The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-20
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Roy D. Johnson, chief clerk in the
general passenger department of the
Santa Fe, is spending a few days in
Chicago.
The sale of seats for the knights of
Columbus minstrels will open a week
from Wednesday at Rowley's instead
of tomorrow as stated
Miss Elizabeth N. Barr is working
through the state in the interests OF
the new, Kansas Democratic weekly
which will be started within a short
time. ~ x
The team consisting of twenty-one
members of Shawnee Encampment No
3, l. o. o. F., went to Wamego this
afternoon to put on the three degrees
for their Encampment tonight.
John F. McManus. one of the most
popular citizens of Topeka, a few
years ago, is calling on old friends, and
time and trouble have not lessened his
geniality or made him less interesting
A double header basebaH-fest will
Ike place in Skene's park tomorrow
afternoon. Washburn academy will play
the K. u. freshmen and Washburn will
meet the Terrible Swedes" from Linds-
borg.
The Commercial club is now healthy
working organization. Ali the commit
tee appointments have been made, the
lunch room has been started, and the
club will now expand and endeavor to
North Topeka people have now de-
cided to prospect for salt on the T. D.
Joseph farm north of the city The
North siders are now going to investi-
gate the ground they live upon-they
have had a hard enough time keeping
it.
The new water mains of West Seventh
street have beer laid and the work is
now being extended toward Quincy
street. These mains are of the improv-
ed II inch type and replace the old
8 inch pipes. This gives much better
fire protection.
Daniel Kelley, an old man 50 years
old; was given six years in the peni-
Tertiary yesterday by Judge Pollock
for passing counterfeit dollars. A fine
of $1,000 was added to the imprison-
ment. Kelley was arrested some time
ago in Kansas City
The recent rains are just the thing
for the many tennis courts being con-
structed over the city. A tennis en-
thusiast said this morning that Topeka
was never so crazy over the game. 1t
does look as though there would be a
racket of some kind this summer
Posters announce the coming of the
Terrible Swedes'' baseball team to
play Washburn. The terrible ones
have very good pitcher but then the
local school has something of a repu-
tation now to offset any dope on that
score and the contest will undoubtedly
be a-but what's the use of saying it.
The strike trouble at Washburn has
cooled down and the baseball team is
resting while the rain patters on the
slate roofs. a college faculty will take
exception to student action because
they have the authority and a student
body will take exception to a faculty
ruling because they haven't the auth
GRITTY.
United States Marshal Mackey left for
Kansas City this morning where he will
place under official arrest the officials
of the Cudahy Packing company who
have been the victims of a volcanic
Indictment embracing 695 counts and
that many thousand dollars. The Oc-
tober term of federal court will handle
the case.
1t is the opinion of any number of
city officials that the recent raise in
salaries of a few of the city officers
will eventually end up in the commits
sion form of government. 1t is much
ca ier on the pocketbook to pay few
than pay a-score of men and have the
council form.
Seven of the Topeka dogs shown at
the ST. Joseph bench show last week
returned home with prizes. Miss
Nanon Herren's bull terrier pup.
"Bobbie Wonder" took first prize in
the pup class; Mrs E. c. Russum's
italian greyhound took first in the win
class; Jack Atkins Miss Margaret
"a first and third H. W. Jacobs