The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-27

Kansas avenue will be equipped with
| q modern front.
| It is brave man who appears ON
the streets these days wearing a straw
| hat.
The Y. M c. A. will give a reception
for the young men of the high school
on Friday evening.
J. c. Joseph and H. c. Martin have
registered automobiles at the Office of
| City Clerk Burge as Nos. 361 and 362
respectively.
A building permit has been granted
| ]. w. Crane for the erection of a two
story dwelling at 1895 Mulvane street at
a cost of $4,000.
Next Saturday three representative
teams of the Country club will play
three picked teams of the Central Park
club at the grounds of the latter.
1t is rumored that the lawyers and
preachers will play another game of
baseball on Saturday. Judge E. r.
Simon seems to be manager for both
teams.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. E. Lerrigo left this
morning for Los Angeles, Cal. They sail
for Hong Kong. China. on the Korea,
October 20, arriving at their destination
about December 1.
Action on the part Of the building
committee Of the Y. w. C. A. in regard
association home will not be taken un-
til Tuesday evening.
w. T. Crosby of Crosby Bros. has
purchased the property at hot Topeka
avenue known as the Elliott home and
will build thereon when the present
house has been removed.
Although the high school team did
not score against Washburn, good
showing was made and it seems safe to
predict that opposing teams will find
the Topeka bunch no snap.
A number Of Topeka business men
have received invitations to attend a
Kansas City Ad club dinner to be held
tomorrow evening. There will be many
prominent speakers on the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Howard will en-
terrain the C. E. of the First Congre-
gational church on Friday evening. Mr..
Howard announces that there will be
some surprises sprung at the gather
ing.
The claims and accounts committee
will meet on Thursday at 2 o'clock. |
The various departments are now
busy preparing their monthly estimates
to present for the consideration Of the
committee.
The football bugs of the city who
attended the game on the new
Washburn field Saturday, express
their appreciation of the new field in
vehement terms. The field seems all
that could be desired.
The judiciary committee will meet
this evening when the matter of selling
day electricity for commercial purposes
will be considered and an ordinance
discussed designed to regulate the oper-
ating of the street railway company.
owing to the scarcity of broom corn
the price of brooms has scared. A dozen
brooms were ordered today for use at
The city hall at $3.50 The last dozen
was secured for 81 and it was not long
5gos that they could be procured for So
B. dozen.
Rev. ]. P. White. who for ten years
has been pastor of the Second United |
church of Topeka, is leav- |
rg to organize a church in the south |
eastern section of Kansas City. Rev
Mr.. White last night preached his fare |
we'll sermon.
DR.. Francis L. Hayes was given a |
warm welcome at the First Congrega- |
tiona1 church on the occasion of the de-
livery of the first sermon since his re-
turn from his three months leave of
absence. DR.. Hayes is much improv-
ed in health.
The high school football team is now
a coach. James Mcfarland, |
no has gone to Denver university, |
having acted as coach thus far this |
season. Arrangements however, are
aow well under way for the securing |
If another football mentor.
On nearly every vacant lot in To-
peka after school hours can be seen
all the youngsters in the neighbor-
hood, practicing football. The
who can show the great
est display of football toggery is gen.
orally considered the captain.
c. H. Fenstermacher, boys secre-
tary at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. en-
tertained a number of his friends at
a weekend bachelors dinner. In the
absence of his wife from the city Mr..
claimed to have pre-
pared the feast himself without
assistance.
Football has already displaced base
ball at the public schools of the city. |
last Saturday morning the Lincoln |
school tear, defeated a team from Car
ield school by a score of 16 to o. 1 |
% make themselves look all the more |
formidable the Lincoln team challenges |
any ward school in the city.
Mayor Green is in receipt of a letter |
from D. L. Love, mayor of Lincoln, |
Neb which said that his city was
the adoption of commits |
sion form of government. Mayor Love
was under the impression that Topeka
had already adopted this form of city
rule. He asked for Information.
A never failing sign of the presence
Of autumn is shown in the falling of the