The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-20

Then say it is quite eleemOsynary.
j. G. Waters.
The Commercial club meets tonight.
The Western League meeting took
place in Chicago today.
Two cases OF diphtheria were reported
yesterday to the board of health from
F. NJ. Drew at 212 Emmett street.
Dr. W. c. Fisk left for New York
yesterday to attend the annual meet
ing of the Christian Science association.
Ottawa and Washburn will compete
for football honors on the Washburn
field tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. NJ. A. Moody was brought up
from Lawrence yesterday and will be
operated on for appendicitis
The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial club viii be held at the
club room Friday evening, October 20
An effort is being made to get Dick
Cooley, the ball player, and his wife to
play in one Of the Topeka vaudeville
houses for a week.
will hold a reception this evening for
the students of the college generally in
the Carnegie Library building.
All of the Methodist churches in the
city will hold a union meeting at the
First Methodist church on Sunday af-
ternoon. Dr.. Evans viii preach the
| sermon.
single divorce suit having been filed
in the district clerks Office and the
office force can offer no solution to the
mystery.
Mrs. Fred Bethlzes who was operated
upon at one of the city hospitals yes
terday for cancer, has been taken to
her home in Lebo, where there is little
| hope entertained for her recovery.
A huge electric sign is being placed
in position on the roof of the building
occupied by the Topeka trunk factory
When completed it will be the largest
electric light sign in the city.
Winter must be near at hand. The
/ heavy storm doors have been placed in
position at the government building
and the government authorities ought
to know what they are about.
At the meeting Of the State Photog-
raphers' convention which met in
/ Wichita this week the first place was
awarded to J. ?. Colville of Topeka,
who was awarded 90 p points by the
| judges.
The baseball fans of the city are
| agitated over d report which is being
circulated that the admission to the
ball games next year is to be raised to
fifty cents and that seats in the grand
| stand will be twenty-five instead of ten
| cents.
According to the Parsons Sun, local
| parties are threatening to invade To-
peka and establish a smoke house.
| Topeka already has a chop house and
most every other kind of a house and
would probably stand for a smoke
house.
Mayor Davis offers an opportunity to
any one who cares to accept it, to go
to Ell Paso, Texas, as a delegate to the
annual meeting of the American En-
I gineers. The mayor will furnish the
credentials and the delegate must do
the rest
Mrs. Mary Cape, mother-in-law OF
Jerry Simpson, is lying critically i'll al
Christ hospital in this city. Mrs Cape
and Mrs. jerry Simpson were visiting
friends in this city when she was
stricken with paralysis. Owing to heI
advanced age but little hopes are en-
tertained for her recovery
It is current report on the street that
the creditors of the First National
bank have retained G. c. Clemens as
their attorney to take immediate &C
ton relative to the interests of the de-
pOSltOrS- Mr.. Clemens was one of the
depositors and feels that the affairs
and interests of the depositOrs are be-
ing neglected.
West Tenth avenue from the end Of
the present paving to the city limits il
in bad condition. 1t has been cut VI
badly by The heavy rains and Subse.
quent travel Street Commissioner
James Ramsey has had his attention
called to the condition Of the road ane
VIII send out force to grade it.
Plans for the addition to the city de
tention hospital are being made in tn
office of the city engineer. The boarC
Of health wants to spend S1,00 but it
plans can't be followed for less thai
double that amount. The board of health
wants two bath rooms installed "A
present there is neither plumbing O
heating of a modern type in the build
ing.
. LAWRENCE AND RETURN $1.O5.