The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

necessary
vote at the city primary.
Mrs. Holleraft has single and double
violets for Valentines day.
"a Ragged Hero will be the at
traction at the Grand Wednesday, Feb
ruary goth.
The calendars indicate that today is
Ash Wednesday, and that the Lenten
season is on in full force.
The proceeds of "a Ragged Hero
at the Grand next Wednesday will be
given to the Proyident association.
Despite the rumors to the contrary it
is now definitely announced that
Washburn will have a baseball team
this spring.
There are a good many smokers who
think they can not get a good cigar for
i've cents. Perhaps they have not tried
Burghart's Favorite.
About one hundred dollars was
cleared at the Washburn ball last
night There were about three hun
dred who were present.
Miss Sallie Crosby will give the first
or a series of travel lectures at the Y.
w. C. A rooms this evening. her sub
Ject being the customs of Sicily.
The weather bureau prediction is for
fair and warmer weather. Nothing
better in the weather line at this time
of year has ever been dished out in
Topeka.
The continued warm weather of the
past few days is responsible for the
condition of the country roads which
are almost impossible for any save the
Hghtest vehicles.
The city primaries are only four
weeks away. Between now and that
time the various candidates will do
most of their work especially the ma
yoralty candidates.
DR.. Guy Carleton, editor and lectur-
er. will speak at the Auditorium
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one of the regular course given by the
Pipe Organ association.
The samples of spring weather
shown by the government weather de-
partment for the past three days have
added much to the popularity of that
institution in this section of the coun-
try. 49,
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the First United Brethren church, cor-
nersof Twelfth ndsQufncy streets; will
givesa valentine social at their church
on the evening OF February 4tlis to
which the public In general is invited
With the house Passing every reform
bill which is introduced it has become
necessary for the senate to hold even
Ing sessions for thespufpose of killing
the bills. The -presef mt house wilfI
probably hold Hthe record for bills
passed.
Mr.. o. c. Brett of Humboldt and A.
70. Rhea of Lorings who tied for the
chess championship of the state at
the recent state meeting held in To-
peka, will play off the tie at the Y. M,
G. A. rooms this evening, the playing
to commence at 1880.
Myra McHenry in talking of her dis
coyery of joint in the state house was
asked why she did not take the whisky
that she found to the governor ana
show him the state of affairs and re-
piled to her interrogator thus: "I am
afraid to go see Governor Hoch. he
might want to kiss me-
In writing to have the State Journal |
sent to him at his present address in |
san Antonio, Harry Southwick adds |
by way of postscript that the mer-
curry stands about the 70 mark in the |
thermometers which is about the |
showing that it is making in this sec |
ton of the country at this writing.
Mr.. N. H. Wolff, the tailor at 429 |
kansas avenue, has on display in his |
show windows the finest assortment of
patterns in spring suitings ever shown |
n Topeka. Mr.. Wolff has recently |
been appointed local agent for the ia |
nous Wanamaker & Brown companv
II Philadelphia, whose reputation for
superior suitings is we'll known by all
nigh class dressers