The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
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Roller skating tonight Ladies free.
James Kearney, assistant manager of
the Majestic theater is in Chicago for a
week.
trated songs at the Novelty theater, is
confined to her home on account of
sickness.
Yesterday was the finest Sunday in
Topeka in a long time. The mercury
reached the fifty mark, which holds the
record for 1908.
The annual convention of the retail
merchants of the state will convene in
Topeka Tuesday and last until Wed
nesday evening.
Though it has been an unusually
mild winter physicians say that there
is a lot of sickness in the city, most
of it pneumonia.
A number of Topeka Y M. C. A.
workers are planning to attend the
state convention which will meet in
Wichita February So
The council this evening will pass an
ordinance-contract granting to the To-
peka Garbage company the right to
handle the city's garbage.
The warranty deeds filed with Reg
lister of Deeds Hodgins indicate that
numerous farm properties in Shawnee
county are changing hands.
The following births are reported:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Voigt, 1121 East Sixth
avenue, girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cha
owhas, 2044 Lincoln street, girl
The lid was off in Topeka Sunday
and during the day there was not an
arrest made on any charge or a COM
plant lodged with the officers.
The society set in Topeka has de-
cided that recent acquisition will not
do as he is said to be slow in meet
ing his bridge whist obligations.
The Washburn basketball team will
go to Ottawa tomorrow where they
will meet the Ottawa university
basketball team tomorrow night.
The meeting of the Ohio club which
was to have been held this evening at
Lincoln Post hall, has been postponed
| until Thursday evening, January 23rd.
The Union Pacific has just completed
| the unloading of half million cross
| ties which will be treated at the new
| treating plant Of the Union Pacific in
this city.
| Frank Grimes as representative
| Of A E. Stilwell has invited ten To-
peka physicians to accompany a par
| ty on an excursion to Old Mexico as
the guests OF Mr.. Stilwell.
There is this to be said for the
special session. said a man who
knows, sit has made possible one OF
the swiftest poker games Of years
as far as Topeka is concerned"
| Taking time by the 1OrelOck item.
| The legislature should pass a bill
regulating the speed of air ships pass
! ing over Kansas and another fixing
the charges for wireless messages.
Councilman Horn announces thai
he is in favor of whipping post fol
wife beaters, but for that matter
nearly everyone else excepting the
wife beaten, feels the same way abou
the matter.
The police and railroad officers are
| having their hands full these days
| handling vags who attempt to ride into
| the city on night trains. The financia
stringency seems to have even reached
| the hobo element. er.s
| Gust say for me- said Ralph
Brigham, that the .Midwinter expo
sitfon which opened at the auditor
ium this afternoon will be the larges
and best ever held IN Topeka, or any
| where else for that matter"
! The announcement is made tina
after the 18th of February the Rocl
Island railroad will sell mileage
books which can be used by the bear.
er, and the idea seems good one tC
| the average owner Of a book
| The Kansas equal suffrage associa-
| ton has voted to take up the matter
closest to their heart. with the mem