The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-19
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Ladies free tonight to skating at
Music hall. MarshalFs band.
F. G. Dreaming. city attorney, will
spend Christmas at his home in
4 Wathena, Kan. He will leave next
Monday.
Washburn college will have two
weeks vacation this year. The vaca-
i ton commences tomorrow. School will
reconvene January Z.
/ c. H. Lightner of Kinsley is spending
a few days visiting in Topeka while ON
his way from Manhattan where he has
| been a student
| Contractor Evans who is erecting the
! building is authority for the statement
| that the new Elk building will be ready
for occupancy by the first of April.
The city council meets this evening
/ to authorize the payment of the De-
| cember wages of city employees.
! Checks will be issued tomorrow morn
! ing.
Henry M. Walker. general organizer
! for the American Federation of Labor,
| will address mass meeting of union
men only, Friday evening at 61S Kansas
| avenue.
| The Woodmen of the World and their
auxiliary, the Woodmen Circle, will
give a free supper and dance at Pyth-
| ian hail. Sixth and Quincy streets, this
! evening.
Probate Judge R. F. Hayden will be
well supplied with spending money
judging from the holiday rush for mar
riage licenses. and this fact his friends
take as good omen
The new ten dollar gold pieces do not
threaten to stay in circulation very
long. The local coin collectors are al
ready garnering them in and are will
ing to pay for the privilege
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who was
offered the SUPPLEMENTARY of the state
reformatory at Hutchinson, has declin-
ed the offer, stating that he preferred
to stay with his present work
The new roof which has been con-
structed over Rice hall at Washburn
cost 81 600 This is but temporary, how
ever, and is only to serve this purpose
until the buildine is remodeled in the
spring.
The indications are that a new Sun
day closing ordinance will be drawn
UP and presented at the next meeting
of the council which will be more lib
eral as to closing of stores on sun
day.
1t was not necessary to read the tenn
peratureS to learn that last night was
the coolest of the season. The pressure,
by the gas company, was a suniclent
indication.
The ice covered condition of the
paVements of the city yesterday result
ed in the death of two horses and hard
falls for many others which were i'm
properly shod for service a day such as
Wednesday was.
The Washburn college glee club is
planning to give concert sometime IN
the near future. This promises to be
one of the biggest musical events OF
ball team is one of the first tenors.
E. J. Snyder, who has been superin-
tendent of the Y. M. c. A. building
for a number of years and who has
taken a similar position at FL Paso,
fnd
watch by a number OF his friends.
The expected has at last happened
in regard to the gas. Last night was
the coolest night of the season, the
mercury being but a few degrees
above zero, and the gas supply also
reached the lowest mark of the season.
IT don't see any use in investing
money in a fireless cooker" suggested |
a Potwinite last night after she had |
spent an hour and half in getting
supper, when one is using gas in the |
kitchen range" 1t was nearly case or |
cooking without fire today.
DR.. H. A Warner, medical director of
the Knights and Ladies of Security, |
went to Kansas City this afternoon,
where, Friday morning he Will deliver |
a lecture before the senior class of the |
University Medical school on the sub
ject of Life Insurance
D. W. Mulvane, Republican national
committee man from Kansas, returned
home yesterday from Washington
where he attended the meeting of the
national committee. Mr.. Mulvane was
working for Kansas City as the next
place of holding the convention.
Frank Detlor, formerly of Topeka, |
but now of Monette, Mo-, is in Topeka. |
Mr.. Detlor has recently struck it rich
in the lead fields in southwestern
pany which is producing large |
quantities of rich lead ore.
Jerre Johnston, of Wamego- on-the- |
Kaw, was initiated into the mysteries |
of Elkdom last night, though owing to |
a slip in the program the large and IN |
terested audience which had planned to |
be present did not arrive until too late |
to participate in the affixing of ant
lers.
John and Albert Marshall who have
operated drug store at Second and
Kansas avenue for some time and VINO
prior to their occupancy of this location
were several doors north in the same
block for thirteen years have purchased
the Clarence Young drug store, Fifth
and Kansas avenue.
The eight new cars which the street
company has ordered for ser
vice on the local lines arrived yester-
day over the Rock Island. AS soon as
the cars are set up in the local shops
they will be put into service on the
North Topeka lines. The cars are larger
than any other cars now In use on the
city railway.
At 1890 this morning the room
one and one-half story frame dwelling
of Dighton Stratton, 257 stephens
street Auburndale, was almost totally
destroyed. The house was under con-
struction and though it was being oc-
cupied in part by the STATIONS no one
was at home when the fire occurred.
Mrs Stratton was out of the city and
Mr. Stratton returning during the
evening found the dwelling on fire. 1t
was partially insured. No cause can