The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09


The hurdle race at the rink tonight
will be well worth seeing.
Try Spetter's ]. r. S. ct. Cigar. 1t
| Is the best in the market.
James K. Hackett will be at the
Grand tonight. His play is 1.-The Walls
of Jericho"
J. G. Brinkman, a prominent bank
er of Great Bend, was in Topeka yes
terday on business.
Mrs. O'Brien can make your gown
as pretty now as six weeks hence.
Crosby Bros. Phone 1881
Central Congregational church will
observe Lincoln day at the Sunday
school services in the morning.
Ensign Omann of the Salvation
Army is confined to his home on Clay
street with an attack of sickness.
There will be big masquerade car
nival at the rink next Thursday night.
Marshall's band will furnish the music.
Miss Charlotte Leavitt of Washburn
college will speak at the meeting of
the Woman's Christian Association
Sunday afternoon at AIS.
The following cases of. diphtheria
were reported today: T. c. Whiteker,
319 East Eighth avenue; w. J.
Hosceit, 917 Madison street.
Lincoln's birthday which falls on next
cises in several of the churches of the
city Sunday afternoon and evening.
Harry Corbin, catcher of the
Pittsburg Pirates. who was with Leav-
enworth most of last season, is in To-
peak for few days visiting friends.
There was a meeting of the Shawnee
County Fruit and Truck Growers as
ISOLATION on February to outline the
policy of the association for the COM
ing year.
J. c. Price, formerly a law partner
of Colonel Sam Wood in Stevens coun-
fx- N iG at
Christ hospital recovering from a
slight Illness.
Once more the announcement is
made that the city council will con-
slider the matter of rebuilding the
Sixth avenue viaduct at their Monday
evening meeting.
Dr. D. NJ. Fisk of Washburn coll
lege addressed a large meeting at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. last night ON the
subject. '"Fhe Practica1 Utility of the
Study of Sociology"
ST. Valentine day is less than a week
away which in measure accounts for
the displays of hideous beauties which
will be on sale from now until several
days after that date.
The members of the country club
will not hold their annual meeting
evening as was planned as
the date conflicts with that of the
benefit ball.
Reports of births made by the city
sanitary department today are: e. P.
Sixth avenue: Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
telsey, 135 Madison street. girl.
There were fewer sleighing parties
in Topeka last night than at any other
night of the week. Tonight if the
snow continues to melt as it has all
day there will be still fewer.
There are a good many ears in To-
peka which are beginning to peel off.
This is a pretty good sign that they
were frozen during the extreme cold
of the early part of the week.
The bowling enthusiasts of Topeka
have organized team which will be
sent to Kansas City to participate in
the big bowling tournament which Is to
be held at that place next week.
The Majestic theater. which was to
have been opened Sunday will not open
according to schedule, though the fact
that it is open, the front, one
side and the rear being noticeably so.
The members of the house are evil
IDENTIFY somewhat impressed with the
responsibility of their positions and
today are holding another Saturday
session without going home to their
families.
Merchants on Kansas avenue seem
to have the moving microbe in their
systems. About six of the prominent
have changed locations and
are fixing up store fronts and increas-
ing their stocks.
The Santa Fe has a gang of track
men at work between Topeka and Te-
cumseh, distributing ties for the new
double track which is to be construct
ed commencing as early next spring as
the weather will permit.
The town row from a social stand
point has broken out in a new place.
This time over the selection of the girl
who is to lead the grand march at the
benefit ball which is to be given at the
Tuesday evening.
After the joint raid yesterday by
County Attorney Schenck and Sheriff
one old man was heard to
say. They got my name all right but
they will never be able to find me as
they forgot to ask me where 1 live"
With. the weather conditions such as
GTEAnX HAND