The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05
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Roy Crawford is spending a few
days in st. Louis looking after his
theatrical interests there
Rev w. S. Little, the Episcopalian
rector of Harrington, is very sick with
blood poison at Christ's hospital.
Mahlon Bishop shipped four car
loads of fat sheep from his Valencia
farm to Kansas City this week.
A meeting of the Topeka Bar associa-
ton is called for Saturday morning at
O'Clock when matters of importance
to the profession will be discussed.
Fine thin skinned, juicy lemons are
quoted at ten cents a dozen but in the
summer time when they are in demand
the price will be doubled or trebled.
The automobile licenses in Topeka
have reached the 220 mark. This
number has been taken out by Seery
& Morton, the local implement firm.
Judge ]. S. West, assistant United
states district attorney at the federal
building, has been called to Fort Scott
on account of the death of his mother
The Santa F'e ran an extra section
of the California Limited through To-
peka today. This was done on ac-
count of the heavy through first class
travel to the Pacific coast.
According to the police court rec
ordS John Bowser is under the care
of the police on account of highway
robbery. This will be great surprise
to Mrs. Bowser and the cat
A meeting to determine the kind of
seed corn to be used by those who par
ticipate in the boys corn growing con-
test will be held at the Commercial
club rooms Saturday, February 18th.
No classes at Washburn today, this
being Washburn Day. The vacation
will be appreciated on account of the
recent examinations that have been
lowering over the students for week
or SO.
Terry Stafford is again trying his
hand at automobile building. He has
undertaken to build three moderate
priced cars for which he has orders. He
will build them at his garage, Seventh
and Quincy streets.
Although the Washburn faculty has
been fighting the Varsity club, which
this same club cut out their February
dance in order not to conflict with the
Was1burn Day banquet.
Placards in the windows along the
avenue are announcing the concert to
be given February 9, in the ProVident
Association gymnasium for the benefit |
of the day nursery. An admission OF
25 cents will be charged.
In the east the organized labOrers
have started a movement for a seven |
hour a day law. 1t isn't the days that |
are hurting the average working man |
it is the nights. The union should /
adopt a rule to shorten the nights.
Word has been passed around among |
that the police squads motor cycle man |
is abroad and this probably accounts |
for the low rate of speed at which /
many of the big machines are driven.
Tonight at the Masonic hall occurs |
the annual Washburn Day banquet. ,
The music starts forth at 6:15 and the |
feed commences fifteen minutes later. !
The daylight programme has been go /
ing on out at the college all day today. |
Valentine day is on Sunday this year. |
1t is hoped that this will decrease the |
kind that come through the mail I'M |
signed. The postoffice force does not |
expect much valentine business this |
year. People must pe getting educa- |
ted
H s. McKeever and Louis E.
Strauss, formerly of Topeka, are |
reaping a rich harvest in Oklahoma |
City. During January their Oppor-
975 worth of vacant Oklahoma City |
lots.
souvenir postal card received by |
q friend of w. c. Anderson, indicates |
and is on his way to Colon, Panama. |
The writing also suggests that he was |
experiencing anything but rough pas
sage.
Last evening the pension office at
the federal building was alive with old |
soldiers drawing their quarterlies
Today the office is buried in work
sending the out of town checks and |
to the waiting soldiers, wild |
ows and children.
Pay day has come and gone for the
and yet there is no money
in sight on account of a quarrel be-
tween the members of the house and
the senate. In the meantime the finan-
ceS of many of the members and en-
ployes are at a low ebb.
The city clerk has sent the election
ballots to the printers. 1t looks as
though the voting machine proposition
was a pipe dream after all. But in any
case 1t would be well to have the bal
lots on hand in case the machines
baked and got out of order.
County Clerk Zimmerman and his
force may be found at the court house
at o'clock any morning now that the