The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-16
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Frank A. Burbony, a farmer living
near Holton, is spending a few days in
Topeka, just visiting and seeing the
sights.
George H. Knox, a Garden City gro
ceryman, spent a portion of the day
at the legislature Friday. returning
home on the Santa Fe last night.
All the Washburn students who
were recently placed under quarantine
have returned to school. and the small
pox scare exists only in memory now
Rev. Stephen S. Estey, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will adj
dress the big Y. NJ. c. A. meeting at
the Majestic theater tomorrow after
noon.
w. p. Mccartney of Topeka has
been elected as principal of the Blue
Rapids high school to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of H. w.
Cornell.
Half melted snow men line the
parkings of either side of West Sixth
avenue. monuments to the industry of
the small boys who live in that section
OF the city
Bradstreet's bank clearings report
for the week ending January 14th, in
dicates that Topeka has made gain
over the same week of last year of
SIP per cent.
The trial of the city cases for the
January term of the district court will
be taken up Monday. thirty cases be-
! ing docketed for trial during the first
three days of the week.
Friends of ex-Mayor Charles J.
Drew are circulating petitions in the
fourth ward asking his nomination
for seat in the city council as a rep
resentative of that district.
About all the prominent people in
| the Fourth ward have signed Mrs. H.
o. Garvey's petition for member of
| the school board 1t is proper that she
| should have no opposition.
| 7, Evans ono of tba Ioropc
tof the southeast. who claims Garden
| City as his home, spent a portion of
Thursday visiting ]. A. Cole of the To-
pekd bridge and iron works.
The first recess in the legislature is
| being enjoyed by the members of both
| houses today. In former pass" years
| nearly all the members would spend
the day at their homes, but not SO this
year.
Attorney General Fred s. jackson,
! Judge Benson and Senator Fred Rob-
ertson will speak at the First Congre-
gational church Sunday evening on
Moral Principal, the Foundation of
Government
Manager Lawrence of the bur& i
| Copeland hotel has opened a. temper
airy office at the Copeland County
pharmacy, the drug store at the
| northeast corner of Ninth street and
Kansas avenue.
Secretary George Lerrigo says: ''Dr.
s. S. Estey who will speak at the
mems meeting at the Majestic theater
Sunday was selected for the place be-
cause I believe him to be the best
speaker in the city"
Many of the members of the legisIa-
ture who lived at the Copeland are
| bemoaning the fact that bills upon
which they spent much time were de-
| stroyed by the fire which consumed
the famous old hostelry.
| If the executive council of the state
/ would like 70 make hit with the
public, it could order the removal of
about two hundred pounds of the
weight attached to the east door of
| the state house basement
/ A meeting of the executive commit
|, tee of the Democratic State Editorial
association will be held at the Throop
/ hotel Tuesday evening, January 10,
when arrangements will be made for the
/ annual meeting of the association.
4 Another of the beautiful Vesper SER
/ vices of Washburn college, grown so
popular since their instigation by the
new president, viii be held in the col
Iege chapel Sunday afternoon at 4
I o'clock with the GIee club to furnish
part of the music.
With the resignation of A B. Poole
from the Secretaryship of the topeka
n Commercial club, several of the mem
bers are agitatng the Kalamazoo plan
of doing away with the services of a
paid secretary. putting him like the
II president without salary.
Miss Anna Henderson of the Wash
burn class of 1903 who has already com
pleted sufficient work to get her degree
in June. has accepted a position in the
Morrill, high school to teach Latin. bot
any, and English the second semester
and will leave for that place next We'd
nesday-
The attention of the Washburn base
ball squad is called 70 the fact that
the X U. squad has started spring
practice. So has St. Mary's. Should
the Washburn team care for the state