The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
short session at the state house last

short session at the state house last
night.
After all there was something to be
thankful yesterday There was no
parade of the victors.
The claims and accounts committee
of the council meets this afternoon at
the committee room at the CITY hall to
go over the months accounts.
They sell rabbits down at Ell Dorado
at so cents a dozen. Here they are
disposed of two for fifteen cents. It
costs more to live far from nature.
The Rev. Mr.. Madden, of Cumberland
Presbyterian church, viii give a series
night.
notwithstanding the fact that. rain
fell almost continuously for twelve
amounted to but 50 one hundredths Of
an inch.
There ought to be a big reduction in
chrysanthemUTns today, judging from
the stock that was laid by for the
Thanksgiving football game which was
not played.
Though the sun was not shining this
morning, daylight was more welcome
than usual as in many instances it put
an end to a night of romping night
mares and bad dreams.
Thirty fires thus far this month
have been registered at the fire de-
partment headquarters. The greatest
number for preceding months was
that of September when there were %.
The twenty-ninth annual Sunday
school convention of Soldier township
Will be held at Rochester school house,
north of the reform school, the first
and second days of December.
course of lectures IS being plan
ned by the faculty of Washburn col
lege with view of raising funds to
ways beautify the college campus.
The two members of the committee
sent down to Texas to investigate the
commission form of government re-
tarned before they had expected 10.
They arrived last evening.
Rev. Charles M Sheldon has been
granted a leave of absence of three
months by the members of his church
and expects to spend the time in par
icipating in a temperance campaign
In England.
The sale of reserved seats for the
Elk performance opened with a rush
this morning and the indications are
that there will be standing room only
signs displayed at the Grand Monday
and Tuesday evenings
The colored department Of the Y. NJ
c. A. expect to end their campaign
this evening, which they started for
the purpose of raising $1,000 with
which to equip their gymnasium with
entire amount subscribed.
St Mary's and Ottawa have each
agreed to send their football teams to
Topeka Saturday to play off the game
which was scheduled for yesterday and
had to be postponed because the play
ers were not equipped with waders.
The weather department played a
rather serious joke on Thanksgiving
day when it sent rain and deprived
football enthusiasts of the city of an
opportunity to see the St. Mary 's-Ot-
tawa football game which was sched-
uled for athletic park.
The sessions of the United States
circuit court Will commence this
morning after closing for Thanks
giving. Most of the cases to be tried
now are of a civil nature. The court
Will probably remain in session here
until the latter part of next week.
Thirty-three tickets We're disposed
of yesterday for the proposed season
course Of musical numbers for the
pipe organ fund. which added to the
Thanksgiving feature of the day as far
as the committee having the matter in
charge is concerned.
In the future shall keep my hands
off of everything that IS not pulled off
under cover" remarked Herman Grow,
who had charge of the arrange ents
for the football game yesterday, for
I never tried to make go of anything
in the open that 1t did not rain or
snow"
A paving campaign has been started
in North Topeka. and If only half OF
the petitions now being circulated in
that portion of the city are approved
by the city council, work will be com
menced on a number of blocks Of paw
ing as soon as the spring weather con
ditions viii permit
The college championship of the