The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-11

church.
The local merchants today are en-
Toying a good healthy sale of winter
| clotnlng, which is principally confined
to underwear.
In the future the change of program
at the Majestic theater will be made
Sunday instead of Monday as has been
the plan in the past.
E. B. Kellam made the trip to Kan
Sas city In his touring car on Sat
urday in five hours though the roads
were rough, returning Sunday.
Forty residents living in the vicinity
OF Harrison and Thirteenth streets
have petitioned the city council for an
electric light on that corner.
| M. Snattinger has been granted a
building permit for the erection of a
dwelling at PIG East Tenth avenue which
is to cost $1,000 when completed.
| Syl Dixon and his train of &c cars
which will make a tour of the country
advertising Kansas and it's resources
left the city Sunday afternoon over the
Santa Fe.
There are AZ patients at the Shawnee
county poor farm, all but eight of them
being men, majority of whom owe
their position to hquor-a strong prohi-
bition sermon.
Frank Curtis of the Copeland phar-
macy who recently moved to Topeka.
from Emporia has beentaken to kefth's
hospital SuHer1ng from q severe attack
of typhoid fever.
AS is usual in the first cold weather
of the season the Topeka Railway COM
pany has no heat in their cars. The
thermometers in some Of the cars last
night registered Is and 80 degrees.
Robert Neal and Clarence Priddy,
carriers employed at the Topeka office,
have been notified of an increase in
rank which carriers with it an increase
in salary amounting to 5000 a year
The window placards which have
been posted in conspicuous places, an,
nouncing the fact that Kansas and
Nebraska would play at Lawrence,
October eth have been taken down.
Mrs. Coleman Dudley who lives at 405
Clay street, resident of Shawnee
county for over 25 years and 81 years
Of age, is seriously i'll at her home. She
suffered from a stroke of paralysis last
week.
There's a rather incongruous arrange
ment of things on the drop curtain at
the Grand flight of marble steps, the
center of which is earpeted with an
oriental rug, lead up to forest of
scrub pines.
1t might be pertinent to suggest to
the street railway company that the
time has arrived when a little heat IN
the cars would be appreciated, espec-
tally during the night hours ana on the
suburban lines.
The council will meet this evening In
connection with the Branner street VIA
duct question. An ordinance granting
the right to the street railway and san
ia Fe railroad to construct the viaduct
will be presented! rs
Topeka got the first real touch of
winter weather yesterday. Inc Wealn-
er was not as cold as it seemed but 1t
came right on the heels of a warm
spell which made it feel much colder
than it really was.
The first snow of the season fell yes
terday afternoon for short period OF
Is minutes. The snow was only a trace
however, and disappeared almost Us
soon as it fell There were traces OF
snow this morning as well.
Clearing house certificates have made
their appearance in Topeka, eight one
dollar certificates being received from
one woman by the Mills Dry Goods
company Saturday bearing the guaran-
tee of the ST. Louis Clearing House as
ISOLATION.
A Topeka young man who makes
his living working on local news
paper, has occasion to patronize me
Oakland car line quite extensively. AS
a result about half the copy he turns
in is about the poor service on this
suburban line.
A Topeka newspaper man who took
the liberty to announce that w. j.
Curtis would arrive in Topeka was
day late in his SCOOP" Curtis arriv-
ed in Topeka Friday night and the in
formation that he would arrive" Sat
urday some time was misleading.
Those who have to transfer at Sixth
and Kansas avenue for the differene car
lines which can only be reached at this
place, find it very chilly this cold
weather. Some arrangements should
be made so that shelter can be provid-
ed for those who have to wait at this
point.
Governor Folk has promised the hotel
men that he will address their meeting
in ST. Louis this week-perhaps. The
real attraction however is Tom Barns
sunny Kansas" and this address is a
sure go as the orator has committed
1t to memory.
Several of the Washburn students
wanted a holiday this morning in or
der to celebrate the victory over the |
Aggies last Saturday. but the faculty |
decided that they had celebrated |
enough last Monday and refused to
consider their entreaties. The students T
of Kansas university have not had !
holiday this season
Topeka is certainly getting to be |
a sporty town Big delegations were |
sent to both the football games play |
ed in nearby towns Saturday. A spec |
ial train over the Rock Island to Man |
haitian carried four car loads while |
where they saw the Kansans go down |
into defeat before the Cornhuskers |
from Nebraska.
One of the comedians with the Dixie |
minstrel troupe made a big hit at the /
Grand last night with an up to date
joke. He told of remembering Topeka |
when saloons were running in full blast |
But along come woman" he contin-
ued land started to cut them out with |
Always the
Same