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

local vaudeville in some time is the
acting of Miss Lillian Lucas in the
sketch, "a Thing of the Past" which
is seen at the Novelty this week.
The leading act at the Olympic
theater this week is that of the
clever musical stunts. All kinds of
instruments are called into use by this
team.
L. D. Whittemore, superintendent Of
the board of education, who has been in
Washington attending the National As
ISOLATION of superintendent OF Schools.
will return home the latter part of the
week.
Harry Jameson who was operated
on at the Santa Fe hospital for
appendicitis has returned home and is
improving so rapidly that he expects
to get out and make a garden in a
few days.
Cooley and Robbins of the local base
ball team went out to the ball park
getting the park in shape to play the
opening game with Chicago three weeks
from Friday.
The young people of the Seven Day
Adventist church of northern and east
ern Kansas are arranging program
for the convention which will be held in
Topeka on the 14th and 18th of the
present month.
Mayor Busse of Chicago has issued
an order prohibiting preaching from the
street corners. Such measure in To-
peka would be heartily approved. OF
course the Salvation Army could be
excepted
A meeting of the manufacturers
committee of the Commercial club will
be held this evening for the purpose
OF discussing the advisability of estab-
fishing rate bureau in connection with
the Commercial club.
Although the weather this morning
was pretty cool for spring weather,
nevertheless it proved none too cool for
the few robins who have strayed this
far north as a result of the warm
weather of the past few days.
The report of the liquor sales made by
the druggists of the city for the month
! of February with its 29 days indicates
! a decrease of 1,500 sales which suggests
| the idea that the average number of
| sales made each day in Topeka is some
| where near $50.
Prof. Henry Fay Look Of Washburn
| college. assisted by the washburn
| Glee club, will give an entertainment
at the auditorium tonight. This will
| be one of the lyCeum course numbers
| and the proceeds will be turned over
to the Pipe Organ association.
Tonight is the regular weekly
|
| Several good acts by local talent have
been provided which will be staged at
| the close of the regular bill. Bernard
and Seeley with the piano playing of
Bernard and the singing and dancing
| OF Seeley is the leading act of the
| regular bill
| To-day is the day that I shall refuse
| to answer the door bell" said a wo-
| man who had her first experience with
assessors last year. ct notice that Is
| assessors have been turned loose in the
| city and last year I had no end OF
| trouble in getting matters fixed III
with my husband just because I tried
to give out the Impression that my
| watch Is worth $75'
| The new directory which will be is
sued next week by the independent
Telephone company will be about hall
the size Of the bulky affair last issued
Not because there are less number OF
| subscribers but because of changes il
the style Of the type used and because
the street addresses which in the pas
have been printed in the back of the
book will not be included in the new
issue.