The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
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The new private branch telephone ex-
| change in the Copeland hotel, put in
! by the Bell Co., has been completed.
| The people of Topeka are hoping
| be completed in time for the semi
Centennial exposition in 1911
Yesterday was hog killing day on the
| county poor farm and the work was
| superfntended by Poor Commissioner
Hale and Deputy Sheriff George Ward
| Owing to the heavy grind of work in
the district court number OF jury
| cases which were assigned for trial
| this term of court will go over to the
January term.
According to Postmaster Rodgers
people of Topeka are more considerate
of the postal authorities this year than
usual and are mailing their packages
| before the big rush.
! The knights and Ladies of Security
/ band plays every night this week in
front of the Majestic theater. The per
| formances this week are in the nature
Of a benefit for this lodge.
Rev. Harry L. Nelson Of RosSville,
Kan, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Potwin Presbyterian
| church to succeed the Rev. Loyal w.
| Madden, who resigned several weeks
| ago.
i Judge T. F. Carver will go to Kansas
City tomorrow where he will preside at
meeting Of the Kansas Society for
the Friendless which will be held In
the Grand Avenue Methodist church in
that city.
| One merchant has an electric ran
i whirling merrily around in his show
| window and the sight takes the mem
| Dry back to the good old summer Time
| with the bees and butterflies and the
| lawn mower.
| One Topeka man who claims to be
| original. says that he actually found
a ventilator on a crowded street car
| open, yesterday. This he asserts Is
an exception to the general rule on
| crowded car.
| Since it has been found that the
| rental charged for the use of the
| Auditorium does not pay the expenses
of this big room it is probable that
| the hall will not be rented Tree as mas
! been suggested.
| is attending Wentworth Military col
| Iege at Lexington, Mo-, is home for
| the holidays. He limps slightly as the
result of crippled ankle received In
| a football game.
The Rock Island road has announced
| that new diners are to be used on their
trains to Kansas City. The first ap-
| pearance of the new diners was MADE
| this morning on No. 40, the popular
Rock Island train to Kansas City.
The athletic authorities of Washburn
| college will make another effort to elect
| a manager of athletics tomorrow. The
term of the new manager commences
January 1, and If an election is to be
made it will have to be done in hurry.
! The Elks. Eagles and others have
made some special offers to the Topeka
Kennel club which are in the shape OF
silver trophies which will be awarded
to the winners of places in the Topeka
bench show which will be held in Feb
ruary.
| Major Tom Anderson, secretary OF
1 oil .1I1h ha
| consulting with several chemists and 1t
| is not improbable that in the near fu-
| ture some arrangements will be mace
| for testing the natural gas furnished IN
| Topeka.
| Predictions for a bumper wheat
| crop are being made already. These
| are based on the snow fall over the
| state which is said to be the saving
| of the crop. But it is long ways
yet until next June when the crop will
| be harvested
The twenty-third annual reunion of
| the masters and wardens of Sloan
lodge No 225, A. F. and A. M, will De
| held Thursday evening for the purpose
of electing and installing Officers Tor
| the ensuing year. A banquet VIII loi-
| low the business meeting
| Tomorrow night the Arions Will
| formally opened their new quarters on
| Quincy street between Second ana
| Third streets. A musical program Will
| be rendered. Tom Anderson will make
an address and the members OF the
| club will dance. This Will compose TIE
| opening celebration.
| At meeting of the Topeka Provi-
! dent associati ton last night T. F. Gar
yer was elected president for next
| wear: Thomas Page was elected vice
president; Arthur Capper secretary 10
the board; Charles S. Elliott, treasurer
| and Dr. C. B. Van Horn general sec
| rotary of the association.
| Jack C. Mccarthy, for a number of
| wears secretary to ]. J. Frey OF the
Santa Fe but since with Colorado
Southern as purchasing agent, spent
few hours in Topeka yesterday looking
| up some past due accounts. He is now
| a resident of Chicago where he is In
charge of the purchasing department Oh
| the Rock Island.
| J. C. Banta, farmer residing SIX
| miles southeast of Topeka, accom-
| nanied by his family and a party of
| friends, left today for trip In
houseboat down the Mississippi river
/ The party will go to Jonesboro. Ark,
where they will embark on the Dig
| river This is the twenty-fourth trip
| of this nature for Mr.. Banta. and
| so days will be spent on the river.
| One Topeka business man who was
drawn to serve on the federal jury last
| week had never been on the third moor
| of the federal building where the court
rooms are located. He didn't want 70
| serve at first but after it was all over
and the jury was discharged he went
| TO Judge Pollock in person and thank
ed him for not eXcusing him. Tne pusl-
ness man learned great oeal Hlors
| from his Jury service than he imagined
| could result profitably to him.
| In hanging the gas lights from the
| ceiling of the Auditorium small sec
| lions of the ceiling were cut out. These
| sections are removed to permit the ad-