The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-04
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In men, whom men pronounce as Ill.
In men whom men pronounce divine.
| find SO much of sin and blot,
I hesitate to draw the line
Between the two when God has not
@ss-h---Joauuin Miller.
The H. HI. club is a. good thing. Push
it along Yeerys.s .xzsge
This is the time to buy shingles
cheap. Prove it by calling the north or
south yards of the J. Thomas Lumber
Co.
| The annual meeting OF the Topeka
Rifle club will be held at their indoor
range this evening, when officers will
be elected.
| The gas pressure was so poor last
| night that great many citizens of
Topeka were unable to read the presi-
| dents message.
The Majestic theater performance for
the week beginning December Is, will
/ be a benefit for the Knights and La
| dies of Security.
The regular Thursday afternoon
| meeting will be held at the Purity
home. 2127 Topeka avenue at 8
o'clock. The meeting is open to the
public.
| 1t has been suggested that as this
appears to be a dull season for City
Attorney Dreaming that he draft a city
ordinance for the purpose of suppress
ing the theater going peanut eater.
| Ernest Quigley, the popular coach of
st. Mary's college, will referee the
game between the stars and the Wash
burn team next Saturday afternoon. c..
K. Holiday will be head linesman.
George Brethour, the Washburn foot
ball player, who was operated upon for
appendicitis last Monday at Christ hos
pital, is reported as improving and he
| will probably be out in a few days.
Candles and oil lamps took the place
of gas in lighting stores on West Sixth
street last night and they were called
into service early in the evening on ac-
count of the failure of the gas supply.
The supply OF natural gas in To-
peka today seems to be little better
than it was yesterday. The most in
convenient thing about these short
ages is that they invariably occur just
when the cold weather comes.
An evidence of the approach of Christ
mas is the number of shoppers who
throng Kansas avenue and the stores
every afternoon laying aside the pres
ents which they expect to give to
friends during the holiday season.
Even the prisoners in the county Jail
are complaining about the shortage of
gas, and why not? The furnace fires
went out yesterday afternoon and the
Jail was anything but an inviting place,
and the newcomers received a chilly re-
ception.
At last a reckless automobile driver
has been successful in running down e.
victim. Yesterday Mrs. c. r. William
son who is an invalid while walking
with her husband was knocked down
by a driver trying for a speed record
and was seriously injured.
Both the old stars and the Wash
burn football teams are working hard
for Saturdays game which will be
played on Washburn field. The game
will consist of two halves of thirty
five minutes or less so that those who
attend the game will be assured of a
full game being played.
The old settlers of Topeka and vicini-
ty will hold their annual reuniofiThurs-
day at the First Christian church, 622
Topeka avenue, when a basket dinner
will be served by the ,Woman's aux
Hilary. People who came; to Kansas
prior to 1875 are eligible to membership
and are invited to be present.
The Roosevelt club will hold it's sew
enth anniversary at Chiles' hall Thurs
day evening, December 8, under the
auspices of Brown chapel A. M. E.
church. c. K. Holiday, president of
the Commercial club. will deliver the
address of the evening and Bigbee's
band will furnish music for the occas-
ion.
The annual meeting of the Shawnee
County Historical society will be held
in the rooms of the state society on
the fourth floor of the state house on
Thursday afternoon, commencing at
o'clock. Two papers of considerable |
interest will be presented and bust |
ness reports. B. B. Smyth Is secre- |
tary.
Mr.. Warren CLANCY of Muskogee, |
I. T., where he occupies a position as |
an attorney for the interior depart |
ment in the allotment Of the Indian |
tribal lands is spending thirty days in |
Topeka on vacation. Mr.. CLANCY Is /
another Topeka boy who has made
good and now holds a position of con-
siderable Importance.
Here is the way one Topeka family /
had to economic on the supply Of /
gas the other night. IN order to get |
supper 1t was necessary to turn out /
the fire in the furnace and to cook in
essary to turn out the fire in the kitch-
en- stove in order to see to eat. Dur
ing the remainder of the evening the
time was about equally divided be-
tween sitting in the cold in order to
read and sitting in darkness in order
to keep warm.
At the annual meeting of the Eagles
last night w. s. Stansf1eld was elected
president for the coming year. The
other officers are: Vice president, r.
D. Garrard; secretary. F. c. Covell;
financial secretary, B. F. Holwick;
treasurer, L. M. Penwel1; chaplain, Jno.
Nichols; inside guard, Sam Glover;
DR.. H. FL. Keith; trustees, Sam Freid-
berg, D. M. Lane and Fritz Leuenber-
GER These officers will be installed at
he meeting to be held the first Mon
lay night Of January.
P. II. Forbes, an attorney, who lives
1t 1116 West Thirteenth street, sus-
aimed a fall from his bicycle while
two he or 81 Law q v1d :