The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
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Ladies free to the skating at Music
hall tonight. Marshall's band.
Oak Grange will hold a two days
meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, for
which an interesting programme has
been provided.
Topeka was visited by a light snow
ralI early this morning. The pros
poets look good for more snow later
In the day and tomorrow.
The big siren of the Continental
Creamery kept UP a continual screech
Friday 1t was telling the story OF
the 4. M. G.. A. canvass for members.
THE window displays of the Kan
sas avenue merchants would warrant
an admission charge" suggested a
Kansas City man who is visiting To-
peka relatives.
A second reduction has been made
In the working hours Of the employees
In the car shops of the Santa Fe re-
ducfng their hours from nine to eight
as working day.
At the oratorical contest held at
Washburn college last night. Ludwig
katterfeld won first place and will
represent Washburn in the state ora
torical contest in the spring.
Frank Tinney, the clever black
face comedian at the Majestic won't
| quit the stage now that he has in
herited $50. 0OO-Oh no he will just
keep on doing funny stunts.
The sudden termination of the dam
age suit Of Mrs. Ethel James in the
federal court suggests the idea
that lions may chew UP their tanners
at pleasure and that there is no re-
course.
s. w. Sunday was granted a per-
NIT for the erection of $4,000 resi-
dence at 323 East Tenth avenue and
work Will commence Immediately pro-
viding the Sunday ordinance does not
conflict.
There is just one druggist who has
refused to close his store from Sat
urday night until Monday morning
His competitors say that he is obstin-
ate and he says that he is not and
that's the end of 1t.
Professor Halfdan Jebe, instructor
of violin at Washbuurn college, filed
Of violin at Washburn college. filed
is always the first step IN becoming
naturalized American citizen.
Today is the last chance for To-
peka's smokers to lay in their supply
of Sunday cigars and smoking to-
bacco. If it isn't done today there
will be several who will have to re-
frain from smoking tomorrow.
THE frequency with which that cou-
pies names appear in the society pa
pers of the city suggests that they are
paying for the notices at line rates.
grumbled an old crouch. who does not
receive the mention he feels is due him.
According to w. H. Hodgins, for
mer captain of the New York police
department, the city should enact a
few traffic regulations for the bene
fit of Kansas avenue. Some of the
customs in Topeka he says are punish
able by fines in towns no larger than
Topeka.
The machinery and equipment Of the
Lewis-Tuttle Manufacturing company
for which a receiver was recently APP
pointed, has been purchased by the
Jensen Manufacturing company which
will, continue the building of seed clean
ers at the factory on Eighth and Hol-
liday street. %" ~ +s
Judging from the fact that the
membership committee of the Y. NJ.
G. A secured 433 new members ana
renewals in a one day campaign, the
money stringency about which SO
much has been heard of late is not a
stringency at all as far as this COM
munity is concerned.
At the annual meeting of the Arch
geological society held at the home of
DR.. J. c. McClintock last night the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the year
1908: A. H. Thompson, president: Mrs.
J. c. McChntoek. vice president; Pro-
fessor f. H. Clark, secretary; Professor
w. J. Greer, treasurer.
There are several things to recon-
mend the trip around the north pole
make in an automobile" suggested a
Topeka owner of big machine.
There would be no mud to impede
speed, no chickens to be killed or far
mer's dogs to be lodged or teams to be
frightened and last but by no means
least, no city ordinances to be brok-
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