The Topeka state journal., 1907-12-27
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H Ladies free to skating tonight al
! Music hall. MarshalPs band.
| If you want a fine overcoat, say q
| $50 or $40 one. go to the Palace with
| $2S tomorrow.
| The odds and ends sale at The Pal
| ace tomorrow means savings of 25 to
| so per cent to you.
Mayor William Green will not return
| from New York where he is spending
the holidays until Saturday of next
week.
A marriage license was issued Thurs
day in Kansas City to Frank Burnett,
| aged % and Mary Jones aged "a, both
| of Topeka.
Although the State Teachers asso-
citation will not be over until tonight,
many of the teachers have already be-
gun to leave for their homes.
Although election day is nearly twelve
months distant the open season for
candidates has arrived and the profess
sional pan-handler is at work.
The report of the secretary of the
Topeka Rebate association indicates
that one shopper came all the way from
New Mexico to do her shopping.
The Washburn team or the Topeka"
football team, whichever you choose to
call it, will play the strong Mankato
team next Wednesday. New Years day.
The Washburn basketball team is
now on a tour in northern Kansas.
vicinity of Glasgow, Salina, and Man
haitian.
Politicians from all parts of the state
have commenced to arrive in Topeka
for the meeting of the state central
committee which will be held Saturday
evening,
Work upon repairing the East Sixth
avenue viaduct commenced again yes
terday after several weeks of idleness.
carload of white oak lumber for floor
ing is being laid.
A rumor which is gaining wide cir
culation in Topeka concerns a popular
Topeka baseball player and one of the
good looking young ladies of the city.
The event is slated for the early spring.
Postmaster Rogers is authority for
the statement that the Christmas busi-
ness of the office in Topeka is thirty
three and one-third per cent greater
than ever before in the history of the
office.
Another adjustment of the insurance
involved in the fire at Rice hall De-
trustees of the college receiving an al
lowance of 5000 for the damage to the
Cooper mineral collection.
Many of the school teachers spent
their recess period Thursday afternoon
picking dandelions from the state house
lawn and there was a fairly large
number who cut the afternoon lee
lures for the same purpose.
AS rule school teachers are not ac-
cused of having a pull with the rail-
roads but it is noticeable fact that
the attendance at the meeting this year
is not as large as when railroad passes
could be had for the asking.
Edward Walsh, head consul of the
national camp of the Woodmen of the
World, will preside at the annual pub
lie installation Of the officers of Camp
No. rs which will be held at Pythian
hall Thursday evening, January 10.
This Is harder to beat than call of |
the house when the legislature is in |
session." grumbled state house Off !
cial who tried to get to representative |
hall yesterday while the teachers were |
in session and a speaker on the floor.
The committee appointed by Presi- |
dent Holiday to investigate the gas |
situation as it directly interests To- |
club rooms this afternoon at three |
o'clock for the purpose Of announcing |
their deductions.
Il wish that you would announce |
that the natives Of this section of the |
city are greatly worried over the re-
port that several men are at work on /
the East Sixth street viaduct," suggest
ed an east slider over the telephone,
'and if there is anything in the rumor |
we wish to know the cause of such ac-
ton at this time
The names of 25 Topeka business men
are posted on the bulletin board at
Elk headquarters as candidates for the
next meeting. The rush of applicants
at this time is probably partially due
to the fact that the initiation fee will
probably be raised to $50 after the first
meeting in the new year. This is the
same old familiar threat.
If the firemen at headquarters sta
ton should be cast away on a deserted |
island they have enough skilled work !,
men among them to furnish all of the |
list of varied industries that are usual
y found in a community. Among the
number is a tailor, boilermaker, ma
chinist, gas filter, electrician, carpenter,
printer, undertaken, while they have
enough hobbies on the side in which
they are skilled to make up the balance.
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