The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

the suit filed by Charles Lewis against
his sister, Florence Lewis, for posses
| sion of part OF the family property
| and the case has been dismissed.
A chap from Arkansas has all the ear
marks of becoming millionaire. He
arrived in town yesterday with a car
| load of real apples for sale. And every
apple in the bunch belongs to him.
On Saturday evenings and Santa Fe
pay days the State Savings Bank
southwest corner of Sixth and Kansas
avenue, is open from to O'Clock for
| the transaction of general business.
E. NJ. Cockrell of the White Star
laundry has signifed a willingness to
accept the Republican nomination for
county commissioner of the district
now represented by William Sterne.
Congressman Phil Campbell, of the
Third Kansas district, was in the city
for a few hours yesterday. He doesnt
wear worried look, nor is he bit
unsanguine over the prospects OF his re-
nomination.
Again the agitation for a new city
detention hospital is at a fever heat
and anyone who has ever visited the
makeshift of an affair now used for
that purpose will appreciate the JUS
tice of the crusade.
A broken engagement which existed
between two prominent people is fur
nishing the sole topic Of conversation
on the West side and for once the man
in the case is being used by the ham,
mer brigade as the anvil
For the life of me I can't see the
use of keeping the savings banks of
the city open Saturday evenings" re-
marked rounder. II haven't anything
they will accept as deposit and am
worse off when it comes to the loan
proposition
The Commercial club is having 1000
badges made which will be sent to the
convention of Christian churches wfrfch
will be held at Norfolk, Va, this month.
They are in the form of a sunflower
with the seal of the state on the reverse
and the words Topeka 1905"
The Christian Scientists of Topeka
announce that they have made ar
engagements with Edwin A. Kimball of
Chicago for an address to be delivered
November the 22nd though the place
where the lecture will be delivered
has not been decided upon.
with the lid in the shape that it is
in this city, the two cent fare PROPOSE
ton means more than many suspect"
suggested a drug store patron. Under
the new ruling the fare from Topeka to
Kansas City will be cut from So to $1.35,
or saving of ten drinks on the round
trip.
The society columns of the city pa
pers are boosting a stein party.
what ever that Is, which is to be held
at the Topeka club this evening, and
that in the face of the activity of Coun-
ty Attorney John Schenck. though it
may be that there is nothing In a
name.
1.-The members of the Christian En-
deavor want the Sunday theaters
closed remarked theater goer. Now
I never have made an attempt to close
the Endeavor societies which meet on
the same day, and 1 don't see why they
should attempt to interfere with my
pleasures"
Floyd McRae has closed lease on
the dancing hall in the Masonic build
ing and in the future it will be known
as McRae's hall, and promises to be-
come one of the popular pleasure
places of the city as number of tho
societies and clubs of the city have
dates for dances this winter.
On account of their official positions
DR.. John Freeman and w. H. Mackey, |
United States marshal, have been |
made parties to the $4,000 damage
suit filed by the widow of l.. H. Per- |
kins. Mr.. Mackey exhumed the body |
commission of poison experts dis
membered and dissected 1T.
The meeting of the stockholders OF |
the Central National and the Capital
National bank has been postponed |
owing to the abs ence of ]. r. Burrow,
seems to meet with the |
of the stockholders and there
Is no doubt that the merger will be
ratified at the first meeting or the
The Kansas City Journal says: Fred
}. Dreaming, city attorney of Topeka,
VIII address the Kansas City, Kan, Mer-
,antile club on the merits and dement's
# the commission form of government
Is tried in Texas cities at the regular
meeting. Monday, October Z. Dreaming
has spent considerable time visiting city
'fhcials in Galveston, Houston and Fort
Worth, where government by commits
ion Is being tried. Invitation was ex-
ended last night to. the mayors and
councils of Kansas City, Kan, ArEen-