The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09

night will receive handsome SOU
venir.
Governor E. w. Hoch went to Mar
ion yesterday to attend the funeral of
al relative.
Treasurer E. L. Copeland of the San
ia F'e is in Kansas City today where he
has. been called on business.
Robert scheloskie, who made his own
automobile, one of 30-horse power, was
given license No. SO yesterday.
G. D. Lyt1e has taken out building
permit for the erection of dwelling
to cost $500 at 834 Lane street.
George Trout, leading banker and
business man of Wamego was in Tope-
ka yesterday, being called here on bus
mess.
If you would increase your cigar
business, insist on giving your Gus
toners the best, and that's Burghart's
Favorite.
There will be a meeting of the Wash
burn athletic directors tomorrow for
the purpose of electing an athletic
manager for the ensuing year,
The Topeka bidders who wanted to
erect the $4,000 Harvey eating house
at Emporia lost, the contract being
awarded to S. N. Parker of that city.
The fire department was called out at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon to $50 Mon
roe street, on little fire scare with nc
damage resulting from the fire to the
property.
A shortage of three cents was found
in the books in the county treasurer's
office Monday night After an hour
and forty minutes work the mistake
was found.
w. A Trigg, postmaster of the house
of representa- tives, and j. G. Mise, as
sistant postmaster. were sworn in yes
terday by A. K. Rodgers, the postmas-
ter at the local office.
Senator J. M Hamme of Cottonwood
Falls is the "skidoo" senator this year
He comes from district No. % and in
addition he gets his mail from box No.
20 in the senate postoffice.
THE Land of Gridiron" at Wash
burn chapel next Tuesday evening
promises to be the best play composed
of local talent which has been present.
ed in Topeka for some time
"Are we eating meat that is good?"
was that rather suggestive question
propounded to the members of the
Kansas Veterinary association at their
meeting in Topeka yesterday.
The. Topeka weather man after
prophesying snow storm for three
days without result made much bet
ter guess yesterday when he said that
the weather today would be fair and
colder.
General Manager Hurley of the Santa
Fe has just issued an order srevoking
the special permits of travelling men
which allow them to ride on freight
trains. The travelling men are up in
arms.
Good rooms in Topeka are mighty
scarce article as. the searcher for them
has discovered. With the legislation
in session and state meetings. galore,
every room close to the heart of the city
has been taken.
AS is usual when there is doubt as
to the result of a contest there is a
certain, amount of betting as to what
the result of the senatorial contest
will be, with Curtis as a favorite
against the field.
For once the Democrats are not the
minority side of the house as there are
dependents, which adds another side to
the house which is already many sided
en- most questions.
Nearly all trains entering the city
are late, though this can not be ac-
credited to the heavy traffic of legisla-
tors coming to Topeka, as the trains
have not been running on time since
before the holidays opened.
No. this morning was not the coolest
of the present winter by considerable
as the mercury did not show a mark
below twelve above zero in the chilliest
thermometer, and several times this
winter it has registered several degrees
lower.
Governor Hoch in his message rec
ommends that high school fraternities
be forbidden, which indicates that his
majority will be less than it was at the
last election, if he makes another race
after the present high school boys
reach the voting age.
The present session Of the legisla-
ture which is the thirty-second is be-
ing referred to as the half minute ses-
sion, though the proba biiities are that
it will get the full number of days for
which pay can be drawn from the
state by it's members.
Owing to the fact that the audi
torium will be used by the Midwinter
Exposition company at the time it was
planned to graduate this years class
from the Topeka high school, the
graduation exercises have been post
poned until the first day of February.
DR.. L. A. Ryder, who was appointed
Yesterday to succeed F. B. Simms as
councilman from the First ward. was
not a candidate for the place and the
appointment came as a complete sur
prise, as he had not been consulted as
to his likes and dislikes in the matter
The acts on the bill at the Novelty
tfeater this week seem to have been
chosen especially to please the mem
hers of the legislature and the atten-
dant crowd of lobbyists, If the ap
nIause accorded each turn is to be
reckoned as a measure of their pleas
ure.
A rather peculiar bet was made by
a topeka man this morning who has
rather there were two bets. He bet
that Curtis would not win the caucus
nomination and then offered to bet
that Bailey will be the next senator,
both bets were taken.
Four. of the local banks. the State
savings bank Central, Capital and
Merchants National banks held their
annual stockholders meeting yesterday
afternoon and elected directors for the
ensuing year. The only change made
was in the case of the State Savings
hank where Ed c. Arnold was added to
the directorate.
Judge Hayden of the probate court
Yesterday issued three marriage
licenses. Those who received them
: ,.rhra. > a Iaxa11fer T. DeMoss of Topeka