The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-12
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j Informal dancing and cards at the
Elks club tonight for members and
their families.
The Republican city central COM
mittee will meet in the city court room
this Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the stock
/ holders of the Lake View hunting club
will be held at the club house at Lake
View, Sunday.
The Democratic central committee
will meet at the Throop hotel tonight
and fill the vacancies caused by the
| five per cent law of the primary cleo
tion
| The high school basketball team left
for st. Joe this evening, where they
viii play the Missourians tonight. The
team IS somewhat crippled on account
of the loss of Ray Swearingen.
W. S. Durant, who has a drug store
near Washburn college is not worried
over his loss occasioned by the passage
of the anti7cigarette law, as he has
| never carried cigarettes in stock
F. A. Brigham was unanimously re-
nominated for mayor of Oakland by
the voters in this city Thursday. The
election was a hot one in places-a
fight between the "old heads and the
young bucks
Henry Bromieh has taken out a
building permit for a two story frame
residence at sos Fillmore street which
will cost $4,000. Mr.. Bromich was
burned out at the fire which destroyed
the boiler works.
1t is announced that the formal ad-
journment of the legislature will not
take place until Saturday and perhaps
Monday on account of the large
amount of business which yet remains
to be transacted.
The application for a change of We
nue. in the Gordon-Munn contest case
has been denied by Judge Dana of the
district court. who holds that he is in
no way interested in the case or pre-
JUDGED and should hear it.
A reward for $40 has been offered
for the arrest and conviction of the
VandalS who have from time to time
DESTROYED property at Central park
and If apprehended their punishment
viii probably ,detain them from other
acts of vandalism for a time at least
The first meeting of the board of
viewers on the new south side dixie
proposition was held Thursday and
work on the diles this side of the riv-
er will commence at once. 1t is fully
expected to have the dikes finished
before the spring freshets.
1t seems that Democratic fight with
the canvassing board of the city coun-
Gil is still in the air. 1t is now a ques-
ton whether the vacancies really exist
or not. The Democrats have no show
of winning in any of their fights but
they want the party in the limelight
just the same.
Inc pOdIQ OI PARK commissioners
is planning a $4,000 bath house at
Cages park. Everything will be free.
This will make all of the other parks
in the city dwindle in Importance
Next summer the people of this city
may expect summer resort facilities
right here in the city.
Mayor Green has appointed John
Purcell, the superintendent of the San
ia Fe shops, on the board of water
commissioners Mr. Purcell is the
man who recommended that the Santa |
Fe contribute to the efficiency of the |
water department by connecting its |
pumps with the cityE mains during a |
big fire. His position on the board will |
make a valuable addition.
In the last ten years Topeka has |
been the headquarters of the rural |
route system of the postoffice depart |
ment. During this time not one trip |
has been missed by the rural route |
carriers, except during the floods when |
it was impossible to traverse the roads. |
This is undoubtedly the best record |
ever made in the country and Post |
master A. K. Rodgers is the proudest |
man in the department today.