The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08
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A resident on Western avenue is pre-
pairing to plant garden-it doesn't
seem so unreasonable either.
The regular annual meeting of the
Country club will be held in the rooms
or the Commercial club Tuesday, Feb
ruary IL. ST.
The Washburn basketball team will
go to Lawrence tonight where they will
make desperate efforts to retrieve lost
honors with the K q. team.
The officers of the Kansas Exposition
company will be elected at a meeting
which Will be- held at the Commercial
club rooms Monday at four O'Clock.
John e. Frost was yesterday elected
president of the Kansas Y. M. G. A. in
the convention of the state Y. M. c. A.
which is now in session at Wichita.
Harry Nickel, who formerly ran
grocery store at Third and Kansas ave-
nue.. has purchased the Colonial Gro
Gerry and will take charge Immediately.
When the waiting rooms at the Rock
Island depot are refinished, metallic
ceilings Will take the place of those
damaged by the water from the recent
| fire.
| DIR. Clyde Appleby, of Leavenworth,
spent Friday in the city and the item
| is considereds as especially important
| by the young lady who reported it to
Evangelist James L. Delk of Tonnes
| see, converted Snowman, will hold re-
vival meetings at the Auditorium to-
night and Sunday. commencing at 1880
each evening.
The single item Of Lighting the Audi
forum for the Midwlnter exposition
cost the committee $409.90 which in a
manner explains the beautiful effect so
much admired by ALL
! George Moeser and T. F. Doran &C
companied the delegation of the city
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and will make report of their findings
to the Commercial club.
/ The weather in Topeka yesterday was
| so warm and mild that overcoats were
| a useless burden and it was the rule
| rather than the exception to see them
| in evidence on Kansas avenue.
| The new time card on the Santa Fe
| takes effect at midnight tonight AL
| though all the changes are generally
known it is more than likely that many
| will miss their trains tomorrow.
| A meeting of the directors Of the
Kansas Exposition company will be
| held at the Commercial club rooms
| Monday afternoon for the purpose of
| electing officers for the ensuing year.
| THE man who pawned his overcoat
| is not SO much to be pitied after all.
| remarked a man who has one which is
unencumbered, for I have not worn
| mine half a dozen times SO far this
| winter
The issuance Of a marriage license to
Guilford Dudley Friday, develops the
| fact that he is % years of age or at
any rate that is, what he told the rec
old clerk,-and his bride to be is three
| years his Junior
It has been suggested that as no one
was injured in the exciting runaway
| which occurred on Kansas avenue yes
terday that the driver, E. Meekem,
should be arrested for violating the
speed ordinance,
It is all settled now. The city coun-
Gil is spending the day at Seipio as the
guest of the management of the gas
company and there will be gas to burn
and plenty of 1t, If the mercury does
not drop below the zero mark.
| Arrangements are being made for the
reorganization of the Topeka Gun club
| which has been out of commission for
some time on account of the fact that
meetings have not been held regularly
and interest has been allowed to lag.
| The condition of Justice H. F. Mason
who has been confined to Stormont hos
tpital for the past six weeks with an
attack of typhoid fever, is much i'm
proved and he is permitted to sit up a
short time each day by the attending
physicians.
One of the members of the Sophomore
| class of the Kansas Medical college is
| now confined to his bed, the result of
the treatment accorded him by mem
| bers of the Junior class who accused