The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-27
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with Mrs. G. M. Blair, 1913 Western aV-
enue. Tuesday afternoon
The council will not take any action
in the theater case. but will merely
wait for Judge Dana to make his de-
ciston.
Henry Reisner has secured permit
for the erection of $500 residence at
the corner of Thirteenth and Harrison
streets.
Mrs. Theodore Saxon has sold her
home at 1911 Harrison street to Mrs.
]. A. McClurkin, the consideration De-
ing 5000.
Major A NJ. Harvey, chess champion
of Kansas, is arranging to go TO ALch'-
son to hold a session with the chess
players there.
Manager Ralph Brigham estimates
the attendance at the Midwinter expo
sition last week at $4,000, which Is a
record breaker.
A meeting will be held at the Com
mercial club in two weeks to provide
for the corn growing contest of the
county next season.
Mr.. Edward Chapman, a former To-
peka newspaper man, and now manag-
ing editor of the Salina Journal, is In
town for few days
The proceeds of the and I club
which has charge of all the concessions
at the Midwinter. will be donated to
some charitable purpose.
The Topeka order of Sons and Daugh-
tiers of Justice will celebrate the tenth
anniversary of their organization this
evening at their lodge room.
The various storekeepers along the
Santa Fe system are meeting in To-
peak this week making plans for the
work of their department for the COM
ing year.
The Kansas Day banquet will take
place Wednesday evening in the ro-
tunda of the state house. Governor
Sheldon of Nebraska will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
ers of the Aetna Building and Loan as
ISOLATION will be held at the office of
the association in the Office block Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Justice H. F. Mason of the supreme
court is improving rapidly from his at
tack of typhoid, and his friends hope
that he will be able to leave the hospi-
tai within a week or ten days.
The girls dormitory of the Topeka
Industrial institute east of Topeka will
be dedicated Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 p. m. Several members of the
legislature will make addresses at this
time.
John S. Dawson will preside at the
session of the Scottish society which
will be held at the Y. NJ. G. A. this
evening for the purpose of celebrating
the anniversary of the birth Of Robert
Burns.
The weather today has taken a de-
cided change for better and is much the
same that has been set as the standard
for this year. Yesterday was almost as
fine a day but it was a little bit too
windy.
The examinations at Washburn col
lege marking the end of the first
semester are now in progress. They
will continue until Wednesday when
the enrolment for the second semester
will commence.
The Topeka Orphans Home associa-
ton will hold a special meeting Tues
day 2 o'clock p. m, at home parlors
Business of Importance. Mrs. B. T.
Payne, president; Mrs. Geo. D. Steph-
enson, secretary.
The office force at the pension office
have sharpened their pencils and in
others ways prepared for the rush in
cident to the quarterly payment of pen
sions which will commence in the early
part Of February.
AS evidence that the poor of Topeka
are not suffering on account of finan-
cia1 depreSSions or any other cause,
the poor commissioner states that
there are very few who are now call
ing upon him for services.
The Washburn basketball team will
play Kansas university next Saturday
night at Music hall. The boys are work
ing hard to win this game and 1t is
generally thought that they can succeed
in trimming their arch-enemies in ath-
letics.
The legislature reconvened in both
houses this morning after the recess
over Sunday. 1t is hoped by all those
interested that the special session ad-
journ at the end of the week whether
they have passed any important bills
or not.
The estimated attendance at the the
aters of the city last week is placed at
A -, l,@+ IL,
that there were several other places of
amusement open, including the Mid
winter exposition and the extraordinary
session of the legislature.
About the most important thing that
transpired about the police station
during the week past was the addition
of an even half dozen puppies the moth
er. being Queen, the mascot who in
sists on occupying the seat with Patrol
Driver Charles Carson, when the wagon
is called out.
The graduation exercises of the
midwinter class of the Topeka high
school will not be held until February
z on account of the Midwinter exposi-
ton which is being held in the Audi
torium. This will make the COM
mencement exercises take place two
weeks after school is out
The crowds at the Midwinter this
afternoon while not quite so large as
some of the afternoon crowds of last
week, certainly showed that the sec
ond week of the big show is to be
treated to a tremendous patronage. The
Midwinter this season seems to have
attained more popularity than ever
before.
The chess players of Topeka will meet
at the Y. NJ. c. A. building this even
ing. There will be demonstration and
explanation Of chess opening and exhi-
bition of sansvoir or blindfold play
given by H. w. Moore of Topeka He
undertakes to demonstrate ten games
and give the positions of any piece call
ed for, and color of square it occupies
at any time 1t may be called for dur
ing the game without seeing the board
or pieces. All who are interested In the
game are invited to be present