The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14

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SCHOOL TALES.
Now what is that?" said teacher
To little Johnny Cline
There's five pecks to the bushel,
In Pas store, ev'ry time
Not when he buys" smiled teacher.
To put them in the bin
"Oh, yes, there isl cried Johnny,
PA makes them throw one In
But still you're wrong, smiled teacher,
But you ought not to tell.
For that makes six. dear Johnny.
When your Pa comes to sell
Marshalrs band will play at the rink
tonight.
Don't miss the big masquerade carni-
val at the rink tonight.
Why experiment longer. Start smok-
ing Burghart's Favorite five cent. cigar
today.
D. c. Scott, Topeka minstrel man
was in the parade of the Mahara min
strels today.
According to present arrangements
the new Majestic theater will be open
for bushes Sunday.
Robbie Jackson, who was operated
on by physicians at Christ hospital Sat
idly.
The candy stores in Topeka will have
a hard row to hoe for a few weeks as
all the fair sex have sworn off during
Lent
w. w. Mills of the Mills Dry Goods
company left for New York on a BUSH
ness trip yesterday. He will be gone
for about two weeks.
Sam Woods, the black face comedian
who is appearing at the Novelty this
week, is one of the best in his role
ever seen in the city.
Dr. J. P. Raster and DR.. J. E. Free
man are in Newton today as witnesses
in a lawsuit in which the Santa Fe
railroad is interested.
Six cases of measles in as many diff
ferent sections of the city, were report
ed to the city health department which
valent.
Today is not as warm as it has been
for several preceding days. A cold
wind from the north came up last
night and it has left its effect upon the
temperature.
After having had a good snow and
the street force having cleaned off the
streets in good shape Topeka is once
again taking on the appearance of a
spotlesS town.
s.- General j. W. +. Hughes. who has
been confined to his home for several
days with threatened attack Of pneu-
monia was able to be about for a short
time yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Williams of Bur-
lingame have moved to Topeka, and
will make their home in this city
where Mr.. Williams will engage in the
real estate business.
The gang of italian laborers who
have been employed about the Union
Pacific yards in North Topeka have
been transferred to the ballas sting crew
HI &c of xr-n MI ne
Harry Bone, United States district at
torney and a speaker of more than local
repute, has promised to deliver an adj
address at the Merchants banquet
which will be tonight in Atchison.
1t is to be hoped that with the open
ing of a new vaudeville theater in To-
peka that the congestion of traffic"
which is now so prominent at the
Novelty will be somewhat relieved.
Business is picking up quite a bit
for the postal clerks during yesterday
and today on account of It's being
Valentines day. The local firms deal
ing in valentines report good bust
ness.
The district attorneys office in the
federal building is almost deserted to-
day Harry Bone is in Hiawatha at
tending court and his assistant, Judge
West. is in Indian Territory on bust
ness.
S. Staley, one of the representatives
of the Children's Orphan home of To-
peka left for Wichita yesterday, where
he hopes to secure homes for several
of the little folks now in the home in
this city.
Reuben Jordan was arrested by the
city police last evening on account of
telegram from the sheriff of JEFFERSON
county where he is wanted on statu-
tory charge and will be returned to
that county today.
There are now nearly one hundred
Mexicans at work in the Santa Fe
yards in Topeka. They wear typical
most unartistic blending of loud col
ors imaginable.
A drop of a notch or so in the mer-
curry last night taken in connection
with a cold wave prediction of the
weather bureau served as reminder
that the present balmy weather should
be considered off side.
Tomorrow will be pay day for the
men in the Santa Fe shops and the To-
cal merchants will be doing a rushing
business about tomorrow night.
Nearly all the stores in town will be
open as usual on this night.
The board of county commissioners
of Osborne county have adopted the
plans and specifications prepared by
Holland & Squires and the new build
ing will be constructed on the lines sug-
gested by the Topeka architects.
Charles Lochanne of 'Wetmore, dep
uty head consul for the Modern Wood
men of America with headquarters in
Topeka, is reported seriously i'll with
typhoid fever. in Mexico, where he was
attending a meeting or the Mystic
Shrine.
The county clerks and county. COM
missioners of the state or at any rate
a portion of them met in joint session
at the court house yesterday and adj
journed without a plea for a raise in
salaries or a protest against bill in
troduced in the legislature.
1t is claimed that representative