The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-06

man this morning who is much inter-
ested in the success of a candidate for
a county Office.
Most Of the soda fountains IN the
city have gone out of business but sew
eral OF them are considering h advis-
Utility of re-opening during the pres
ent warn spell.
The newspaper man gets his cup full
today. The election interest now cen
ters around the newspaper Office and
the newspaper man has to work to
respond to the interest.
One Of the greatest achievements in
photography of the present day is the
picture which appears on the Saliva
ton Army placards and bears the
name Of Charles K. Holiday.
The weather man has done his part
towards getting out the vote for to
days election and be the result as it
may the weather can not be blamed
for the stay at home voters.
4. K Wilson. grand secretary Of the
nome. 1913 Topeka avenue. with a
complication of troubles which make
his condition extremely serious.
At a local betting resort last night
there was plenty doing. Many of the
betting men who had been holding off
until the last in the hopes of getting
better odds put up their money.
Two hundred men and boys stood
in line on h sidewalk leading to the
Grand heater last night waiting for
the box Office to open 50 that they
could get the choice of unreserved
seats.
Frederick Axel Lagerwall. formerly
of Topeka, has fallen heir to a large
sum of money in Sweden and the vice
| consul at Chicago is ~endeavoring to To-
cate the man. LagerwaH left Topeka
for Mexico about six months ago.
With the excitement incident to the
election returns it IS not likely that
the meeting of the poultry raisers OF
Shawnee which Will be held at the Of
fee of the Kansas Farmer this even
ing viii be a banner affair of the kind.
The city engineer. fire marshal and
city attorney nave been instructed BY
the council to prepare an amendment
to the building ordinances covering
fireplace and chimney construction
where nothing but natural gas is useC
for fuel.
Half the people who attended 'Th'
Umpire" last night claim that, witt
the exception Of the first act. it was
no good show. and the other half claim
that it was fine all the way through
But the show people got the money s.
what care they.
From the length Of time some of tn
voters took in the booths. it was quit
evident that all sorts of scratching wa
going on ana THIS VIII mean IndI
good many ballots viii take IN tn
semblance Of a Chinese puzzle and vii
be Just as hard to unravel.
The Lincoln school football team
tied the summer school team in
game yesterday afternoon on tn
grounds at the orner of Ninth an
Fillmore. The score was ; to 5. Lin
coin scored in the first half and Sum
ner scored in the second half. Their
were no particular features but eacl
side played good ball
DR.. Toyokichi %Iyenaga. the %universit
extension course lecturer. win delive
the last of his lectures Wednesday eV
ening in the high school chapel. Hi
other five lectures have been confne
exclusively to Japan, and her people
This last one Will have a more genera
tone and will be devoted to the sub
ject 1.-THE East and the West"
a large number of the officials at tn
federal building have gone home t
vote. Included in the number ar
Wilder Metcalf of Lawrence. pensio.
agent; United States Attorney Bone O
Ashland; United States Marshal w. +
Mackey of junction City; Clerk of tn
United States District Court Mort A
baugh of Kingman, and Judge Polloc-
Of Winfield.