The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-04

l. -Bide Dudley.
The February session of the city
council will be held this evening.
The snow did one good thing al
1east-it covered up the ice and made
walking a less life endangering pas
time
Topeka chapter No. Royal Arch
Masons viii confer the most excellent
masters degree at their temple on
Jackson street this evening.
NJ. M Hale who has held the office of
city treasurer for number of terms
has announced his candidacy to sue
coed himself at the. spring election.
The best tobacco, both in filler and
wrapper, are employed in the manu-
facture of Burghart's Favorite cigar.
and each cigar is absolutely guar
anteed.
Miss Helen Fair and Miss Easter
Peers, two members of the high school
class which graduated Friday evening
at the auditorium, have entered Wash
burn college.
On account of the Indictment wealth
er yesterday the attendance at the diff
ferept churches suffered a good deal.
Even the attendance at the theaters
was away below par
The second raid of John Schenck,
the. new county attorney, is causing
the offenders who escaped a good deal
caught were somewhat restless too.
The annual convention of the indie
pendent telephone men of the state
will be held in the new building on
Jackson street recently completed by
the Independent Telephone company of
Topeka Tuesday.
The cold of the past forty-eight
roads of the district affected and near
ly all trains entering Topeka during
the time have been considerably over
due upon arrival.
The latest census taken of the Santa
Fe office building indicates that there
ployed in and about the big brick
building which is the central office for
the Santa F'e system.
John Strickrott who is an expert rifle
shot is also making reputation as a
rabbit hunter. He thinks nothing of
knocking over a rabbit with-a rifle bull
let though bunny is running as fast as
his legs will carry him.
In face of the overwhelming opposi-
ed by the sentiment on the anti-pass
bill and the two cent fare bill the rail- |
road lobby has returned home and left |
It's fate to the legislature.
You probably noted the fact that |
last night was the coolest of the winter /
since the 18th of February, 1905.
when the mercury dropped several de- !
srees lower than it did last night.
The railroad attorneys who live in
Topeka and are looking after the well
are of their respective: roads with ex-
RENE carefulness during the legis-
ature are kept out so late at night
hat their wives are made to worry.
Three cases of measles at the Or
)hens' home and one case at the home
we're quarantined Saturday by the
:ity sanitary department A slight
Epidemic of the disease is prevailing.
The moving picture machine at the
title theater at Fifth and Kansas
venue caught fire late Saturday after
loon and some valuable films were de-
troyeda The woodwork near the To-
.ation of the machine was also
corched.
The first quarterly distribution of
pensions for the year 1907 commenced
It the Office of the pension department
his morning and until 1t is completed
here will be plenty of work for the
clerks in that department of the fed
sra1 building.
Everybody watches the thermome-
er on a day like today and local mer-
hants report a good sale of weather
Indicators The lowest temperature or
he season this morning was two de-
'rees below zero which occurred at 6
'clock this morning.
A wireless message from Camp {
Joseph Griley sent at O'Clock this {
morning announced that the mercury
vas degrees below zero and that
Griley is a politician with
nut a party and a spring election is I
Witty approaching. I
For three Sundays in succession the {
re. department has been called out to
xtinguish a fire at 200 Kansas avenue. i
he fire seems to come from incen- {
larry origin but no good clues exist to S
how that such is the case. The dam I
ge in each instance has been small t
There are no cases set for trial in 2
he district court until Thursday
hough this does not mean that Judge
)ana will have a vacation until that
ime, as he has a number of important {
asses under advisement as well as (
Their work to occupy his time I
Wanamaker & Brown of Philadel- C
hia have appointed Mr. N H. Wolff e
he tailor at 429 Kansas avenue. their i
pecial representative for Topeka In /
dding this large line of patterns. Mr.. e
Folff will carry the most complete
nd varied assortments of suitfnes in
he city
Wednesday is the forty-second ami e
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