The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
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crowded last night.
A s. Huling has a story in the Feb
ruary issue of Everybodys magazine
on the "Futility of Filming Corpora
TONS
Several law students took the ex-
animation for admission to the bar in
the rooms of the supreme court yes
terday.
The present spell of warm weather is
responsible for several cases of spring
fever which have developed among
prominent Topekans.
Guy Bartlette & Co. put on the
leading act at the Olympic this week.
They are singers and dancers of more
than ordinary repute.
A sneak thief who steals the edibles
out or refrigerators on back porches is
harassing the Housewives on Topeka av-
enue near Tenth avenue.
The Fonti Boni Brothers are win
ming lots of applause at the Novelty
this week in their act as italian
street singers. And they deserve a
lot too.
Col VIM. Henderson was compelled
to resign from the Topeka Southwest
ern condemnation board on account of
illness. Judge Dana will appoint a
successor.
The local theatrical magnates are
hoping that Judge Dana will not
hand it to them as bad next Saturday
d
few days ago.
The special session of the legisla-
ture is less than g. week old. but at
that night sessions are being held and
the members are making noise like
an alarm clock.
Frank Stafford and Miss Stone have
very clever act at the Majestic this
week. During the act Mr.. Stafford
gives some very unique limitations of
birds and animals.
Roy Crawford must have had an
eye to business when he arranged his
bookings for the Grand this week.
There is not a show until Saturday
and then there is a good one.
The Kansas State Bottlers' associa-
AS they represent only carbonated bev-
erageS, County Attorney Schenck and
Chief Eaton are not losing any sleep.
After having been laid up for re-
pairs for few days at his home on
account of an attack of grip Secretary
T. J. Anderson is again attending to
his duties at the Commercial club.
DR.. D. M. Shively, president of the
Western Association, was up from Kan
sas City last night on baseball bust
ness. Doc as usual is optimistic over
the Western Association prospects for
1908.
The annual meeting of the sheriff's
association of Kansas which has been
in session in Topeka for a couple of
days adjourned yesterday afternoon.
The next meeting will be held in Sa-
lima.
Judging from the intense activity
displayed by the members of the
legislature the special session will
dreams of Governor Hoch had marked
its close.
The Kansas and Oklahoma Bot
tiers associations annual meeting IS
being held at the Hotel Throop today,
a full representation of the bottlers
of the twin prohibition states being
present at the meeting.
The annual meeting of the Sheriffs
association Of Kansas which has been
in session at the court house for the
past two days adjourned late yester-
day afternoon after fixing the meeting
place for next year at Salina.
One of the strong men who is ap-
pearing in the vaudeville features of
the Midwinter says that though he does
not either smoke or drink he finds that
it is hard matter for him to keep up
physically to the standard that he
should.
Among the parks in Topeka, there is
ample evidence of the premature arriv-
al of spring. The grass is turning green
in many places while the trees are even
beginning to bud. A late frost next
spring won't do thing to some of the
vegetation.
The attendance at the Midwinter last
night was much larger than Monday
| night, which indicates the growing
popularity of the exposition this sea-
son as we'll as the good bill which
Manager Brigham has secured for the
opening week.
The third lecture in the Shakesper-
ian series will occur tonight. Prof.
Moulton, who has been engaged for
these series of university extension
= f~Y- III =
ject, King Lear; Study of a Moral
Problem Dramatized."
Large audiences are attending the
| course of lectures on the tragedies of
| Shakespeare being given each Wednes-
day, evening at the high school by
of Chicago. Prof. Moulton's subject
| tonight will be king Lear"
| The railroads through Topeka to-
day are doing big business A large
| number of extra trains are being run
| for the benefit of the homeseekers
who twice month wend their way
| westward attracted by the lower rates
| offered for these occasions.
The Topeka baseball season will open
March q. The Chicago White Sox. the
former champions Of the world will
play here at that time Two years ago
Cooley's team which has just reported
| trimmed the same team that after
wards won the worlds championship
In an interview given out by Presi-
dent Shively of the Western associa-
ton he says that there will be ter,
! teams in the assoc iation next season
and the average fan can not help but
! wonder where the nervy president eX-
poets to get umpires for the aggre-
cation
! English sparrows are credited with
being the wise ones" of the feather
ed kingdom but at that the weather
| ST
| three months as several broods
have been Matched during the past
week in the awnings along Kansas
| avenue.