The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19

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1t will cost Shawnee county $1,000
to do its part towards electing Dan
Anthony to congress.
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City yesterday to ]. r. Butler
and Katie Bradshaw of Topeka.
Former State Senator ]. K. Cubbi-
SoE, of Kansas City, Kan, was in To-
peka yesterday on business trip.
The ways and means and the streets
ana walks committee of the council
VIII meet this evening in the city hall.
Topekans will soon begin to think
that there is more poetry than truth in
the line, Behind the clouds is the sun
still shining"
The ways and means committee of
the city council will hold meeting to-
night when they will again discuss the
city light plant
N. H. Loomis of the Union Pacific
law department is in Omaha. He has
been in Chicago and stopped on his
way to Topeka.
At meeting of the Railroad Y. NJ.
G. A. Monday evening arrangements
will be made for a ball team for the
approaching season.
The next ball game in Topeka will
be tomorrow afternoon when the White
SIX will play the Midgets, team or
Topeka seniprofo ssionals.
Reckless automobile driving on Har-
rison street during the evenings will
continue undoubtedly until some man,
woman or child is killed at a crossing.
The epidemic of measles which has
prevailed in Topeka for several months
has about abated as almost every one
susceptible has enjoyed the sensation.
John A. Kleinhans, of Topeka, one of
the inspectors of the state food inspec-
ton department, has finished his work
at Wichita, and is now inspecting the
groceries at Winfield.
The senior class play of the high
school will take place tonight and 1T is
expected that the high school auditor
ium will be crowded on that occasion
The play is "T'Ee Rivals
A. w. Clancy. one of the principal
representatives of the American Book
company, is in Topeka now to take
hand in the text book fight before the
state board of text book commissioners.
w. A. Harris. Democratic candidate
for governor at the last election, has
gone to Mexico on trip in the interests
of the American Shorthorn Breeders
association. He will return about May
25.
A friend suggests that c. K. Holiday
must have an interest in sausage
factory or he would not have fathered
the proposed city ordinance for the in
discriminate slaughter of all dogs found
running at large.
Since Garfield park has been turned
over to the city the park commission
has decided to spend So, 500 in inn
provements which will make it one of
the most attractive spots of easy ac-
cess to Topekans.
point of service on the police force.
yesterday resigned his position chief
of the detective He says he has some
other position in view which will be
more remunerative.
The following cases of contagious
diseases were quarantined yesterday:
Measles, ]. Skogstrom, 1915 West
Twelfth street.; Mat Ware, 100 West
Sixth avenue; diphtheria, c. Hattery,
100 Bowles avenue.
The different ball teams of Shawnee
county have united in a league and
are preparing a schedule for the sea-
son which will be second in interest
to Shawnee county fans to the games
of the Western association.
Three baby boys arrived in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Olson, 229 Han
cock street; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bright, 621 Lake street; Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben P. Boyer, 1921 Lincoln street.
The dog poisoner is commencing
his work early this season though it
is possible ana prODa Die tnat the pro-
noun his is wrong, for as general
rule he does not have the care of the
flower beds whose destruction prompts
the distribution of poison.
Sam Moon, who for some time past
has baen accredited with being one of
and who has just been released from
the county Jail, has announced that he
will leave at once for Kansas City
where there are no Schencks and
u al r
Mayor William Green proposes to
make an attempt to force the gas
to pay the city an annual
rental of $125 for the use of the Melan
bridge in carrying it's pipes across the
river. Such a contract existed with
the old company but after it sold out
to the new that company has failed to
pay.
Invitations have been received by
Topekans asking their presence at the
comm exercises of the Lin
coin Medical college of Cotner univer-
sity which will be held on the Gath of
the present month. In the list of
graduates is the name name of Lillian
L. Snow, wife of z. H. Snow. formerly
of Topeka.
''I see.'' said a man who supported
Charles Spencer for city attorney at
the last election, that City Attorney
Dreaming has discovered that there is
something wrong about the paving
city council AS a discoverer he is all
right and want to suggest that he be
sent after the north pole"
There are some disadvantages in being
too good. r. 3. Brown. commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
will probably not make any speeches in
Kansas this summer because he says
the Kansas department is IN such good
shape that. 1t does not need his assist
ance. He says he wants to help some
of the weaker state departments.
Ella Buekner, whose name has not
appeared on the police blottel for
number of years for the reason that
for the past five years she has Eeen
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