The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

that he had discovered the north pole
in one of his dreams last night, but
that he was not very much impressed
with his find.
L. D. Whittemore, city superintend-
ent of schools, announces that the art
exhibit at the manual training high
school will be open evenings of this
week. Unusual interest Is being shown
in this years exhibition.
Paul Companion, the ex-White Sox
player who has made Topeka his home
since the end of the season, leaves to-
night for his home in st. Louis, where
he Will remain until the opening of the
baseball season next spring.
Football heroes Will have to take. a
back seat after the next few days. And
at that there is really no other class of
individuals to take their places for the
time being. So what will the poor girls
do for some one to worship?
The present indications seem to be
that there will be a large crowd Of
football fans go to Oklahoma City for
the Washburn- Oklahoma game
Thanksgiving day. The Santa Fe has
made a rate Of FIVE dollars for the
The committee which has been APP
pointed to raise funds for the new
building of the colored Y. NJ. Q. A. is
progressing very finely in its work and
at last reports nearly a third of the
contemplated thousand dollars had
been raised.
On account Of the large number of
people who ride on the Quinton
Heights car line, returning home after
six o'clock the company has placed an
extra car in service at that time which
makes two runs out to the end of the
Quinton line.
All day the ladies Of the U and I
club have had charge Of the Elk quar-
tiers and they will have this evening
as we'll. when turkey and its accompa-
Cd IN
strangers alike at fifty cents per, Tor
the benefit of sweet charity.
The paving company is now working
on the last block on Kansas avenue
and the work of paving will undoubt-
edlv be completed this week. After II
is all done Topekans Will be boastlng
of having the finest paved business
thoroughfare of any city in the west
James McCabe, city engineer, will
make a report to the city council OF
the extent and character of the pubic
improvements made by the city for the
past three years. Previous to that he
made annual reports and the work
done up until 1903 has been covered in
those reports.
with the local football game next
Thursday and the boxing match IN the
evening the Missouri-Kansas game al
Kansas City and the Washburn- Okla
homa game at Oklahoma City a great
many Topeka pleasure seekers are at
a loss to decide where to spend
Thanksgiving day.
Forty. geese have been secured by the
Topeka gun club for their shoot which
viii be held at the club grounds
Wednesday afternoon, and with geese
as targets some of the members who
have been unable to score in the past
should be able to make a showing The
shoot will be open to the public
A Well known bachelor purchased
two seats to WONDERLAND last night
and was accompanied to the perform
ance by an equally we'll known bache-
seats cost him three dollars. If the
performance was worth only the price
charged for the seats, he was snort
changed to the extent Of two dollars
for he was called OUT at the end OF
the first act and the seat beside the
bachelor girl was pre-empted by one OF
his friends who occupied it during most
of the remainder of the performance.
while the bachelor hung over the Tops
If the back row of seats and watched
the performances