletic associa-
ton makes its debut tonight with q
boxing programme at MetFQpolitan
hall. 4O4 Kansas avenue.
Some Of the electric lights which
the Edison company is furnishing the
city on Kansas avenue are permitted
TO burn night and day.
The Elk club has set apart one room
i'm their club quarters for the exclusive
use Of the newspaper men Of the state
who visit the city Monday.
Mrs. Edward Wilder has presented
seventy volumes which belonged to the
private library of her husband to the
railroad Y NJ. C. A. library
The girls team of basketball players
Of the high school will play the team
from Campbell university next Monday
evening at the manual training school
building.
only twenty-three dogs have had
their lives assured by their owners
paying up the necessary dog tax for
1906 on April / the penalty on the
tax will go on.
Mr. John Baumgartner. who has
conducted tailor shop in this city
for number of years, has moved to
Carbondale. where he will engage in
the same business.
Victor council of the Knights and
Ladies of Security is making arrange
ments to send its degree team to
the national convention of the order,
which meets in Denver in June.
Secretary Of State Burrow has pur-
chased $4,000 in government bonds
for the state sinking fund. The state
has a bonded debt of S632,000 which
must be paid off by means of the sink
in gfund.
A dispatch from Washington states
that Senator Burton has started for
Kansas. and viii be here a short time.
He viii then return to Washington to
await the decision of his case in the
supreme court.
At 8 O'Clock this afternoon the
Shawnee county delegates to the semi
centennial convention met at the
Commercial club rooms for the pur-
pose of talking over the present plans
and arrangements.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Saturday Night club viii be held at the
Office OF Ferry & Doran this evening.
The paper of the evening THE Scan
dinavian Problem, will be read by
John Macdonald.
Tt is a disputed question as to why
the town is filed with travelling men