The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
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Skating tonight MarshalPs band.
Have your eyes fitted at Hayden's.
Don't forget the "darky skating car
nivaP' Wednesday night.
The city council meets this even-
Ing in an adjourned session.
Sixty candidates will be initiated in
the local branch of the U. @. T. next
Saturday night.
D. N. Burge, ex-sheriff and former
ly very prominent in Shawnee county
politics. Is Ill at the Santa F'e hospital.
Tom Herren, who took a string of
dogs to the st. Joseph show, came back
yesterday with nine frsts and three
cups in his possession.
D. N. Cornelius. who formerly lived
at 1015 Polk street, has moved into his
new residence, which he recently pur-
chased. at 1885 Clay street.
Mrs. Maud Gilyeat, assistant state
where she will spend two weeks visiting
with friends and relatives.
John Sargent ia planning to start
for tour of Europe some time In
May which will include trip to his
old home in Devonshire. England.
Chief of Police R. w. Eaton this
morning presided as auctioneer at the
sale of the impounded live stock which
has been picked up. One pony Is all
that was sold.
The mercury hovered about the freez-
ing point nearly all day Sunday which
is a marked contrast when compared
with the record made during the pre-
ceding few weeks.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the marriage of Miss Daisy Morgan,
who formerly resided in North Topeka,
and Oscar Burch, at the home of the
bridegroom in st. Joseph
The committee recently appointed to
visit other cities to investigate the
municipal lighting plants, Will make
several more visits to other cities be-
fore making their final report.
The Methodist preachers of Kansas
will meet here tomorrow In the nifty
third annual conference of the state.
There will be upwards of 500 ministers
in Topeka for the conference.
c. c. Baker, formerly president of
the Topeka City Railway company put
now official bonnet builder for Mis-
souri, with a residence at Lathrop, In
that state, spent Sunday in Topeka
Those who listed their canine pets
as exhibits at the dog SHOW now rear
an early visit from the dog catcher
who has served notice that ne WI, VIII
begin activities the first of next month.
The time of Judge Dana of the dis
| trict court will be occupied this week
! in hearing court cases, though the
| real grind of divorce cases Will not
! commence until Tuesday of next week
|
February, the shortest month in the
wear. making a new record for this
| city. while the births recorded during
| the month were but 20, several be-
| low the average
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tuley of Efing-
ham and Mrs. J. I. Garter OF Atcnlson
spent Sunday in Topeka with their
| niece Miss Helen Tucker. who is in
one of the hospitals recovering from
an operation for appendicitis.
| Terry Stafford won first place in the
Topeka Rifle club shoot held last week
| with a score of 1927 and John Strick>
| rott, who loked like a budding cham
| peen" for a while, nosed H B. How
| ard out of the tail ender's place.
Reports from the city as well as the
adjacent territory indicate that there
will be a bumper fruit crop in this part
of the state-that is unless belated
spell of winter weather should happen
along within the next few weeks.
| The Washburn basketball team left
| this morning for a trip through the
southern portion OF the state ana claim
| that they have left the hoodoo behind,
| which was responsible for the loss of
! so many games during their recent ser
| les.
The divorce proceeding instituted in
| the district court by Mrs. l. A. Simons
| against her husband some time ago
| was dismissed Saturday afternoon by
| Judge Dana, the differences having
been settled without a decree from the
| court.
Twelve new stained glass windows
| that are to cost when set, IN tne
neighborhood of $4,000. have been
ordered for the Church of the AS
sumption and arrangements are beng
| made to dedicate them Easter sunday
| with appropriate services.
The Aurora theater will close today
| and will remain closed during the re-
| will omen up with the performance Sun
dav afternoon as strictly vaudeville
house. 1t is planned, however. to later
have stock companies on the DILL
The East Sixth street viaduct IS
closed again. this time so that white
oaL f1ooring can be laid in place of
the Temporary floor which has been
in use for the past month or So The
contractors say that the viaduct will
be ready for use again Tuesday.
Now that George Willitts, who was
sent to the penitent1ary from shawnee
| county is a permanent cripple on ac-
| count of an accident which occurred to
him while an inmate of the state in
stitution, the pardon board recon-
mends that he be given an uncondf-
tional release
e.aueht in the act would be an ap-
nronriste title of a kodak picture now
on exhibition in Topeka in which the
nrincipals are a Topeka youth and q
Well known young lady now visiting
, in Colorado. though it is evident that
they nosed for the photographer while
he caught the .tlast kiss"-in his
| camera.
It now seems that DR.. Frank n
Lynch, pastor of the First Methods
ebnrcb who pronounced the invoca-
tion at the Republican state conven-
ton last week is a Democrat. at any
!, rate he was nominated by the Demo
Gratis as alderman from the Fourth
, | ward a day or so later, though ne de-
clined the honor.
eyou rnfgbt say" suggested DR.. F.
IT.. Haves Of the First Congregational
church, that the theaters were not
the only places in the city that turned
away people last night. our Dulidins
, | aoco1nmO Odate those