The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21
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The handcuff girl is the feature of the
Majestic show this week
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. George Rhode,
800 Lawrence street, a son.
j. Roller has purchased the ]. W.
Wyman home in Washburn place, the
consideration being $3.50.
A building permit was issued today
to c. E. Olander at 1913 Western ave-
nue., to build $500 residence.
The Rev. Schrivner will preach at the
revival exercises which will be held at
the Central Park Christian church to-
night.
Work has already been commenced
on the new Polk-Radges city directory,
and the 1909 volume will be issued in
February.
Christian States, the veteran To-
peka plumber, is reported seriously i'll
at his home. 31S Kansas avenue.
The fire department answered a call
THIS morning at sos North Kansas ave-
nue.. Another case of burning paper in
| the yard.
The second football teams of Wash
burn and Kansas university will meet
next Monday afternoon on the Wash
burn gridiron.
the annual meeting of the Santa Fe
stockholders will be held in the office
OF General Manager J. E. Hurley, to-
| morrow morning.
DR.. c. B. Lyon has sold his Clay
| street property consisting of a cottage
sideration being $4,000
H. NJ. Powell, S. w. Lantz and w.
E. Morse, three Topekans, were sue
cessful in the recent land drawing in
the Rosebud reservation at Dallas,
| South Dakota
Raniaroir D0-+a~ r1-J,o a,,Jieta5 -, !,
Sixth Field artillery in May and sta
toned at Fort Riley since that time
is visiting with his parents at Ill West
Twelfth street
| The Rock Island road ran a special
car to Denver last night for the benefit
of the Topeka and Kansas women who
will attend the annual national meet
ing of the w. C. T. U.
| DR.. w. E. Biederwolf, the noted
evangelist, has been secured for a
| three weeks series of evangelistic
meetings in Topeka. These meetings
will start February 4.
A building permit has been issued to
| Mrs. r. A. Harris, at 1893 Pine street,
to erect dwelling to cost $1,100 Also
| to A. N. Morton on West street for a
residence to cost $500.
The men who are working under the
Melan bridge cleaning out the cham
| mel of the river, are making good
| pleted within few days.
The last quarterly payment to the
| 111,OOO pensioners on the rolls of the To-
| peka pension agency will begin No
vember 4, and the office force are busy
in preparation for the rush.
feature of the bill at the Novelty
theater that is proving very popular
with the audiences is Myles Mccarthy
| and company in the clever little
sketch, 1.-The Race Tout's Dream
Eighteen transfers were recorded by
S. ]. Hodgins and his assistants in the
register.of deeds office Tuesday
which suggests that business is picking
up for the real estate men of the city.
A convention of the Christian church.
| es of Kansas will convene in Topeka
| tomorrow, and It is expected that a
| thousand delegates from the different
Kansas churches will be here for that
| event. 80
The push has been changed to a pull
on the part of the busy home owner
who cares for his own lawn and his
leisure moments are now spent in pull
ing rake in place of pushing a lawn
mower.
L M Blitz, the Topeka jeweler is
the author of a new waltz. Dream of
Rose" which is being published by
w. F. Roehr, and which is meeting
| with a good reception at the hands OF
the musical public.
| Nelson Johnson, a colored man who
lives at 1913 Van Buren, street, is said
| to be the oldest man in Topeka. He
registered at the office of the commits
sioner of elections Tuesday and gave
his age as los years.
President Frank K. Sanders. Of
Washburn college, left last night or
| an eastern trip during which he will
attend the college Bible study confer
| ence at Cincinnati. He will return tC
| Topeka November g.
| Samuel Radges announces that To-
peka is to have a new city directory
| and that settles the matter as far as
| the city is concerned or at any rate 1t
has during the past quarter of a cent
/ ury or such a matter.
! The fire department answered a cal
| to the Schick mattress factory on lower
| Kansas avenue early yesterday morn
| ing The wool used to stuff mattress
es had caught fire in the machines. But
| little damage was done.
| The Washburn-Fa Paramount football
game which will be played November
IA will be played in Wichita The
place of the game has been in con-