The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-07
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otreel railway company is reported to
nave struck 1t rich in a gold mine deal.
A permit was issued Friday to Mrs.
Jennie Rust for the erection of a ST.
00o residence on the lots at 2595h and
261 Lincoln street
f'orty-flve men were laid off in the
santa Re shops yesterday. This reduc-
ton viii be permanent one as the
men Will not return to work
Although yesterday was one of the
good frost last night. 1t is not thought
That the present weather will be of long
duration
The Topeka high school team won
from Leavenworth in the basket ball
game last night by a score of 80 to p.
Inc playing of the Topeka players was
especially good.
resident of Topeka and a member of
Marshalfs band, but recently a teach
er In ST. Mary's college, is seriously i'll
at his home in st. Marys.
T. f. Doran will read paper before
the regular meeting Of the Saturday
Should the Government Own Trans
portation and Telegraph Lines?"
A meeting of the directors of the
Lake View Hunting and Fishing club
Wall pc held this evening at the Mer-
chants bank for the purpose of choos-
A farmer living at Elrnont telephon-
ed Sheriff John Wilkerson YESTERDAY
that he had found a team of horses.
the superstition being that the animals
wandered away from an owner living
in this city.
After having lived with her husband
Daniel e. Kimball for SO wears SeIene
G. Kimball has filed suit for a divorce
in the district clerks office, alleging
that her husband has been guilty of
extreme cruelty.
One of the provisions of the new
Central Park school will be for the in
stalling of fire escapes by which the
school rooms can easily be emptied in
case of fire. About two hundred dollars
extra is to be spent for this purpose
Durno, the magician, pleased a large
audience at the Auditorium last night.
There will be but one more number on
the lyceum course of the Pipe Organ
association, which will be the appear
ance OF the Gypsy chorus March 20.
The 10 deputy city assessors who did
not get fair start the first of the
month on account Of the inclemencies
of the weather, are abroad in the city
at the present time and as active as a
fisherman during the mosquito season.
Postmaster Rogers has started cam
paign for individual mail boxes for the
resident section of the city, and in the
future mail will not be left under the
door or on porches unless written in
structions are received at the post
office.
George MCGOWAN. a conductor of the
city street car line, found a pocket
book the first Of the week containing
SIS in bills and a five cent piece and
the grateful owner upon recovering it
gave him the nickeI-in payment of her
fare.
New and modern fire escapes are be-
the new National hotel building and the
entire building will be equipped with
the newest and latest devices offered in
the way Of safety appliances in case
of fire.
Isaac Towne, the high school football
from school for sprinkling japanese
snuff in the high school during chapel
exercises, publicly apologized during
chapel yesterday and will be reinstated
in school
A. G. Nagel, vice president Of the To-
peka Kennel club to whom much of the
credit for the success of the recent dog
show is due, will tender his resignation
to the board of directors at the meet
ing which will probably be held Tues
day evening.
Frank Ritchie, a former Washburn
athlete who is now on the Pacific coast,
is reported quite low with severe case
ed on for appendicitis at a San Francis
CO hospital. He is a son of Hale Richie.
one of the old settlers of Topeka.
Joseph H. Rankin who was seriously
injured in the Santa F'e repair yards
on East Fourth street by being struck
in the head with lever, Is reported as
improving at the Santa F>e hospital. He
recovered consciousness yesterday and
hopes are now entertained for his re-
covery.
A little black dog on Harrison street
whose breed is of an unknown variety
became insulted the other day because
his mistress tied a banana peel on his
tail and ran away from home. Al
though the dog does not amount to
much the city is being secured for him,
and the girl is most penitent.
A number of Topeka Royal Arch Ma
sons went to Overlook Thursday even
ing and established a chapter of that
body of Masonry. The party fnclud-
ed ira W. Burdick, James w. Robin
son, Leon r. Lane, John Klares and
Harvey Barnes and the new organiza-
ton started off with a membership of
81.
The proprietors of stores on Kansas
avenue should see that their employees
who sweep off the walks in front of
their places of business exercise little
more care The sweeping is invariably
done lust before eight o'clock when
there are many pedestrians on the
street and but little care is exercised in
keeping from sweeping the dirt right
in the faces of the passersby.
The members Of the Galilee Baptist
church have decided that the 500
church which they proposed to erect
at the corner of Grattan and Seward