The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02
512 Lincoln st.

election. If you are interested call
| the operators and ask for Election
Returns"
I Nearly every plate glass window in
the business houses on Kansas ave-
nue. were defaced with soap or some
thing of the kind Saturday evening
Since the opening of the new Oak
land car line. many Topekans are TAX
| ing a ride to this suburb in order to
| get to ride over the new Branner street
viaduct.
| The building permits issued during
the month of October totaled S57,-
| 900. which is about half the sum ex-
| pended here in September for the
same purpose.
Thu weather man promises a select
bit o. weather for election day and
Democrats and Republicans alike are
claiming that clear weather will add
to their chances of victory.
Numerous fiocks of wild geese have
been flying over Topeka during the
past "a hours. high up in the air and
south of this point.
The fire which wiped out a block
of buildings at the corner of Tenth
and Tyler street q few weeks ago
burned the building which has been
used as voting precinct in this ward
| for years. - r.a-.--
1 n meeting Oh the executive DOard OF
the state fair association will be held
some time the later part of the week
when the accounts of the association
, will be checked and the result an
nounced. perhaps.
"a man would think that the oc-
cupants of the state house owned the
building instead of being tenants"
remarked a Democrat, when he OBJ
served Taft and Sherman pictures in
nearly every window about the build
ing.
The State Journal will post flash
bulletins on a big screen in front of the
office tomorrow night of the election
returns from city state and nation. A
special Associated Press wire will bring
the news of the battle from the doubt
full states.
Building permits representing
property valued at $500 were is
sued by Fire Marshal wilmarth last
month and while the total does not
compare well with that of the same
month last year. no large buildings
are included in the list.
A bunch of wild geese southwark
bound became bewildered by the lights
on the Melan bridge and the sheen
OF the reflection on the river and
honked about that section of the city
for several hours Sunday night before
the leader was able to get his bearings
and continue the flight southwark
The Shawnee County Medical society
holds Its regular monthly business
meeting at the Throop hotel tonight at
eight o'clock. Drs. Chas. w. Schwartz,
r. n. Scholle, L. B. Bushong, c. A.
/ Mcclure and S. G. Stewart are on tn J
programme for papers and discussions
The postal and fire departments are
| greatly pleased with the proposed re-
christening OF the streets of Topeka
Where one street has three names and
two streets have the same name as is
the case now the troubles of the fire.
| men and mail carriers are not far to
| seek.
The supporters of John Schenck for
county attorney will hold two big
meetings tonight, one at Peterson's
hall, 1725 Kansas avenue, and the other
| at Lukens' opera house in North To-
peka. j. G. Waters, Pat Coney J. W.
| Gleed and Cyrus Corning will be
among the speakers at these meetings
Thirty-five fire alarms were turned in
for. the month of October. And this is
the greatest number ever reported for
a single month since the organization
of the department. Only one was any
where near a disastrous fire and this
one was due only to the lack of suf-
| ficient water pressure
Bob" Pigg, who Saturday COM
menced serving a $50 days sentence,
with 5000 fine attachment, in the
county JAIL wants to be permitted to
| leave the institution on election day
| long enough to vote. The matter will
be passed on later but judging from
former decisions bearing on similar
cases Mr.. Pigg's vote will not be
i counted.
Two men on a street car were talk
ing politics today and the argument
| got warm. One man declared that
! Taft had a walk away and the other
| showed a roll of bills in the Taft sup
/ porters face and offered to bet the
bundle that Bryan would be the next
/ president The bet was accepted at
| even money and the coin was put UP
! with a stakeholder then and there.
/ The sum wagered was $50.
4 Hundreds of houses in Topeka
east of Quincy street and north of
4 Eighth have pictures of the choice for
II president hung in their front windows
II The sixth precinct of the Second ward
runs two to one for Bryan. Over in
II Oakland the Nebraskan and Ohioan
II divide the honors. But in the front
windows of one residence hangs the
pictures of both Bryan and Taft The
/ man of the house is evidently for one
of the nominees while the good wife
I, has other thoughts. A house divided
il against itself shall fall.