The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Marshall's band VIII be at the rink
tonight and Saturday night
The family. of John F'inney at s15 JET
ferson street is quarantined for dipn-
iberia. -.-----
David L. Lakfn left for Brownsville.
Texas, yesterday where he viii remain
for about ten days on business.
The session of the United States cir
cult court will come to a conclusion in
Topeka by the latter part of this week
series of lectures by business men
which will be held from time to time
a drunken Indian trying to run an
engine at the Rock Island depct-yes-
terday was the source of considerable
excitement.
Now that it is all over there are
some who want to give the Ellxs' min
strel show again=they are mem ers
of the company, though.
It is said that the programme given
by Nine. HelIstrom, the well known
Swedish prima donna, Saturday will
be one of the treats of the season.
The United Spanish War veterans
will meet at the Office of DR.. Seth Ham
mel, T33 Kansas avenue. Friday night
An army luncheon, will be. served.
The concert by the Military Drum
corps of Lincoln post Friday evening
will be different and well worth attend
ing Tickets are on sale at Stansfield's-
For every % members which the City
NJ. y. "A. secures next w 6Qn6SQdy,
there will be a long blast. sounded by
the whistle at the, Continental cream
cry.
Mr.. Davidson's performance at the
rink last night was the best ever seen
in this city. He gives another exhi-
bition tonight. Ladies will be admitted
free.
John e. Lewis. the negro who came
train No. II between Topeka and Law
renee early Wednesday morning, left
for Wichita last night.
President D. M. Shively, of the West
ern Association, who was In Topeka
yesterday as witness in the Dugan
case in the federal court, returned to
Kansas City last night.
Nov that it is all over and that the
campaign flLs, Is thing OF the past SAID
quire what the square DEAL PROPOSE
ton was intended to Indicate"
Mrs. Arminda Widau will erect a
$4,000 residence at 438 Sumner avenue.
building permit was also issued to
Mable c. Covell for the erection of a
dwelling at 1923 Quincy to cost 81, 800.
1T may be affinity but I notice." re-
marked a Topeka lawyer, that the
greater the development of yellow in
the ordinary individual, the more talk
they make about yellow journalism"
Charles Blood Smith and r. S. Brig
ham were the Topekans in Kansas City
yesterday. Mr.. Brigham went there in
the interest of the midwinter exposition
which will be held during the month of
January.
The season of home. made sausage,
mince pies and spare ribs is at hand
with their accompaniment of cider
from the orchard, but these things
are for the farmer and not for the
banker, or CITY man.
The report of E. M. Purdee, the ex-
pert employed by the city to protect its
interests in the laying of the Kansas
avenue pavement. has been completed
and it viii be presented to the mayor
and council Immediately
The executive board of the retail
furniture dealers of Kansas is in ses-
sion at the Throop hotel today, the
point having been changed
from Kansas City to Topeka at the last
meeting of the association.
The absence of lakes on Kansas ave- J
nue. in the new pavement has deprived |
the small boys of the pleasure which |
they derived from skating last winter |
and it is now necessary for them to
seek sport of that kind on side streets. /
81 can't make up my mind as to who +
is responsible, but I notice, . remarked |
the City Salesman, that every time /
the mercury takes a drop at this sea-
son of the year that the papers are /
filled with big stories about coal
famine
Councilman Joseph Griley who is
that the use Oh natural gas for heating
does not kill house plants if the stoves
are properly constructed and do not
permit the natural gas to escape into
the room.
The drop of twenty some odd de-
grees in the mercury during the past
twenty-four hours offers the excuse
that the produce men have been pa
tiently waiting for and it is an even
guess that eggs and butter will take
leap skyward.
The plans for the addition to the city
hall to house the waterworks depart
ment have been completed by Walter
Arnold draughtsman in the city engin-
GERS office but the specifications have
not been made yet. The addition will
provide office room, board room and
also repair shop
The benefit concert for the Lincoln
post drum corps will be given Friday
evening at the Auditorium. In addi- /
ton to music by the drum corps, there
will be violin solo by Miss Irma Dos
ter, a trombone solo by S.. L. Hall and /
vocal music by the Modocs. the Pres
byterian choir. Miss Berenice Fuller
and Harry Pribble.
BelIe-Bertha is getting to be quite IA
nous Blanche-Oh, well! Berthas idea
of fame iS TO ride around in q hanson