The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
LOCAL MENTION.

F. NJ. Gillett and George s. Jpshaw of
Abilene, were ir Topeka this afternoon.
Councilman Griley was sick Wednes-
day with neuralgia. He was able to be
out today.
A petition is being circulated to pave
West Fourth from Van Buren, to West
ern avenue.
All members of the Auditorium Min
streis company are requested to meet
tonight at the Modoc hall.
Mrs. Henry c. Harris. of Des Moines
Iowa, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs E.
NJ. Davies on Harrison street.
If you want to see a reliable business
medium, call on DIR. Ala Thurman. lis
West Sixth street, a. m. to p. m.
The city election board does not have
to canvass the returns of this election.
This is all attended to by the county
commissioners.
The south wall of the Fifth Avenue
hotel is being covered with a coat of
cement, which has greatly improved the
looks of the building.
j.. G. Johnson, of Peabody. vice chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, was in the city for a few hours
late Wednesday night.
A meeting of the Topeka Scottish So
ciety will be held at Judge Guthrie's
Office Saturday night, and the attend
ance of members is desired.
The streets and walks committee of
the CITY COuuCtl VIII meet I1QdS dLlGi-
noon at 2:30. Among other things to
come up is the automobile ordinance.
K. NJ. Rice of Albuquerque, n. NJ. as
sistant storekeeper for the Santa Fe at
that point, was in Topeka today on
business relating to his department.
In the first precinct of the Second
ward, which failed to return j. J.
Schenck's total vote for county attorney
with the other returns, Mr.. Schenck re-
ceived II.
The Barber Asphalt company COM
menced work today repairing the pave
telephone company. They will also do
some general repairing for the city.
Conwel & Willetts ambulance
brought S. J. Reader safely to SIS Park
street. He has been suffering with
rheumatism at his farm for the last
three months, and has come to the city
for treatment.
Grace Cathedral Guild has issued an
attractive calendar for the year 1903.
On each page where the days of the
month appear, there is half-tone cut
of some building or object of interest
in Topeka.
The automobile owners of the city are
busy taking members of the city coun-
ell out riding. They want the city dads
to know how nice it is, and how unfort-
innate it would be to limit the speed of
the machines to six miles per hour.
A team of horses belonging to man
named Jacobs became frightened at
Billiards. mill in North Tooeka this
forenoon, ran down the bank of the
Kaw river plunged through the water
for a considerable distance. turned and
came back and were caught before they
had done any damage
There will occur the regular meeting
of the Retail Grocers' association at the
rooms of the Commercial club. Monday
evening. In order that the plan of the
organizat ton as outlined last month
whereby a list of 'tdead-beat" patrons
should be prepared and fuE<lished the
individual members, as a matter of self
protection. the secretary has opened an
office in the Adams block. northwest
corner of Seventh and Jackson streets
and the names of customers whose cred
it is not good have been tabulated. The
association is in better condition now
than at any time since its organiza-
ton.
1t has been decided by the Topeka
Choral society to change the date OF the
rendition of the Creation" from TIE
latter part of this month to some time
after January 1. 1t has been further ar
ranged to give as the first number Of
the society's course of entertainments,
that by Madame Zelie de Lussan. at the
Auditorium, December &c. Sales of as
sociate membership tickets continue TO
be heavy. These give the purchaser
holder privilege of two reserved seat
| tickets to each of the season entertain
ments and access can be had to the
chart a day before it is opened to the
general public. Along with the practice
on the Creation which is now in prog
ress the soc5ety has taken up Faust
Prof. George B. Penny, dean of the state
university fine arts school. is attending
the weekly meetings of the society.
/ s There will be meeting of the board
of directors of the Commercial club, Sat
urtay afternoon.