The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-08
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Syl Dixon's train Will leave Topeka
Sunday afternoon on its eastern trip
All the exhibits must be ready by that
time
The act of Happy Doc Holland at
the Olympic this week is attracting
lots of attention and IS one of the best
acts which has been seen on this stage
in some time.
The Topeka orchestra, which was
under the direction of Professor Half
dan Jebe of Washburn college, has
disbanded on account of Mr.. Jebe
leaving Topeka.
The weather man promises good
football weather for the games to-
morrow. The weather which has been
furnished for the football games this
year is all that could be desired.
After months of delay the indications
are that the foot bridge connecting
North Topeka directly with the shop
district by way of the Santa Fe bridge.
will be ready for use within a short
time.
1t is evident that Harry Coney who
was arrested yesterday for passing
forged check for $23 on a South Tope-
ka groceryman never heard of the hoo
doc connected with the number twenty.
three.
If the present plans for the COM
carried through according to schedule,
this new play house will be opened for
it's new performance during Christ
mas week.
Two troops of the Seventh cavalry
on their return trip from Fort Leaven-
worth to Fort Riley arrived in Topeka
late this afternoon and will camp at
the fair grounds, resuming their
march Saturday morning.
The Kansas Medical college has
moved it's free dispensary department
from 2O9 Kansas avenue to the col
bringing all the departments OF the
school under one roof.
The Rock Island football special to
Manhattan tomorrow will leave at 12:15
instead of at 1900 as was originally an
nounced. The change in time is made
so as to allow time for dinner in Tope-
ka before starting.
'I wish that you would call the atten-
ton of City Attorney Dreaming to the
fact that the name of former Assistant
City Engineer King Is among those at
tached to the petition asking for
grand jury said well known lawyer.
Arrangements have been made by TIE
Commercial club to have Sousa's band
in the city for a concert at the audi
torium on the 18th of November, the
occasion of 1.-The first dirt throwing
for the Topeka and Southwestern rail-
road.
The new time cards On the Santa Fe
and Rock Island roads will go into eff
feet Sunday. There are several
changes in both time cards and few
people will probably miss their trains
as a result of not knowing the new
time card.
Work will commence next week on
the macadam road which will run
north out of Topeka on Central avenue
for two miles. When completed this
will give the residents of northern
Shawnee county the best road into the
city from any direction.
After tomorrow's game there will
be but two more games on the Wash
burn schedule. Paramount will play
the last game of the season here a
week from tomorrow. The last game
on the Washburn schedule will be the
Thanksgiving game at Oklahoma City
with the Oklahoma university team
Both the Rock Island and Santa F'e
roads are experiencing heavy passenger
traffic this week. Tuesday and We'd
neSday there were several extra nome
seekers trains, while yesterday and to-
dav the regular business was so heavy
that trains had to be divided and run
in two sections.
Despite the gloomy prospects at Law
renee many Topeka people are stillpull-
ing for the Kansans In their game
against Nebraska and large number
of Topeka people are planning to go to
Lawrence tomorrow. With this game
and the Washburn game at Manhattan
Topeka people have a choice of two
mighty good games.
LAZARUS is the name of the ancient
black horse that Colonel ALI Hale. the
county poor commissioner, uses in his
trips from his Office in the court house
to the poor farm. In a way the name
is appropriate, but this Lazarus"
never had to beg for bit to eat. He
gets three square meals a day and
looks as though he had few bites in
between them.
Washburn and Topeka are pulling
hard for Kansas to defeat Nebraska in
the big football game at Lawrence to-
afternoon. The largest
crowd that ever attended a game on
McCook field is expected. 1t promises
to be a great contest and many Topeka
people are planning to go. leaving here
on the Santa Fe at 1925 p. m. The
round trip fare is $1.08.
Advertisers were never getting so
much publicity as at present in the
columns of the State Journal. The cir
culation of this paper for the past
month has been greater than ever be-
fore In Topeka and suburbs alone
more than 1000 copies are being de-
livered each evening by carrier, ex-
elusive of sales by newstands and news
boys. No other Topeka paper has ever
approached this record.
Weather Reports From the Pacific.
San Francisco, Nov. S.-San Fran