The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-22
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The next regular meeting OF the Com
mercfal club will be held Friday night.
March 13.
Arthur J. Bolinger and A. B. Jetmore
have formed a law partnership. MT.
Bonnger has gone to Oklahoma City
on legal business.
All seats available for the lecture of
William Jennings Bryan at the audi
torium Sunday afternoon have been
taken. All that remains is standing
room.
The Topeka postoff1ce was closed at
Washington's birthday. Outside the
business section of the city but one mail
delivery was made.
The Missouri Pacific road has fallen
In line with the Santa Fe in requir-
ing excess fares from those who fail
to purchase tickets before boarding
trains. Other roads are expected to
follow.
J. w. Chrisman, Earl Hansford, D.
F. Neiswender, L. c.. Caldwell and P.
Cunningham were renomfnated as
members Of the board of the Kaw
drainage district at the meeting yes
terday.
The Swedish American league will
hold it's annual meeting next Monday
night at the Swedish Baptist church,
corner Of Fourth and Fillmore streets
Election of officers and other business
of the order will be attended to-
Today is Washington's birthday
and as a result a few Topekans are
enjoying a holiday. However, the
most of them have to work just the
same as on any other day. Today is
the 176th anniversary Of this event.
The gas report of the Topeka Com
mercial club which was compiled by
T. F. Doran and George Moeser, who
compose a special committee appointed
to make investigation, will be printed
and 500 copies will be distributed in the
city.
The body OF William Sells arrived
in Topeka yesterday afternoon. The
funeral services will take place from
Grace Cathedral Sunday afternoon at
2:30, after which the remains will be
buried in the family lot in Topeka
cemetery.
The weather of yesterday was GER
tainly suggestive of spring. Today the
weather is even more SO and from
the present indications Sunday in To-
peka will be just as pleasant If not
more so than any Sunday so far this
season and that is saying a great deal
The Santa Fe retrenchment policy
still continues. The work of track
Improvement and construction in this
part of the state and In Missouri has
Fifty men in the mechanical depart
| ments of the shop have also been laid
| off perman emily.
| The Rock Island special from Hutch
| inson arrived in Topeka this morning at
6 o'clock. Nearly all the delegates who
attended the Hutchinson convention
| came on to Topeka to attend the Dem
ocratic banquet at the Auditorium to-
night at which w. j. Bryan will be the
| principal speaker.
| The schedule meeting of the Western
Association is being held in Kansas
| onh
been presented so that the work is
merely the adoption of some one Of the
reports Messrs. Cooley and Robbins
| of the local team are at the meeting
and will look out for Topeka's inter-
ests. a.
| The Quaker quartette, the members
| of which have been taking two weeks
| vacation between dates In Topeka, will
j give an entertainment at the First
| Methodist church Monday evening I'M
der the auspices of the Epworth League.
! After this entertainment the quartette
| will leave for Oklahoma City where they
| start out on a string OF engagements.
The city asphalt repair gang is
now working on East Sixth avenue
| between Kansas avenue and Quincy
street. There are several bad holes In
| this pavement which are being fitted
UP. However, the worst place has
not yet been touched. West Tenth
street between Jackson and Harrison.
| A little work in the same limits on
West Eighth street would also be &C
ceptable.
The Topeka bench show will COM
mence next Wednesday morning. The
first day, however, will be spent
principally in getting the exhibits ar
ranged while the judging will moi
commence until Thursday. Several
additional cups are being received for
the prize winners The display OF
silver loving cups in the show case OF
the Drechsel Shoe company is attract
ing a great deal of attention.