The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-25
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| lt VI M3LgM 10ME NEWS
| Mr. and Mrs Roy S1ayton OF 1109
| Madison street, are the parents of a
girl, born Thursday.
| The Topeka Orphans Home associa-
| ton will hold a special meeting at the
parlors Of the home Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock.
| Noblett and Marshall in their enter
| tanning little sketch, Hints at Sol
| diery," are proving to be one of the
best drawing cards at the Majestic this
| week. esas ~
| Guy Bartlette and his company which
| have been doing good stunt at the
Olympic all week, will close their To-
peka engagement with tonight's per-
| Torrance.
Topeka has drug store where the
clerk prepares all prescriptions in the
| presence of the customer instead of
| hiding behind a case to add mystery
| to the operation.
| On account of illness Rev. J. Lewis
Marsh of Lincoln, Neb., will not be
able to preach at Unity church to-
morrow. The pastor. Rev. J. H
Jones, will preach.
| The board OF waterworks trustees
will meet next week to consider the
purchase Of several thousand feet Of
new mains and the improvements
which are being scheduled.
The Shawnee county alfalfa grow
ers are having a meeting at the rooms
of the Commercial club this after
noon and are making some plans to
eradicate the gophers from this coun-
| ty.
| George and Robert Moore, two
| small boys OF sixteen and fourteen
years Of age respectively, were ar
their way from Dalhart, Tex, to To-
| peka.
A Topeka liveryman adopted ex-
| treme measures to collect a bill yes
| terday. He knocked his creditor, a
Kansas avenue druggist through a
sides.
| AS a means Of raising the debt on
the pipe organ 1t has been suggested
| that a concert be given by the school
| children. If this plan is adopted the
concert will take place in March or
April.
The amateur performances at the
Majestic last night drew packed
houses and proved to be good enter
tainers. The singing act of Miss Lii
| liam Grumbine, a very small lassie,
was especially pleasing.
| This afternoon is the children's ,af
ternoon at the Midwinter exposition
! school children and others even small
| Ter than that who are crowding the
| auditorium this afternoon.
| Just at the present time the candi-
| dates for offices on the Republican tick
| ct in Shawnee county are wondering
what the county central committee will
do with their assessments when the
| primary bill becomes a law.
| L. G. Smith Of 1926 Harrison street
! has been quarantined for smallpox
| and quarantine measures have also
been established for scarlet fever at
| 316 Jefferson street, Guy Penney, and
| 210 Lake street. w. L. Ravens.
|. Frank Labor and his supporting COM
pany will be seen at the Grand tonight
| in Coming Thro' the Rye This is
| the first show at the Grand since Sun
day and is one of the best musical
| son.
| Now that the governor has signed
| the state fair bill giving the county
commissioners authority to improve
the local grounds it is expected that
preparations will be begun in the near
| future for a larger state fair for To-
| peka this fall.
| At least one result has been accom-
plished as result of the meeting of
| the Grain Mems association which was
| held in Topeka last week: The senate
has passed bill appropriating $4,000
| to be used in Kidding the state OF the
green bug and his relatives.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
has been a defendant in suit
| brought by H. J. Bone, United States
| district attorney, for an alleged VIOLA
| ton of the % hour stock shipping
| law Two counts are cited in the suit
and Judgment Is asked for $1,000.
Haven't you white cabbage?" asked
| a woman who has been listening to the
lectures of the pure food expert at the
Midwinter exposition, II will not cook
those green leafed heads because the
pure food authorities say that anything
that Is colored green is injurious as a
food"
meeting of the Capital City Dem
ocratic club will be held Monday even
| ing at the office of Frank Thomas when
| the primary bill which it is expected
| will be passed by the legislature Will
| be discussed as well as other matters
| of Importance to the Democrats OF the
state and county.
The basketball team from Wash
burn college will meet the Ottawa
team tonight on the floor of the Music
hall. 526 Quincy street. Ottawa won
from Washburn at Ottawa Tuesday
night and Washburn is anxious to re-
trieve her honors tonight. There will
be an interesting game.
| The Independent Telephone com
pany will issue a new directory about