The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-30


at the Topeka hospital is 1852. OF these
14e come from Shawnee county.
The natural gas solicitors have for
gotten to state whether or not the
natural product is as good for suicidal
purposes.
Some Of the residents in the west
part Of the city, are hiring special pO-
licemen to protect their property on
Halloween.
Miss Adeiia R. Luce, formerly an
elocution teacher in Topeka, is visit
ing for couple of weeks with friends
| in this city.
Captain Coney, commander of the G.
A r of the state. was in Wamego Sat
urday night where he spoke to an old
soldiers meeting.
DR.. Norman Plass preached Sunday
at Central Congregational church, on
account of the sickness of Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon.
Farmers living in the vicinity of
Topeka report the appearance of a
small worm like the wheat Weevil in
the growing wheat.
State Employment Agent Gerow sent
a lot of corn-huskers today to north
western Kansas where the farmers are
applying for help.
The committee to have in charge the
Semi-Centennial celebration of Kansas
for 1911 meets at the Copeland Wednes-
day evening at s o'clock.
Postmaster Guthrie on Saturday is
sued checks to more than 1900 rural
mail carriers who viii draw 100000 for
their work during the past month.
People who figured on making
Jack-O' Lanterns for the Halloween
celebrations will probably find it hard
to get pumpkins of the right kind
The Farmers Institute is to meet
next Thursday at Grange hall at
Madison Center. Miss Ruth Cowgirl
of Topeka will read an original story.
How many DOOR man was late to
work this morning because he had to
sweep the snow and slop off his side
walk and porches.
Father Bononeini. who has been in
charge of the church affairs of Father
/ Hayden while the latter was absent
in Europe. will leave for York, Ne
braska, today.
The death of Miss Grace Kemp at
HOlbrook hall. Washburn, on Sunday
morning was the first death Of
student that ever occurred in the col
| Iege buildings.
Dick Cooley: MY guess is that
Shively viii be president of the West
ern league. That is what I read in
! O'NeilPs announcement that he viii re-
tire"
Washburn viii play Fairmount Sat
day. Here is the dope: Haskell beat
Z
ken IS to Il; Washburn beat Oklahoma
9 to 6.
The FraternaI Brotherhood lodge is to
I hold a meeting Wednesday night at its
/ hall, 119 West Sixth street. A large list
] of candidates for membership will be
admitted.
Gene lie Roy who advertised himself
as THE only ball player in vaudeville
seems to have fouled out. He came to
II
was called out after the first inning by
Manager Hagan.
Doctors Samuel and Harry Lyman,
John Mathews. William Taylor, l..
Thomas, c. n. Gault, Frank Sweringen
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, mem
bers of the Topeka Automobile club
made a run to St. Marys and return
Sunday.
On November 4, the state board of
control will open bids for supplying
the state institutions with 5000 BUSH
els of potatoes. For the Topeka
asylum $500 bushels will be bought
but this institution has already pur-
chased about 1000 bushels.
Father Hayden, who has just re
turned from a trip to Europe, has re-
sumed his duties at the Church of the
Assumption. He assisted in the morn
ing exercises Sunday and preached
the afternoon sermon. The subject OF
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dence of Cod
The gold watch which was given away
by the BOilermakers' and Iron Ship
builders union of this city was awarded
to A. E. Peterson of Osawatomie, Kan,
About 500 was realized on the plan,
which will be used for the benefit of
the striking boilermakers who formerly
were employed by the Santa Fe.
S NJ Charles, a former Topeka
man, now employed as excursion
agent for the Illinois Central at Sar
Francisco, sent to the State Journal
a copy of newspaper called the
New World 1t is printed IN Japanese
and is distributed daily to the Jap
anese residents of San Francisco.
DR.. Charles M Sheldon, who has
been so seriously i'll for the past week
was able to be up and about his
. home yesterday, for the first time
since he was taken Ill. He hopes tC
be so much improved next Sunday
that he can commence the reading his
first sermon story of the winter
series to his congregation.
Patroiman Allison of the police
force has resigned and will begin work
2 on farm in Franklin county after
/ November I. The police force is shOrt
about three men now. Allison is the
first policeman who has voluntarily re-
signed in many moons. There was
nothing against him and he was cOnsid-
J cred a good officer by his superiOrs
He just didn't like the job.
The first step towards organizing al
association of the various Methods
churches of the city will be takeI
Wednesday evening when each of th'
? Methodist churches in the city viii bl
represented by three delegates in
meeting which will be gathered to
: gether for the purpose of arranging
/ the details Of the organization. TIL
y league of the churches is to be base(
on both social and religious lines.
! BLASEEs PUBLIC OFFICIALS.