The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-19
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Roller Skating tonight. Special
music.
The Kansas Authors club banquet
will be held at the z. w. @. A. rooms
tonight
The Dixie Jubilee singers viii appear
at the Auditorium Friday night as one
OF the numbers on the 1yoeum course
FOR the benefit of the pipe organ.
At the session of the Royal Arch
Masons of Kansas yesterday afternoon
4. o. Wellman was elected grand nigh
priest for the ensuing year.
Charles Ramsey, the paving con
tractor captured a paving contract in
saynts ~ ST to about sssoS0
The Elks club will be closed all day
Thursday and the regular meeting to-
night will be omitted on account of
the death OF Mrs. T. L. Barns.
DR.. Charles M Sheldon has received
another invitation to assist In tenn
peranoe revival in England but has not
yet decided whether he will do SO or
not.
Notwithstanding the cold weather
baseball is still the chief subject of
conversation In the various barber
sho and gathering places throughout
the city.
I. D. Whittemore left today for
Washington. D. c., where he will attend
the meeting of the department of super
intendsnts Of the National Educational
association.
The entries for the Topeka bench
show this season are unusually large.
Not all the entries have yet been re-
ceived but 1t is expected that there will
be at least 200.
The city is running out Of its as
phalt supply and 1t will probably stop
Y-A- 4~es 81 he he va
ments for several weeks until another
purchase Is made.
Rev. J. B. McAfee, one Of the pioneers
of Topeka who has been In poor health
for some time, has taken change for
the worse and 1t is feared that he will
not be able to recover
over one thousand tickets have been
sold for the Democratic banquet which
will be held in the Auditorium next
Saturday night william Jenning Bryan
will be the principal speaker.
Kenwood addition and the Metsker
tract are to be annexed to Topeka, ac-
cording to an ordinance which is being
drawn up by the city attorney. This
will increase the population of city con-
siderably.
One of the hits at the Majestic this
week is the work of "Pick," the lit
tie colored boy with the Chapman
sisters. The act is one of the CLEVER
est of it's kind seen in Topeka for
some time.
One hundred and ten applicants are
taking the examination before the state
board of pharmacy today. The exam
ination will be held in Security hail.
This is the largest examination ever
held in Kansas
Much progress is being made on the
roof of the Rock Island depot The
frame structural work on the per-
manent roof has been almost completed
and the laying OF the slate will be start
ed within few days.
The Washburn Review this week Is
printed on yellow paper and is labelled
the yellow Edition" 1t contains re-
productions Of all the features of vel
low newspaper and its headlines por-
tray the yellow idea to perfection
According TO the statements of those
in connection with the city library,
there is a greater demand for fiction
than for any other kind of reading.
This line of literature is read about five
times as much as all others combined
Howard and De Leon in their
equilibrist act at the Novelty this
week are among the finest actors of
their kind ever seen in Topeka. The
work of Howard in his famous one
hand balancing stunts is without an
equal.
A communication from Congressman
Dan Anthony has been received in To-
peka conveying the intelligence that an
inspector will be sent to Topeka by the
treasury department to make speoihca-
lions for the illumination of the post
office clock.
A caucus will be held February 81
at o'clock in the evening at 1878
Kansas avenue for the purpo e CT
nominating candidates for the BOARD
of directors of the Shunganunga drain
age district. The election will be held
on March 8.
DR.. Norman Plass who has been In
the east for the purpose of raising
funds for Washburn has returned
home. This will probably be the last
one Of the trips that he will make in
the interests of the college as he in
tends to resign this coming summer.
The ordinance which will be intro
duced calling for q reduction in the
maximum rates for natural gas from
40 cents to an equality with the prices
be presented for passage in the city
council until the regular meeting in
March.
Thursday evening to pass an ordin-
ance taking a large number of plat
ted and unplatted tracts of land into
the city. 1t IL very probable that a
strong protest will be made to the
action of the council by the property
owners who are interested.
Joe Coffman the comedian at the
Olympic this week IL one Of the head
liners on the bill at this little play
house and he Is svod one. The