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The Topeka Daily Capital from Topeka, Kansas • Page 8

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Friday, October 22, 1909, ON account of our stock being so much heavier than ever before we are compelled to go right to the core in our price-cutting. We must clear our store of most of the staple items in the next few weeks to make ready for the coming of Santa Claus. Our holiday line will be almost twice as grand as it has ever been before, and as our floor space is limited it is absolutely necessary for us to make a quick clearance. The sale will be sharp and snappy throughout and new specials will be added continuously to take the place of articles as they they are closed out. Don't miss this a single day.

Every day will be an extremely interesting bargain day. If you cannot come yourself send your neighbor. THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL 5c Syrup Pitchers Regular 15c value for quick clearance Gr Clothes Pins For quick clearance, 75 for Cuspidors like cut; never tip; regular 15c value; special Iftr sale price, Uw each. 2k Ltd Utters like cut; fa Talus; special, each for quick clearance. Sleeve Ironing Boards like cut; 25c value padded board; lOn special sale Granite Skillets like cut; regular 16c value; special for Qr this sale, each Dish Mops like cut; regular 6c special sale price.

each Standard Tubular Lanterns like cut; regular 76o value; while they last during this clearance AUr-sale, Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons full nickle plated; regular fl.SO value: complete set, irons, handle and stand. Egg Whips like cut; each Alcohol Stoves- 10c value; for clearance, each 95c special for this clearance sale Granite Cuspidors like cut; sell regular at 25c; special for quick clearance, while they IJc last Toilet Paper Regular 5c rolls; on sale, special 25c 9 rolls 10c Scrub Brashes 8e We have a bushel basket full of them to close out quick. Choice of the lot while they last Gray Granite Tea Kettles 60c values; on sale, special, 1Qr each Colonial Tumblers like cut-clearest Ohio glass; sell regular at: 40c set of six; sale price, set of six, Nlckle Plated House Nos. regular 6.c value; special, for clearance, Medium Slse Galvanised Tubs Regular 60o value; special AQr sale price Chambers like cut; with cover; regular 40c value; clearance sale price Door Hampers like cut.

These are usually sold at 2 Tor 5c Our clearance sale price la, 1 Stove Pipe Dampers 6-lnch; res-. ular 10c value: special for clearance, each Every day will be an extremely interesting bargain day. Don't miss this sale a single day. Inverted Lights like cut; complete, Lindsay Burner, Mantle and Best Mound Valley Globe; regular 69c outfit; for this clearance AZn sale, special Inverted Lindsay make gas mantles, special for this On sale, each 0" Wire Waste Paper Baskets 50o values; special SWEDISH Seamless Gray Granite Water Palls 10 quart size; regular 40c value; while they last, spe- 27f cial for quick clearance Anti-Rust Tin Water Palls Large size; 45c value; on OTc-sale, WO Guaranteed Rasors Rerular $2.50 Table Knives like cut; sell regular at 6c; special price for In rapid clearance, each value; special sale pries for Qftp I quick clearance. Rev.

Dwight Piatt, at the request of Mr. Barrett. valley will meet in semi-annual session at the Third Unitarian church this afternoon at 912 Topeka avenue. The speaker A transcript in the case of Willie Koehl- SHORT STORIES OF TOPEKA HAPPENINGS er and Louis Jackson, two boys who are charged with breaking into the second hand store of A. D.

Carter. 404 East You Can Get Real Value in Royal Products fourth avenue, and stealing carpenter's of the afternoon will be Miss Alberta Corbin of the University of Kansas. Luncheon will be served at 4:30 o'clock. To secure proper classification all Want ads for the Topeka Daily Capital must be In the office before 6 p. m.

Woodworth treads save tires. Tires are going higher thin tires wear a long time when protected by treads. See Padgett, 118 E. Seventh street, at once. George S.

Badders, secretary of the Topeka Commercial club, left yesterday afternoon over the Rock Island for Rochester, N. where he will attend the W. W. Btrickland, assistant freight auditor of the Santa Fe, is in Chicago on tools, was iuea in tne district court yesterday. Thursday was the most pleasant day that has been recorded since October 7.

