The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
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meeting of the Master Plumbers
association of Kansas will be held In
iopeka on the second and third days
OF next month.
u. l. Copeland. treasurer of the San
Ia F'e railroad, was elected president of
the Topeka Country club at the annua.
meeting of the board.
Judging from the tremendous ad-
vance sale of Madam Butterfly
tlckets this grand opera will be at
tended by a capacity house.
John A Johnson, governor of Mime
sofa may speak In Topeka this spring
II the efforts of the Swedish National
league TO secure his appearance are
successful.
VIII meet in Topeka March and 3
OF next week. The sessions will be
held IN the Sons of Herman hall, 322
Kansas avenue.
Governor John A. Johnston of Min
nesota has been asked to deliver an
ADDRESS In Topeka some time this
spring by the members of the Swed-
lsh American league.
The colored people in the southwest
ern part Of the city are making plans
Tor park for their own race which
Will De located at the corner OF TWENTY
third and Union avenue.
Prof. Orvil Pirkey, the old man who
wandered from his home and who was
placed aboard a Santa Fe train at Te-
eumseh Saturday night, has been locat-
ed on the Samuel Reader farm east of
Indianola'
sam Wright. the pitcher who tried
out with Topeka last season after hav-
ing been sent here by Cooley from
Louisville, died in Louisville last week
as result of an attack of quick con-
sumption.
Offensive arrangements are being
made for the mems eyanEelistrc
| meeting which will be held at the
First United Brethren church,
Twelfth and Quincy street Sunday
afternoon.
Harry Newman, the comedian at
the olympic this week is one of the
real high class comedians who are
His act this week is the best thing
at the Olympic.
The Republican city central com
m1ttee will meet tomorrow night in
the rooms of the city court in the
court house. The purpose of the
meeting VIII be to arrange the date
| for the city primaries
On account of right of-way difficult
ties the work on the Topeka-South-
western road has been temporarily
abandoned. It will, however, recon-
| mence as soon as the right-ot-way af-
fairs can be adjusted.
Big plans are being made for track
work at Washburn this spring. All
OF the athletes who indulge in this
oranoh OF athletics are working hard
and Will attempt to give Washburn
a good track team this sea son.
Walter e. Tanner, formerly pastor
OF the North Topeka Baptist church
has been elected president of an or
ganazation formed in Oakland. Cal.
for the purpose of aiding in a fight
against graft and vice in that CITY
A meeting OF the Republican city
central committee will be held in the
city court room tomorrow ,nornin q
for the purpose of fixing a date for
the primary election which is to be
held some timeuduring the month OF
March. gee
Rev. J. B. Delk. the show boy evan
gelist," whose meetings in the auditor
| ium recently broke up owing to dfssatis
ton among the principals, has fitted up
hall in the empty building at 307 kan
sas avenue, where he will expound his
Holiness faith.
Workmen are busily engaged with
brushes and scrub brooms On the ex-
building at the corner of jackson and
Seventh street, Frightening the
building for the opening which will
be held some time in April
]. D. Yates, of Omaha, sovereign
clerk of the Woodmen of the World,
members of the local w. o. w. lodges,
Thursday night. The address will be
delivered in the Knights of Pythias
hall on East Sixth street.
A committee Of the Commercial club
has inaugurated campaign for twelve
thousand dollars which will be used in
establishing state fair. Four thou
nj htc hoe h4a
| 1t Is proposed to receive the remainder
by the latter part Of the week
The case of the state of Kansas
against Joseph Bol1ock is set for trial
In the district court today. Bollock
was member of the North Topeka
| colony Of Russians and on the night
OF January 81, 1907, beat a fellow
death.
The out OF town demand for tick
cts to Puccini's production, Madam
Butterfly is unprecedented and the
8. R. o. sign will be one of the dis
appointing things which will greet
the eye Of the late purchaser Of
space for the Saturday evening per-
Torrance.
The chances of the local baseball
team to land the Western Association
pennant during the coming season wers
greatly enhanced yesterday by the an
nouncement that Cooley had signed Doc
Crumrine. an outflelder for the Cali
fornia League who clouts the ball at
1927 clip.
The Three Azards in their aero
batic stunt at the Novelty theater this
week do some of the most difficult
and remarkable feats in this line
which are seen in vaudeville. Theirs
Is one Of the best acts on the Novelty
bill. And in fact there Is not a dull
act in the entire bill this week.
Charles B. Hamilton, the newly APP
pointed inspector of weights and meas
ures, has gone to Kansas City where
he will inspect the various sets Of test
ing instruments with a view of securing
some which will facilitate in the work
OF testing in Topeka AS soon as he