The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-02
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steinberg's tomorrow night social
dance La
Rev John a Bright and wife left
on the Union Pacific TODAY noon for
their home in Campus. Kan
Governor w R Stubs has hee,
made life member Of the T-o1e1-I-
branch of the American Red Cross So
ciety.
The Kansas branch of the National
Red Cross society has made Ar al
cIllonaI DONATION OF $500 to the earth
quake sufferers in Italy
George H Lawrence ASSISTANT man
ager of the Copeland fire has been
called to wichita on account of the
serious illness OF his wife
The board Of county commission
ers have ordered new cork CARPET
which viii be placed on the floor ii
the county treasurer's Office.
Kansas avenue is crowded with chill
dreH who have been given TEN ~
vacations by their teachers to srre7d
the national tuberculosis exhibit in the
Keith block
Ask 4 railroad man what the slang
term sc1ssor-bflP' means Then ar
tach your definition TO the uewsDaner
men who are weoring the scissor
badges today
The weathermau could not have
pen 9eIter 70 topeka this week and
the EDITORS are experiencing the best
weather Of the winter during their
two days visit
Miss Elizabeth y. Barr. a former
graduate OF Washburn. and a snac-
raj feature writer Of the Marion
Headlight IS attending the Stare F7fff-
tor1aI association meeting.
The report Of Mrs. b b Suv+b in
d1cates that $4,000 Christmas Sfar1ns
were sold in Topeka during the TToIf-.
days which adds $3.50 to the funds in
the treasury Of the anti-tubercuIosfs
association.
From the announcements made nv
county Attorney John Schenek and
Probate Judge Schoch. the frdfca-
tons are that Topeka is to soon sT1f-
Ter from a. great drouth as far as fhA
users Of liquor for q beverage is con
cerued
The regular quarterly PAYMENT Of
PERSONS VIII be commenced THURSDAY
and during the succeeding two or three
weeks 10000 pensioners will receive
their proportion Of four and 0ue-haIf
in checks.
The report Of City Treasurer NJ NJ
Hale shows that the city of T0Ueks
lacks considerable of being financial
y embarrassed As tt has nearly $500
600 On deposit in the banks Of the
CITY, while the school board has
sI08,6G0 on hands for emergencies.
Today Is registration day at wash
ouru college and there are a large
AA4AA41CE bE new SCuGGILS from the To-
peka nigh school who are registering
Tor the second semester at the college
IneFe are also I number of out Of
town new students expected before tn 9
semester opens again
Rev J. C Everett Of Wakeeuey has
accepted the passionate Of the Third
Presbyterian church and Will move to
Iopeka the later part of the month
kew. W NJ CIeavelaud- his predeces-
scr mas accepted call from the Pres
oyrer1an congregation at Joplin
One OF the stricteSt rules Of the To-
peka railway company is that the
conductors shall call all streets after
dark and yet there ig hardly line
N the city where the rule is enforced
and the public suffers on account of
the negligence Of the conductors.
As entertainers the students at the
state Agricultural college at Man
haitian deserve the palm They not
only invited the legislature to VISIT
the school. but paid all of the ex-
penses and furnished a special train
TO carry the legislators from Topeka
TO Manhattan and return
According to the ideas Of q street
car conductor the meanest man IN
town IS an Elk who lost his tooth
emblem and when It was returned to
h1rn by conductor, who laid off an
hour to make the presentation the
only reward was a grin ard a word Of
thanks This IS the true story and the
street car men claim that they are sup
Piled with names.
The Mystery of the Car Barns or
Who Killed the Bulldog would be a
good subject for a song relating TO the
chief line OF conversation at the barns
OF the Topeka Railway company Last
evening one Of the uotormeu is al
legged TO have allowed his car TO run
down d big bulldog belonging TO the
police force The m0tormau Bib
Bates, insists that the dog was running
along the track IN front Of the car and
just before he got to a street corner
he fell to the ground stricken with
heart failure Before the car could be
stopped tn dog was crushed beneath
the wheels But every motor has a
different story There IS one sure