The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-07
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Roller skating tonight. Marshall s
band.
The Topeka coal dealers are now
Sitting up and taking notice.
Tomorrow $3.50 buy Mems SO. $3.50 and
81 shoes-a Rummage Sale at The Pal
ace.
The asphalt repair gang is busy on
East Eighth avenue and the men are
doing good work.
S. r. Wells. manager of the Novelty
theater, says that he still retains his
interest in the property.
c. H. Rhodes and c. E. Fairchild
of Topeka. are judging at the poultry
exhibit now in progress in Leaven-
worth.
The city engineers force yesterday
commenced work on the specifications
for the new pavement out West Sixth
avenue.
All the guesses to the contrary: The
attendance at the Midwinter exposi-
ton this season fell considerably short
of that of last winter.
Washhurn alumni and student body
will celebrate Washburn day this
evening by a banquet at the First
Methodist church parlors.
The Washburn basketball team
practices in the Y. M. G. A. gym
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Lawrence Saturday evening.
Charles Hodgson, who has been quite
sick for two weeks. is now able 70 CT
up and will soon be able to resume his
duties at Rowley's drug store.
Charles A. Fellows. ex-mayor of To-
peka, left Thursday for Los Angeles.
He is just completing a number OF
large contracts 70. the Santa Fe.
The primary bill was published in
the State Journal, the official state pa
per, Thursday and is now a law. 1t
occupied solid page Of the paper.
A caucus for the purpose of electing
the members of the North Topeka
drainage board will be held at the
North Topeka fire station February Is.
The Highland Park Antf-horsethief
association will meet tonight at the
Highland Park school house for the
purpose of effecting a permanent Or
ganization.
The displays in many OF the show
windows of the merchants on Kansas
avenue serve as a reminder of the ap-
proach of the birthday of the patron
saint Valentine.
The Commercial club directors will
hold their regular noon day luncheon
today at the EIks' club and at this
time plans for the coming state fair
will be discussed.
j. M. Frank, who for a number of
years was in the grocery business on
West Sixth avenue, but is now resi-
dent of Bartlesville, Okla, is visiting in
the city this week.
Plans for the annual banquet of
the Saturday Night club are under
way. The occasion will be the cele-
bration of the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the organization.
was said to be scheduled for Topeka
fail to come but on the contrary the
conditions for Topeka forecast fair
weather for the next few days.
The first case set for trial in the dis
trict court Monday is the City of To
peka against One Barrel of California
Wine, and it is but natural to wonder
| who will represent the Barrel of Wine.
Mcvey, the Cooper college football
star, who has entered Washburnsis no
| larger than Jimmy Stewart, but if he
| can give as good am account of him
self on the gridiron as Stewart did
| he'll do.
The county Republican central COM
mittee will meet tomorrow afternoon to
arrange for the plans of electing the
delegates to the state convention.
Twenty eight delegates are allotted to
the county.
The streets and walks committee of
the city council has decided that the
nine regulating stations of the gas COM
pany which are located in various
parkings over the city must be lowered
enough so that sod can be placed over
them.
The coal dealers Of the city are look
ing with considerable suspicion on Col.
T. B. Jennings, weather observer, who
thew believe is responsible for having
sidetracked the cold wave which has
been overdue in Topeka now for So
hours.
The annual sessions of the Young
Peoples Alliance are planned for Gar
field park, August to II, providing the
proper arrangements can be made with
the park commissioners. This event
brought a large number Of visitors to
Topeka last year.
Fire was discovered in the basem emit
of the H. A. Hebb grocery store at 10
O'Clock last evening. The store Is
located at Sixth avenue and Clay
street The fire, it is thought, origi-
mated from spontaneous combustion.
The damage was small.
According to list recently COM
piled by D. A. Valentine, clerk of the
supreme court, Topeka has 173 law
yers and this does not include about
as many more attorneys who are only
recognized as members of the profess
sion at rare intervals.
The high school graduating exer-
cises which have been hanging fire for
the past two weeks because the audi
torium has been in use, will be held
in that building this evening. The adj
dress will be delivered by DR.. Robert
G. Ramsey Of Columbus, O..
The Republican county central COM