The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-18

was sent up for 25 years. Governor
Bailey committed the sentence to 20
years, and the sentence will soon K
pire.
Walter Monroe who does a juggling
turn at the Olympic this week has one
feat which he performs with battle axes
which is q very difficult and dangerous
one and which Mr.. Monroe performs
with ease.
Judging from the number of mil
iinery openings which are being adj
vertised at this. time there Is no fear
in the minds of the milliners of the
city about the certainty that spring
has arrived.
The Big Four quartette at the Majes-
tic this week is, one of the best acts of
its nature which has been seen in To-
, peka this season. Every man in the
quartette is a good singer and their
voices blend tremendously.
The pupils of the Emporia schools
will be given a vacation Thursday and
Friday while the teachers visit the city
schools of Topeka and Kansas City.
A majority of them are expected to
spend the week end in Topeka.
Somebody is sending lot of pic
lures of J. B. Foraker of Ohio to the
state house. Nearly all of the state
officers have received them. The pic
lures are the big campaign Autographs
such as are hung in store windows.
Owing to numerous delays which
have been encountered in the compile
ton of the new Elk building, the
order will not get into the new home
the first of April, as many of the
m EN- bers had hoped that they would.
Manager w. P. Hemphill announces
that the Independent Telephone COM
pany of this city has completed con-
nections which will give patrons of the
line direct long distance connections
with the larger cities in Nebraska and
Iowa.
That fifty feet front on Seventh
street between New National hotel
and Elks' building can be bought
through Frank ;. Brown In Column
bian bldg, for s12, 800. Our real es-
tate investors must be overlooking
something.
The Washburn College Tennis associ-
alton Is organizing for the spring work.
There is unusual interest in this game
at the local college and it is not un-
likely that Washburn will be a strong
competitor for the state collegiate ten
mis- championship.
The cold weather today put quite a
crimp in the ambitions of the local
baseball players. The players worked
out this afternoon but they did not
stay at the park very long. None OF
them are anxious to take chances on
hurting their arms.
Jack Henry's team of all-profes-
SIGNALS is working hard at the local
grounds every day, and the captain is
confident that his team will win from
Coo1ey's White Sox in the game to be
played at the local baseball grounds
next Sunday afternoon
The practice work of the track team
at Washburn is being carried on in
manner which ought to bring good re-
suits and Washburn ought to secure
good place In the state meet at En-
Mo-
being made every day.
The city is still carrying on negotia-
lions for the purchase of complete set
of U. S. standard weights and meas
ures for the new apartment of weights
and measures, consequently the inspec-
tor has not yet commenced on the real
work of the apartment.
F. P. Cochran of Cottonwood Falls,
one of Pat Coney's chief ieutenants,
has secured through special bill In
congress a pension of $50 month.
Cochran Is one of the most active and
energetic old soldiers in the state. DR..
H. c. Linn of Topeka also got $50 pen
sion.
What is about the best vaudeville act
to be seen in Topeka this week is the
act of the Uyeno family OF Japs at the
Novelty this week. There are six In
the family, the youngest but four years
old The act is wonderful, some of the
feats which they perform being almost
impossible.
The municipal election is just three
weeks distant and in that time 5000
voters will have to register If they
don't want to lose their right to vote
on the bond issue as well as the city
ticket The registration must be made
at the office of the commissioner of
elections, Auditorium.
The building and loan associations
which are under the supervision OF the
state banking department report that