The temperature was 77 degrees -at 4 o'clock and as a consequence many of the gas meters over town were allowed to rest. The forecast for today is fair and warmer. C. F. Luddington, chief fuel supervisor of the Santa Fe, leaves todav for Mil "-SSSSSfee- ill meeting of the National Association of waukee, for a two weeks' visit Commercial Executives.

He will be there in time to see the last day of the indus trial exposition, which has been in pro with nis wire. Mrs. Liuudington has been visiting her parents in that city for the past month and expects to remain there until the first of the year. gress tor tne past wees. TT Whether it is our Thoro Bread I at ten cents, or our Royal Bread at five, dr whether it is our pies, cakes, or pastries no matter what yon bny, if it bears the "Royal" label it's right.

Another thing; any of our five cent bread contains from one to two ounces more bread than any other make sold in Topeka. All "Royal" products are sold on guarantee of absolute satisfaction or your money back. Tires take another rise in price the first of November. Hike to Padgett's lire House-and place your order at once. Largest stock on hand.

The work of remodeling the front of the Central National bank building is nearing completion. The placing of the heavy arch stones was finished yesterday and. now the dressing of the stone Mrs. E. L.

Pinkerton. 105 West Twelfth J. M. Connell, general passenger agent of the Santa Fe, returned yesterday from a business trip. Dr.

S. M. Pratt of 1519 Mulvane street registered his new Auburn auto yesterday, receiving license No. S70. City Attorney Ralston is busy drawing up the contract for the coal which will be burned by the city this winter.

The members of the Christian Endeavor of the First Congregational church will give a picnic supper tonight at the church. More people registered yesterday 'than on any other day previous during the present campaign. Today is the last day to register. W. J.

Wagner of the freight auditing office of the Santa Fe has gone to Aberdeen, S. to register for the opening of Indian land. Burton Hill was yesterday granted a permit to erect an addition of brick and iron to a shed at the corner of Jefferson and Thornton streets. The cost will be 21.000. The first meeting of the social science class of the Provident association will be held, this afternoon.

The first lectures will be on degeneration, parisitlsm and pauperism. John Manley, state secretary of the Y. M. A. of Kansas, left yesterday afternoon for Champaign, 111., where he will attend the state convention of the Illinois Y.

M. C. A. worK is an tnat remains to be done. There are restaurants and restaurants in Topeka, but Burt's cafe has proven far more popular than any, other.

Elmer Deck, hack and transfer. Stand, Gienwood hotel. Phones, Bell 220. Ind. 1456.

Rosa E. Loper filed suit in the district court yesterday against Berton L. Loper for divorce. The petition alleges that the couple were married October 2, 1901, and that two children were born, Clyde E. Loper, aged seven years, and Ralph H.

Loper, aged five years. Abandonment is charged. Get your name in the new directory of tho Independent Telephone company. A new directory will be issued by the Independent Telephone company within the next few weeks. Secretary R.

T. Kreipe of the State Wide Fair association has called a meeting of the board of directors of the association for tonight at the Commercial club rooms. Mr. Kreipe will at that time make a report of the standing of the You Can Buy Royal Bakery Products at Most Any Grocery in Town Royal Bakery M. ALEXANDER, Proprietor TO flROISE IUJ II II IUJ II Superintendent E.

T. Fairchild went to Ottawa yesterday to attend a meeting of the State Library association, while or THE Jan. 20. 1910 iMMJl HOLD SESSION TODAY there he maae an aaaress oeiore trie stu association and the success of the fair. Other important business will be considered at the meeting.

Btaastra, sala, at cltemaeasw Batman makes all his own candies at uoaung oniy so ana Iaelaatag aU ezpeases for Cays, Cnuse Dept. White Star Line, Chicago Area S2l Kansas avenue. street, was severely injured as a result of a nasty fall down a flight of stairs last night about 7 o'clock. Mrs. Pinkerton started down the steps and when about ten feet from the bottom stumbled and fell head first, striking on her hands and 4iead.

She sustained a severe sprain of her left wrist and a nasty bruise on her left cheek besides minor bruises, and may be ill as a result of a nervous shock incident to the fall. If you neglected the opportunity of yesterday, be alive to the opportunity of today. See the San Diego exhibit at the National hotel. E. L.

Copeland, treasurer of the Santa Fe railway system, has returned from New Mexico and Texas. Mr. Copeland was on a business trip, but was in New Mexico at the time of the Taft ceremonies at El Paso and accepted an invitations to be present at the Taft breakfast at the St. Regis hotel, and with Traffic Manager Brown and General Manager C. W.

