The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-04
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Jefferson street to cost s.. 800.
The Republican convention which met
in this city Wednesday made a noise
like state saver; but that was all.
The curtain has been drawn and
the first window display of new style
spring hats is in plain view of the
public.
If you're an orphan you can get
into the Parker shows tonight without
paying anything. This is an extra
offering.
OF the eleven contestants who to-
night will try for the interstate ora
torical honors, there is but one woman
representative.
Jack Johnson's team. the Topeka
Giants, win play Jenkins Sons team at
Sportsmen's Park, Kansas City, next
Sunday afternoon.
1t may be just a coincident, but
the telephone number of the asylum
for the insane is %, and or course you
know what that means.
The May day baskets were filled
with candy this year instead of the
flowers which We're the principal bur-
den of the years gone by.
At the meeting of the city council to
be held next Monday evening the ques-
ton of using natural gas for street
lighting will be considered.
The janitors were busy all day Thurs
day with muck rakes at the auditorium
SCtliAS III u the accommodations let ny
the Republican state convention.
The rah, rah boys are in full possess
sion Of the town this afternoon. The
interstate college oratoricaI contest is
on this evening at the Auditorium.
Nearly 5000 was collected by the
school children of the Topeka schools
to be added to the relief fund now in
the hands of Treasurer J. r. Mulvane.
w. L. A. Johnson state labor COM
missioner, has sold his residence prop
erty at 1916 Polk street to J. B.
Tracy, the consideration named being
$500.
The last automobile to be registered
was that of F. H. Hatfield. The IL
cense number is 81. No arrests have
yet been made under the automobile
ordinance.
Preparations are being made by the
members of the Topeka Gun club for a
shoot to be held some time next week
or as soon as the grounds and traps are
in shape.
A fire from an unknown source did
$50 worth of damage at 924 West Cor
don street at o'clock Thursday after
noon. The house was owned by Will
lam Maze
Charles w Hull of Kirwin, will move
to Topeka and has purchased the prop
erty at 1901 Buchanan street. which he
will occupy as soon as his family ar
rives in the city.
The board of directors of the rail-
road z. NJ. c. A. have decided to en-
ploy an experienced physical instructor
for the benefit of the members as soon
as a suitable man can be found.
The Washburn college male quartette
under the direction of Mrs. Scherubel,
assisted by some of the advanced stud
ents of the musical department will
give a concert at the chapel Tuesday ev-
ening.
The souvenir hunters were out in
full force last night at the collision.
They scra mbled all over the wrecked
engines and logged away iron and
pieces of wood weighing several
The conventions which have been held
in Topeka recently have been a harvest
for the merchants of the city as many
of the visitors, especially from the
smaller towns of the state, made heavy
purchases.
It is about time for the tramps who
are picked up by the police to begin
working the fake stories of how they
lost their possessions in the Frisco dis
aster and are trying to get to rela-
tives in the east.
John S. Gilmore Of Fredonia who
headed the Wilson county delegation
and who was the guest of his sister,
Mrs. T. D. Humphreys, during the Re
publican state convention. returned to
his home today.
The regular quarterly pension pay
ment commenced at the federal building
this morning and the corner of Fifth
street anu Kansas avenue will be
thronged with old soldiers until the pay
ment IS completed
Harold Copeland refused to be
soueIchod by the entertainment com
mittee of the Eiks which is giving ben
dt at the Novelty theater this week and
will sing THE Mormon Coon" at the
performance this evening.
Manager Con 7. Kennedy of the
Parker shows has issued an invitation
to the management of the Provident
association to attend the show this
evening and bring the entire Provident
family of children along.
The Western ass citation ball season
opened in Wichita today with a game
between Topeka's Cooleycrows and
Wichita's Jobbe-i and 1t is an even
guess as to which team will quit the
field with a standing of 1000.
It cost one of the delegates to the
state convention held this week SO
to appear in Topeka. Cope Gordon re-
membere that he owed an old board
bill of that amount and secured serv-
ice on him and collected the bill
There have been so few deaths in
Topeka for the past week or so that
the funeral reporter COMES in for
more than his share of grief from the
city editor, who insists that ne is not
'hustling'' for news as he should
The Topeka Edison company fur
nished the big electric sign which was
used as one of the decorations at the
annual banquet of the Saturday Night
club. held at the Throop hotel last
night which read He who enters
here leaves hope behind
J. D. NJ. Hamilton. claims attorney Of
the Santa Fe railway system, has been
invited to deliver an address before the
National Association of Railway Claims
Attorneys and Agents. at its annual
meeting to be held at Cincinnati, COM
mencfng the 23d day of this month.
The councilmen have taken a lay off
from rustling up business for the
Monday council meeting and are busy
housekeeping. One of them said:
Don't know q thing. Ny wife has