The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
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w. r. Stubs is billed to address a
mass meeting in Topeka at the Grand
opera house Tuesday evening.
The Hotel Purviance, 217 West Fifth
street, will open to the public Monday,
Jan. LIZ. Inde"endent telephone 9l3.
Remember Saturday 20 per cent off
regular prices on all Stetson, Boyden,
Washburn. and boys shoes at The
Palace.
A Wichita professor who is said to
be wanted in that city on a bigamy
charge is supposed to be in hiding in
Topeka
H. M Knox, a merchant from Garden
City under the guise of a farmer, is
attending the meetings of the state
board of agriculture.
Ed Good, night clerk at the Throop
hotel, has been taken to Christ's hos
pital where he is suffering from Sc
we're attack of pneumonia.
Now that Cooley and Grow have
settled their differences 1t is expected
that arrangements for the team of
next season will be started soon.
The basket ball season will be Off
cially opened in Topeka Saturday even
ing when the Washburn and High
School teams will meet at Music hall
K A. Shoemaker, state secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., will deliver an ad-
dress to the young people of the city
at the First Presbyterian church this
evening.
One of the real hits in vaudeville at
the local theaters this week. is the
Bell Trio at the Olympic. The trio
is composed of three men singers who
really can sing.
Colonel w. r. Hopkins, Republican
wheel hoss'' politician of Garden City,
was in Topeka yesterday in the capaci-
ty of an attorney, tranSact1ng business
before the supreme court.
A bakery wagon on West Sixth ave-
nue. lost several 1oaves of bread out of
the rear end and provided the days
supply free of charge to two or three
men who ran and picked up the bread.
You can buy your cigars as usual
Sunday, also that box of candy and
you won't find the front door of the
drug store locked as you rush up and
grab hold of the door handle. The
lid is off.
The 1000 gallon steel water tank at
the plant of the Topeka Railway COM
pany burst Wednesday evening about
o'clock, flooding the car barns before
the supply from the city mains could
be shut off.
After having been in session since
Wednesday afternoon the thirty-seV-
enth annual meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture will close with the meet
ing to be held in Representative hall
this evening.
The annual meeting of the CONNER
cial club will be held this evening and
besides the election of officers and the
transaction of other business a lunch
and a musical programme is promised
those who attend.
p. F. Pavey, formerly city detective
and a victim of the reorganized police
force idea, has resigned his position
with the Santa Fee railroad as watch
man which he has held since he lett the
service of the city.
,1,npav GtriOvnncV does not seem
to have affected the business of the
North Topeka postoH1ce, the stamp
sales for the month just closed being
81. 053 SO against sS5S.75 during the cor
responding month last year
The Street Railway company is con-
templating a change in it's time card
which will give North Topeka five min
ute service. If the change is made IL
will become effective some time durlnS
the latter part of next month.
G. E. Jordan who is reported to be
candidate for representative from the
Thirtv-seyenth district denies the
charge and says that all that he wants
at the present time is another term In
the city council from the First Waro.
At a meeting of the Episcopal Mis-
sionary Council of the southwest re-
Gently held in Houston. Texas, BlsnoP
r F. Millspaugh of Topeka was elected
vice president. The next session OF tne
council will be held in Topeka during
the month of January, 1909.
The Kansas City Star: The Rev. l..
w. Madden the new pastor OF the LID
erty Street Presbyterian church Oh IN,
danendence. has announced a revival
meeting to begin next Sunday. He VIII
he assisted by J. T. Shaw OF Iopeha'
who will have charge of the music.
The Majestic theater this week is
drawing large crowds and playing TO
hacked houses every night. Inc
management has succeeded In gettlng
the hest bill of the season for TINS
week and the public is certainly snow
ing their approval of the EFFORTS Oh 'he
management.
Miss Daisy Faust at the Novelty
tbeater this week is winning lots OF
ann1ause from the audiences Wn1ch
mack this already popular play mouse.
She is an acrobat and cancer oI Inc
highest type and in her makeup OF
+be IGNORANT country girl she GER
tainly makes a hit.
The chicken show at the audltorlum
this week is the most successful from
a financial standpoint In the history
of the State Poultry ASSOCIATION. Las.
wear the show went to vienna anu
the results in that town were the most
discouraging ever encountered II
,1p to Wichita to explain
Ibid you ever notice" suggested
Tonelxa banker, who is a single man,
as he stood in front or coop contain
mo a prize winning rooster at the poul-
+rS show. that the creator in his
scheme Of creation never gave beauty
to the female of any class until he came
TO his crowning work, woman