The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-08

A. H. Case, A B, Jetmore and Eugene
Hagan will be presented for adoption.
A large frame bearing the photo
| graphs of the ex-mayorS of the city
Will soon adorn the mayors office at
the city hall. The Hall of Fame has
been transferred from the lower hall
to the upper Office.
K. L. Murray, who has occupied the
position of secretary of the Continent
| tai Creamery company for several
years has resigned and gone to Lin
coin where he will assume the man
agement of a large creamery.
If the reported cold spell makes its
appearance in Topeka as scheduled,
there will be a shivering time among
the law makers of the state as the
heating plant which is supposed to
warm the state house is on a strike.
The entertainment to have been
given this evening by the Modoc club
in their new rooms on East Eighth in
the nature of a house warming, has
been postponed on account of the
death of the mother of Mr.. NJ. c. Hol-
man.
Mr.. W. Roy George of Lenox. Ia,
and a sophomore at Washburn. has
been chosen the business manager of
the Washburn Dramatic club. The
dramatic club is preparing for the an
nual play to be given some time in
March.
An alarmist has disclosed the pos
sibility of the increase in the cost of
olive oil next season on account of the
earthquake disturbances in Italy and
the question arises Immediately:
What difference will it make to the
average citizen.
The February meeting of the Kan
sas Authors club will be held Tues
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George P. Morehouse, PIG West
Eighth avenue. The annual banquet
will be held some time during the
month of March.
F. H. Forney of Abilene who has
been in Topeka for several days has
returned to his home wearing
which he says that he obtained by
rolling down a flight of stairs instead
of coming down in the regular way.
ct wish that you would say for me
that there is at least one family in
Shawnee county which has had bust
ness with the probate court that re-
joices in the fact that a change in the
management has occurred" said a
woman who is interested in an I'M
settled estate.
Two births reported to the city
physician this morning and they are
both in the same block and the houses
are close to each other. The first to
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cromwell,
SO East Laurent street, girl; to Mr..
and Mrs. Guy c. Harper, 312 East
The controversy between the city
officials and councilmen concerning
the probable improvement to the fire
fighting force has grown to such meas
ures that their interviews are regular
sham battles. But Mayor Green
says: 1.-THE Topeka fire department
rates so per cent better than any other
department in a city of this size in the
United States and there is no reason
for a radical improvement"
The students at Washburn college
are up in arms because the rhletic
board of control has decidei that
there shall be no baseball in the col
Iege this year. The students paid an
assessment the first of the year to
cover the baseball situation but it was
necessary to take practically all of
the funds and pay up debts con-
tracted last year. 1.-THE Mystery of
the Missing Funds is still the main
topic for conversation at the college.
While campaigning in the east part
of the city. Rad NJ. Lee, the present
clerk of the court of Topeka who is
for reelection. was set upon
by a gang of young men who thought
he was there for the purpose of steal
ing away one of their sweetheartS
Before the politician could explain
matters they had him on the run
toward the down town district. How
ever as soon as he could get his
cards out of his pocket he sprinkled
them in his path and the youthful
home" protectors became aware of
their mistake.