Kouns of the Gulf lines, participated in the parade Monday. Malcolm Copeland, who went to New Mexico with his father for his health, will remain in Silver City for a few months. It is a duty you owe yourselves to Investigate the investment opportunities in San Diego. We will be pleased to show you at the San Diego exhibit, National hotel. Frank Widener, aged 19 years, a white boy, and Ed Robinson, aged 20 years, who is colored, were fined 22 each by Police Judge Urmy yesterday upon being convicted of smoking cigarettes in a public place.

Widener is said by the police to be a cigarette fiend and uses the little paper rolls to excess. The officers are trying to locate the place in the city where the papers are obtained, and if found the guilty party will not be dealt with leniently by Judge Urmy. The minimum fine for giving or selling cigarette papers 1b $25, while a maximum of $300 may ba imposed. John Barrett, director of Bureau of American Republics, while in Topeka stated that "the raising of bananas in general in Nicaragua was a very strong proposition, the profits were immense and that he gave the industry his unqualified endorsement." Stock that is now $10 will in two years be worth $100. For further information about this investment, the best ever offered in see M.

A. Pond, 609 Kansas avenue. There is a possibility that there may be some trouble in the settlement of the claims of the widows of the two Valley Falls men who were killed in the Santa Fe wreck recently. Both of the men were members of the Woodmen lodge and the lodge is planning to assist the wid Today the Owl Grocers will sell Con cord grapes at 18 cents per basket. This price will prevail at all of their stores.

At noon there will be lunch at the church and a social hour. The program for the sessions is as follows: 11:00 Devotional service, led by Mrs. Walter Root of Kansas City, Mo. Remarks by the president, Mrs. T.

A. Wilkie, Topeka, Kan. Minutes of the last meeting, Mrs. T. W.

Todd, Topeka, Kan. Miscellaneous reports from delegates from Branch Alliances at Kansas City, Lawrence, St. Wichita and Topeka. Denominational News, Miss Sarah Brown, Lawrence, Kan. "The National Alliance," Miss Marie Goodman, Kansas City, Mo.

12:30 Luncheon and social hour. 2:00 Organ Voluntary, "In Memoriam," Mrs. Marcia B. Howland, Lawrence, Kan. Vocal solo, selected, Mrs.

F. S. Thomas, Topeka, Kan. "The Young People of the Church," Miss Corbin, Lawrence, Kan. Discussion, Mrs.

F. M. Bennett, Lawrence, Miss Charline Morgan, Topeka, Kan. "Sunday Evening Service," Mrs. V.

N. Cady, Kansas City, Mo. Discussion, Mrs. R. A.

Burch, Topeka, Kan. Report from FAILS TO PROVIDE FIRE ESCAPE; JSJOUNO GUILTY T. W. TbonpNi Is Fined flO la Coa-nectioa With Santa Fe Hotel Violations of Resnlatloa Will Appeal. T.

W. Thompson, owner of the Santa Fe hotel, was found guilty according to information sworn against him August 19 of this year charging failure to comply with the law, regarding the provision of fire escapes. His trial was held before Judge Ernest R. Simon in the court of Topeka, and upon being found guilty a fine of $10 was imposed. Mr.

Thompson immediately, gave notice of appeal to the district court and filed an appeal bond of S50. Thnmnson and his hotel manager. H. Elon S. Clark was fined a box of cigars The MisHonrl Valley Association Alliance In Topeka.

The annual convention of the Missouri Valley Associate Alliance of Unitarian Women will be held today at the Unitarian church In this city. Visitors are expected to be in the city from Lawrence, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Wichita and other cities of Missouri, and Kansas. The convention will hold an all day session in the church. The morning session will begin" at 11 o'clock and the afternoon session will open at 2 o'clock.

and a box of chewinsr erum by the mem bers of the boaril of directors of the Commercial club Wednesday night for being absent from the meeting. Mr. Clark and it is probable that this phase of the case will be threshed out before the district court. In case the law is held constitutional, Thompson probably will hav to pay his fine or go to jail. BOY'S FATHER SMOKES AND DRIVES A TEAM is out of the city at present and is as yet unadvised of the line that is await dents of the university.

