The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-11
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DR.. w. o. Poston. of Garden City, Is
In Topeka on professional business.
Marion L Willard has been appoint
ed a substitute clerk at the topeka
postoffce-
Elon s Clark left Wednesday for a
ten days trip to Cleveland "ashlhs-
ton and New York city
The force at the city clerks office IS
engaged in arranging the ballots which
are to be used in the city primaries
The plastering and decoration work
is being done on the Washourn gym
nasium and il will soon be completed
Ed Shumway. a former Topekan, who
was well known in musical circles, was
married Saturday in Shawnee, Ok, 10
Miss Lillian Duckworth-
w. W. Mills, president of the Com
nercial club. is in New York, where he
will remain for three weeks on pur-
chase and inspection tour.
Sloan lodge a. F. & A. NJ. No. 225,
will confer the second degree upon a
number of candidates at a special
meeting Thursday evening.
The pastors of number of the
churches of the city have made ar
rangements to observe Lincoln Day
with appropriate services during the
evening.
The street railway company IS put
ting in a new turnout at Thomas and
Oakland avenues and when completed
a ten minute service will be put in
morning and evening during the rush
in traffic.
According to the Garden City Tele-
gram. R. J. Hopkins. speaker pro TEN
of the house Of representatives, has
informed his constituents that he will
be at home TO all callers Sunday
and Monday
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the First United Brethren church
has been postponed one week and will
be held Friday afternoon, February 19,
at the home of Mrs. A A. Woodward,
1881 Quincy street.
Up to this time last year there were
year. So far this fiscal year (Which
ends April u there have been POI fires
in this city. People are getting more
careless with the gas
The latest births as reported to the
city physician are to Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Woodson. 4OS West Gordon street.
a girl; to Mr.. and Mrs. E c. Rice, 1106
Van Buren,, girl: to Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Graves. 1224 Jackson, girl.
The manager of the Blanche Walsh
company, which was to have been in
Topeka Monday announces that all
have been Cancelled on account of the
serious illness of Blanche Walsh, who
is in a Kansas City hospital
Petitions are being circulated around
newal Of baseball this spring. If fifty
students sign up for a dollar Washburn
will have baseball. Otherwise the funds
donated for this purpose the first of the
year Will be turned in on last years
debts.
The next basketball game in Topeka
will be played between Washburn and
the Manhattan Aggies a week from
Friday night, February 19. Washburn
was to have played William Jewell in
Liberty, Mo, this week, but the small
pox epidemic in that school necessita-
ted a postponement of the game.
The Bachelor OF Arts degree has been
widened at WaShburn and II is now
possible to include 16 hours of music in
the degree. Credit is also given for
practice in chorus and orchestra work
This means that more interest will be
taken IL the glee club. orchestra and
chorus work in the college. The de-
baters and orators in the college have
taken up the cue and they are apply
ing for credit in their work