The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-16
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Ex-Mayor W. H. Davis is now full
f1edged u. c. T. He was initiated sat
urday night.
This weather is causing the young
Isaac Waltons in the school rooms con-
siderable uneasiness.
A large number of local fans wit
messed the workout of the locals at
the ball park yesterday.
The latest thing in carnations are
green ones in honor of st. Patrick. Iney
are dyed for the purpose.
The few wild ducks that tarried IN
the vicinity of Topeka Sunday FOUND
numerous hunters on their trails.
The male Quartette of the FIRST
Methodist church scored another Dig
hit yesterday at the auditorium.
1t is rumored that Secretary OF state
Denton drove several miles INTO the
country with his automobile Sunday
and got home without a disaster.
About 1900 dogs in the city require
their dog tax to be paid before April
unless the owners prefer to pay the
additional penalty exacted after the
first of the month.
A tank car equipped with pumps
has been placed IN the yaros h o. o .itv
new Santa Fe shops cast OF the CITY
for the purpose of furnishing add
tional fire protection.
The assignments to service for the
coming year will be made this after
noon at the conference of the Method
list church which is being held In To-
peka and which will terminate to-
night.
Miss Georgia Baird, a teacher in
Lincoln school in this cIry, is sister
of Miss Theo Baird. the girl who
killed herself for love at the Y. w. G.
A. room of Highland university last
week.
A negro row on Eighth avenue just
across from the governors mansion
II O'Clock Saturday night. This is
locality to which the police should de-
vote some attention.
Get busy and register for the NUM-
ctpal election. About 5000 voters I'M
less they register will be disfranchls-
ed. Registration for the election this
fall will be required any way so tnat
this should be done now.
Tomorrow will be st. Patrick's day
and green will be the prevailing color
for this occasion. Green carnations
which have been grown expressly for
this occasion, are now on display IN
the local florist windows
The present warm weather is prov
ing a boon to the local baseball fans,
but 1t wouldn't surprise everyone II
the weather would take a cold turn
IN a few days and be g. repetition
of the disagreeable weather OF last
| spring.
| The baseball season will open in
| Topeka next Sunday with a game be-
| tween the White Sox and a team COM
posed of former Topeka players
which will be organized by Jack
Henry. The regular admission will
| be charged for the game, which ought
! to be as good from spectators
standpoint as any game of the sea-
son.
| 1.-THE Professors Love Story is the
| title of a play which will be staged
at the Grand Friday night by the
| Washburn college dramatic club. The
| washburn actors have been working
| hard for the past few weeks and the
| play bids fair to exceed anything In
| the college line which has been seen
| in Topeka since Washburn started the
| dramatic club.
| One bakery wagon went out this
morning with it's supply of bread, part
| of it packed up on the wagon seal
alongside of the driver and some more
down on the bottom near where the
driver was resting his feet. The bread
on the seat was unprotected in any
manner and all of the dust and dirt
| flying through the air could fall on the
bread without let or hindrance. Com
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