The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-13
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Don't miss the skating race tonight
Come to Unity church this evening at
O'Clock. Entertainment. refreshments
and social. 25c; children 10c.
! The Topeka high school eleven and
| the team from St. Joseph meet on the
| Washburn field Saturday afternoon.
cnarge OF the sale of bonds for the
| southwestern railroad. He is making
| a success of the venture.
| j. Adam Bede, the humorist of con-
gress, will appear at the Auditorium
| this evening under the auspices of the
Topeka Pipe Organ association
! The mercury took another drop dur
Ing the night. reaching the minimum Of
20 or two degrees lower than has been
| reached at any other time this season.
A new fire hydrant has been installed
at the corner of Boston avenue and
Seventeenth street and better fire pro-
lection is promised that section of the
city.
superintendent H w. Charles of the
boys industrial school was called to his
old home in Indiana Thursday by the
| announcement of the serious illness Of
his father.
John Dadisman. secretary of the
Emporia organizing Y. NJ. c. A. as
ISOLATION from the membership of the
high school.
A benefit concert will be given at
Metropolitan hall Wednesday evening,
the proceeds to be used in uniforming
Jacksons band and purchasing new in
struments for some of the members.
The second of the winter meetings
of the Commercial club will be held this
evening when another attempt will be
| made to reorganiZe the club along lines
| proposed at the meeting held in Octo-
! Der.
Manager Miller of the Novelty theater
| is in Joplin, Missouri, completing ar
| engagements for the installation of the
| new western booking offices of the
| Western Vaudeville Managers associa-
| ton.
The United Commercial Travellers
| will give a dance and card party to
| the members of the organization at the
| hall at 122 East Sixth avenue Saturday
evening, which will be followed by a
| luncheon. o-
washburn's eleven met the Fair
| mont college football team on the
| grounds of the latter in Wichita this
| afternoon, Friday the 18th. and the
| score may be obtained by calling up
the State Journal office after o'clock.
County Clerk Samuel Zimmerman
acted as interpreter for the state in a
| case tried in the city court Thursday
where a majority of the witnesses were
unable to make change for the English
| language, using orly a mongrel of Ger
| man and Russian
A c. Goodwin received a telegram
| Thursday from ]. F. Curnick, of New
| York city, financial sponsor for the
| Topeka & Southwestern railroad, stat
| ing that he has been delayed and will
| in all probabilities not arrive in To-
| peka until the first of next week.
Assistant County Attorney W. I.
Jamison left for Lyndon last night,
where he will appear as attorney for
Milton Brubaker, former resident OF
Shawnee county who is charged with
attempting to wreck a Missouri Pacific
train several months ago in Usage
county. fa-ea
R. F. Cooley is in Chicago arrang-
ing the details for the transfer of the
White Sox ball team from the Western
Association to the Western League ac-
cording to Chicago paper which says:
''Dick Cooley, the old Lacquer and at
present the Topeka manager, was on
the job in a wild west lid
A BUILDING permit was issued yester-
day from Fire Marshal Wilmarth's Of
flee for the erection of the Bliss flats at
1908 and 1905 Topeka avenue. The con-
tract was awarded to Douglass &
Evans several weeks ago for the build
ing and work will be commenced on tho
structure about the first Of April.
Dan B. Dyer, of Smith Center, has
been in Topeka this week urging his
particular fitness for the position of
sergeant-at-arm of either the house Of
representatives or senate. In view of
his past services to the state as a
sergeant-at-arms from the experiences
standpoint his worthiness cannot be
denied
The issuance of hunting licenses is
not one OF the smallest duties to be
performed at the office Of County Clerk
Zimmerman at the present time. From
ten to fifteen licenses are issued each
day at this season of the year and as
they are made in duplicate and con-
sumo from ten to fifteen minutes each |
the aggregate is several hours each |
day.
The street and walks committee of
the council and the Topeka & South |
western and street railway representa- |
tives got together at last nights meet |
ing of the committee and agreed on |
grade for the Southwestern route quite
the council will meet Monday night |
and approve the maps and profiles of |
the Southwestern which had been sub |
mitted to the council in accordance |
with the provisions of the franchise.