The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-17

and is acting as page for the MEM
bers of the senate.
D. j. Hanna, the retiring lieutenant
governor is in Garden City and it Is
rumored that he will eventually move
to that thriving city.
A. c. Townsend has added 24O acres
more of Shawnee county farm land to
his possessions for which he paid F.
Gilbert, former owner, $4,000.
The records of the register of deeds
office indicate that business in the real
estate line is improving as the trans
fers this week more than double those
of last.
Hugh z. Smith, the evangelist who
has charge of the Methodist revivals
now in progress in the city, estimates
that there have been $50 conversions
to date.
Already candidates who will ask for
office at the spring election are publish
ing the urgent requests from their
friends who insist that the public cam
not spare their services.
The office of County Clerk thinner
man is opened with prayer every morn
ing or rather a prayer has been framed
and hung in place so conspicuous that
he who runs may read
The Kansas Retail Furniture Men who
are now in session in Topeka, will be
club at a banquet which will be given
tonight at the Throop hotel.
1t will be a case of Greek meet
, Greek when James McCabe. city en-
gineer and NJ. W. Gilmore, contractor,
get together in the session of the
| council investigating committee this
| evening.
The Western School Journal, edited
| by John Macdonald, has been elected
| as the official school paper of the state.
FaT7 I<x.S ~
e. T. Fairchild, the new state superin-
tendent yesterday.
H. ]. Bone. United States district
attorney has been invited to be one OF
the speakers at the annual meeting of
the Kansas society in New York
at the Waldorf-Astoria, January
29th and he has accepted.
D. T. Harris and James Clark have
just been appointed reading clerks of
the house. For getting their appoint
of the way in a hurry the house Is GER
tainly making a great record.
Carrie Nation asserts that the w. c.
T. U. is composed of workers, jerkers
and shirkers,'' but she fails to classify
Myra McHenry and another notable
or two with when the name of the
state of Kansas is connected.
It is the general opinion of all who
have seen the vaudeville acts at the
Midwinter, that the act of the Renos is
a
ever been seen. There are few who are
more timber acrobats than they are.
The Republican city central committee
will meet in" the rooms of Judge Nc
Cabe in the court of Topeka Friday ev-
ening. The purpose of the meeting will
be to decide upon the time and other
details of the city primaries this spring.
The attention of Richard Cooley who
is always on the lookout for a good
pitcher for the White Sox is called to
the fact that s. H. Pitcher, financial
manager for the State Temperance
union, has resigned and has not yet
signed a contract for the season of 1907.
Judging from the number of visitors
from the western portion of the state
who are in evidence at the capitol at
each session of the legislature there has
been no curtailing of passes granted to
representatives and senators who wish
their constituents to see them with
their law making harness on.
l. L. Dayhoff, the retiring state super
intendent of public instruction, will no
be a man of leisure for some time
least as he has a $4,000 libel suit on hi
hands with a woman at the other en-,
of the proceedings.
Tailor Mitchell Bundy who took pos
session of the county Jail Monday has
had all of the TRUSTEES about the place
busy with securing compounds since
that time and the dingy interior ap-
pears to have received fresh coat O.
paint.
1t was all a mistake The flowers
sent to decorate the desk of Lieuten-
ant Governor Fitzpatrick at the in
itiatory exercises were not from his
lady admirers in his home town at all
but from the members of a lodge to
which he belongs.
Saturday has been designated as
childrens day by Manager Ralph
Brigham of the Midwinter exposition
and during the afternoon they will re-
ceive especial attention from those in
charge of the booths and will get more
than their share of samples.
Not a case has been filed in the dis
trict clerks office since Monday morn
ing and r. L. Thomas. who took pos
session the first OF the week. has
about come to the conclusion that he
has been passed a package of citrus
fruit. as his salary comes from the
fees of the office.
The ladies of the boys club of the
Topeka Provident association will hold
a sale of pies, cakes and sweet meats
in the Topeka State bank Saturday
afternoon. The boys will get the
benefits from the proceeds but others