The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-28

Judge John G. Pollock will not go to
Guthrie, Okla, to preside over a ses-
sion of the federal court at that place
as had been planned in the first in
stance but will probably go to Guthrie
in March.
Jack Halla, Emory Olson and Red
Davis, the three players who were sold
to Louisville last fall have all signed
their 1908 contracts with Louisville and
have been ordered to report for spring
practice in March.
Frank R. Millspaugh, bishop Of the
Kansas diocese of the Episcopal
church, Is planning to visit London
this summer. There will be a gather
ing Of American and English bishops
| held there at that time.
Percy o. Winsted. who asked
through the medium of a want ad for
surgical attention and who was later
operated on at Christ hos pital. is re-
covering rapidly and will probably be
| able to return home in two weeks.
A tumbling act, the like of which has
not been seen in Topeka in many day
is that of the Wolf brothers at the
Olympic this week The Olympic is
drawing good crowds this week and at
both shows crowds are being turned
away.
The. new pavement on Kansas ave-
nue. and Central avenue in North To-
peka, which has been laid the past few
all the sand removed. This practically
completes the work on the new pave
ment.
One of the best acts at the Mid
winter this week is the .Yamagata
family of Japanese acrobats. They
can do nearly all the stunts ever seen
performed by Japs. This is saying
good deal too as the Japs are natural
acrobats.
The grading gang of the Topeka &
Southwestern road has almost reached
the western end of the Washburn cam
pus. The work is 10 be pushed
during the present good weather in
order to get the line in operation as
soon as possible
the committee is working to get a truly
good primary bill out of bills 123, 13 and
%, note the array Of hoodoo numerals
what are we to expect" asked lobby
list who is In favor OF the Stubps Dill
without amendments.
The attendance at the Midwinter
last night was much larger than was
expected. - Judging from the present
indications the attendance this week
will be much larger than that of last
week which in itself holds the record
as the banner attendance of any week.
Charles Orrin was arrested late yes
terday afternoon on advice received
from Holton charging him with leaving
an unpaid board bill. He admits that
he left owing the price OF weeks
board but claimed that he intended 10
send the balance from Topeka as soon
as he earned it.
Thirteen of the fifteen days which
it was said would be the limit for the
special session have passed and yet
neither a primary or banking bill mas
been presented which will be passed"
said a member of the house, yesterday
"and I think that we might as we'll
go home now as any time
A betting pool has been formed
among three local sports. One bets
that the legislature will adjourn with
out a primary bill of any sort. Another
is backing the split primary. The thlrd
man is taking the Stubs end or the
bet and is now trying to back out,
fearing that he VIII be leIt hololhs 'i7
sack.
w. B. Warren of 1870 West street
complained to Mayor Green this morn
ing that he caught huckster IN the
act of selling his goods by snort mea-
sure It is a general practice ne De-
lieves for hucksters to cneat Inc Gus.
toners by means of measures Wnlch
hold less than they are supposed TO
hold.
II notice." remarked a West Side
woman chat the wedding presents
for the echenyi-Vanderbilt analr
which are said to be worth a mlllion
dollars consist largely OF pearl
necklaces. tiaras of diamonds and
other feminine adornment, while
nothing is said of the bridegroom's
presents if there were any"
Miss Maude Rockwell, who Will be
remembered as the woman VINO sang
at the Elk's Ministries at the Auditor
inn three years ago under the stage
name of 1.-THE California Nightingale,
is appearing at the Majestic theater
this week and appears to be even better
than at that time when she Won nome
in Topeka by her beautl1ul VOICE
f. ]. Shakeshaft, assistant general
messenger agent of the Santa F'e, has
returned from Salt Lake City where
he attended a big irrigation congress
The tenth annual session OF the STATE
Society of Labor and Industry VIII
commence in Topeka next 1 Monday and and
will continue through Iuesuay any
wednesday, The meeting is expected
to be a big one.
Horace Snowden, soldier who was
sentenced from Fort N1obrara, NeD-'
to serve sentence at the Ieueiai penn
Tertiary at Leavenworth for an as
sault committed with an intent 10 XIII.
had his application for a writ OF
habeas corpus denied by Judge FOL
lock yesterday afternoon SnoWuen
wanted out because the charge against
him failed to specify that the assault
was committed feloniously and ma
liciously.
After running with more or less
regularity for some time and managing
to keep pretty generally on the rails
the cars on the Oakland line are ex-
periencine another epidemic of jump
ing the track. much to the annoyance
and inconvenience of the many patrons
of this line Travel was considerably
delayed on Saturday night and again
last night because of cars getting off
the track. which seems to be defective
at the switch near State street.
Captain Clad Hamilton, the antitrust
candidate for state senator from Shaw
nee county, is carefully suppressfng the
fact that he is a railroad magnate but
the folIowins from the Salina Journal