The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-22
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Why walk when an Independent tele-
phone will do the work, save you time
and money. ~
Judge Robert C. Heller of Usage City
| stopped over day at the National ell
route to Wamego-
| Indications point to a full house foc
| the Venetian band performances on
| Tuesday and Wednesday
Mrs W. H. Mol who was operated
/ upon last week at Stormont hospital
/ for appendicitis, is convalescent
| 1t looks more like a snow storm
than any previous time this season.
Snowf1akes have been flying in the
| air.
| The members of Topeka council No. 2
| F. A. A., and their friends are cordial
| ly invited to dance Tuesday evening,
| November %.
Miss McElroy, the Y. w. C. A. sec
rotary who has been helping in the
recent campaign, returned to her
| home in Iowa today
| G. T.. Gates. member of the Interna
tional Y M. c. A. committee, will be
| the guest of Secretary E. c. BrowneH
on Thanksgiving day.
/ The famous Victor and Venetian band
| will play at the Auditorium for the first
| time tomorrow afternoon. Today IS the
/ last day to procure t1ekets
Il salvation Army representatives are
on the streets receiving donations for
! a. THANKSGIVING for the poor 1t is
| hoped to feed 500 persons.
] Shawnee camp No.. $500. M. w. A.,
will initiate a class of twenty at their
| meeting Thursday night. An oyster
4 supper will be served after the
i initiation.
! The county officials report big in
| crease in the voluntary payment OF tax
~ nd OF h.
! err. This is simply another sign OF
| prosperity
| General Manager Hurley, of the Santa
| Fe. has returned from Chicago where
| he represented the Santa Fe at the an
| rual meeting of the American Railway
! association.
volunteer organization will be held at
i Rochester. N. Y, December 20 TO
January 2. A representation from To-
/ peka will attend.
! w. T. Crosby is planning new $l2,-
600 residence at 1109 Topeka avenue. 1t
| will be of colonial style and one of the
prettiest in Topeka. The home Will be
built Immediately. s.-
D. o. Coe has been elected president
Il and s H Johnson secretary of Dr.. ;.
s. Estey's large business mems Bible
i class which meets Friday noon at the
\ Central Y. M. c. A.
The evangelistic council is arranging
a mems meeting for Sunday afternoon
AT the First Christian church The
meeing will be conducted by the Nc
Pherson brothers, evangelists
Francis Bonebrake, student at
Ann Arbor, Mich. was operated upon
Yesterday for appendicitis. He came
Mrs. Frank M. Bonebrake are with
him. is~-4e5s
William Allen White will speak to-
morrow noon before tthe members OF
the Topeka Advertising club. large
representation of members is expected
to be present for the occasion.
James r. Garfield, former secretary
of the interior, writes that he will not
be able to accept the invitation of the
!, Commercial club to- speak next month
on account of previous engagements
On account of theslack of spirit it is
not thought that there will be a church
| basketball league this season. Church
| athletics has been dying out in To-
| peka- It should be a strong organi-
| zation. --s
The Washburn second team was de-
feated by Campbell university by a
score of II to 2. This is the first time
Washburn has failed to defeat Camp
bell with any kind of a team
Il Dr. John Balco1m Shaw, the noted
,, Chicago Presbyterian preacher, will be
! in Topeka a week in March to conduct
, a series of Bible study meetings under
, the auspices of the Y. M. c. A.
E The city street repairing force is now
/, working on Quincy street between
Ninth and Tenth streets. This thor
l oughfare is in such poor condition that
> the small force makes but slow pro-
: gress.
:. Nine public schools in Topeka will be
represented in a big relay race on the
streets of the city Thanksgiving day.
The race begins at 9:45 in the morn
ing and ends at the steps of the Cen
trail Y. M. c. A.
. Chief Eaton says: 1.-THE published
report that 1 have withdrawn from
r the race for sheriff was entirely un-
. authorized and without foundation. I
r have neither formally announced nor
! withdrawn from the race ae
:. The Commercial club in Portland
: Ore is a live organization. The sec
e rotary of the organization has mailed
| to the secretary of the local Y. M. G. A
e 25 beautifully illustrated booklets ell
t titled, Oregon the Land of Oppor-
4 | tunity.'
Manager Millice, of the Washburn
4 football team, says that the game
Thursday will be the best of the sea-
: son in Topeka. He expects Washburn
] to be in the best form of the year. All
of the men are in the game and in good
condition.