The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-26

Next Sunday will be Easter.
The little daughter of State Auditor
Nation has the measles.
The favorite after dinner smoke.
Burghart's Aurora ten cent cigar.
This warm weather has started the
fishing season about month earlier
than usual
J.F. Roose was granted a permit to
| erect a dwelling at 1916 Polk street
to cost $3.50.
Half a dozen insane persons have
occupied cells at the county Jail dur
ing the past ten days.
Not finding enough to do in his own
state Gov. Hoch has taken UP the bat
ties of Caleb Powers.
Deposits of small or large sums are
invited at the Topeka State bank, cor
ner Eighth and Kansas avenue.
Mayor Davis house will soon De ready
for occupancy in its new form. 1t pre-
sents quite an imposing appearance.
There is still difference of opinion
in different quarters regarding whether
Topeka will play in the Western league
this year.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald is in
Topeka. He has just got rested after
his arduous service as presiding officer
of the senate.
The epidemic of measles seems to
be abating, at any rate reports of but
seven new cases reached the sanitary
officials yesterday.
The act of Martyne and Hardy at the
Novelty this week is one of the most
popular presented at this popular little
theater for sometime.
A marriage license was issued in Kan
sas City yesterday to F'erdenand Kimell,
aged 55, of Topeka, and Nellie Bush,
aged 26, of Jenico Springs, Missouri.
The trial Of state cases in the district
court commenced this morning with
thirty-four cases on the docket, most of
which are joint cases from the last
term.
An unusually high wind prevailed
during the early hours of last evening
and the streets were full of dust
that it looked as though a fog had set
tied over the town.
While election day is but one week
distant from today, but little interest
seems to be taken in the possible re-
suit as both candidates for mayor are
law and order men.
Residents in Quinton Heights want
a foot bridge across the Shunganunga
creek at Fillmore street. Several of
them called on Mayor Davis yester-
day to enlist his aid.
The members of First Church of
Christian Scientists, corner of Huntoon
and Polk streets. have purchased a ST.
500 pipe organ which will be installed
about the first of May.
But one more week of the January
term of the district court remains ard
there are about so cases set fer tria.
which indicates that a number of them
will be reassigned for the April term.
For several minutes around half past
s o'clock this morning there was vivid
lightning and loud clapS of thunder
in the southeast but the storm that
accompanied these outbreaks lodged
the city.
One of the druggists in the city, who
enjoys an extensive soda water foun-
tain trade, says that during the past
week he has used from ten to twelve
dozen eggs a day for the making of
egg drinks.
T. Benton Murdoch, editor in chief
of the EIDorado Republican, and who
passes his time in travelling around
the state and sends his editorials to his
paper by wireless biography, was in
the city today.
Four new license tags for autor1o-
biles were issued yesterday Nos I01
102 1O3 and 1O4 which will hang from
the rear axles of machines owned by
G. D. Mathews, G. r. Guibor, P. J.
Clevenger, and r. d. Montgomery.
Now is the time Of the year when
the residents of the outlying parts of
the city get up in arms against their
neighbors on account of their chickens
scratching up the newly made garden
patches.
If William Green is elected mayor,
and there seems to be but little doubt
two councilmen: One to succeed himself
and another to succeed Samuel Howe
who will resign before the last of June.
The Democratic committee for the
First congressional district will meet
at the Hotel Throop Saturday at two
o'clock for the purpose of selecting a
candidate to be slaughtered at the feet
of young Dan Anthony of Leavenworth.
Those Topekans who were disap-
pointed in not being side swiped by the
tail of the comet on March %, can
cheer up, for the report is current now
that the heavenly rover will not whisk
around the earth until some time to-
morrow.
Thomas l. Herren, secretary of the
Topeka Kennel club, expects to leave
for Chicago the middle of April
with number of prize winning
dogs which he will enter for their own
ers in the dog show which will be held
in that city between the 10th and the
21st of next month.
The Savoy hotel which adjoins the |
Glenwood on the south has been leased |