The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-23
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H1ndman grocery wants an experf
enced grocery clerk
The Kansas State Retail Merchants
association which has been in session in
Iopeka for the past two days. adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon
Ihe Crystal theater is being painted
ana remodeled on the outside entrance
When completed the theater will pre-
sent much better appearance
A voting machine is on exhibition in
.ne corridors of the state house and
the manufacturers are trying to interest
the legislators in their machine.
another record breaking crowd attended
poth performances at the Midwinter
yesterday. This show seems to become
more popular than ever this season
Noblette and Marshall at the Mates-
TIC theater this week have a singing
ana comedy act which is about as good
as any seen in Topeka in long time
About the biggest hit that has been
made during the present vaudeville
stunt which Dan ONeil puts on at the
Olympic.
The buds on many fruit trees have
commenced to swell and the indica-
tons are that Kansas will have an
other fruitless year if winter does not
set in soon.
George T. Nicholson, third vice pres
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passenger traffic manager, were in To-
peka Tor few hours yesterday on their
way to Chicago from a trip to the coast.
Tomorrow night will be amateur night
at the Majestic theater. In addition to
the regular performance all the am
ateurs in Topeka who wish to debut"
before the footlights will be given a
chance.
Some of Frank G. Wizards wonder
full transparencies Of the Grand Canon
are being shown nightly in the A. B.
Whiting show windows. They are
Illuminated and make a most attractive
feature.
The different charitable institutions
of the city will be provided with free
entertainment at the Midwinter at the
different performances. Yesterday af-
ternoon all the boys from the reform
school were admitted.
The red pepper or snuff craze seems
to be spreading. The other day in
chapel at Washburn some one Of the
students scattered some sneezing pow
der in the chapel much to the disgust
of the other students.
E. H. Johnson, who was elected
president of the Kansas Retail Mer-
chants association yesterday, was a
resident of Topeka for number of
years, and but recently moved to Atch-
ison, his present home.
Porter J. White in the sketch enti-
tied The Visitor" which is seen at the
Novelty this week makes tremendous
hit. 1t is one of the best sketches ever
seen in Topeka and Mr.. White is an &C
tor of no ordinary ability.
The eternal fitness of things sug-
gests that Eighth street between jack
son and Quincy streets should be
known as the Great White Way on
account of the numerous electric
illuminations to be seen nightly.
One of the stuffed buffalos which is
in the possession of the Washburn Ma
tural History museum fell down the
other night and broke off his horns.
The animal will be restored to his orig
inal posture in the near future.
AS a further indication that this por-
ton of the country is enjoying summer
weather Mrs. W. A. Barnett of 31s
Quincy street, calls the attention Of the
public to a bed of violets in her yard
which has bloomed continuously all
winter.
Two hundred men employed in the
blacksmith department of the Santa
Fe shops are affected by the reduction
Of the working DAY from nine to eight
hours with a corresponding reduction
in the pay checks at the end of the
m Onth.
The Kansas Bottlers' association
which met in Topeka yesterday has de-
cided to make Topeka clearing house
for bottles, so that those which are Or
dinarily lost in transit by the railroad
companies can be traced and restored
to their rightful owners.
Last night about 7:30 there was a
light sprinkle Of rain. 1t was some
what suggestive of the beginning OF a
winter storm of some kind, but all fears
in this regard were allayed when the
sun came out again this morning and
dispelled the threatening elements.
]. c. Elliott left yesterday for Corpus
Christi. Texas, where he will hunt and
fish for a few weeks and then continue
the trip to Matamora Mexico, where
he will attend to some more hunting
and fishing which he has mapped out
as a closing feature tor MS vacation
trip. .oa
ed an invitation to the various charlta-
BILE institutions of the county to at
tend the Midwinter exposition, and
COMPLIMENTARY tickets will be furnished
the MANAGEMENT of the different 1nstl-
tutions for all inmates desiring to see
the exhibition.
Gale M. Hamilton, official photog-
rapher of the Santa F'e railroad. busleo
himself at noon yesterday by taxing
| picture of the house OF represenlalIses
! In view of what the present legislature
has done for the railroads 1t is some
| what mysterious just what the santa
Fe would want with picture OF the
| house especially.
w. c. Stephenson was appointed {
member of the condemnation commls
| sion for the Topeka & Southwestern
railroad by Judge A. w. Dana wed
| nesday afternoon in place of William
henderson who was compelled to re
| sign on account of an operation whlcf
| has confined him at Stormont hospltai
The commission will commence III
work today.
| The Santa Fe is preparing to erect
| beautiful sign on the vacant parking
1 near the Wells Fargo office building
| lust south Of the Santa Fre depot: In'
| $50 - feet above the ground. Thu
sign will be painted with yellow back
ground and one section will be devo
ted to a beautiful colored reproduction
of the Grand Canyon. Large letters
/ =, the SIGN hearing TIL