The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-26
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| Leap year dance McRae's Tuesday
night.
| Washburn campus was never more
attractive than now.
| No trouble to estimate the cost of
your needs. Glad to do it for you. j.
Thomas Lumber Co.
S. L. Courtney, Topeka's man milli-
ner, is in Parsons today attending the
state meeting of the Elks Of Kansas.
The new Thomas gymnasium at
Washburn will be directly across the
college avenue drive, facing the north.
The bulletin board at the Santa Fe
depot. announces among other things
| the time the trains leave for "Oski-
luss."
Decoration day the calling of the dock
| ct in the district court will be dis
pensed with.
Senator ]. P. Dolliver, of Iowa, will
deliver an address at the Chautauqua
assembly which will meet at Garfield
park the latter part of July.
The La Darros have a great stunt at
| the Novelty this week which is win
ming a great deal of applause. Their
speciality is ladder balancing.
A mother opossum and litter of
| ten young ones are on display in the
window of a local drug store and are
attracting a great deal of attention.
Judge ]. S. West has returned from
| Washington, Kan, where he delivered
the graduation address to the class
| finishing the course at the high school.
turned to Topeka after an absence of
| two years. He has taken position in
Pierce's drug store on East Sixth ave-
nue..
The Paycen Stock company is con-
| tinuing it's engagement at the Air
| Dome this week with Her Lord and
Master" This is proving very popu-
| lar play.
Rev. Albert Bushnell of Kansas City,
Mo-. will deliver the commencement
address to the graduates of the Topeka
high school at the auditorium Friday
evening.
F. NJ Spencer has been awarded the
contract for the building of the new
gymnasium at Washburn college and
the work will be commenced as soon
as possible.
The Smith Automobile company de-
livered a beautiful royal blue touring
car to John r. Mulvane today and
Mr.. Mulvane will Immediately begin
the tanning process.
Postmaster Rogers announces that
he has another consignment OF gov
ernment garden seeds for free distri-
button to those who will call at the
postoffice for them.
The faculty of Washburn college has
issued invitations for the forty-third
annual commencement which will be
held between the 18th Of the present
month and the Sd of June.
The state fair fund which now
amounts to 1900 was increased $50
yesterday by subscription of $25
from L. NJ. Crawford ana another Of a
like sum from Roy Crawroro.
AS Saturday is Memorial day, all the
a part of the day at least. and the post
office will also observe the day which
is recognized as a legal holiday.
I'VE are getting the money of the
poor people and are trying to keep it,"
is the startling statement made by one
banker to the council last night. He
didn't really know how it sounded.
1t is estimated that over four thou
sand people attended the opening con-
cert of MarshalPs band at City park
last night. Marshalrs concerts always
were popular with the Topeka public.
The route laid out by the Kansas
City Automobile club for its weekend
endurance run includes Topeka, this
city being added to extend the run
the former run.
There may be a change on the bill
of fare at the county jail today as
Sheriff Wilkerson claims to have killed
46 squirrels while on a visit TO Mis-
souri, last week and brought them
home with him.
The Hutchinson team will open
series of three games in Topeka to-
morrow. Jay Andrews. the manager
of the Hutchinson team is an old To-
peka player and has a lot of friends
here who will turn out to see him per-
form.
G. D. Lytle has secured permits for
the erection of three two-story frame
buildings in Westlawn to cost $4,000
each. Work is to be, commenced on
the buildings at once and the contracs
call for their completion by the first
of July.
E. J. Crocker, former representative
from Chase county, was in Topeka to-
day comforting with plumbers and
electricians and architects relative to
plans for the construction Of a country
home which he will erect on his farm
this summer.
About 30 Topeka Elks are in Parsons
today attending the state meeting of
the order. At the last moment the
manded so that the delegates could
come home at any time they feel like
it without waiting for a special car.
A meeting was held at the Copeland
hotel last night for the purpose of
perfecting the organization of the To-
peka Ao cup ana 20 members signed
the constitution and bylaws. J. E. Vim
cent Is the temporary president of the
association and D. A. Lundy secretary.
marriage license was issued in
Kansas City yesterday to Dick Brown,
aged 80, and Ella Clark, aged 81, of
Topeka; the name of the bridegroom
suggesting that a former member of
the White Sox ball team has taken
unto himself wife, though it may be
only a case of similarity of names.
Members of the U. c. T. who attend
ed the annual meeting of that organi-
zation held at Enid last week, report
an exceptionally fine time, and all that.
but the meeting will be held at Pitts
burg. Kan, next year instead Of at
Topeka, the convention city, owing to
the activity of the commercial club
members from Fittsburg who We're
present.