The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-06
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Don't neglect to vote tomorrow.
The women are entitled to vote on
the light proposition tomorrow.
G. H. McCollister has returned from
Oklahoma City where he spent the win
ter for his health.
] Friday is Arbor day and arrange
mentS are being made for the proper
observance of the day by various Or
CARNATIONS.
Is Topeka ready to vote municipal
ownership a failure and turn the light
| ing of the streets over to the mercy OF
| a corporation.
| The city will have to pay the Edison
| company $4,000 a year besides donat-
| ing the poles and wires under the lat
| est proposition.
| W. w. Bowman, cashier of the Pru-
Dental Trust company, delivered an
address Sunday afternoon at the color
| ed Y. M. c. A.
! The Santa Fe Office ball team de-
| feated the Democratic Flambeau club
at Skenes park Saturday afternoon by
| a score of 10 to 9.
| T. r. Paxton, of the firm of Paxton
| & Paxton, left Sunday for Los Angeles,
Cal, where he will join his wife and
| children for months visit.
| A three cornered relay race will be
| run at Manhattan tomorrow afternoon.
| The race will be between Washburn,S st.
! Marys and the Aggies of Manhattan.
Manager Cooley of the Topeka ball
| team has no games scheduled for this
| week but is making an effort to secure
good ones for next Saturday and Sun
| day.
The Topeka Industrial Institute will
| celebrate Arbor day On the 10th of the
| present month by planting q number of
| trees about the grounds of the institu-
| ton.
| The annual commencement of the
Kansas Medical college will be held
on the 23d of the present month when
| a class of 16 will receive their creden-
| tials.
| The advent of spring was celebrated
Sunday by several thousand Topeka
| people who visited Central park, the
walks fairly teeming with moving hu-
mainly.
1 1t is expected that the amusement
houses, hotels, restaurants and re-
tired business men will come across
this week and close up the state fair
fund of $4,000.
The April term of the district court
commenced this morning. The criminal
docket for this year however is the
lightest in the history of the district
court for years past.
II Oscar Felix has the foundation in
for handsome residence at 900 Lin
II coin street. The new house will have
ten rooms, be finished inside in oak
and will cost about $500
II John Macdonald, editor of the West
ern School Journal, delivered an adj
dress at the meeting of the Northeast
ern School Teachers association
which met in Leavenworth Saturday.
George Monaghan, machinist on the
Central Branch, is studying the myster-
les of automobile building at the Smith
automobile factory with a view of re-
turning to Atchison where he will open
a garage.
The first place in the shoot held by
the Topeka Rifle club Saturday was
awarded to J. G. Stewart with a score
of 1,22S, the BOBBY prize again going to
Councilman H. B. Howard who made a
score of LILO.
Although the peach trees We're re-
ported officially to be out of the rum
ming for this season, there are still a
lot Of buds on the trees which would
Indicate that matters arc not as trd as
first reported.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains of
the two days previous, the country
| roads yesterday were In good condition
and many took advantage of this fact
and enjoyed the Sabbath by driving
into the country.
Christian States. has begun work
l on a nice residence in the 400 block
! on Harrison street. Excavations for
/ the foundation are now under way. The
new house is to have nine rooms and
will cost about $4,000.
George Whitaker, of the firm Whit
taker Bros, commission merchants who
own an 80 acre peach orchard on the
, high land beyong the reform school
| says that after making a careful exam
nation of his orchard that he is con-