The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
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Professor Henry Fay Look, assisted
by the Washburn Glee club, will give
pipe organ recital at the auditorium
Tuesday evening.
The knights and Ladies OF Security
band will give concert at Security hall
Tuesday evening to which all members
Of the order are invited.
/ Henry Heise. a cigar manufacturer.
| is spoken Of as probable candidate
as councilman from the Second ward
on the Democratic ticket.
The building permits for the month
of February amounted in value to
s2s.790.- This is slight increase over
the same month of 1907.
For the first time in over three
months Topeka is absolutely free from
smallpox according to the report filed
by City Health Officer Patterson.
An employment agency is advertis
ing for wood choppers and that in the
city Of Topeka, state of Kansas, where
trees are not popularity supposed to ex-
list.
Councilman Stanley will ask the
council this evening to construct a
drain for handling rain and flood
water on Pine street south Of Tenth
avenue.
From now until April list will be
the last opportunity for dog owners to
pay their taxes on the dogs, without
the usual penalty which is added at
ter that date.
Manager Fritz Bryant Of the Olym-
pic theater and Mrs. Bryant, are the
parents of a daughter, born Saturday,
February goth. The little miss was
born at Belvue-
The one hundred and fiftieth auto
mobile license was issued late SATURDAY
afternoon to the International Har-
vester company which has distrfbut-
ing point in Topeka.
The Republican State Central COM
mittee will meet tomorrow night to
settle the disputes regarding the con-
testing delegations from Shawnee ana
Mcpherson counties.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
board Of education will be held at the
high school building this evening when
the details for the new Central park
school will be discussed.
The Republican state convention viii
be held in Topeka Wednesday and prac-
ticalIy all of the counties in the state
held conventions Saturday designating
their choice as delegates.
Nearly $4,000 was distributed among
the employees Of the postoffice In To-
peka Saturday, and the money strin-
gency In this department is not as
noticeable this week as 1t was last.
The Republican state convention
will meet at the auditorium Wednes-
day This gathering, however, on &C
count of the primary law will lack
many of it's most interesting features.
No city in the country is enjoying
better telephone service than that fur
nished by the Independent Telephone
company All one needs to do to ap-
preciate this is to go to some other
town
March came in like lamb, Sunday,
and according to the weather proverb
will go out like lion, which is sug-
gestion that there will be scant fruit
the world.
yes" said a disguised man to the
society reporter, you may say that
was among those who saw Madam But
terfiy. but I wish that you would add
postscript to the effect that I went I'M
der protest"
Prof. Henry Fay Look Of Washburn
college will give a recital at the Audi
forum tomorrow night at which he Will
be assisted by the Washburn Glee club
The proceeds will be turned over to
the Pipe Organ fund.
The latest expression Of printable
merit from Senator Charles Curtis is in
the form of an advertisement for new
set of books which he says that his vile
informs him were received and are
perfectly satisfactory
s. H. Haynes, the newly appointed
county assessor, announces that he Will
turn 10 drilled and trained deputy as
SCISSORS loose in the community Tues
day morning and there Is but little time
left for "stashing" valuables.
meeting of the Shawnee County
Medical society will be held at the
Throop hotel this evening at o'clock
when Doctors w. A. Wehe, c. M. Hens
lev will make their reports and DR.. 9.
J. Crumbine will read a paper
The Chicago White Sox team was
the center of attraction at the Rock
Island station yesterday afternoon
There were enough fans at the depot
to see the train pull In to make re-
spectacle showing at baseball game
It Is expected that an attempt to iron
out the differences of the members Of
the Republican county central commit
tee will be made at the state meeting
which will be held in Topeka Tuesday
night preceding the convention Wednes-
day.
Dr. Wilson s. Nay1or, now of Law
renee university, graduate of Wash
burn college has organized the Nay
-Rosebush Chautauqua tours to
Europe and has charge of conducting
tourist parties abroad in the summer
months.
The custodian of the auditorium has
opened all of the exits about the big
building as we'll as many of the win
dows, presumably for the purpose Of
permitting the barks and growls which
| accumulated last week during the dog
| show to escape.
There Is this much which may be
| truthfully said for the Madam Butter
| fly Grand Opera company which ap-
peared in Topeka Saturday. said a dis
appointed woman critic. '"The stars
were not of the oily port1y variety so
| often seen on such occasions"
| DR.. W. E. McVey of 626 Buchanan
street lost a surrey in fire which
partially damaged barn in the rear
of the premises on Saturday after
/ noon The origin of the fire WAS due
| to the presence of fire in the stove
in the coachman's apartments.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Van Malta of 519
| Horne street, are the parents of q
| daughter born Saturday, February g.
| The young lady will probably mourn
i hi,.tl.