The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-09
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Skating tonight. Marshalrs band.


Justice H. F.. Mason is much i'm
proved, though he is not as yet able
to leave his bed. The fever is sub
siding.
The Salvation Army is anxious to
secure old clothes as there is reported
to be great demand in this line in the
city at the present time.
Arthur Hargiss, who was formerly
with A. Rosser at Tenth and Topeka
avenues, has purchased the Glenwood
pharmacy and is now in charge.
The annual meeting of the Com
mercial club will be held Friday even
ing when the committee which will
select the officers for the club for the
ensuing year will be elected.
The show at the Majestic this week
eclipses anything offered at this play
house before this season. The act of
the Ishakawa Japs Is easily the best
acrobatic turn ever seen in Topeka.
G. L. Miller, mayor of Garden City
was in the city for few hours Wed
nesday transacting business with the
supreme court, proceeding on his way
to Kansas City during the afternoon.
The man who usually earns some
thing on the side by shoveling snow
from the sidewalks is not proSper1ng
this winter in Topeka with not one real
ly heavy snowfall to be recorded yet
this season.
A twenty-five foot flag pole has
been erected over the new Elk build
ing at the corner of Jackson and
Seventh street and the stars and stripes
were fitted to it for the first time We'd
nesday afternoon.
Contractor Evans hopes to have the
roof on the new Elk building by Sat
urday evening after which work on
the interior will proceed without IN
terruption no matter what the
weather conditions may be.
Prosperity item from Ralph Bring
ham: "Of the $500 paid me by the
merchants of the city for the sale of
5000 Midwinter tickets less than
$1O0 was in checks and there was but
one clearing house certificate"
Since Dick Cooley has secured his re-
straining order against Herman Crow,
local baseball affairs are being general
ly discussed. There seems to be great
deal of sentiment in favor Of Cooley
securing the entire management and
ownership of the franchise.
Yesteroa was busy day for
Sheriff Wilkerson and his deputies,
who, besides destroying $1,000 worth
| of joint and drug store liquor, arrested
| Santa Fe train or at any rate prt-
vate car from the train which was
sidetrack in Difference to the wishes
| of the county official.
The city asphalt repair plant is re-
pairing Quincy street in front of the
| city hall and Auditorium. The plant is
one of the best investments that the
city has made. its operation is not ex-
pensive and the money saved in doing
| the repair work more than offsets the
cost by a goodly margin.
Owing to the serious illness of the
wife of County Attorney John
| Schenck, Judge Dana of the district
court has reserved the order of the
trial of cases in his court. In the
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| for the earlier part of the term and
| the civil cases later. but this term the
civil cases will be heard first.
CLOSED for repairs" is the sign hung
on the elevator at the state house.
There is another elevator which has not
been in use for months. AS a result
| the farmers attending the meeting in
climb two flights of stairs. If they are
not fixed by the time the legislature
meets there will be trouble.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the State Savings bank held
yesterday afternoon, Willard N. Hall
and A. B. Whiting were elected. The
following old directors were also elect
ed: A. A. GODDARD, E. L. Copeland, VIII
liam Macferran, NJ. A. Low. DR.. c. f.
Menninger, ]. P. Griswold. F. M. Stahl,
N. P. Garretson, E. c. Arnold. Dr. s.
G. Stewart, and J. e. Nissley.
A. Z. HAZE, county poor COIIlIIllSsioI-
er complains of the lack of work in his
department, owing to the fact that
summer weather has prevailed most
of the winter so far. The first heavy
snow or a cold snap will in all proba-
bility bring on rush of work that
will in a measure deprive Commits
sioner Hale Of reason for such a COM
plant
l. L. Diesem, postmaster at Garden
sui - 1t4x- Iox, off irn "a
meeting of the state board of agricul-
ture. He is the custo dian of a jar of
beet sugar direct from the factory in
Garden City which will be placed in
the rooms of the department Of agri-
culture at the state house for the pur
pose of convincing the skeptical of the
purity and beauty of the Kansas prod
uct.