The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23

office of the commissioner of elections
/ was open all day and a large number
| of voters registered
| Among the many features planned
| for the chicken show next week. it has
/ been arranged so that those who at
| tend will be entitled to participate ir
straw vote for mayor
l. D. Whittemore. superintendent of
! the city schools, left for Chicago Fri
| day where he will attend a meeting of
| the national association of superin-
| tendents of city schools next week.
Solicitors are at work in the city on
| the new directory which will be issued
early this spring Commencing in the
western portion of the city they are
making a house to house canvass east
ward.
B. L. Wincheu. president of the Chi
| cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway,
passed through Topeka today en- route
to the lines of the company in Okla
homa and Indian territory on a trip of
inspection
Owing TO yesterday being a legal
holiday the banks We're closed This
morning upon reCpening they were kept
UNUSUAL busy from nine O'Clock
until noon. the usual time for
closing On Saturday.
Washington's birthday was appro-
priately celebrated by exercises held at
the Y NJ. c. A last evening. The en-
tertainment consisted of statuary ex-
hfbits and moving pictures as well as
musical and literary program.
A A Robinson, formerly president
Of the Mexican Central railroad, was a
personal friend of E. E. Styner the
general manager of the road, who is
not expected to live owing to wounds
inflicted by himself with knife.
According to the books in the Office
of the commissioner of elections there
are less than 5000 citizens of Topeka
eligible to vote at the election which is
to be held on the 18th of next month,
and there is barely two weeks left in
which to register.
The new suite of offices on the first
floor of the Santa Fee general Office
building that are to be occupied by
the law department are about ready
for use. The passenger office will use
the rooms vacated on the third floor
by the legal department
James T. Bradley, receiver for the
First National bank property, left for
his home in Sedan Wednesday evening
i'll with a severe cold and as he has
not been heard from since his Office
force are fearful that his illness has
proven of a more serious nature than
was contemplated
Captain George Gurtler of number
five fire station, who was recently pro-
NOTED to that position from lieuten-
ancy at number 1 station, has resigned
and engaged in architectural work for
which he has been fitting himself for
several years No appointment to fill |
the vacancy SO created has yet been |
made.
At the annual meeting of the Swed- |
National league held at
the First Swedish church last night |
the following officers were elected for |
the ensuing year: President C. D. |
Danielson; vice president. Rev. A. |
SjoIander; secretary, John Lungstrom; /
treasurer, a. Berg, these officers to |
constitute the executive committee.
J. s. Morse. a contractor living at /
215 West Gordon street, is seriously /
i'll from blood poison, resulting from /
a slight accident to one Of his legs |
He stepped on some loose boards while /
working about a building in course of |
and a slight abrasion of |
the skin resulted which afterwards be- |
came infected and serious doubts are !
as to his condition.