The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

When AL the sky is clear and blue,
| ana l. should like so much to play
nave to go to bed by day?
| Robert Louis Stevenson.
The reports Of the University of KAN
sas indicate an enrolment of 80 pupils
from Shawnee county.
u, Wi s last Saturdays game the foot
cerner is officially ended.
The Willard w. C. T. U. will meet
with Mrs Zane. 1715 Clay street, Tues
uay AFTERNOON at o'clock.
1t is understood ''by those who are
next that the H. H. club will form
local clubs throughout the west
The members of the city council will
pc entertained Tuesday evening at the
nome or Councilman J. w. F. Hughes
in Potwin.
The tickets for the lecture of Ed
Howe at the Auditorium next Thurs
day evening are going fast which in
d1cates good attendance.
The senior class of the High school
VIII present the playlet. "A Rose Of
Plymouth Town. at the high school
auditorium Friday evening.
Judging from the fact that there are
ten candidates in the race for county
commissioner, jobs worth a thousand
dollars a year seem to be at a pre-
MUM.
John Strickrott for the third con-
secutive time in three weeks captured
first place in the weeks shoot of the
Topeka Rifle club with a score OF
12z1 out of a possible 1850.
D. G. Fraser of Clay Center. who
owes his claim for fame to the fact
that he introduced the Sunday base
ball bill during the last session of the
legislature. spent Sunday in Topeka.
E. P. Armitage, recently of Kentucky.
has become associated with C. G.
Blakely & Co., real estate. loans and
insurance. Mr.. Armitage will give spec
1al attention to real estate and rentals
Despite the fire of last Friday
school at Washburn college was re-
sumed this morning. The work in
the biological and chemical depart
ments was somewhat handicapped
however
A west side woman who boasts that
her husband does perfectly grand
fancy work. has not succeeded in work.
ing up a noticeable amount of envy
among her neighbors who possess Just
ordinary men.
The weather today is another re-
mlnder that the winter season is al
most here and that the weather which
Topeka has been experien cling so far
this season has been a little bit too
good for this time of year.
dramatic recital will be given at
the high school auditorium this even
ing by Mrs. Haitian Jebe of the chair
Of dramatic art. Washburn college.
under the auspices of the Swedish
American National league.
The stockholders of the Kansas Ex-
position company will hold their an
nual meeting at the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday evening when officers
for the ensuing year will be elected
and other Important business trans
acted. @
!, From information received almost
daily by Sheriff John Wilkerson the
indications are that numerous auto
mobile thieves are abroad and the
suggestion is made that owners do not
leave their cars standing without
hitching.
The announcement is authorized by
the Woman's Guild of Grace Cathe-
dra1 that the "rnfle of pennies being
donated to the Episcopal church is al
most completed, though there are a
few days left in which contributions
may be made.
The Denver Post devoted half a
page editorial to a write up of Ed
Howe, who is to lecture at the Audi
torium on the evening of the 18th. The
the book which will be the foundation
of his lecture in this city.
The city council has granted the
contractors who were to have had the
East Sixth street viaduct completed by
the first of July, zone more chance |
but as the chance is not numbered, |
there is no way of telling what nu-
neral should be affixed
How is this: the man who umpired |
the washburn-Old Stars football game |
Saturday approached the sporting edi- |
tor of one of the newspapers and re- |
quested him to roast the umpire AS |
Mort Albaugh would say, this man is |
so honest that he leans backward
The churches are already planning |
the festivities which they will hold in
with Christmas and the |
small boy who usually puts in his ap-
pearance as regular attendant on
Sunday school just before the 25th of |
December will be on hand next Sunday.
superintendent Albert Patten of the
street railway company announces
that work viii be commenced on the
Branner street yiaduct at once,
though 1t is probable that nothing
more than the foundations can be laid
before winter weather will stop furth-
err work on the structure.
The December meeting of the Com
mercial club will be held Friday even
ing when numerous matters of i'm
portance will be up for discussion AS
no meeting was held during the month
of November there is in reality the
work of two months to be considered
at the meeting Friday evening.
Now that the Old Timers have con-
tributed to the success of the Wash
burn Athletic association this season,
it looks as though it was up to the
Washburn girls to complete the work
other performance such as 1.-THE Land
OF Gridiron'' of last season, would just
about do this
The action of the city council in
defeating the ordinance introduced by
Blakely designating the
hours when sidewalks in front of Kan
sas avenue business houses can be
swept indicates that majority of that
body do not get down town early
enough to be annoyed by the nuisance
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