The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30
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of Science will be held in Topeka COM
nrencing Thursday morning, at the
state house.
| If it is not the Chautauqua Tours it
| is not the best way to see Europe.
Write the Chautauqua Tours, Apple
| ton, Wisconsin.
Mrs. I. q. Lauck was granted
j building permit for the erection of
| $4,000 residence at 3S4 Jefferson
street, Tuesday.
date for governor on the Democratic
| ticket during the late campaign, is
visiting in Topeka today.
The expected drop in the temperature
| failed to arrive last night and the indi-
cations today would seem to point to a
| sidestepping of the storm.
Mitchell White of Oklahoma and
former resident of Topeka and old
time friend of Sheriff John Wilkerson
spent Tuesday in Topeka.
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City Tuesday to William Neddo,
aged SO and Gertrude Clippinger, aged
| 81, both parties claiming their residence
in Topeka.
According to the records kept in the
fire marshaPs office, 14.001 building per-
nlits have been issued since the records
have been kept. A new book was OPP
ened Wednesday.
Extensive plans are being laid for the
State Sunday School convention which
will be held in Topeka during the first
week in May. Nearly two thousand
delegates will attend.
The cold wave which was billed for
Topeka for last night seems to have
| been side tracked en- route, at any
rate the fall of the mercury was not as
great as anticipated
Justice H. F. Mason attended the
installation services of the Lawrence
lodge of Masons Tuesday evening and
following the ceremony delivered an
address on Masonry"
Rev. J. D. Botkin, who will be re-
membered as the Democratic nominee
for governor during the recent unpleas-
antness was a guest at the Throop no.
tel for a few hours last night.
The State Temperance union is plan
ming to invade Johnson county next
Sunday. and twelve meetings Will be
! held during the day. All the speakers
of the union will work that day.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon has accept
ed an invitation to spend the week
commencing January 18th IN Law
renee, where he will deliver addresses
daily before the student body of the
State university.
John Dadisman of Topeka, state
| student secretary of the Y M. e. A.
| is in Emporia arranging for Dig
| meeting Of the members of the asso-
citation to be held in that city on the
| 10Th of next month.
A. relief fund is being raised in To-
peka which will be sent to Italy for
the use of the committee caring Tor
those rendered destitute by the earth
quake which devastated Messina, Italy,
and adjacent territory.
r. F., for years known as DICK
Hodgins,. will celebrate his blrthday
Thursday evening and numerous lnVl-
tations have been issued in accordance
with a custom established something
less than a generation ago
A pessirnist has discovered that it Will
take nearly every cent of the $4OOoO
which the city received from the coun-
ty treasurer a few days ago to meet an
interest debt of $33,690.S1 which falls
due on the 18th day of JANUARY
An accurate estimate made from the
number of hats at the. meeting OF the
state Teachers association held in KEEP
resentative hall last evening, indicates
that the membership of the association
consists of about three women to one
man.
Secretary A. B. Poole Of the Com
mercial club has prepared booklet
containing the names OF lne iiienlDs sa
of the legislature and other appro-
pirate information which is being
mailed to the members of the house
and senate.
The legislature will convene a week
| from Monday. and yet no concerted
nIan of action has been arranged to
work in the interests OF the Iopekd
state fair, while both Wichita ana
Hutchinson will come to the legislature
strongly organized.
The Snap Shot artist announced the
presence of an out of town man In To-
neka this week and now there IS trou-
bile brewing for all parties concerned.
The item was true all right all right
hut the visitor to Topeka was suppos-
! ed to have been SoIne"heio Csc
hence the rumpuS.
IF goes without saying that John mac,
| Donald, editor of the western ocho ~
| journal is about the busiest man IN
Toneka during the session OF the SIdee
Teeobers' association and as nearly IN
his glory as he ever will be, as long as
he remains a resident of this 1ootstooI
of sorrow and woe
An important business meeting OF the
East side Improvement association Will
he held at the Parkdale school mouse
Thursday evening, commencing at I'oo.
Several questions OF especlaI mp
ance will be discussed at this meeang
and a large attendance OF the members
of the association is desired.
"Tba messenger service in this part
of the CITY was never as good as at the
present time" remarked Iopeka ave-
nue. housewife. every srnan poy III
NV neighborhood seems to nave recelF-
ed a pair of roller skates for Christmas
and the rivalry as to VINO small 90 the
neighborhood errands mas peen Ine
cause of a number of embryo 1euds.
at wish that you would correct the
ironrassion that 1 said that the church
es of Topeka gave the Provident Asso-
citation a moving picture machine for
Christmas present" SAID secretary seer Jus
ms of that organization THE machine
was given to the association by the
E,lks. and said SO, but the reporter
made a mistake" It is hoped that the
controversy is settled though the DIame
For the mistake is placed on a reporter
whose business 1t is to correctly report
all items of news.
A Convenient Train.
For Topeka people who desire full
business day in Kansas City is the