The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-22
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There is an epidemic of grip in To
peka and the noise of sneezlng Is
abroad in the land
The country roads are in bad condi-
ton and the visits of farmers to To-
peka are few and far between.
Here is an item that is really worth
while. After an absence of over a week
Old Sol is paying Kansas visit today
George Burghart has returned from
Cincinnati where he Won bushel bas-
ket full of prizes at the pigeon show
The Saturday Night club will con-
sumo a barrel of oysters tonight. do.
mated to the club by o. L. Clarke of
Galveston, Texas
Examinations. the final ones of the
first semester at Washburn college, will
be the order next week The SECOND
semester will commence the first week
in February.
The boys gymnasium class of the
ProVident Association was the guest OF
the Washburn-W William Jewell basket
ball game and were shown some very
classy playing
Twenty -four babes of the Provident
day nursery were taken through the
Midwinter exposition at the invitation
of Manager George Banter and the
boys gym class and the girls sewing
classes are to have the same treat this
evening.
The smallpox scare at Washburn per
formed a charitable act and bore out
the statement that it is an i'll wind
that blows nobody good. The faculty
became so frightened over the small
pox that they forgot to investigate the
scandal who Danced in Rice Hall?
A peculiar incident in connection
with the recovery of lost valuables in
the Copeland fire, has just come to
light Chief Justice w. A. Johnston
lost a diamond shirt stud. and it was
found frozen in the ice on the under
side of a table which was in his room.
The house committee of three. which
was appointed to confer with the coun-
ty attorney, the city fire marshal and
the chairman of the fire committee OF
the city council failed to put in an APP
pearance at the called meeting, and an
effort viii be made to get the commit
tee together again soon.
During the heavy fog it was impos-
sible to see the clock on the federal
building tower and the street car head
\ lights could not be seen over a block
away. All of the street car men had
orders to leave their searchlights burn
ing when they met each other and when
they were on Kansas avenue.
The crack bowling team of Topeka
composed of Mr.. Harry Wolf Mr.. A
b. Kirkpatrick, Mr.. Ike Barnum, and
Mr. Arthur Wolf goes to st. Joseph
Mo. where they will enter the Mis-
souri, valley tournament which lasts
for ten days to compete with the best
bowlers from all over the country
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
says there is more dirt on the streets
of Topeka this week than in any other
time in the history of the city. The
long siege of snow and the sand or
the new pavements over the city com
bined with the regular dirt made the
streets almost impossible to clean. Al
of the street workers. Pushes sprink-
lers and sweepers are working over
time.
AS soon as the sun dries the ground
work can be recommended on the To-
peka-S outhwestern road The work
according to the officials, was DELAYED
on account of the ground being frozen
and the right of way not having beer
acquired within the city limits The
right of way has probably been secured
by this time, as the officials of the road
announced that it would be within ter