The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-11
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Social dancing at McRae's tonight.
The Independent Telephone Directory
Will be issued soon. Those wishing
telephones should get their orders in at
once.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Country club will be
held at the Commercial club rooms
this evening.
There will be meeting in memory
OF MRS. Jesse Shaw in the First Bap-
list church at 8 o'clock Wednesday.
Friends are invited.
A number of the hopeful from the
local political camp went to Kansas
City yesterday to hear Presidential
Candidate Taft speak.
Copy for the new directory which
Is being prepared by the Independent
Telephone company will be ready for
the publishers next week
Lincoln's birthday will be appro-
priately observed with exercises at
Lincoln Post hall Wednesday evening
to which the public is invited
Ilif w. Felix, of the clothing firm of
Felix d Sons, this morning received
word that their store in Parsons last
night was badly damaged by fire.
The Rock Island officials have de-
cided to rebuild the depot which was
badly damaged by fire ten days ago,
along the same lines as the old one.
by Major Anderson, secretary of the
Commercial club, Topeka has 378 fac
tories, giving employment to 5,341
people.
AS was predicted in the State Journal
several days ago, the Rock Island has
officially announced that there will be
no additional story erected on their
building here.
According to the weather forecast
and the indications today there will be
rain or snow before tonight. The con-
ditions were very favorable to either
this morning.
A building permit for the erection
of a $2,5oo dwelling was issued yester-
day to A. L. Chamberlain, the struc-
ture to occupy lots at 1873 and 1So
East Eight havenue.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Country club will be
held tonight in the rooms of the Com
mercial club. Officers for the ensuing
year are to be elected.
The government deposits in the Mer-
chants National bank have been in
creased to such an extent that this
bank is now carrying q hundred thou
sand dollars Of government money.
The Mimic Four is the leading act on
the Majestic bill this week. There are
two men and two ladies in this quar-
tette and they do some exceedingly
clever stunts in singing and dancing.
Fred Jewell and Charles Patrick
left for Corpus Christi, Texas, today
for q hunting trip. Mr.. Patrick will
spend the remainder of the winter in
the south for the benefit of his health.
One Of the best acts of the week on
the bill at the Olympic is Miss Isa-
belle Carroll, q singer of extraordinary
ability. Miss Carroll was a leading
singer in the Yankee Consul company
last season.
The announcement of the signing of
Holycross, the Indian outfielder, shows
that the management of the Topeka
baseball team is determined to get a
good aggregation for the capital city
| this season. s-+S
Fred Shellabarger. the junior MEM
| Der Of the undertaking firm of Shella-
barger & Son, who was operated on
at Bethesda hospital Saturday for ap-
pendicitis Is reported to be recover
| Ing rapidly.
In his final lecture at the high school
| tomorrow evening Prof. Richard G.
Moulton, of the University of Chicago,
will present the theory advanced in his
| latest book Shakespeare as a Drama
| tic Thinker
The five Bellatzer sisters at the
Novelty, in the gymnastfc turn, are
winning lots of applause this week and
| they certainly deserve it, too, as they
have the best thing in this line seen in
Topeka this season.
John Brown, chief clerk at the peni-