The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-03
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| Skating and MarShallS band tonigh
| at Music hall.
| The old cracked bell is still doing
duty at Washburn.
If you are not member of the H. H
club You are not in it"
Ben Diment is now connected with
the Palace Clothing company.
Ladies free tonight to the skating
at Music hall, Marshall's band
The roads in the country are In ex-
cellent condition for auto driving.
Why is it that the failure of gas al
ways comes when the mercury takes g
drop.
The Central avenue road north OF
Topeka is being given dressing OF
gravel.
Complimentary dance tomorrow
night at Music hall. All our friends
and patrons invited.
There are 43 people at the Shawnee
county poor farm-nearly all of them
aged men and women.
A special meeting of the Knights of
Columbus will be held in Assumption
school hall this evening at p. m.
The city physician yesterday an
nounced the birth of daughter at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Green Craiger,
21S Madison street.
The J. Thomas Lumber Co. is SELL
ing shingles so cheap now that both
the north and south yards are busy
with people who want shingles.
Rev. H. c. Scholes will open a pro-
tracted meeting this evening at the
Prairie Home school house which will
extend through a period of three weeks.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
secure a pardon on Thanksgiving for
Robert Cushenberry, a Topeka negro
in the Missouri penitentiary for killing
the city marshal of Cameron, Mo.
The football game next Saturday be-
a nd "a a n I111rr
team ought to be one of the hardest
fought and most interesting games of
the season.
The Kansas Authors and Booklovers'
club will hold the next meeting at the
Copeland hotel Wednesday evening,
for which an extensive program has
been arranged.
Oak Grange will hold an all day meet
ing Wednesday, December 4, in celebra-
ton of the 10th anniversary of the organ
ization at the Oak Grange hall in Mis-
sion township.
high school yesterday there was a
healthy absence of students who failed
to show up after having been off on
their Thanksgiving vacation.
H. L. Chamberlain has been granted
a permit for the erection of a $4,000
residence at 1434 Harrison street, and
work on the building will be COM
menced Immediately.
All Welshmen in the city are request
ed to meet at Odd Fellows hall on East
Sixth street tomorrow night at which
time arrangements will be made for
the observance of ST. David's day.
The merchants of Topeka are begin
ming to fix up their display windows
for the Christmas season. Already
there are several attractive looking
windows along Kansas avenue.
The city council, the city officials and
the city hall newspaper men will be en-
tertained next Tuesday at the home of
Councilman J. w. F. Hughes in Potwin.
This is the second of a series of house
entertainments given by the members
of the city council.
County Attorney John Schenck re-
turned from Chicago yesterday where
he has been at the bedside of his wife
for a week past. He reports the con-
dition of Mrs. Schenck much improved
and entertains hopes for her speedy re-
covery from her affliction which is a
throat trouble SIS i-.s-z@ Sd. &2
The town of Scipio on which the gas
places all the blame for low
pressure in the gas mains of Topeka
bids fair to become unpopular in this
locality. The pressure was so poor last
night that it was almost impossible for
the housewives in the western portion
of the city to prepare the evening meal.