The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
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commence hearing the city cases next
Friday.
Those who gave the Indian Crazy
Snake his name deserve honorable
mention as representations.
II the law can be juggled in the
proper manner the south side bikes
will be built before the freshets along
the river.
There are about 1000 slogans SUBJ
mitted to the Commercial club. Just
think of the vast amount of good mon
ey wasted on postage!
Tennis courts all over the city are
being put into condition for the COM
ing tennis craze which always hits
town about this time of year.
George Sharitt, clerk of the United
States district court, has gone to Kan
sas City to confer with Judge Pol
lock on federal court matters.
Councilman Howard says that he is
waiting for some supreme court decis-
ions before he continues his fight on
the sign boards over the city.
The Washburn baseball team lost
their first game with St. Maryland
the score added together equaled &c
runs. The game was bad enough to
be good.
There will be a meeting of the city
council tonight at the council chamber
| in the city hall. A number of impor-
tant propositions concerning the pub
lie at large will come up.
| However it is done, a wig plays a
great part in the illusion of the crea-
ton of Creo at the Majestic which
does not belle the accepted role of the
wig as an aid to illusions
Frank Hulen, brigadier general of
the Christian Volunteers, is here for
the purpose of opening a, branch. He
will hold the first meeting at 11S East
Fourth street Thursday night.
"a CO., o. fa rs L
| ing strenuous efforts to clean up the
annual contracts. The directors say
that if the weather is good the factory
will be a busy place this summer
| Chief of Police r. w. Eaton will be
surprised upon his return from the
Pacific coast to learn how hard some
people are trying to present him for
adoption Chief Walmarth's baby, the
| fire department.
Strange how the old heads get tired
i of the customary round of affairs. A
| whole division of the Herpicide brig
| ade have already procured the favorite
section of the floor to see some of the
| young things at the Washburn play.
| There are still a few copies of the
State Journals great afternoon edi-
ton left. Better send a few copies to
your friends. Only two cents a copy.
| Bound in paper wrapper the same
price. Call at the State Journal office.
The seat sale for the Ben Greet
| players opened two days sooner than
| the accustomed three days in advance
| of the attraction and as result most
| of the desirable seats were secured
l'by those 'on'' before the usual patrons
| knew it.
Mr. John Waters, formerly known
as Johnnie Waters, has publicly an
nounced that he will take unto himself
| a wife within one year, and the I'M
suspecting 'efems'' of the city are notf-
| fed of the declaration SO that they
may not be taken unawares.
Queen Victoria, The pet chicken - to
has developed taiI feathers and a
| comb, besides a crow, and the Ques-
ton naturally arises in her mind at
any rate: When is hen hen?
AT the same time Chief Eaton is
| mentioned for fire chief, Dick Zellers
is spoken of as likely material for a
| new chief Of police. Once a horseman
| of the Prussian army. it can at least
be said that Zellers looks better than
any other man in Topeka on horse.
| The manager of the Washburn
| chicken with its head off and lying
| awake nights trying to devise some
! system of advertising which will
| startle the old heads and proclaim his
attraction to every lover of thrilling
drama.
ing because small boys over the city
are removing the rubber spring
switches at their turnouts over the
city. Last night the switch key had to
be used at a number of places. It's a
hard day when small kid can't rig
up something to do.
One act at the Majestic that was
not on the bill last evening gave the
audience a correction imitation of the
manner in which a theater manager
,Ixr FvNt| %f,rS
front row. Manager Kearney gave a
boisterous youngster his ten cents and
also red BALI orders.
The owner of the hotel at Meriden,
William Hutchinson, who received in
juries at the Rock Island depot while
ed that he will not sue the company
for damages-instead he accepted
their terms of $50 cash and the pay
ment of all doctor bills.
Mayor Green says there is nothing
to this alleged talk about appointing
Chief of Police Eaton to the position
now occupied by Fire Marshal Will
marth. Topeka has always had the
REPUTATION of having the best fire de-
partment in the country and there is
no reason for change in this senti-
ment
1ege campus between the Dramatic
club gate and the Thomas gymnasium
is finished and the macadam which
will be constructed of clippings from
the new gymnasium, will be laid at
once. When College avenue is paved
to Huntoon this will make one of the
prettiest drives in the city.
The Democrats are getting enthu-
siastic about the coming city election
and they decided at a meeting last
might to contribute money from their
Iown pockets as campaign fees. They
Ihava made MANY planS for the coming
election day-foremost of which are
i the contemplated printing of hand
bills containing their issues and their
promises.