The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-12
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Novelty. is In Leavenworth on busi-
ness.
Rev. C. ]. Roberts is conducting
successful revival at the First U. B.
church.
DR.. C. L. Conway of Cottonwood
Fails stopped in Topeka Wednesday
for a few hours en- route for Kansas
City
Topeka rich men evidently see no
hard times bugaboo. Two i've thou-
sand dollar automobiles were Delivered
in one day.
club says that organization snouio
have a thousand members and he is
out after them.
The high school basketball team from
ST. Joseph high school will play the
Topeka high school team at Music hall
tomorrow night.
M A. Morris has purchased the M.
Hanley property On Topeka avenue in
North Topeka, the consideration being
placed at $500.
J. C. Langston was granted a build
ing permit yesterday for the erection
of a $1.70O story and one-half build
ing at 1345 Mulvane street.
An Indian baseball player with an
unpronounceable name tried out at the
local park yesterday. He has not as
yet been signed up, however
The annual meeting of the Ingleside
association will be held at Ingles1de'
corner of Huntoon and Tyler street,
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
G.. A. Guild has purchased the
$4,000 residence recently completed by
G. D. Lyle on lots $50 and $50 West
ern avenue. in the Westlawn annex.
Miss La Ear who with her brother
puts on a musical act at the Novelty
this week is one of the best woman
corpetists seen in Topeka his season
The delegation of state officers who
have been duck hunting have returned
but they have little to say about ducks
and they had to pay railroad fare too.
c. e. Denton, secretary of state, has
a new automobile but his friends say
that he is SO doubtful about its sta
bility that he won't take it off the pave
ment.
Manager Cooley has nine men slated
for the pitchers box and it would seem
that from this aggregation 1t will be
possible to pick at least one or Two
top notchers-
The board of county commissioners
has filed a formal notice that they
would pay over 81, 500 towards the cost
of the construction of the new Martin
Dennis sewer across the fair grounds
The Bank of Topeka received check
from France yesterday which was
drawn 20 years ago by the late Faith
er James O'Reilly who was pastor OF
the Church of the Assumption at that
time.
Miss Viola James with her singing
and monologue stunts at the Olympic
this week is proving herself a clever en-
tertainer and is winning a great deal of
applause.
The ways and means committee of
the council will hold a meeting Friday
evening to consider the purchase OF
PAINTER voting machines manufactured
by the Kansas Voting Machine COM
pany.
You may not have noticed an I'M
usually large number of out of town
people on the streets today but the
fact remains just the same, that the
Populist state convention met In To-
peka today.
Mrs Tom Thumb, who will appear
at the Novelty theater next week. has
asked the Topeka papers to correct the
statement that she has been married
three times. She has been married but
twice.
Fourteenth and Van Buren, streets to-
night the question of whether Presi-
dent Roosevelt was justified il dis
charging the negro troops will be dis
cussed.
Washburn college athletics are at
tracing a great deal of attention from
the local collegians at the present time.
Between the three track teams and the
baseball practice all the athletes are
kept busy.
The Populist state convention was
held in the rooms of the Topeka Com
mercial club this morning at 10 o'clock.
About the only work Of Importance
was the selection of delegates to the
national convention.
Twenty-Five dog taxes were paid yes
terday but there are still over 1000 I'M
licensed CANNES in the city. Unless
business picks up for the license clerk,
Dog Catcher Core will have picnic
after the 1st Of April
Jane Willis, who has weathered the
storms since 1865 with Alexander Will
lis as a companion, has ked Judge
Dana to sever the tie which binds on
the grounds that her husbaZd has
grown cruel, extremely cruel.
At the meeting of the Kansas Auth
ors' club held at the parlors of the
Copeland hotel last night w. E. Con-
nelley was elected president. G. P.
Morehouse, vice president, H. W. Roby,
secretary and Elizabeth N. Barr. treas
urer.
At the annual meeting of the Shaw
nee County Dental association held
last night, DIR. Willis A. Coston was
elected president; E. E. Carpenter, vice
president; r. A. Rooster, secretary and
treasurer.
Prof Miett, whose trained dogs per-
form at the Majestic this week, has
some really clever dogs, but he doesn't
make mucn OF a nit nl1nSeH On account
of the rough and brutal treatment he
gives his pets.
Merrill Templeton, o. v. Preston,
and Lyle Campbell were chosen as the
Washburn team to debate Kansas uni
versity, at q preliminary debate held
at the college last night. The first two
men are members of the W. G. L. s.
society.
Evidently anticipating the opening
of the ball season. the Coca-Cola bot
ting works placed an order for a car
load of bottles some time ago and the
consignment arrived yesterday, the
total number of empties being placed
at 3O,528.
Mrs Patrick Campbell who appears at
the Grand tonight in THE Second Mrs.
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