The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-14
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1CAuiAc pennsylvania Scrappl0, LIS
or the season, at Dreisbach's, 913 Kan.
ave. Both phones 291.
y. w. Bronson of Topeka has an illus
trated story about Quanah Parker In
the current issue of Outdoor Life.
Reed McCarter killed a black squirrel
rels used to be numerous in Kansas but
are now rare.
II G. w. Snyder, president of the To-
peka state bank. discusses the hnan-
c1al situation more Interestingly than
any one in Topeka.
4 Now that the city has an asphalt
repair plant in operation it is about
time to get a plant to repair the West
Sixth avenue pavement.
| The city municipal asphalt repair
plant is being used to repair the asphalt
pavement on East Ninth street between
Quincy and Kansas avenue.
| Since the present financial furry got
well under way in Topeka there has
been dearth Of transfers of property
recorded in. the register of deeds Of
| flee.
| "How to Feed Babies" is the subject
which will be discussed by DR.. Eva
Harding at meeting Of the Northern
| Shawnee Farmers Institute Friday
morning.
| The socialists of Topeka are maintain
| ing headquarters at the old building at
40 Kansas avenue. A large banner is
| the only evidence of prosperity around
! the place.
| Dick Cooley left for Kansas City last
night to attend the annual meeting of
| the Western Association. He does not
expect to get into the Western League
at this meeting.
The levels which are being taken by
the city engineers force for the new
sewer that is proposed shall be con-
structed in Quinton Heights will not be
completed for two weeks.
Topeka is short of real landlords to-
day as most of the managers of local
hostelries are in st. Louis attending
the annual session of the Kansas and
Missouri Hotel Mems association.
Perhaps it's just "hunch" which has
caused the change but the smaller gro
Gerry stores in the suburbs and resi-
dence section of the city are not being
kept open on Sundays as they have been
in the past.
The city will appeal the James Nc
Cabe salary case to the supreme court.
The district court decided against the
city and found that McCabe should be
paid the back salary due him during
his suspension from office.
At least one bet has been made in
Topeka SO far on the presidential
election a year hence. Ten dollars
has been wagered by a Sunday school
teacher that Taft will be the next
president of the United States.
The transit of Mercury, an interest
ing phenomenon occurred this morning |
between sunrise and $40 o'clock. The |
next transit will take place November
6, 1914, and the last one up to today
was that of November z, 1894. 49,
Just now I am worried more for fear |
that the gas company in their anxiety |
to get up pressure will commence pump |
ing air through their mains than am
that will freeze to deathss remarked a
man who is affected by the money |
stringency. 4oIlJ5 10 47SI
60 frJr 10
the last game of the season on WASH |
burn field. The Fairmount team Will
arrive in Topeka tomorrow night. |
Washburn is in a badly crippled condi- |
ton and Paramount stands a good
chance to win
George r. Peck, formerly of Topeka |
and now of Chicago, where he is gen. |
erai counsel for the Chicago, Milwaukee |
& st. Paul railroad, will be In Topeka |
November &c and address the Masons at
the semicentennial celebration which |
takes place at that time.
Former County Treasurer H. NJ.
Philips, cashier Of the State bank at
Dover, announces that he will be a
Robert Stone who spent most of his
time during the legislature last winter
sticking pins in the corporations.
Prof. Bischoff, the clairvoyant, will
make a blind folded automobile drive
Topeka at 2:30 Friday after
noon and will endeavor to find a ring
which will be. hidden by committee
of business men. The drive will be
made in automobile furnished by Hat
field Bros, 116 West Eighth
After having exploded few thousand
rounds of government ammunition in
an attempt to become marEsman Ad-
jutant General Hughes proposes to Or
ganize a state rifle association which |
will uniform it's officers and provide
medals for successful contestants in
rifle matches.
At the semi-annual fall reunion of
the Masons of the state which has been
In session nearly all week, 35 candidates
have been exalted from the fourth to
the thirtieth degree. The session will
close this evening when the thirty-f1rst
and thirty-second degrees will be put
on, followed by a banquet.
1.-THE Lawrence bankers have not
adopted the clearing house rule restrict
No payments to one hundred dollars"
boasted a native of that hamlet Per
baus they have not heard of the action
IF the rest of the country" suggested
the listener, "as the rule mas only peen
in effect for couple of weeks.
The suggestion is made by way of an
excuse: that Richard Constable, the
farmer who fired on party of boys
with q shotgun who were attempting to
dislodge coon from tree on his farm,
was reared in western Kansas where
there are no trees, and did not appre-
ciate the duty of the boys as they saw
1t.
A Topeka young man who prides him.
self on his moral qualities was engag-
ed in heated political argument this
AS the argument grew warm
ed and he was losing ground he reach
ed the point where most people md 1t
necessary to swear. However, this went
against his grain and after paus1ng be-
fore showing his anger, he gave vent
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