The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-18
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Manager Hemphin will give banquet
Ior the telephone operators and en-
ployes at the central Office tonight.
g. o. Wilmarth. fire marshal, was
one Of the first city clerks that To-
peka ever had, that was back about 40
years ago.
The home of N. NJ Rice, general
storekeeper of the Santa Fe. at 523
Harrison street, is under quarantine
for measles.
| The members of the state tax COM
mission have gone to southern Kansas
to look at some of the property which
they Will be called upon to assess later
on.
1t seems that the Zanditon store is to
be we'll supplied with telephones as both
Independent and Bell automatic inter-
communicating systems are installed in
| the store.
About thirty-f1ve trap shooters of
Topeka attended a meeting at Fuller
| toms gun store last night and steps
were taken for the organization of
| gun club.
| The park commissioners have made
| plans for improvements and during the
| spring and summer months consider
able work will be done at Gage and Gar
field parks.
The snow which has been falling most
of the day has melted almost as fast
| as 1t fell and has made the streets,
and especially the crossings. very dis
agreeable.
| Owing to the condition, of the Rock
Island depot as a result of the recent
| fire 1t was necessary to hold meeting
of division superintendents in private
| car yesterday.
Judging from the way the tickets to
| the Democratic banquet are going,
! large crowd will gather at the Audi
torium Saturday night to hear William
| Jennings Bryan.
The first petition to be filed under
| the new primary election law was filed
yesterday by Judge J. 8. West. 1t comes
| from Tribune township, Greeley county,
and is signed by 80 voters.
| The new water main route into the
| city from the waterworks was inspect
| ed yesterday by the waterworks COM
| mission, the waterworks committee or
| the city council and Mayor Green.
/ The Washburn and Aggie basketball
teams will meet at Music hall tonight.
1 Neither team has won college game
I this season and the hoodoo is expected
to be broken for one or the other to-
night.
II Flexible Frederick, contortionfst
at the Olympic this week, has wonder
full ability in his line of work and does
some very unusual stunts at every per.
Torrance. The moving pictures OF
Ben Hur scenes at this play house are
drawing large crowds.
According to the statement of w.
L. Taylor, president of the Topeka
Southwestern road, the cost of the con-
struction of this road will have to be
reduced on account of the present con-
ii ditions, but the work will be In full
blast by the first of April.
The officials of the operating depart
ment of the southwest district of the
Rock Island are holding a meeting in
Topeka this week for the purpose of
discussing the new nine hour telegraph
law and decided what steps will be ia
ken to comply with the law.
i Prof Drako's dogs do some very
clever stunts for CANNES at the Novelty
this week. They make hit at every
| performance. The Whiting trio In
| their tragedic Indian love sketch en-
titled "Cariboo" have about the best
sketch seen in Topeka this season.
The street cars were crowded to their
| utmost capacity this morning. Look
out there, you're crushing my dinner
yelled one man as he clutched his din
| ner basket. You mean your break
fast don't your" laughed one big chap
i who had been crowded in the corner
and had several poking their elbows in
to his ribs and stomach.
Dick Chase. warden of the peniten-
tfary under dwellings administration
and chairman of the Peoples party for
several campaigns, Is now located near
| Winfield where he has been living the
simple life for ten years as farmer
and stockman. Mr.. Chase has acquired