The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-09
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Ladies are free at the skating rink
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Mize are spend
ing few days visiting with friends
in Garden City,
A third degree in Masonry will be
given by Lodge No. 81 at the Masonic
Temple Friday night.
The Majestic theater will return to
vaudeville next week. Three shows
Will be given each day
The civil service examinations at
the postoffice building will commence
on the 18th of this month.
Masonic lodge No. 81 will confer
the third degree Friday evening.
which will be followed by a spread.
A P. Jetmore, formerly county at
of the Kansas society in New York
city.
The pension department at the fed
eraI building have employed fifteen
extra clerks for the quarterly pay
ments
evening to William Kahrs for a frame
residence at 1923 Central Park ave-
nue. to cost $4,000.
Less than one third of the voters of
Topeka are registered and that in the
face of the fact that the books will be
closed within a short time.
The indications are that for once in
their lives the critics on the Topeka
papers have agreed and that in the dis
cussion of a theatrical production.
The bids for the new street lamps
for the city were closed last night At
the council meeting this evening the
lucky company will be given the con-
tract.
Topeka is gradually recovering af-
ter the fear inspiring spit exhibit"
and Kansas City is going wild over
the same .show-it will soon be for
gotten.
The Provident. Association has issued
a call for clothing, especially shoes and
underwear. Telephone your address and
the association will send for your con-
tribution.
The entertainment of Edmund
Vance Cooke at the high school to-
night, promises to be treat Mr..
Cooke is an author of verses and is a
good reader.
Regular meeting of the city council
Fe and the city for the opening of
new road down by the shops will be
the leading attraction.
Signs advertising the advantages of
the Copeland hotel are carried in the
Topeka street cars, although that fam
Gus old hosiery has been a mass of
ruins for nearly a month.
T. E. Pounds who was in business
in Topeka for many years is visiting
friends and relatives this week. For
Joplin, Mo, where he is engaged in
mining.
The street railway company has
signiffed it's intentions of building a
new turnout either at West or Arch
streets so that the service will be
| improved to meet the demands of the
patrons of the line.
Topeka is in the grasp of the cold
wave which was predicted for this time,
almost a week, ago, and all that is
necessary to bring about a greater ap-
probation of the fact is failure of
the supply of natural gas.
The church people of the city gather
ed at the mayors office this morning
and sent in their annual plea for re-
duction of rates for the use of the Audi
torium The Biederwolf performance is
the main argument this time.
The Eslximos ought to have no
trouble in giving a grand exhibition
in Topeka this week, as the climate
is greatly to their liking. Coming
with the -Eskimos the climate was
probably imported for the occasion.
The new panel work recently INSTALL
ed as partition work between the new
offices in the postoff1ce is being torn
out today and replaced by new panels.
The wood was not seasoned sufficiently
before it was used in the first place.
The city registration books close
Friday evening, February 10 at 10