The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-06

WINGED that the damage done by the
freeze last week will be small and that
there will be heavy peach crop this
season.
Governor E. w. Hoch has been Sc
lected as delegate to attend the Ma
tional Methodist conference which
meets in Baltimore in May by the Kan
sas conference which closed it's meet
ing at Winfield Saturday.
The weather took a delightful change
yesterday after having been somewhat
wintry for several days previous. Yes
terday and today have both been de-
lightful spring days and it is generally
thought that spring is here to stay.
If Topeka contracts with the Edi-
son company to light the city, what
will Topeka do with its old light
plant which is worth at least $25, 900
Throw it on the junk heap and save
money by buying light, answers the
Edison company. Is this logic?
County Attorney John Schenck, Chief
of Police Eaton and Sheriff John Will
kerson each took prisoner to the pen
itentiary at Leavenworth Sunday. AT
any rate there were three prisoners
and three officers in the party which
made the trip to the state institution
The contest between the Washburn
college and K. u. Glee clubs will take
place in the Auditorium next Friday
night This promises to be one of the
hest musical entertainments of the sea-
son as both clubs are recognized among
the leading musical organizations of
the state.
E. S. Lee, the druggist, spent the ma
jor portion of Sunday morning doctor
ing his automobile which slipped COG
on West Tenth avenue and refused tc
move an inch for several hours while
the owner discoursed on the beauties
| of he M
biles in general.
The April term of the district court
opened at o'clock this morning and
is one of the highest. in years in point
of number and Importance of cases te
be tried. There are but % state cases
set for trial and % city cases and OF
this number IA of the state cases are
set for a court hearing.
Oskaloosa Independent: Captain Joe
Waters is a chess player of at leasl
local renown at Topeka, but while IL
Oskaloosa the other day he met hi:
| match land a little bit more Judge
True hunted up a set Of men, brushed
up his recollections of the game O
other years and worsted the gentle
| man from Shawnee.
I E. O. Faulkner, superintendent Of
the tie and timber department Of the
| Santa Fe, who has been on an ex-
| tended trip to Australia where he has
| been investigating the culture OF
| eucalyptus trees which the railroad
company proposes to grow on a large
scale for ties, will sail from England
| for home on the Mauretania or
April II.
The Shawnee County Medical society
will hold it's regular monthly meeting
at the parlors of the Hotel Throop thi!
| evening commencing at o'clock. DR.
John Outland and DIR. T. w. Peers will
talk on Reports and Presentation o
| Cases." DIR. w. L. Warmer on "Th
Latest Investigations of Internal Secre
| tions.'' The discussion of the paper
| of the evening will be led by DR.. r
S. Magee.
Allen Sells and Shelton Wilson
who with Miss Frances Holland, hav'
have been making a short tour in thu
| vaudeville sketch that they mad
such hit at the Majestic few week
ago. returned to Topeka yesterday
They left Miss Holland somewhere
along the wayside. The trio played a
Joplin and Leavenworth with varyin,
| success and enjoyed, or rather wen
| through, enough experience of al
sorts to fill a good sized book. Som
| of them were little short of harrow
ing but the boys have the fever of tn
stage in their blood and are anxiou
| to continue in vaudeville. They in
sist, however, that never again will
thew take out a girl with them.