The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-14
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Valentine skating party tonight at
Music hall.
Don't fail to see the skating exhibit
ton at Music hall tonight and Saturday
afternoon.
Manager Fritz Bryant has booked an
amateur show for the Olympic tonight
that promises to be quite a novelty.
General Manager J. q. Hurley of the
Santa Fe went to Chicago last night
and will remain there for the rest of
the week.
The Bellatzer sisters at the Novelty
theater this week continue to make a
hit with their sensational acrobatic and
gymnaStic turns.
Isabelle Carroll, prima donna at the
Olympic this week, Is making a big
hit as she is far better than the gem
eral run of vaudeville singers
Owing to today being Valentines
day, the business for the employees OF
the local postof1ice has been swelled
beyond it's usual proportions.
The officials of the different state
charitable institutions are meeting in
Topeka this week with the board OF
control in the quarterly conference of
the board.
The six lots lying directly north of
the Oakland school house have been Sc
cured by County Superintendent John
OdTteT ana Will De dQQ6Q TO the
playground of this school.
The rain Of last night which early
this morning changed to a snow left
the walks In very slushy and dis
agreeable condition this morning. The
streets we're also very sloppy.
Prof. F. w. Blackmar. professor Of
sociology in Kansas university, will be
one of the principal speakers at the
annual banquet of the Jayhawker club
q a lob
All the local dogs which are to be
mences February %, should be enter
ed at once. according to the advice of
Tom Heron, secretary of the Topeka
Kennel club.
Tomorrow night the Quaker quar-
tette which is to spend a week of off
dates in Topeka, will sing at Washburn
college This recital will be given I'M
der the auspices Of the Washburn Glee
club.
Careless driving of the automobile
of w. s. McClintock is responsible for
what will probably cripple for life
ton Heights car line. His right leg
was badly wrenched and flesh torn
from the knee.
Persons with one hundred and
eight-five postal money orders are
somewhere in this section Of the 0eeun-
tIy, WIZ Mig luc lltICndulS LOT money
on the strength of the orders which
were stolen from postoffice station in
Chicago.
The regular weekly amateur night
show will take place at the Majestic
tonight. Several good acts by Topeka
people have been secured and will be
put on. In addition the regular pro-
gramme with the Mimic -Four as the
headliners will be put on.
The girls of Topeka high school will
give drill tonight at the athletic
tournament at the Auditorium. Other
events will be relay races and a basket
ball game between Kansas City manual
high school and the Topeka high
school teams.
The signing of Jarrett, the big
pitcher of the Sioux City Western
league team, will be hearaIded with
much joy by the local baseball fans.
Baseball interest in Topeka has taken
q decided leap since Cooley took hold
of the local franchise. Already bets
that Topeka will cop the pennant are
being heard.
The Independent Telephone company
will issue directory containing the
names Of over 5000 patrons in Topeka
and Shawnee county in a few weeks so
that orders for future installations
should be given at once. This directory
will contain many hundreds of names
not found in their old directory as
great number of telephones have been
added during the past six months and
many new orders await installation.