The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-20

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J. c. Gresser Of the firm of Gresser
& Cations has just returned from Chi
cago here he purchased a carload Of
rugs
Mrs Otis Rice. who recently under
went a serious operation at Christ hos
pi Al. is improving as fast as possible
under the circumstance
Officer F'ribance Of the Topeka po-
lice force has collected over fifty dol
lars for the Munson family and he is
collecting more every day.
Monday, Washington's birthday is
legal holiday and all Of the banks,
government offices, city offices,
schools and colleges in the city will be
closed
Admiral RobIey d. Evans. who was
in command OF the great feet which
went from Hampton Roads to Frisco,
will lecture at the auditorium Monday.
March I.
George B. Harrison. the well known
Topeka newspaper man. who lost his
Identity for several months last year,
is now an associate editor on the Los
Angeles Herald
A number of the members OF the To-
peka- Advertising club are arranging
60 attend the meeting Of the St JOS
Tuesday evening
Several members of the local Ad
club are planning to go TO St Joseph
Tuesday to attend the meeting OF
western DIVISION OF the ASSOCldtcu Al
yertising clubs of America
Another new automobile in town The
make is a new one on the local en-
thusiasts. The car is a 80 horse power
and will carry No. 221- 1t Is owned
by J. F. Billings, 1863 Clay street.
Richard Hopkins, speaker pro tenn
os the house of representatives,, Is in
Garden City for a short visit with his
parents. He expects to return to his
duties in Topeka Tuesday morning
United States District Attorney Har-
ry J. Bone has returned TO his office
in the federal building after an alb
sence IN Denver where he was con-
ducting some Investigations on west
ern land frauds
Now that the drug stores are closed
the state should station men all along
the state line with stomach pumps IN
order that no man. woman or child
would be able to enter Kansas while
smuggling liquor
Licenses have been secured from the
city clerk for s5 male and female dogs
and $500 of various classes and kinds
have so far been left unprotected and
viii be compelled to dodge the dog
catcher. il licenses are not procured for
them within a short time, OF die
George Anderson, former wash
burn student and a member Of the IA
nous '-old gang" so prominent IN
Washburn affairs is visiting in Topeka
With his brother Pierre, another Wash
business in the Imperial valley district
in California
Judge J. c. Pollock of the United
States district court has denied the ap-
pIicatiou OF George Barclay in the ha-
beas corpus proceedings in which Bar
clay tried to gain freedom after he
had been sentenced to prison for life.
He ATTEMPTED 10 use the Indian law
for murder but it failed to work
The liberal distribution of cigars by
Joseph Whftmer, a we'll known Topeka
barber who was supposed to be con-
Hrmed bachelor, developed the fact S=that
he was married early in December to
Mrs Shepherd The secret had been 50
we'll kept that even his most intimate
friends did not suspect his action un-
couple are living at the home OF the
groom's mother in Parkdale-
The smallpox and scarlet fever scare
IS making its appearance again The
city health department has been in
formed OF a smallpox case in the fam
fly Of H. G. H0urkison. POO Van Buren
street. The little 6-year-old girl named
Hazel is the patient Another case in
the family of G. Spacth. 216 North
Branner street An 1s-year-old daugh-
ter named Martha being the victim.
The scarlet fever case is at the home
Of William Chestie. 3Sf Adams street.
In response to numerous requests four
degrees in Masonry will be conferred
next week at the Masonic temple. These
degrees viii be the 18th. 18th. nth and
18th On the evening of Thursday.
February 26, the last two. These de-
will be given on and Friday evening,
February 26, the last two. Tese de-
grees will be conferred in the chapter
OF Rose Croix- Six O'Clock supper win
be served both evenings in the Scot
tish Rite banquet room A large num-
Der of out of town people will attend
the cOnfeFring OF the degrees