The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-05
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city directory. and this valuable book
will be issued in a few weeks.
The Washburn college band and or
chestra praeticed in the college chapel
last night. College Hill was serenaded
after the practice. No fatalities.
One new case of diphtheria reported
TO the city health department today;
that OF a young boy of the c. Skagg
family living at 13S Logan street
w. E. BiederwoIf the evangelist
who will conduct a series of meetings
in Topeka in February passed
through Topeka last night on his way
east.
The Washburn college library has
just received shipment of $50 new
books on reference, literature, history.
etc. but nothing in the modern novel
line.
Capt. ]. S Mcdowell, of smith Cen
ter and regent of the Agricultural col
| lege, is in Topeka and win spend the
winter here with his nephew. ]. r.
Burrow.
L. G. Beal is planning to build a
SI,9Oo addition to his home property
at 11O1 Taylor street, work to com
mence as soon as the weather will
The Presbytery of northeastern
Kansas will meet in Topeka Monday
to take action on the resigna ton of
w. M. Cleaveland, pastor of the Third
presbyterian church.
w. T. Dawson & Co. have sold since
the election of November g. 1874 200 of
real estate of which most were cash
sales. This is one in favor of the Re
publican administration
Bradstreet's bank clearings report
for the week ending December 9Th,
indicates that Topeka has gained 283
per cent over the showing made dur
ing the same week last year.
Street Commissioner Snyder's force of
men are. cutting down number of
trees Which have grown in objection
able places in the city and offers free
fire wood to those who will haul it
away.
Rev. DR.. Howard Agnew Johnston,
who is in Topeka as the guest of the
Y. M. G. A, will preach at the First
and at the First Congregational schurch
in the evening.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
"Coney circular" contained the names
of half dozen prominent men the
attorneys for Coney have failed to
ed his name to be used.
Paul A. Lovewell. former political
reporter of the State Journal, left to-
day for his new home in Salina,
where he will manage the Salina
Journal. during the absence of the
proprietor, Senator Bristow.
Topeka is taking on California style
Yesterday Street Commissioner Snyder
cut down a tree on Van Buren, street
between Park and Morris avenues
that measured So inches across the
stump. This is no scrub.
Six of the graduates of the class of
'0S of Washburn college are
working in Topeka at the present
time on salary of $40 per month.
And still some people say that col
lege education does not pay.
Having reached the 1000 member
ship point the management of the
Central Y. M. G. A. is anxious to. add
another 500. With this idea in view
plans for campaign which will be
commenced December 14th, are being
arranged.
At a meeting of the ministerial I'M
ion which will be held in Gemmel
hall at the Central Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing Monday at 10 o'clock, Rev. ]. e.
Call of the Ministry to the. Young Man
of Today
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon will conduct
religious services in Lawrence for the
week. commencing Sunday. He will give
daily chapel talks in the University of
Kansas and several social functions are
being planned in his honor at the uni
versity city.
One hundred members of the To-
peka Woodmen OF the World organi-
cation will leave for Kansas City
Sunday morning to witness the initia-
ton of 1000 members which will
commence in that city at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The fremen at station No. ? are in
a quandary and are at a loss for a
name for the new fire horse which
was recently purchased by the city
The animal is a beautiful as we'll as
intelligent creature and the firemen
are unable to find name good
enough for him.
County Clerk S. G. Zimmerman has
been elected consul of the Modern
Woodmen of America and Judge Ern-
est r. Simon advisor, two of the most
important offices in the order. M. w.
Saxon was reelected clerk, place
which he has filled satisfactorily for
number of years.
City Attorney Dreaming and Chief of
Police Eaton had a squabble not long
ago in which the city attorney called
Colonel Wilse Gordon. one of the
wits of the city said when comment
ing upon the contest: cit was a
fierce battle between lightweights."
John F. Switzer, who has a state, if
not interstate, reputation as a spell
binder, will release a flow of eloquence
at the meeting of the Saturday night
club this evening which is expected to
surpass any previous effort, his sub
ject being "GroVer Cleveland" at
whose shrine he worshiped for many
years.
81 have always had plenty of trou-
ble," remarked a conductor on an asy-
lum car. as he edged between the
brims of two Merry Widow hat crea-
tions, whose owners occupied opposite
seats in his car, "but 1 never really
knew what trouble was until this new
style in hats was placed on exhibition
by their owners"
Florence Stanley and Company. one
of the head line vaudeville acts of the
east, are in communication with o. S.
Taylor, theatrical agent for General
Manager BANTER, relative to their ap-
pearance at the Midwinter. This act is
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