The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-10

Y. NJ C. A. Harold T. Chase leads mex
Sunday. These afternoon sessions are
open to all young men of the city.
| The DO It's is an organized class
of about % young men of the Sunday
school of the First Congregational
| church.
| Considerable progress has been
made in connection with work on the
new Independent Telephone company's
| building.
The asphalt pavement on Quincy
street was in such poor condition that
| the street repair force can make but
slow Roadway.
Some new Washburn college liter
ature which has been published has
been placed on the Washburn table at
the Commercial club,
Olcott W. Bronson, who was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at Christ's
hospital, is improving and was taken to
his home yesterday.
The talking picture show which viii
be the attraction of the new Frost
building will be the first established
show of the kind in Topeka.
Two weeks from tomorrow is Thanks
giving. Hunting is at it's best and it is
hoped that it will not be necessary to
invest d years savings in a turkey
In two months the first annual inter-
class indoor track meet will be held IN
the Thomas Gymnasium at. Washburn.
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tested for.
The secretary of the National Land
I congress has written to the Commercial
club requesting that the organization
| be represented at the congress which
opens Nov 16.
corner Fourth and Tyler streets, on
Thursday evening a quartet of Bethany
students from Lindsborg will rendtr a
musical program.
campaign for members will be
waged by the Commercial club in the
business portion of the city some time
in the near future, although no definite |
date has been set.
There has been more interest than
ever taken in the Commercial club by
its members during the past month or |
so. The attendance at noon has been
particularly large.
The sewer machine which Stanton & |
Mcclure are now using is a most ef- |
fective device. 1t digs and back fills !
at the same time, doing the work of a |
large force of men.
There was a great deal of hat chasing |
pedestrians We're almost blinded at |
times by the dust carried at a rapi |
speed by the wind.
A display of paper boards and PANEL |
ing at the Commercial club by a New
York firm has peen of considerable in
terest to some of the business men andI
builders of the city.
Interest is constantly increasing in |
connection with the big state fair |
proposition. Work is being done in a
quiet way in regard to perfecting plans |
Tor big state fair in Topeka.
The paving contractors who have
been going along at a, snaiPs pace with |
thelr work are not making an effort tc |
accomplish as much work as possible |
before the cold weather sets in
The hunting season is on Everything
from automobiles to gum shoes is being
USED to transfer the hunters out of the |
city limits. Hunting around Topeka is |
good but there isn't much to hunt for. |
This was the coolest sounding day
Of the season There was many a per-
son, VINO when he awakened, heard the
Whlstlng of the wind and concluded /
that a severe cold wave had struck the
city. -
Robert A. Stone has commenced a
very interesting Tuesday evening class
IN sociology at the Central Y. NJ. C. A
The class is taking up the study of /
Joseph Strong's The Challenge of the
City"
A number of the local Hoosiers met I
at the Commercial club this morning to |
dlscuss arrangements for the meetiny /
which was held this afternoon of |
Hoos1ers from various portions of the
state.
The foundations for the new Mills
building have been completed. 1t will |
De some time, however, before the steel
skeleton of the structure will be put in /
place owing to the inability to get ma
terial here.
A small boy chased his hat this
morning on Kansas avenue for a full
dock much to the amusement of the
spectators. The youngster was unable |
to see where the joke came in which is |
not surprising.
John Brink was the leader at the |
short prayer session held this noon at |
the Y NJ. c. A. The subject for prayer |
tomorrow noon will be the work of emf /, |
grants and immigrants, and the young
men Of Australasia.
The city and the street railway have
turned over the deeds of the ground at |
the corner Of Tenth and jackson
streets to the state. Now there is moth |
ing left for the state to do but build |
the Memorial building
The Topeka and st. Joe high schools
are scheduled to play a post season
football game on account of the tfou-
bic over the last game played between