The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-12
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Mr.. c. M. Hill has been AWARDED
the contract for refinishing the new
National hotel.
More than one-half of the mail col
| lected by the Topeka postofflce is dis
tributed within the confines OF tn
state.
Mrs. John Schenck is in Chicago wher'
she expects to receive specialist treat
ment for a throat aff1iction from which
she has suffered for some time.
Folks who live in houses that ar
heated with coal furnaces, were might!
| popular last night with their FRIENDS
| who depend on natural gas for fuel.
The gas pressure which was so low
| all day yesterday was increased to nor
NAL last night at 10 o'clock and Topeka
people are managing to keep warm
| enough today.
Glenn Haughey, the left end of the
Washburn football team, went to St
| Marys yesterday to act as referee in the
game between st. Mary's and the Kan
| sas City Medics.
The twenty-sixth annual Sunday
school convention for Shawnee coun-
ty will be held in the Second Presby-
terrain church in North Topeka, We'd
nesday and Thursday.
A servant in the home of George
Hackney, 1923 Fillmore street, is suf-
fering from diphtheria though the
home will not be quarantined as the
case has been isolated.
Dom Fielder, formerly in the tele-
graph department of the Santa Fe in
Topeka, and later Associated Press OPP
orator at Joplin, is now working for the
Associated Press in Toledo, Ohio.
Hardly a breath of wind was stirring
this morning and while the temperature
was about the same as that which has
prevailed for the past few days, the cold
was not felt nearly as much as it has
been.
The present spell of cold weather
seems destined to remain for several
days at least. At present there is not
the least INDICATION OF change TOT
warmer and it is apt to snow most any
time.
Just two pounds of mail matter was
franked from the Topeka postoff1ce dur
ing the past 80 days, which indicates
that Topekans pay as they go, as far as
their dealings with Uncle Sam are con-
cerned.
The Paramount team which plays
Washburn here next Saturday played
the Christian university of Oklahoma
yesterday and defeated them by score
of Ill to 0. They are very comment OF
defeating Washburn.
Financial note and singer combin-
ed: The city council has authorized
Mayor Green to employ lawyer TO
assist City Attorney Dreaming in re-
covering money paid for the Illegal
of the Sixth ward sewer.
Mayor William Green arrived in
Topeka Monday in time to register
his objections to the acceptance by
the city of the ordinance providing
for the construction of the Branner
street viaduct though 1t was finally |
passed.
G.. F. Grattan, attorney for the state |
board will deliver lecture |
at the First Christian church We'd |
nesday evening on THE Regulation
IF Commerce and Transportation"
hn nf COSm0nOli-
an club.
AS an evidence that a thorn from a |
hedge fence has annoyed some one,
an ordinance was passed by the city
council Monday night prohibiting
'ences of this description over three and
,ne-half feet, being harbored within the
,ity limits.
A few of the street cars on the sub
Urban lines had stoves in them last
light, but their number was not large,
md with the usual wisdom that is dis
played by the management these few
airs, which were heated, were not used
or the late runs.
Governor Hoch has been asked to join
he ranks of the rough riders in the
orm of an invitation from Jake Shep-
ard, secretary of the National Union of
Trackmen, who wants him to
make a personal inspection tour OF the
racks of the Missouri Pacific railroad. |
George Scott of 40 Lincoln street has
cen appointed general agent for the
hawnee Fire Insurance company 1or
he states of Nebraska and South Da-
ota with headquarters in Omaha. He
as already assumed his new duties,
nough his family will remain in To-
eka this winter.
Gas stories, or rather stories about the
lck of gas during the early hours of
lst evening were in order for today.
ne chap told of being compelled to
ress in the dark and an hour or so
ter he was a bit embarrassed when
lend called attention to the fact that
: had on light blue sock and a dark
-een one.
Colonel Tom McNeal, state printer
nd silver-tongued orator of Kansas,
Lys that the reports concerning his
ip with the Syl Dixon advertising
ain via Chicago and New York to
lmestown, have been greatly exag-
Grated. Il wish 1 could prove to
,u," said Colonel McNeal to a re-
,rter this morning. that I did not
ave town Sunday evening with tho
Il Dixon advertising train. Had Syl
RI ira in month six weeks