The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-13

when you go to the voting place and
find that your name is not on the reg
lister.
Only a block and a half of the pave
ment on Kansas avenue remains to be
laid. It is to be hoped that 1t will be
completed this week.
The United States district court Is
holding its sessions down at Fort Scott
this week and a number of the federal
officers are in attendance.
DR.. William A. Quayle of Chicago
viii lecture tomorrow night at the
First Methodist church. His lecture
will be on Jean Vatican
The Washburn college football squad
came through the K. U. game in good
shape and aside from feeling a little
stiff seem to be in good condition.
Chances are that the headquarters
of the Democratic state central COM
mittee at the Hotel Throop will be kept
open until the conclusion Of the session
of the legislature.
There is no well at the Florence Crit
tentOn home and the water supply is 4
good five minutes walk from the house
Every drop of water used is carried u
1 the hill in buckets
The Washburn football squad did not
/ practice last night. 1t was thought
/ best to give the men days rest before
! commencing work for the St. Mary S
game next Saturday.
Plumbers in Topeka are occupying
/ the enviable position that the coal deal
ers possessed at this time of the year
They are too busy to pay attention to
the ordinary customer.
A meeting of the superintendents Of
the city schools of the state viii be held
at Emporia, November IS and II. l.
| d. WhittemOre of this city is the presi-
dent of the organization.
Residents living near the new city
park on the west side, Woodlawn, are
/ planning on having water turned into
/ the small creek which crosses the park
and give skating parties this winter
The new system of street car trans
fers which has been inaugurated is
causing a great deal of trouble to the
many passengers who nave not as yet
become accustomed to the new system.
The only hunting license granted this
season to a woman was taken out Sat
1 urday by Mrs. Mary Green of Mission
4 Center who was one of three women III
II Shawnee county who carried licenses
last year.
Now that cold weather has set in for
I. earnest the work of Tepaying Kansas
avenue has been discontinued awaiting
more suitable weather and in the mean
time the penalty of SO per day is being
charged to the contractors.
The attention of Manager Patten of
the Street Car company is respectfully
called to the location Of the mercury In
the thermometers about the city and
especially to any that may be hung iii
the cars operated by the company.
Now that Charles Sessions has re-
signed as private secretary to Governor
Hoch, there is a possibility that the
place may be again rendered to E. l..
McKeever who received It once as al
Indian gift from the present governor.
NOW that the official returns from last
Tuesday election are all in and indi-
cate that Governor Hoch will have two
years more to serve he has issued a
Thanksgiving proclamation naming No
vember % as the day of Thanksgiving
R. T Kreipe has heen appointed sec
rotary of Topeka council, No. ~ United
place Of Ed F. GTote, who was appoint
ed senior councillor. The secretary :
Office viii be removed to 80 East
Fourth street.
According to a variety of rumors
floating around town about all the
Il widows and Widowers are about to be
married. But the chances are that a
good many of the rumors are rumors
nicely and the work Of professional
matchmakers.
A special car containing everything
from Cuba-tropical fruit, relics from
Maine wreck, beautiful oil paintings
from governors palace, pineapple cloth
rare birds, animals and fish will be al
Rock Island depot this week only 1Oc
admission is charged to keep out thl
element that crowds a free exhibition
There will be a ten days art exhibit
in the high school commencing No
vember q and concluding December
l. The exhibit will consist of two hun
dred pictures of the famous master
y pieces in painting. sculpture and archi-