The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

| other fl bellows on it. She positively
refused to take it off and those who
sat behind her were able to witness
only a small part of the entertain
! ment.
The John G. Haskell collection of
architectural prints has been pre-
scented to Washburn college by L. M.
Wood, a former partner of Mr.. Has
kell. They will be placed on file in
/ the Washburn library.
gineer who has been in Topeka for
some time investigating the sewer
| scandals, has gone to his home in
Kansas City. He will do his tabulat-
! ing there and will later make his re-
port.
To close or not to close. That is the
question to be settled by the police
committee of the city council at the
meeting this evening, two petitions be-
ing on file; one in favor of the Sunday
closing ordinance and the other
against it.
The police committee of the coun-
Gil will meet this evening in the
council chamber to take up the mat
calls for Sunday closing of stores and
forbids the sale of merchandise on
that day.
After 80 years of married life Matilda
A. Faulk has decided that she made
mistake when she married Jacob Faux
and has asked Judge Dana to unite
the knot, which has bound her to her
husband for more than a quarter of
century.
Sheriff John Wilkerson is planning to
start the new year with empty lockers
in the basement of the court house
where the contraband liquor is stored
and will turn the entire stock valued at
from six to eight thousand dollars into
the sewer.
The present weather must be very
oOnduoiva IN rheumatism At least
a travelling man this morning was
seen to chase the Missouri Pacific ac-
commodation train from Fifth to
Tenth streets before he caught up
with the train.
Colonel A. H. Burtis of Garden City
spent Saturday in Topeka the guest
of numerous friends, though it is said
that he came down to bid farewell to
his Santa Fe annual pass from which
he has never been separated since his
residence in Kansas.
The Santa Fe fire department is
planning a fireman's ball for tomor-
Music hall, SAG Quincy street. The
ball will be a benefit for the firemen
and they hope to secure enough funds
to establish a reading room and other
adjuncts at their headquarters Ladies
will be admitted free.
The city police department has
white elephant on it's hands in the per-
son of Joe Blevins. an aged paralytic
VINO was convicted some weeks ago LOT
a violation of the prohibitory law. They
have offered him his liberty if he will
promise to leave the city and it is like
ly that a daughter who lives In Chi
cago will take charge of him.
The home of James BriStow, 1886 Lib
erty street, has been quarantined on
account of the condition of one of the
children which is afflicted with small
poX supposed to have been contracted
at Willard where an epidemic prevails.
Eighteen members of Lincoln post G.
A. r. have died during the past year;
the largest loss by death ever sustain
ed by the post since it's organization.
DR.. ]. D. Freeman received $3.50
topsy that was conducted over the
of Lucius H. Perkins of Law |
renee, who 1t is claimed committed
suicide by taking morphine. DR.. |
Freeman was member of the medi- |
cal commission appointed by the
court The Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York paid the bill. !
The commission of three members re- |
ceived all together $4,000 the chemist
receiving $4,000.
The new Novelty theater will open |
for it's first performance next Sunday |
afternoon. There is still lot of work |
to be done before this can be brought |
about but Manager Wells has a large |
and hopes to have everything COM |
pleted for the opening Sunday. One |
show will be given in the afternoon |
and two in the evening, the first COM |
mencing at 1880 and the second at Q. |
A fine bill has been provided for the |
opening week.