The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
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WltnoVt an independent Telephone.
E. w. Thompson will give one of his
characteristic recitatons at the Elks
memorial service.
The pupils of the Garfield school were
dismissed this morning on account of
inability to heat the building.
The bids will be in this afternoon in
connection with the installing of fire
escapes on the city school buildings.
Plans are being made to install plenty
of lights on the Melan bridge for the
accommodation Of the people of North
Topeka.
The small boys of the city are enjoy
ing prolonged football season. They
pay no attention to the regulation sea-
son limit.
This evening the building committee
of the Y. W. c. A. will meet The re-
cent campaign will be- discussed and
plans for the new building.
The C. E. of the First Congregational
church will hold a farmers social
Tuesday evening. The members of the
society and guests will wear rural garb.
The State Y. M c. A. convention will
be held Feb. 10-13. It is estimated that
there will be 600 delegates present. For
the large meetings the Auditorium will
be used.
Mrs. w. H. Moll, who was operated
upon at Stormont hospital for appendi-
c1t1s two weeks ago, should be in con-
olIiCu " leave the nOSDlCdl WlIQln d
few days
Charles C. Knox, who has been en-
ployed as letter carrier by the post
office for the last five years has re-
signed and his place will be taken by
former substitute, John D. Barker.
The boys of the high school interested
in debating met at noon today to make
preliminary arrangements in respect to
debate to be held the latter part of
January with a Wichita high school
team.
The evangelistic meetings which have
been conducted by the Mcpherson
brothers at the First Christian church
new members were taken into the
church.
Albert H Miller, clerk in the To-
peka postoffice has resigned on ac-
count of ill health, effective Decem-
Der Is, and James w. Fisher, SUBJ
st1tute has been promoted to fill the
vacancy.
The annual meeting of the society of
Old Settlers will be held in the First
Christian church Saturday, December
4. The meeting will last all day and
will be love feast in every sense
Of the word.
Henry King, editor of the ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat. is in the city visiting
at The home of James L. King, state
librarian. Mr.. King was formerly of
Topeka and is well known among local
newspaper men.
A defective flue caused a loss of about
$500 to the house owned and occupied
by Charles w. Thompson at 625 Van
Buren,. about o'clock last night. The
prompt arrival of the fire companies
saved the house.
Guy T. Justis, general secretary of
the Provident association, is in
Hutchinson, where he is attending
the annual meeting of the association
of charities and corrections. He will
return here Wednesday.
Topeka will socn have all of her street
car lines covered with the big double
truck cars. The little single truckers
Will be used for emergencies. Even with
the single cars this city had the best
system in the country.
The office force at the federal
building is making preparations for
the civil service examinations which
will be held in Topeka soon. These
examinations are widely attended by
young men over the state.
Deputy Sheriff Sauls. who was releas-
ed from the police force at one time
las seEt word TO Sheriff Norton from
Philadelphia that he has captured Nor
man Miner the crook who swindled so
many business men in Topeka.
Unless Chief Wilmarth of the fire
department is able to purchase some
horses for the new fire equipment it
will be necessary to invest in gasoline
power The chief is frantically hunt
ing for some good horse flesh.
Many visitors have been at the Santa
passenger engines-the largest in the
world. Next week the Santa Fe will
have the largest freight locomotive in
the world, on exhibition.
It has now developed that the wo-
men with large hats are not able to
their Gyit nav
Y. E. cars. However. there is no chance
of the railway making a change to ac-
commodate the freaks Of women.
The regular monthly meeting of the
county teachers of Shawnee will be held
next Saturday at the court house. Sup
erintendent Eby is of the opinion that
the county meetings are as valuable in
some ways as the state meetings.
Mrs. Dorcas Wylie, At Ludlow ave-
nue., Hamilton. o.. has written Police
Chief R. w. Eaton to locate her son,
Samuel /. Wylie, who she says is con-
fined in hospital here. So far the
police have been unable to locate him.
According to those who have been
across the pond and always tell
about it-today has been typical Lon
don day. The fog this morning was
not as dense but it had the same John
BulP' feeling. Topeka is getting quite
metropolitan.
The Red Cross Christmas stamps are
on sale in Topeka. The proceeds from
these stamps will be used to fight tuber-
culosis in the state and their purchase
| is for a good cause. The stamps have
been placed on sale at several of the
| leading stores.
| City Attorney Ralston says that the
| commissioners who are elected next
| spring can only serve one year on ac-
| count of a provision in the commission
| law which says that the election shall
| be held every odd year after the regu-
| lar city election.
| According to C. E. Forter, .draughts-
! man in the office of the city engineer,
| it cost just twice as much to conduct
| the office force of the city engineer
| twenty years ago as it does now. Mr..
| Forter found these facts through
some old records at the city hall.