The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-22

County Clerk Newman has Joined the
Masons.
The asphalt repairing force is now
working on Kansas avenue.
The state house grounds never appear
ed prettier than they do now.
Congressman Calderhead of Marys-
vile was in Topeka Tuesday.
F. c. Bowen succeeds H. NJ. Philips
as county treasurer October 10.
City Attorney Spencer is now having
his troubles with the district court jury.
The street railway tracks have been
torn I'D as far as Potwin on West
Sixth.
The county commissioners are about
through allowing rebates in taxes for
flood losses.
John Coyne raised $50 worth of pota-
toes this summer. This is not much for
a Hibernian.
Congressman Calderhead was in To-
peka Monday. but as usual he refused
to talk about politics.
West Sixth avenue is in bad enough
condition without having the street rail-
way right of way filled with macadam.
The Baptist church decorating COM
mlttee will meet at the tabernacle
Wednesday evening at 7:90 instead of
Wednesday afternoon.
There is to a meeting of the Topeka
Homeopathic society at the office of
DR.. Eva Harding, 704 Kansas avenue,
on Wednesday evening
Frank Harrison. county commissioner,
says the roads southwest of the city are
now in excellent condition They nave
been very bad this season.
The quarterly report of the state
board of agriculture is now in the
hands of the state printer. 1t is de-
voted to Modern Dairying.''
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the First NJ E. church Will give
I q 90 af h.
Mcfarland. 500 Topeka avenue, Friday
evening, September %.
Mr.. end Mrs. P A Pettis of Wa
thena, and c. B. Lucas and J. F. Lucas,
of st. Joseph. were in the city to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Grant Roach
at 11SS Western avenue.
The gas company officials say that
the reason for the light pressure OF
gas for the past week has been a break
down in the machinery, which has now
been repaired. Mr.. Brock won't be
needed after all.
If there is a mortgage on your home.
the Shawnee Building and Loan Asso-
citation has very simple plan to get rid
of it. Call at the office of the secretary,
us West Sixth street, and let him ex-
plain it to you.
The state school fund commission
school fund nearly all invested, owing
to a stringency in the money market
in the east. This has not always been
an easy matter since the west got rich.
A Topeka man who lives south OF
Topeka wants to know when the new
truancy law is to be enforced. He says
that he knows of II children in his
vicinity who are under school age OF
whom only four are attending school
The new Krag-Jorgensen rifles for the
Kansas National Guards have at last
arrived from the government arsenal
Il a 1af frrf Nf1s,xr 1<,f
be used before the Fort Riley maneu-
vers, as their use is much different from
those the militia are used to.
Wouldn't it be just as well for the
city to spend a little more money with
| its street cleaning force? Kansas av-
the town has had cause to feel ashamed
almost all summer. 1t is the street if
any. that ought to be kept clean.
There was a rush for the free en-
ployment Office Monday. and these are
some of the applications for help which
were filed: boy, at "a a week: boy or ole
man for Homework: farm hand a
Highland park, 500 and board; three
livery men. $40 and beard; 2 farm
hands, 81 to $1.25 a day; two men tt
lay sidewalk. hours day. S150.
A farewell social hour will be OBJ
served following the prayer meeting at
the First Baptist church Thursday
night, in honor of Prof and Mrs. H. L.
MCNEIL who are moving to Brandon
Manitoba. Prof Mcneil has been for
two years, during his connection with
Washburn college, superintendent OF
the First Baptist church Sunday school
This is the first day of the Jewish
year. the Hebrew New Year, and, as
such, is being observed by the
Jews of Topeka. By the Jews who ad-
| here strictly to the faith of their
fathers the day is one of prayer for
strength to forgive their enemies Jews
with Ieanings toward Christian faith re-
gard it much in the same light as
Christians do January first.
Here is a notice from the Hartford
Post about Media, who is to sing in To-
peka this fall that indicates her popu-
larity: Madame Melba. who recently
sang for President Loubet three times
once at buckingham palace on the night
of the presidents arrival, and twice AT
the opera, on the gala night as Gilia
\ in 'RigOlettO. and Juliet-has had
many avocations during her long and
brilliant career as a singer but perhaps
none quite so painfully enthusiastic as
one of which she was the object some
years ago at st. Petersburg. So exact
ing were her auditors that at the con-
clusion of her opera they recalled her
before the curtain for a full hour, until
from sheer fatigue she was compelled
to call for a chair on which to rest dur
ing the intervals of tumultuous APP
plause. When at last she was released