The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-13
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/ Attorney General Jackson is in
Atchison today looking after some
liquor prosecutions.
The st. Joseph and Topeka high
school basketball teams will play to-
! night at Music hall.
Mrs. William Sells has given the
Elks two magnificent bronze busts OF
Antony and Cleopatra.
One half block of the new pave
ment on West street from Sixth to
Tenth avenues has been laid.
Today is Friday, the 18th. Ordi-
narliy this day would be character
/ lied by a double dose of bad luck.
Ex-Governor w. j. Bailey is re-
ported to be sick at his home in
Atchison with an attack of neuralgia,
| Mrs. Eva Corning will entertain the
| boys of the industrial school with
songs and readings at 2:30 p. M, Sun
day.
The Mansfield brothers sharpshoot-
| ing act at the Olympic this week is one
of the cleverest shooting acts ever
seen in Topeka.
H F. Steinberg, Of Dickinson coun.
| ty, has moved to Topeka where he
will be associated with the Smith Rea
Estate company.
| Every lady who brings her husband
to the August Clothing Co.'S suit sale
tomorrow will be given a handsome
| opera shawl free.
Fifteen divorce suits are set for trial
| in the district court next week, COM
mencing Tuesday, when six Of the fif-
| teen are set for hearing.
| County Clerk Sam Zimmerman re-
| ceived a bunch Of seeds yesterday from
| Congressman Dan Anthony which will
| be used for free distribution.
| c. s. Tewksbury of the claim depart
nlent Of the Rock Island at Chicago,
was in Topeka yesterday on business
| connected with his department.
| Syl Dixon, the corn train man, is
| out in Colorado arranging for special
trains to take the Colorado delega-
| ton to the national convention.
| William c. Stewart of ST. Joseph, the
| expert who will investigate the local
street lighting situation, arrived in To-
peka from ST. Joseph this morning.
The Dibble Grocery is selling fresh
| country eggs at 15c dozen. A typo
graphical error In their advertisement
| last night made the price read zoe.
John Lungstrom has been nominated
| by the Democrats for a place on the
| school board from the Fourth ward. DIR.
| Frank Lynch having declined the NOM
| ination.
| The authorities at the state insane
| asylum have been obliged to refuse
Tony Heinz of Atchison admission to
| the institution on account of the lack
| of room.
| The board of health reports the fol-
] lowing births: Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Berry, 1901 Kansas avenue. boy; Mr.
and Mrs. w. J. Cline, 712 Hancock
street. boy.
l 2. G. Hopkins, a Topeka newspaper
man, has purchased from Andy Rich
ards the Wellington Mail, and the
weekly edition of the same paper
known as the wellington Mail.
Willie and Nellie Helm, the two chill.
dren performers at the Novelty this
week, are exceptionally clever and
prove great entertainers. Willie. the
eight-year-old boy, is especially clever
Word comes from Lawrence that the
Kansas university football squad will
start practice Monday in an effort te
get a bunch together next fall who
will regain some of the laurels lost las
year.
Nghty-nine interments occurred In
the cemeteries adjacent to Topeka dur
ing the month of February though con-
! siderable less than that number OF
deaths occurred within the confines OF
the city.
/ Ludwig Katterfeld. the orator who