The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-04


| Dancing school tonight at McRae's.
| The thermometer in front of the
State Journal is gradually climbing to
the $4,000 mark today.
| Conventions may come and conven-
tons may go but the old Copeland
sore remains with us always.
The burning of leaves continues
throughout the city. The city street
| force are helping in this work.
| A. K. VanHook has gone to Colorado
| Springs to accompany remains of his
father to Cynthfana. KY for inter
ment.
The Baker university reunion and
supper will be held here at the First
Nd. E. church tonight beginning at
o'clock.
| The Washburn football team left
for Oklahoma this noon. The team
is badly crippled and it is not thought
that they will win.
ing the little blue ribbon today. This
badge will let a person into anything
except the city jail.
Governor Stubs is radically in IA
vor of the commission form of gov
eminent. He says that the state
| should be run on the same basis.
Henry Jefferson. wanted at Lawrence
on statutory charge, was arrested here
last night by Officers Ross and Penney,
and is being held here for the sheriff
There are now $50 automobiles in
Topeka. 1t is expected that there
| will be 400 before the month e1apses.
Last spring there were only 275 cars
in the city.
! The agents for school supplies are
pfling their wares in the state house
rotunda as usual. The executive coun-
ell will put stop to this at the next
convention.
Some one is burning leaves on the
new asphalt pavements near Washburn
and City Engineer Rodgers says that
some one is going to be arrested 1t
ruins the asphalt.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council viii be held tomorrow night
at the council chamber in the city
hall. The election returns will be
canvassed at this time.
. barn belonging to L. L. Wylane,
lS9 AFTER avenue, outside the city linn
its, was burned to the ground last
night. Children and matches the
cause. Loss about $500.
B. F. Martin, superintendent of the E.
Il Dorado schools, and formerly principal
or the Chase county high school, will
probably be the new president of the
state Teachers' association.
) There are at least twenty men who
Will file their applications for candi-
dates as city commissioners when the
gong is tapped. They represent every
line of business in the city.
The visiting teachers have been in
vlted to make a trip through the
Washburn college grounds and build
1ngs. A college reception committee
has been appointed for the accommo-
dalton of the visitors.
James H Villa. marshal of Sullivan
Ind, was today granted requisition pa
Ipers by Governor Stubs for the return
of man held at Kingman, for wife
desertion. He will be taken back tc
, Indiana to answer the charge.
| Visiting teachers slept in Repre-
5 sentative hall, the Y. M. A. c., the
| Y. w. G. A. and the Commercial club
last night. The committees in charge
: of the assignments have been placing
them in good quarters today.
Following the overturning of a car
OF Texas cattle in the Rock Island
yards the steers have been taking
possession of this part of town. The
steers charge on everyone they see
and many people have narrowly es-
capped serious injury.
, There are more teachers in Topeka
, than were expected. It is the duty OF
every one who has a room to spare t.
notify the committee. The teacher.
must be cared for. The rooms will b.
James H. Willis. marshal of Sullivan
paid for. Call Ind. phone 391.
Mr.. Frank P. MacLennan is in Chi
cago today attending a meeting of tn,
advisory board of the Associated Press
for the central division of the United
States. The other four members ar,
Charles Otis of the Cleveland, O., News
= II. c. Eastman, Chicago Journal H. NJ
Prirdell, Peoria Journal. E. o. EShelby
Cincinnati Tribune.