Dr. C. H. Lerrigo has commenced the erection of a new residence on College avenue. It is to be an eight room, modern dwelling and will cost in the neighborhood of $5,000 when completed.

Senator Charles Curtis leaves Sunday for St. Louis and will accompany President Taft to New Orleans. He will then go to Washington, where he remain until Congress adjourns next spring. Chief Justice and Mrs. W.

A. Johnston will entertain the Fortnightly club next Tuesday evening at their home. Justice and Mrs. Winfielfi Freeman of Kansas City will entertain the club with travel addresses. The contract for the finishing of the top floor of the Central Y.

M. C. A. building has been let to J. L.

Eddy, a local contractor. The work of putting in partitions for the educational rooms commenced yesterday. Freddie Patch of Emporia, the eight-year-old boy who was severely bitten by a mad dog a few days ago. is reported progressing nicely under the Pasteur treatment under the care of Dr. A.

B. Jeffrey of. this city. Six persons, five men and on woman, arrested at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning charged with disorderly conduct, were found guilty when tried before Poll NEW YORK'S SOCIAL SIDE B. Lowe, were arrested charged with failure to comclv with the fire escape SEVEN COPIES A WEEK regulations.

The case was dismissed as to Lowe yesterday. The information nharrai that there had been a failure to FOR THE SAME PRICE Every subscriber to the Capital re Public Entertaining a Popular Feature of Metropolitan Life WITH THE ST.REGIS HOTEL AS A CENTER provide a rope and chain escape, a chain long enough to extena past tne window sill and rope enough to reach the ground; ing him upon his return. See that window display of 50 different styles of gas lights at 816 Kansas avenue. J. S.

Allen of the Partnership Real Estate company returned the first of the week from a month's trip through the western part of Canada. Mr. Allen re-porth that section of the country experiencing a great immigration from the middle West, owing to the big irrigation under way in that country. For Want ads the Capital guarantees the largest circulation in Topeka, the largest circulation on the rural routes out of Topeka and the largest circulation in the state. George R.

Rex. manager of the tie treating plants of the Santa Fe Railway company at Somerville, was in Topeka yesterday. Mr. Rex states that the tie treating plants of the road have been doing a record business this year in spite of the depression that has existed during the past six months of the summer. The Women's Associate Alliance of the United Brethren church of the Missouri ceives seven copies a week Including the big Sunday daily, all for 10 cents.

No other paper in Topeka gives you more than six issues, and you pay the "My father smokes and drives a said a little fellow who told the police he was seven years old and that hie name is Ernest Cohee upon being questioned by Police judge Urmy. The littl fellow was caught going by the station with a cigar bolder and the stump of a 'cigar In it stuck Into his mouth, and was called in for a conference with the judge. "I wasn't smoking. Honest I wasn't." he protested, and after quite a bit of friendly advice he was permitted to go. "Do you go to school? he was asked.

"Yes, sir." "What dose your father dor was the next question, whereupon the little fellow very gravely Informed his questioner that his father "smokes and drives a team." He told Judge Urmy he would nevr smoke until he became a great, big man, and promised faithfully not to pick up any more half burned cigars, as he said be had found the one he was carrying same price. that there naa oeen a rauure to proviae metallic fire escapes fastened securely to the building; that' there had been a failure to provide a metallic gong on each floor, and a failure to provide chemical fire extinguisher, all of which am mart necessarv bv law for bulldinm Formal and Informal dinners, private repasts and elaborate banquets are marked features of New York's social life of the Judge S. S. TJrmy yesterday afternoon WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY ana were tinea tat eacn. There was one lady resent at the ban present day.

Public dining as an art is of the character owned by Thompson. ows in tneir claims against the road. Suits may be brought, unless settlement is made by the road, for $5,000 each. Set being cultivated In the metropolis to the The activity of the Topeka Commercial Suet given by the Commercial club for ohn Barrett Wednesday night. She was Mrs.

Dwight Piatt of Overbrook, Kan. Rha la a cousin of Mr. Barrett and at exclusion of many other forms of entertainment. All of New York's modern hotels have recognized the growth and ex tlement has been made by the claim department of the railroad with Mrs. Thomas Laird, the widow of the section foreman from Nortonvllle, who was killed club in the campaign for the commission form of government has brought consid in tiM own aeiense laompwn aeciarea that it is only about eight feet from the -windows of the second story of the building to the ground, and that under such circumstances the necessity for providing the various paraphernalia is absurd.

