The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
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| Don't neglect to register.
See the skating race tonight at Music
| hall
Nothing would please the Edison COM
pany more than a light registration.
| The women have a candidate for
school board this spring and should not
| fail to register.
Gil Brown. a dancer. does some very
interesting stunts with the wooden
shoes at the Majestic this week.
Louise Emerson and Harry Wright
put on an interesting comedy sketch
this week at the Olympic, entitled THE
New Doctor
The Scottish Rite Masons have decid
ed to erect two sets of fire escapes on
the front of the Masonic building on
Jackson street.
The city has lighted it's own streets
successfully for 20 years. Are the peo-
pie ready to turn the job over to
foreign corporation now?
Tom Almond, who with Edith AL
mond, does turn at the Novelty this
week. makes a decided hit with his
clog dancing on ice skates.
The Shawnee county grand jury is
still hearing evidence in the sewer
cases. Nothing definite has as yet been
accomplished by this jury.
Miss Winnie Scarlet of Atchison
was brought to the home of her moth
er in this city yesterday suffering from
a slight attack of typhoid fever.
Manager H. F. Schuldt, Of the Aurora
theater, is saxophonist of marked
ability. He plays a couple Of interest
ing selections at every performance.
The officers of the Democratic and
Socialist parties in Topeka filed their
certificates of nominations for city Of
fies with City Clerk Burge Yesterday.
The Topeka White Sox will play the
Washburn team at the League park
VII L, / H.
first game of the season for the col
legians.
w. B. Moseley Of Paris, Illinois. a
nephew of the late Mrs. Jane c. Stor-
mont is in Topeka He formerly lived
in Wichita but has not been here for
IA years.
Mrs. w. T. Scott of Atchison, who is
suffering from a tubercular throat
trouble was brought to Topeka today
and will enter one of the hospitals for
treatment.
The Ginger club movement in North
Topeka has become so popular that the
business men between Curtis and Nor
ris streets are knocking for admission
to the club.
By way of an easy advertisement
and cheap one too. the Rock Island
announces that $4,000 will be spent
for seats with which the depot in this
city will be fitted.
mission will leave Sunday over the
Santa Fee for an inspection tour which
will keep them away from Topeka for
the remainder Of the week.
Word has been received here of the
birth of a son to Chancellor and Mrs.
Frank Strong of the University of Kan
sas at Lawrence. No holiday, how
ever, was declared on this account.
A case of scarlet fever is reported
from the home Of Jailer Bayless, but
over which he presides. no feeling of
uneasiness prevails among the county
prisoners.
The state tax commission will leave
Topeka Sunday night on special car
10 inspect the Santa. Fe railway lines
in Kansas. The commission hires the
car on mileage basis, so there isn't
any junket about it.
One of the latest things in 1908
headgear is worn by well known
Topeka young woman and is of the
sailor variety with brirn twelve
inches wide, making the entire spread
of the creation almost yard.
The registration books of Election
Commissioner Titus indicate that about
ten thousand of Topeka's population
have registered their intention OF voting
at the election on the 7th of next month
and that there are about five thousand
voters who have failed to register.
John G. Seigrist. who lives near the
northwest corner of Van Buren, and
Garfield streets, has offered to trade a
strip of land fifteen feet wide by nine
ty-two feet in length to the city for a
brick sidewalk along the north side of
the block which he owns at this loca-
ton.
Sunhower camp Modern Woodmen
of America will celebrate the TWEEN
tteth anniversary of the founding Of
the camp at the Auditorium this even
ing where a free entertainment con-
sisting of addresses. exhibition drills
and a musical programme will be
given.
Rev. Homer Wark, the Walnut
Grove minister who was assigned to
Leavenworth's First Methodist church
by the conference held in Topeka last
his new congregation Sunday. The
newspapers devoted a great deal Of
space to the event.
The sale of the G. G. Burton live |
stock took place Tuesday afternoon at |
the fair grounds. The highest price re- |
allied was for Grand Superior, a stall |
lion, which sold for $425 to Robert Stone. |
A Holstein COW sold for 1910. Charles |
M. Crews was auctioneer, and the gen.
eral run of prices was good.
A change has been made in the date
of the concert by MarshalPs band, and |
this organization will not give their |
concert until April 2. The change was |
made on account of the Ottawa Uni |
versity Glee club who give an enter |
tainment in Topeka on March 81, the |
date originally selected for this con- |
cert.