The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-09
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The crowded condition of the senate
has been relieved-a1 but ten of the
employees have been given 'the yellow
slip"
It has finally been decided that the
state oratorical contest will be held
in Ottawa. For awhile conditions
pointed to its removal to Topeka
Some of the equipment for the new
WASH burn gymnasium has arrived
and the students are figuring on per-
forming few stunts before school
closes, after all
No fires for the fire department in
the last five days. But since the old
experience of having them scattered in
quantity but not in quality the firemen
have nothing to say for or against.
The third annual dogfest of the To-
peka Kennel club opens at the audi
torium Wednesday morning. A num-
per of the barking, growing, ugly bow
legged CANNES are expected to be
present.
The Swedish American National
league (not a baseball organization)
held a big banquet in the A. o. U. w.
hall last night. There were about 200
natives of the So-called soil who sat
down to the tables
man was standing on the corner,
the car was full and it passed him up,
ne caught the next one, and missed his
train-and as a result a $4,000 deal
was thrown to the winds and lost for
ever. Who is to blame?
1t is said that the fifty Manhattan
girls who witnessed the hog killing at
the Wolff Packing plant Monday glor-
led at the sight of blood and paid lit
tie attention to the dying eyes of the
porkers. The cooking proposition has
made them cold blooded-Such are
the woes of a domestic scientist.
If some one will give Washburn
team. Then give her $50 more and
she will play ball. This is the way
Manager Millice stated it today. This
looks all right. but how about the
players? Is Washburn provided with
playing material?
The premature advent of spring has
been nipped in the bud by the little
snow furry of this morning. The rob-
ins are sneaking around with a foolish
look on their countenances today
been parading with their gray suits
and brass buckle shoes-they look
worse and feel the same.
Miss Elizabeth N. Barr. the noted
who graduated from
Washburn last year and who has been
tories is now in Hutchinson getting out
a book which will be illustrated by AL
bert T. Reid. Miss Barr recently pur-
chased a row of flats down near the
Santa Fe shops as an investment.
The WashburnDramatic club has decid-
ed to present the play-''The Show Girl
In spite of the fact that every Wash
burn play in the last month has been
heralded as the dramatic club produc-
ton, the original and only Washburn
Dramatic club will be on deck in a few
weeks. The "Show Girl'' is a new sem
sation in college dramatics.
The Democrats who were handed
lemon by the canvaSsing board of the
city council are still in arms but they
show no signs of fight. They have now
an Independent candidate at the spring
election. 1t isn't hard to be "penciled''
for mayor. General J. w. F. Hughes
received five votes for mayor in the pri-
mary election.
A number of the young bIoods have
a city ticket to be put in
the field for the Oakland city election
this spring. They say that it is time
the "old heads" were down and out
as far as city affairs are concerned
the gates will be higher and stronger
than ever-woe to the Topeka lads
who desire Oakland company"
Building permits for the last two
lays reveal the following: To F. Keck-
art, frame dwelling on lots IS. 90 and
sheldon, two story frame dwelling, 1922
West Eighth street, at a cost of $500;
o NJ Shaffer, story and a half dwelling
1t 99S West Eighth street, to cost ST.,
100; to Abe jacobson. for remodelng
OS and $40 Kansas avenue, with brick
md stone, and at a height of two stOr
es, to cost $4,000.
A United States building inspector
rom the treasury department at Wash
ngton has been in Topeka the last few
lays overseeing the building of a mail
platform on the east end of the federal
,uilding, He has only proposed one
of restaking the alley
,rade. Postmaster A. K. Rodgers says
hat when the new platform is built
he Topeka office will be able to han
lie mail so fast that minutes delay
will be impossible.