The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-04
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]. NJ Burnett. division freight agent
of the Santa Fe. spent Thursday in
Lawrence on business.
An old adage reads: "As the first
three days of December are so will be
the remainder of the mouth
o. E. Hamilton, who has twice evan
gelized around the world, will conduct
a campaign in North Topeka in Janu-
ary-
Tomorrow is Topeka's birthday and
the old settlers will celebrate the event
with a dinner at the First Christian
church
Kansas university will give the
members of their football team gold
watch fobs, similar to the ones the
Washburn players received last year.
Professor Heck has just returned
from an extended trip in California
where he has been visiting his son
Frank, who is engaged in business at
Los Angeles
The annual ball given by the Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers and
the ladies of their auxiliary lodge will
be held at Steinberg's hall next Tues
| day evening.
The report of the city clerk indicates
! that $3.50 is received annually from the
keepers of dogs. while the dairy owners
contribute but 1900 yearly towards the
support of the city.
The Santa Fe is making tests of
motor car for the use of trackmen, on
the st. Joe line. The tests are in
charge of ]. A. Westaway, the inventor,
who lives at Rockford, Ill.
A street car conductor said this morn
| ing that on an average overloaded car
| the conductor fails to collect at least
ten fares This is a hint that more
| cars might prove profitable.
The Grace Guild bazaar which has
been the feature at the auditorium
| this week will close this evening with
| an auction sale of the left overs which
will be followed by a dance
| The merchants of Topeka report
! large increase in patronage from Christ
mas shoppers indicating that the "early
| shopping crusade" which has been in
augurated is having its effect.
w w. Mills and D. P. Paxton were
named last night at a meeting of the
! Topeka retailers to represent this To-
peka industry on the executive board
of the new Chamber of Commerce.
The advance guard of the distributors
| of 1909 calenders is abroad in Topeka
| and his offering Indicate a stringency
| in the money market in the part of the
world which his product represents.
| Several petitions are being circulated
| which will be presented to the commit
| tee from the city council asking that
! certain streets named after prominent
| pioneers be left as they were originally
| named.
| Moore's Modern Method is a system
| or method of keeping office, factory,
professional and individual records
and accounts in loose leaf books. See
them at Cranes Book Room, 10 East
| Eighth street.
! Professor c. H. Weller, of the Uni
versity of Iowa, lectured last night at
! the Carnegie. library at Washburn col
| lege before the Archaeological insti-
| tute on Recent Excavations of Amer
| lea at Athens"
| Walter w. Stahl, who has been man
| ager of Washburn athIetics1for the past
j four years. has announced himself as
| candidate for the position of chief clerk
of the house during the coming session
of the legislature.
The price of automobile speeding
has just been doubled by Police Judge
! Urmy and from this time on it will
cost the speed mad owners of ma
! chimes $40 or more to fracture the city
ordinances, that is If they are cap
! tured.
| The annual ball of the Brotherhood
| of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
and the Ladies' Auxiliary will be given
| at Steinberg's hall, next Tuesday even
| ing. The proceeds will be divided
among the two lodges for fraternal pur-
poses.
| The annual meeting of the Old Set
| tiers association of Shawnee county
will be held Saturday, December 5th
at the Christian church. All residents