The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
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Leap year dance at McRae's tonight.
Tomorrow will be Ladies' day at the
local ball park and big bunch of fair
rooters are expected.
The annual banquet of the Wash
burn law school will take place tonight
at the Throop hotel.
Prof. Ray Green, of Concerdia, is the
guest today of Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Bloom. lilo Tyler street .sz
The cheapest estimate is sometimes
the dearest. Grades are what give sat-
isfaction. j. Thomas Lumber Co.
II you want a floral tribute of any
description, you will be best satisfied
with the flowers, work and price at
Mrs Lords
Harry Davis. a graduate of the
Washburn college law department, Will
leave soon for Mcpherson where he
will practice law.
All of the banks of the city will be
closed all day Saturday, Decoration
day and many of the stores will not
open their doors.
The condition of Mrs. Charles Adams
Of Garden City who has been at Stor-
mont hospital for severalweeks is much
improved.
Gaquelle Everett the character
change artist and excellent buck dan
Ger, is making one of the hits at the
Novelty theater this week.
T.. Z. Arnold was elected assistant
secretary of the Kansas Pharmaceuti-
cal association at the meeting which
closed in Wichita yesterday.
Tomorrow will be the last appearance
of the Topeka team on the home
grounds until June IA when Oklahoma
City opens here for four games.
The commencement exercises of the
Topeka high school will take place in
the Auditorium tomorrow night.
Ninety-one students will graduate.
The Washburn seniors will give their
annual play at the college chapel Sat
urday night The play is of a football
xlavor and is original with the class.
The numerous home talent produce
lions which are appearing at the Grand
opera house indicate that the season
for the legitimate is about at an end.
One of the best productions that has
been put on at the Air Dome by the
Paycen Stock company is THE Girl
Slave which will be repeated there
tonight.
The weeds seem to grow inches each
day on the vacant lots about the city
and in some localities resemble forest
tfickets, and the rains are receiving
the blame
The final examinations which have
been in progress at WaShburn college
this week close Friday and then comes
the nerve racking wait until the results
are made public.
All the people of Welsh descent in
Topeka have been invited to participate
In a picnic which Is to be held at Gar
field park on May 80. The picnic will
be basket one.
William Schick, whose mattress fac
tory was damaged by fire Tuesday af-
ternoon, places his loss at 5000, consid-
cradle less than 1t was at first sup
posed it would be.
Mrs. F. A. Snow. was elected presi-
dent of the Ladies' auxiliary of the
State Pharmaceutical association at a
meeting of that association held in
Wichita this week.
Chief of Police Eaton's report indi-
Gates that nineteen men and four wo-
men have been sent to the penite ntiary
from Shawnee county since he took
charge of the city police force
Seventy-Hve' members of the Turner's
will leave Topeka Sunday, June 10, for
st. Joseph where they. Will participate
in the tri-state meet of Turner's which
will be held in that city.
Having succeeded in landing the
state meeting of Elks. for next year the
delegation from Topeka which attend
ed the gathering at Parsons is return
Ing home in singles and pairs.
For ten days commencing Monday
June /, the board of county commits
sioners will sit as a board of equaliza-
tion to hear the complaints of those
who feel that they have been unjustly
assessed.
A rehearsal for those who are to par
ticipate in the Queen Esther cantata
on June IL will be held this evening
commencing promptly at s o'clock al
the Modoc club rooms in the Stormont
building.
There is such a rush of public worl
in the city that orders have been give1
TO the office force of the city enginee
to return in the evening and worl
nights. Paving. and sewer work ar
responsible for the order.
81 notice by the Topeka papers, re
marked an anti-Long politician. "tha
Frank Grimes has interviewed himsel.
again though he seems to have lost hi
cunning since the Senator Burton con
troversy came to an abrupt end
If Councilman Van Ness moved 1
feet further north from where he nov
lives in North Topeka, he would hav
to resign from the council Cor HI
fence is on the north line of the city
Rev. w. NJ. Jones of Lecompton will
I'LL the pulpit at the Second Unite
Brethren church, corner of Fifth an,
Leland streets Sunday in the absenc
of the pastor. G. A. Hudson, who vii
deliver the Memorial address at Stan
ton, Miami county. on that day to tn
old soldiers
George MCGOWAN, street car con
ductor on the Asylum line. received
25-cent shin plaster this morning
in payment for a fare, returning TWEEN
ty cents in change, though it is safe t
say that this particular two Bit piec
will never reach the treasury of tn
company.
Elmer Stricklett, the inventor of tn
spit ball who received his early train
tno OF ocI.h 1rr, t.