The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

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has been abandoned on account of a
lack of interest.
An epidemic of smallpox is reported
to be prevalent among the Mexican Ia
borers in the Santa Fee yards.
Col. F. S. Savage. advertising agent
of the Santa Fe. is spending two or
three days in Colorado on business.
If you are looking for some present
for his birthday that will please him,
get him a box of Burgharts Favorites.
At the present time there are
twenty-five inmates of the county jail
and only eight of this number are
colored.
The fruit crop has not yet been
ruined on account of hard weather if
reports from rural districts may be
believed.
Robert Blair of LOOMS, Blair &
Scandrett returned today from Chicago
where he has been since the middle of
the week.
Captain Titus, who is something of
statistician, has figured from the regis
tration books that Topeka has about
700 caroe nters.
The Junior Endeavor of the Potwin
Presbyterian church will give literary
and musical programme at the church
Friday evening.
The woman's branch alliance of
Unity church will meet with Mrs.
Theodore A. Wilkie Friday, March 1,
instead of tomorrow.
A large number of people received
violent falls this morning on account
of the slippery condition of the walks
but no serious accidents have been re-
ported.
who fought and bit Jack johnson sew
eral times last winter, is in Topeka
trying to get another match with
Johnson.
1t is expected that after next Tuesday
there viii be a dearth of politicians in
Topeka as the so day limit for the leg
islators to draw pay expires Tuesday,
February &c.
The school children of Topeka will
have holiday tomorrow on account
of Washington's birthday. Washburn
college will also observe this day by
allowing holiday.
Herman Crow, one of the owners of
the Topeka White Sox, appeared on the
streets yesterday with his heavy dark
mustache removed. 1t makes a great
difference in his looks.
Don't fail to register If you come
down town today The registration
books will not be sent out to the
wards, but are at the city hall, COM
missioner of elections office.
All the banks in Topeka will be
closed tomorrow on account of Wash
ington's birthday being a legal holiday.
1t is thought that the banks observe
more holidays than any other institu-
ton.
Two mail sacks of packages of gar
den and flower seed received by Post
master Rodgers for free distribution
have already been exhausted by anx-
ious inquirers and new lot is ex-
pected.
The office of the commissioner of
elections will not be closed tomorrow,
Washington's birthday, but will be
kept open all day for the accomnioda-
ton of voters who wish to vote at the
coming primary election.
The snow caught large number of
women in dainty attire unprepared
yesterday afternoon: Several heroic
fiimsy hats One woman got a news
paper and clutching it tightly held it
all about her headgear.
The report of ]. c. Ellis, the Kansas
vestigating the scandal in connection
with the Fifth ward sewer, has been
filed with the committee appoint |
ed from the city council, but as it has |
not been made public there is no odor |
a bout 1t.
Bids will be asked for and adver-
tised for soon for the construction of !
an addition to the city hall under
the offices of the waterworks depart I
ment. The waterworks offices are now
on the second floor and out of the way
for people paying bills.
Five jointists are confined in the coun-
ty jail because they can not give bond
acceptable to the present county attor-
ney. This is a remarkable condition as
in the past 1t made but little difference
who the jointist happened to be there
was always a bondsman at hand to J.
keep him from being locked up.
Friday, February %, is the regular
monthly visitors day at the Critten-
tt he off
and evening from 2 p. m. to p. m.
Members of the legislature are espe-
cially invited to attend and judge of
the need of such home and. the man
ner in which it is being conducted.
1t took a long time for bridge whist
to reach Topeka, but now that it is
here it has taken as fast a hold on its
devctecs in Topeka as it ever did upon
the bridge playing set of other metro
politan centers. 1t is said that there
are quite a few in Topeka who gamble
IS much as cent a point on the game
Patrons of the street railway com
pany had another dose of the incon-
venience of the new system of trans
fers Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. Despite the disagreeable weather
transfers had to be made at corners
where the persons had no protection
from the storm while the transfer sta
ton was but a couple or three blocks
distant.
In the basketball game at the skat-
ng rink last night between the tresn-
men and Sophomore classes of Wash
ourn college the Sophs were victorious,
by a score of 36 to 81. The {.
Sophomore team was composed of:
Brethour, center; Aten, Bowman,
guards; Hope. Love. forwards. The ]
Freshmen team lined I'D as follows:
rhayer, center; Willard, Ulrich, Nc ]
zibben, guards; Richie, Mooney, for I
yards. The game was fast and excit-
ng from start to finish. l.
If some of the individuals who are