The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-28

maple trees along the Soldiers Or
phans home road and to fix up the
live ones He refuses to take sub
scriptions for less than $25.
The owners of 60 dogs, and six of
their sisters, called at the city hall
yesterday and made arrangements to
protect their pets from the net of the
dog catcher for another year by pay
ing license fees amounting to $95.
Not until April Is will the new or
dinance reducing the maximrf rates
of natural gas for domestic consump-
ton from As cents to 25 cents come
up for consideration before the coun-
Gil committee on gas and electric
lights.
H. J. Bone, United States district
attorney, who has been in Washing
ton for the past two weeks in con-
nection with the action for the issu-
ance of a fraud order against H. H.
Tucker, jr., is expected return home
Sunday.
Messrs. Curnick and Herbert of the
Lamprecht Bros. Construction Co.
will be here in few days to look
over the right-of-way of the Topeka
& Southwestern and if possible to ar
range for the early construction of
this line.
]. c. Emahizer, the furniture man
was injured by having his riding
NAL, which is a spirited one, became
frightened by passing automobile
and reared up, falling back upon Mr..
Emahizer.
The Elks will hold a social session
tonight, a custom established years
ago by Lee Jones in honor of the APP
pearance in Topeka of his friend, Al G.
Field, who is also one of the prominent
members of the Elk order in the Uni
ted States.
The Denver team which opens up
at the local park this afternoon will
be the attraction for tomorrow and
Monday. The Sunday game promises
to be the best of the season, as both
teams are saving their best pitchers
for this agme.
Today is one of the finest Saturdays
which Topeka has experienced in a
long time and as a result there are a
large number of farmers in town to-
day. The business on East Sixth
avenue is the heaviest which has
been reported in a long time.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has "renigged'' in their inten-
tons of refusing the California rates
for April 4th, and as a result the rail-
roads can put these rates into effect.
The rate is for the purpose of giving
people a chance to see the battleship
fleet.
steve flanagan, VINO mas Deen unaOIe
to secure the permission of his school
master to report for work with the
White Sox so far this season, will make
his initial appearance for the Denver
series, there being no school Saturday
or Sunday in the city at the mouth of
the Kaw.
You have registered. now the thing
is to vote. After you have voted on
| April for the city ticket you will
have breathing spell until fall
when the presidential election takes
| place. If you vote this spring you
won't have to re-register this fall,
| simply vote.
D. o. McCray, the Topeka newspaper
man who is running a newspaper clip
| ping bureau as a side line, is firm be-
| lever in the efficacy Of advertising
| This is particularly true since the own
| er of a horse appeared in front of his
residence this week and enquired his
| charge for removing the hair from the
animal, by the clipping process.
An attorney who represents a
| woman client who is attempting to
| settle a personal injury case against
| the city came into the office of the
| city attorney yesterday and said that
| he wished the city attorney would
| hurry up with the settlement of the
| case as the woman who was injured
was getting we'll SO rapidly that he
| feared for the consequences.