The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
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cluded.
Mr.. and Mrs Fulton Withrow of 2Os
Monroe street are the parents OF
daughter, born Wednesday. Mrs.
Withrow was formerly Miss Maude
Halves.
A meeting of the Independent. Tele-
phone men of the state will be held in
Topeka next week and it is expected
that there will be at least 200 delegates
present.
The momentous question for. the
young high school graduate this morn
ing is what college he will honor py
his attendance and incidentally the
fraternity or sorority.
The high wind last night came up at
shortly after midnight and IN such
| sudden manner as to catch some OF
beIated home corners in an unexpected
fashion with light wraps.
! Faul Porter, twelve years of age VINO
| lives with his parents at 1903 West
street. fell as he was ascending the
steps leading to his home and broke his
| right leg Just above the ankle yester-
| day.
The earnings of the Midwinter Ex-
| position company amounted TO $ooS.oo
| and the MANAGEMENT have voted to do
| nate SEQ of this sum to the entertain
ment committee of the Commercial
| club.
| Lewis and Judy" Plamondin of lila
| Quincy street who professionally are
known as 'Plamondin and Almanac IN
| acrobatic turns have signed contract
Tor next season with the Carl Hagen
| beck shows
IscThel weather bureau announced yes
lterday that there would be a drop OF
| twenty degrees the temperature with
| in the next twenty-four hours ana
| though the prediction has been realized
the mercury is still dropping
The grounding saw his shadow early
| this morning and if he did not immedl-
ately retire to his hole has seen " sew
eraI times since. According TO the ola
| weather sign which is said TO never
fail, there will be six weeks more OF
Twentieth Century Manhood will
he the topic for an, address at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. sunday afternooh
at 3:45 by Joseph F. Flint of chicago,
secretary of the Chicago Purity asso-
citation. He comes we'll recommended
as a sane and interesting speaker
Councilman Horn has caused thick
laver of saWdust to be spread on the
ice covered walk half block eacn way
from his planning mill on Van Bureh
street so that his constituents who are
| compelled to walk in that particularly
slippery place may travel II IN saIety.
/, The claims and accounts committee
of the council refused to allow the
claim of James McCabe, city engineer,
for salary for the whole month of jan
uary Yesterday. McCabe was suspend
ed on the 14th of the month pending
the investigation into his office ana
the salary claim was only allowed for
the length of time. the same action
was taken with reference to ASSISTANT
Engineer William King. The former
gets $3.50 a year and the latter
$1,000.
The International Typographical I'M
! ion has made another reduction in the
assessment levied against the wages OF
). the members of the organization, which
is used in assisting members VINO are
not working owing to strikes that are
in existence in different sections OF tne
country The first assessment maze on
II the members of the union was ten per
! cent of theft wages and this has been
| reduced from time to time until now
the assessment is but three per cent OF
their salary.
A music recital is to be given in
4 Gemmen hall of the Central Y. NJ =,
A. Monday evening by the advanced
| pupils of Mrs. Clithero. assisted by
Mr. Harry Pribble, tenor; Mr. Guy
| Morse. baritone; Mrs. Deacon so
4 prano: Mrs. Skinner, contralto; Misses
Whiting and Clark, vio1inists: and
Miss I4arham, reader. 1t is open &c
all Y. M C. A. members and theiI
lady friends. The programme mas
been especially arranged with view
! to pleasing ali classes of people. A
good many popular selections will be
? rendered
' The boys meeting at the Central Y
i NJ c. A. next Sunday afternoon a.
: 2:3O will be addressed by Dr. C. II
! Lerrigo- 1t is announced that gooC
> share of the address will be the tell
!, ing of stories. in which art DR.. Ler-
q rigo is especially expert. These meet
l. ings are a novelty in Topeka in tha
y they are the only religious service:
d that BOYS control entirely. The Sun
d day afternoon meetings are arranged
d for by a boys club. having its owl
8 boy officers. Even the Sunday meet
irgs are presided over by chairman
n selected out of their own number
Q The boys choose their own speaker