He declares the law is unconstitutional. tended the dinner with her husband, the tension of this latest society rad, and nave with the other men in the wreck. catered to it most liberally. Grand cere erable criticism upon the club from differed sections of the city, tl is hinted that the club is a political organization and that after the commission form is adopted. In response to a number of reauests monial banqueting halls and exquisite private dining rooms are notable features of all the newer public houses and these in addition to the main public dining rooms.

from persons desiring to carry on a line of special study durinz- the coming: winter if it is successful at the next election It chology has been arranged to be given will claim the honor and put upa ticket Becoming a mother should be a source of joy, but the suffer at the Washburn observatory by Dr. E. No other hotel in New York, however, of its own membres. In the attempt to get a series of ten popular lectures on psy- has gone Into this subject with the thor control of the city's affairs for the busi ing incident to the ordeal oughness and sincerity dispjayea ny tne j. wiim, proressor or psychology at tne college, on as many Saturday evenings.

ness men of the city. This rumor was "Tn jT makes its anticipation one of St, Regis, at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth described by President Hopkins of th Beginning October 30. The lectures will street. At this hotel, recognizee! every club at the meeting of the board of direc where as America's most perfect and most homelike, the cuisine has always been given the first consideration. It has liOyi Ml I 1 dread.

Uother' Friend is Hy 1 HNI the only remedy which re- lieves women of much of the pain of maternity; this hour, dreaded as woman's severest trial, is not only made less painful, but danger is avoided by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or cloomv: nervousness. be non-technical, and will be entirely accessible to the interested public, who are invited to attend. A prospectus of the course and tickets may be obtained by addressing the department of education at the college of by calling Ind. 2S42 blue.

The secretary of the Y. W. A. and the members of. the association are com established to equal, and nas oeen con tinuously maintained upon a par with, the most famous restaurants of London and THREE THOUSAND OREGON FARMS 40,000 ACRES TO BE SOLD BEFORE JANUARY FIRST At the unheard of sum of Onlv 1 25 Only 115 down and $10 per month.

Call at our office or write us. and let us tell you how to secure one of these farms and a free trip to Oregon and return with all expenses paid. SUNSET REALTY ASSOCIATES AUTHORIZED AGENTS. Blower Hons Annex 810 Qalncy St. P.

O. Box 269, Topeka, Kansas. We are Eastern Representatives for a number of the largest Realty Finns in the Pacifio Northwest and have all classes of Property for Sale, Improved and unimproved Lands, Orchards, Tracts, Subdivisions and City Property in Portland, Oregon. Easy terms. Agents Wanted.

Paris, but at rates no higher than those nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, and the system charged by other first class New York hotels, and with facilities for large and small parties second to no other hotel in pleting the plans for the campaign to be waged next month for the erection of the new building. The ladies' team is being organized under the direction of the cap tors recently. "I think the charges that have been made that the club Is a political organization, should be denied by the club. The organization here ought to be regarded by every member and the impression given to the city that the club is to further the brotherhood of the business men of the city and that all subjects for the good of the city are here discussed in a non-partisan way and that the club only takes an active part in any matter when it' is the general feeling of the club that it is for the good of the people. The various organizations of the club are interested in many things and are free to discuss them here, but It ought not to be said that the club as a whole Is a political the city.

In the matter or rooms, also, the St. Regis offers exquisiteness and economy, for rooms may be had there as tains, Mrs. Lindsay, Miss Mildred Shaw. Mrs. Harry Lyman, Miss Edna McKirahan and Mrs Edna Heyworth.

The captains of the girls' teams are Miss low as S3 and S4 a day for a large, hand ssaUed free. rseiue inorpe. miss uertruoe aaaynaro. Miss Minnie Smith. Miss Bereha Rowles.

somely furnished single bedroom; the same with private bath for IS a day (or $6 for two people); or ftt a day and up for a splendid suite or parlor, bedroom and 0 TfiS BRADJJELD REGUIATO CO. Miss Mable Treleaven. Miss Bessie Betts, Miss Lena Davis, Miss Dora Clark. Miss Winnifrcd Myers and Mrs. Isabel McAr- private bath, taur..

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