The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-17
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The Young Women's Guild of the
| Episcopal church will give a recital
| tomorrow night in Grace cathedral.
1t is the Bell Telephone company
communicating telephones in the Zan-
diton department store.
Robert J. Roark of Topeka has
formed a partnership with his brother,
w. S. Roark at junction City and will
| move his family to that place.
Dick Cooley is able to be up and
| around after having been confined to
his home with severe cold curing
the greater part Of last week.
There will be a special meeting OF
the board of education this afternoon
at 4 o'clock to consider the plans Tor
the new Central Park school building.
Henry Gordon, the little son Of H. A.
Gordon. who lives on Morris ayenue'
fell in game with some boys Satur-
day evening and fractured bone in
his right arm.
Although a decision adverse to the
theaters was handed down by Judge
Dana last Saturday, performances in
the local theaters will continue until
a decision has been secured in the
state supreme court.
According to the statement of Rev.
o. s. Morrow there will be Mo ticket
placed in the field by the county pro-
hibitionists this year. 1t has been
three years since the Shawnee county
"prohibs" have sh own any signs of life.
The Chicago White Sox will pass
through Topeka on their western trip
March 1. They will ride in special
train over the Rock Island and will
stop in Topeka long enough to be
given a little reception by the local
fans.
The original Quaker quartette
which gave a recital at Washburn
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engaged for down town concert
next Friday night which will be un-
der the auspices of the Washburn
Glee club.
H. w. Jacobs. assistant superinten-
dent of motive power of the Santa F'e
has invented a device for setting
threaded spikes which will greatly
facilitate the laying of steel in track
construction work. 1t is named the
"au-tra kar."
Major T. J. Anderson secretary of
the Commercial club is reported as
being not dangerously sick. The
major was taken quite i'll while work
| ing at his desk last Saturday and it
was feared at first that his sickness
might be serious.
Captain Clad Hamilton will, deliver
lecture at the Indian Creek school
house tomorrow night under the au-
spices of the Indian Creek grange
Captain Hamilton's address will be
largely reminiscent Of the experiences
of the Twentieth Kansas in the Phil
ippines.
After leading for two-thirds of the
way in the tournament at Omaha last
Friday and Saturday, the Topeka whist
players fell down in the finals Saturday
afternoon, Grand Island, Neb., winning
first place. However, the Topeka boys
finished third in the contest, there be-
ing eight teams of four entered.
The Washburn bask etball team and
the team from the State Agricultural
college will play at Music hall to-
morrow night. Neither team has
won a college game this season so
that the game will be especially in
teresting on that account. It will de-
eide the BOBBY championship of the
state. f
Considerable complaint has been
heard recently which has been directed
towards the vendors of souvenir postal
cards. 1t is alleged that they sell many
cards in their stock which are not
allowed in the mails and which ulti-
mately fail to reach their destination
on account Of being taken up by the
postal authorities