The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-06
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Commercial club meets Friday
night.
This is birthday day for Washburn
college.
James wick is in st. Joseph this
week taking testimony in federal
case.
Rev. Lewis G. Wilson will be in
charge of the services next Sunday at
Unity church.
There are $500 pupils enrolled in
the city schools and new pupils enter
ing every day.
The next boxing contest and athletic
entertainment viii take place at the
Grand opera house on Thursday night
II. ". Simmons has been appointed
police judge of Oakland to I'LL the va
cancy made by the death Of J. D. Hall
Mrs. James Cowan is seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Henrietta Hawkins, 1901 Chandler
street.
The Third ward Republican club
viii hold a meeting at its rooms al
Twelfth and Lincoln this evening at 8
O'Clock.
Put on your rags and attend the
ragtime frolic dance at teinberg s
Wednesday evening. Prizes for tack
lest costumes
Judge Philips has not yet announced
the time at which he viii deliver MS
opinion on Ile demurrer Ia tAlS 7 AEN
DumOnt Smith case.
Miss Eva Corning OF Topeka will
give an elOcutionary and song recital
tomorrow evening al Wakarusa for the
benefit Of the schools.
The sanitary department of the city
has reported flfty-eight deaths during
the month OF January. Five of these
were caused by diphtheria.
Under the present existing conditions
it seems that it would have been per
fectly proper to have chTistened the new
Tsilroad with bottle of wine
Seven of the students Of the wash
the faculty win attend the state con-
vention at Chanute on February s.
The fan in the mercury has caused
temporary suspension in the building
about the city which viii be resumed as
soon Is the atmosphere thaWs out a lit
tie.
The insurance men who have been
busy all week adjusting the loss caused
by fire last week in the Colonial gro
Gerry store have assessed the damage at
$4,000.
All traces of the AIidwinter fair at
the Auditorium will probably be gone
by tonight. A big force of men was at
work all day yesterday and today
clearing out the big hail.
The Topeka Edison company has
given a premature boom to the candi-
daCy Of c. x. Holiday for mayor by
hanging out an electric sign three feet
high across Eighth and Kansas ave-
nues.
With the mercury so close to the zero
mark the new potatoes in their delicate
pink Jackets look rather out of place.
This effect is heightened by the fact
that they are selling for ten cents
pound.
The race for the nomination for sher-
in which looked like a free-for-all with
six entries to commence with, has drift
ed down to go between three candi-
dates and all OF them from the north
side of the river.
G. Z. Malmberg, formerly of Topeka
but who has been in business in llnds~
borg for the past two years. has taken
2 position with J. E. Crockett & Co,
and has moved his family here for
permanent residence.
VIII Blair, former graduate stu
dent of Washburn college, has been
elected to the faculty of Joliet coll
Iege, Joliet. H.. as instructor in Latin
Blair received his degree OF M. A..
from Washburn in 1905.
Ben Hur drew the largest sum into
the box Office ever secured by a single
attraction in Topeka: The total sum
was exactly 5000 for the I'VE per-
f0rnances and there were hundreds
M ore who wanted tickets and couldn't
get them.
Spencer Arthur Abbott. who captained
the White Sox last season is to have a
try out this season under the new man
agement. II an effective blab OF some
kind could be devised Abbott would
have the unanimous support Of the fans
of the city.
About the only thing of interest go
ing on in the city at the present time is
the guessing contest as to whether Jack
Henry who is signed to catch for the
White Sox next season viii throw
down the local management or the
milIiOnaires who are backing the eastern
outlaw team.
It appears like the irony of fate that
the president Of the gas company should
be compelled to utilize the Illuminating
powers Of the rival lighting company to