The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22

will likely last two weeks longer. Gen.
era1 managers of all western roads
participate in the conference.
| Dell Valentine has only a long dis
lance connection with his newspaper
the Clay Center Times-but he still
insists on being called a real news
paper man.
Senator W. A. Harris, who came so
nearly robbing Governor Hoch of the
natural Republican majority of the
state at the last election was a visitor
at the state house yesterday.
The satire on bridge whist in James
x. Hackett's 1.-THE Walls of Jericho"
recently seen in Topeka, was sufficient
to scare any of the local smart set into
giving up the game, even for Lent.
The last big banquet of this spring
will be the one which the Democrats
pull off this evening. Though strictly
a stag affair the feminine friends of
the party will be permitted to watch
the affair from balcony.
The result of a straw vote taken for
mayor at Washburn college yesterday
gave Green 43 votes and for Swend-
son. No votes were cast for Holiday.
Holiday would better find out what
has come over his alma mater.
James T. Bradley, receiver of the
First National bank, has returned from
trip made to Illinois for the purpose
OF viewing property neld by the bank
in that state. A large part of the pro-
perty consists of valuable farm land.
There is this to be said In favor of
Washington's birthday remarked one
Press. There is no Thaw trial today
and I will be able to slip down to the
restaurant and get MONDAY lunch"
On account of the 22nd day-of Febru-
airy being the natal day of the father
of the country and a holiday in this
state all of the offices at the court
house are closed though business is do
ing as usual in the district court room.
County Clerk Zimmerman mailed no
tees to all of the county assessors to
attend a meeting in his office on the
4th of March called for the purpose of
agreeing on a basis of valuation to be
used for the assessment of property for
1907.
Feeling that If George Washington
was on earth today that he would not
want the commissioner of elections
office closed on account of his birthday
Captain Titus is keeping the office open
so that those who would register may
do SO.
There will be a basketball game at
the rink tonight. The Topeka high
school five will play the team from
Kansas City Central high school. 1t
ought to be good game when the
intense rivalry between the two teams
is taken into consideration.
Goods for the new Kemper & Paxton
store which will occupy the old site for
merly occupied at the corner of Sixth
avenue and Quincy street by the firm
have commenced to arrive and they ex-
pect to have the store open for bust
ness by the 18th of next month.
s. G. Watkins coIored friends are
jubilant because he secured first place
on the ticket as candidate for city
treasurer. 1t is one time that a color
ed man takes precedence over his
white rival who in this case IS the
present incumbent, NJ. M. Hale.
Ring neck pheasant is the latest
delicacy added to the menu at the Elk
club. The birds which are pheasants
as the name indicates were imported
directly from England for the Elk
club In this city is the announcement
made by T. L. Barns. who has charge
of the Elk quarters.
P. ]. Clevenger, formerly president of
the First National bank at Gallatin,
Mo-, has been elected as vice president
of the Central National. G. 8. Down
ing, formerly held this position. Down.