The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-13
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Steinberg's tomorrow night social
dance.
Ladies-SpeciaI skating instructions
tonight at Music Hall rink.
two days session of the State Tenn
perance union opened at the First Bap-
list church this morning.
The Oakland Woman's Bryan club
held melting last night at the public
hall which was attended by about $50
residents of that section of the city.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Westminster Presbyterian church will
meet at the home of Mrs. o. ]. Bad
ders, 1717 Lane street. Wednesday after
noon.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the Photographers Association of Kan
sas met at the Auditorium this morn
ing and will remain in session until
Saturday
Commencing Wednesday evening.
October %. the registrative Office in the
Auditorium will be kept open until 10
o'clock to enable laboring men who
have not registered to do so.
Rev. John D. Countermine. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church prior to
his removal from Topeka six years ago.
has been elected president of the Pres
byterian Ministers association. of Phil
adelphia-
The football game between Wash
burn and the Haskell Indians on the
be closely contested affair, with the
chances slightly favoring the Topeka
eleven
W. R. Stubs will deliver political
address in the public hall in Oakland
Wednesday evening. The meeting will
be held under the auspices of the
Shawnee county Republican central
committee.
Terrence Ewart. of the advertising
department of the Hall Lfthographing
xyh o1o ~ ho o1
pounds in weight since a matrimonial
story was started on him, is visiting
with home folks this week.
Sunday nights freeze has practically
denuded the walnut trees of their fol-
iage and the green hulled nuts are fall
ing to the ground which accounts for
the numerous excursions into the woods
by the boys and girls as well as a lib
eral sprinkling of grown folks.
The recent cold spell of weather has
increased the demand for clothing at
the Provident association and that in
stitution is without an adequate sup
| ply. Chi1dren's clothing in particular
| is badly needed and donations have
| been asked for by the management OF
| that institution.
| The Seymour Cold Storage plant and
| the Wolff Packing company manage
ments are working on plans for protect
| ing their steam plants from high wa
| ters in case the Kaw river ever leaves
| its banks again. With the steam plants
above the high water mark SO that tn.
refrigeration plants can be kept in op-
Grafton the damage done by flood wa
| ters would be comparatively small.
F. B. Merriam. who went to New
| York city recently to confer with Lam
| precht Brothers & Co. who are to build
the Topeka & Southwestern railroad,
returned Monday. He made the trip
at the request of the board of direc-
| tors of the road and is highly gratified
at the results attained and says that
| work will be commenced upon the road
within a short time. or as soon as some
unimportant details can be arranged.
| At a meeting of the directors of the
| Topeka canning factory the decision
was reached to keep the factory closed
this season on account of the scarcity
| of canning fruit. The food waters in
June washed out many of the gardens
| which were relied upon to furnish prod
ucts for the factory. Some of them
were replanted but the dry weather
which followed later and the early
| frosts made the crop a failure, and
! the plant will not be opened until next
/ season.