The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-29
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At the First United Brethren church
ON Sunday special New Years services
will be held.
On Friday evening the annual meet
ing of the members of the First Chris
tian church will be held.
If you knew the advantage Of an
Independent telephone you would
have one installed at once.
Live Oak Grove Woodmen circle
will give a dance for their members
at K. P. hall tomorrow evening.
The members of the Haskell Indian
basketball team will spend New Years
night at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The board of directors of the Kansas
state Fair association met this noon
al the Commercial club quarters.
H. E. stephens, representing the
Insurance Company of North America,
Joined the Commercial club today.
Congregational church will be held
next week. 1t has been stated that the
time was this week
The Commercial club is arranging a
stereopticon lecture for the grocers for
the evening o. January II. 1t will be
on the subject of olive growing.
The men injured in the Seventh
street FIRE cistern explosion have about
decided to sue the gas company for
their injuries 1t is supposed that the
gas company IS llaDle.
Snow has been on the ground dur
ing practically all of the month of De-
cember. This is another record brok-
en- for sunny Kansas. But it has been
great doings for the kids.
This is the college vacation season
and every afternoon and night there
is something doing in college circles
in Topeka. Topeka students represent
every large college in the Union.
The long planned snow party will
be held this evening in the Y. w. c. A.
gymnasium The gym" will repre-
snow, snow men and snow balling.
James L. King. state librarian, is
receiving requests for literature on the
commission form of municipal rule.
He has been supplied with booklets for
distribution by the Commercial club.
The high school class of 1901 will
hold reunion Friday evening at the
home of George Cline 401 Fillmore
street. This is the class that started
high school plays and high school
frats.
1t is expected that as many as 500
persons will attend the watch party
TO be given at the Euclid Avenue NJ.
E. church on Friday evening. Those
who attend will bring basket suppers
with them.
Mayor Green has ordered that the
companies owning poles along Kansas
avenue paint them. The Commercial
club is taking action to have all the
poles taken down and the wires sent
through conduits.
On Tuesday evening next the mem
bers of the Central Congregational
church will h, Id their annual supper.
This affair has not been held for sew
eral years. but formerly was given
regularly each year.
SThe state board of Christian Mis-
sIbnary society will hold it's quarterly
T 1 a of Of
the society in the Shawnee Fire In
surance building. The district presi-
dents will be present
Albert T. Reid, Alder NJ. Patten and
e. H. Crosby have been selected as
committee of three to confer with the
county commissioners relative to Sc
curing their cooperation in pushing
the big state fair proposition.
The board of directors of the Kan
sas State Fair association has selected
phases of the respective rights of the
county and the fair association in con-
nection with the fair grounds.
In the comment yesterday relative
to the production this week at the Ma
5estic of THE Lost Paradise" it was
mentioned that Mrs. Blaylock was
playing the part of Nell. 1t should |
have read Mrs. James Dennis, whose |
stage name is Irene Fulmer.
The conductors on the Washburn |
because the traffic has dropped off as
far as the students are concerned. 1t |
is the ambition of a street car con-
ductor to. be on the Washburn line |
when school is in session.
The men of the Delta Phi frater-
nifty of Washburn college are prepar- |
ing to move into their new $4,000 |
chapter house. just completed. at the |
corner of Euclid avenue and Mulvane |
street. The fraternity home is one |
of the finest in the state.
On account of the cold weather and |
city has ceased and none of the larger |
buildings under construction have
been touched When spring arrives |
there will be 500 men employed in |
building construction work in this city. |
Employees of the Consumers Light. |
Heat and Power company are excavat- |
ing along West Sixth avenue, where it |
is thought that there are a number of |
.gas leaks. 1t was reported that gas |
vas leaking in the Columbian build |
Ing No leaks have been found thus !
far.
Some of the upper class co-eds of
Washburn college procured a bobsled |
last night and, hiring an automobile, |
they Travelled over all of the streets |
of the city in tow. Several times they |
We're dumped headlong into the gut
ters-but they wore their basket ball |
suits
John A Alexander an employee of |
the Wolff Packing company, has start
ed his petition for CITY commissioner. |
He has secured a large number of
BiRners in sthe shop and hacking house