The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-21
succeeded himself as secretary and


treasurer.
For the opening night the crow ds {
the Midwinter last night were unusual
ly large. After one days session, Man
ager Brigham's forecast that the show
would be better than ever seems to
have been true.
1t is expected that Judge Dana will
hand down a decision in the Sunday
closing theater case Saturday morning
the case having been argued by the at
tOrneys of the theaters and City At
torney Dreaming.
The temperature at o'clock this
morning was higher than it was at
o'clock last night and as result the
walks and pavements were SO damp
this morning that they indicated fall
of rain during the night.
AT Atchison eggs are selling at 20
cents per dozen, at Wamego, Kan, for
| the same amount but in Topeka the
grocers charge 30 cents. One man who
has just paid his bill is rather suspici
Gus of the existence of a trust.
There will be 81 delegates to the
Shawnee county Democratic county
| convention which meets in Topeka
! February Is; that is unless the legisla-
| ture passes the primary bill, and then
there will be no convention.
1t makes no difference to the Re
! publicanS of Soldier township what ac-
| ton the legislature takes on the pri-
| mary bill, as a primary election Is
! called for February % for the purpose
| of nominating township officers.
| DOC" Newman, assistant postmas-
ter, has left for two weeks vaca-
| ton which he will spend in eastern
cities. Doc says that this will be the
first time in his life that he has been
east of Chicago and is planning to have
| a great time.
The act of the Pirris at the Midwin-
ter exposition this week is the top liner
on Manager Brigham's bill for this
| week. The entire show however is
good one but the Pirrfs stand head and
shoulders above anything
Its a shame to take the money!
| remarked one of the members of the
| legislature when the first bill carving
an appropriation for the benefit of the
| members was passed. but then he new
| er was in favor of the special session
| Members of the city engineers office
| will make an inspection of all the ex-
cavations that have been repaired and
| reported by the plumbing inspector to
be satisfactory. 1t is claimed that some
of these repairs have been made in a
faulty manner.
The Bell Telephone company has is
sued supplement to its directory,
| which contains the numbers of its SUBJ
scribers and patrons having booths at
the Mfdwinter exposition in which Bell
| phones have been installed. There Is
a phone in every booth.
A prominent local official of the
Rock Island last week tried to grow a
moustache, but finally had to give it up
as bad job. This week the en-
ployes in the Santa Fe general offices
are watching with interest the efforts
or one Of the younger officials of the
operating department in his efforts to
grow a beard.
The Majestic has a male ouartette
this week which is as good as any
which has been seen on the vaudeville
stage in Topeka for a long time. The
Bootblack quartette, as they call them
selves. are all singers and that is more
than can be said for many singing ag-
gregattons which come to Topeka under
the guise Of vaudeville.
Ensign R. Martin and CAPTAIN r
NJ. Trip1ett, who have been in charge
of the Salvation army work in Topeka
for the last three months, will say
goodby on Sunday. January 26. Cap
tain Triplett is going to Guthrie, Okla
and Ensign Martin Is going to Hutch
inson, Kan. Captain Perett is thei,
successor.
There are all kinds of singing and
dancing acts and this sort Of stunt
generally fails to attract much atten-
ton on the local vaudeville bills. but
the act of Cubine and Searcy at the
Novelty this week certainly is an ex-
ceptton to the general rule. There is
not dull moment in their act which
is full of novel stunts all the way
| through.
There is one way in which Manage,
Ralph Brigham could make a hit with
the public which patronizes the Mid.
winter. And that is to find some means
| of controlling some of the tough lads
Of about fifteen years of age who make
| life burden for those who attend
Last night in the balcony there was &
crowd of these youthful toughs whl
made such noise that there was bu
little pleasure in the vaudeville acts