The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-11
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Skating every night, SIS Quincy.
Fire Chief Wilmarth is expected to
return within ten days from his vaca-
kon. e~~- ..ls...-
The birth of a son is reported to Mr..
land Mrs Irwin M. Stanley, 706 Garfield
avenue.
The municipal legislation committee
of the Commercial club will meet to-
morrow noon
Born, October 1. to Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G. Russum, who live at the corner of
Tenth and Jefferson, son.
The Brotherhood of the First Bap-
aist church will discuss commission
government next Monday evening.
You are practicing economy when
you have the Independent telephone,
for the best is always the cheapest.
The recent rains put the street cross
dngs in bad condition and a force of
men has been at work cleaning off the
mud.
There was no loafng on the streets
today. Everyone had the appearance
of having pressing business to be
looked after.
On Friday evening the Brotherhood
of the Third Presbyterian church will
discuss the commission plan of city ad-
ministration.
A special meeting of the board of
education will probably be called in
the near future to discuss the PROPOSE
ton of fire escapes for the buildings.
The Commercial club is in receipt of
a check for the final dividend in con-
nection with the First National bank.
The amount of the check was three
cents.
Commencing Wednesday evening the
registration books will be kept open
until 10 o'clock. Registration for the
November election closes on Octo-
Der 90.
In his sermon last night DIR. Francis
L. Hays cited several instances in
which the commission plan of munich
pal rule had revolutionized affairs for
the good.
The students of the high school are
taking a great interest in the commits
sion plan of city rule. Students in the
rhetoric classes are preparing for de-
bates on the subject.
The exhibit of the Topeka Wooden
mills at the Commercial club was re-
moved today. On Wednesday the To-
peka Rug factory will put in place
display of their Topeka made goods.
The public is just beginning to be-
come aroused in connection with the
proposition for commission form of
city government, and meetings for dis
cussing the plan are being arranged
by many organizations.
Even the small boys have the North
Pole craze. A youngster who was sail
ing boat in a small pool of water on
quincy street shouted out to a passer-
by. asking him if he wouldn't like to
take ride on his North Pole boat.
topeka sent "a delegates from the
Christian churches to the Tooth annual
convention of the church which is be-
ing held this week in PittSburg. A
strenuous effort will be made to secure
the convention for Topeka next year.
There will be no public meeting at |
the Auditorium on Friday evening to |
discuss the commission plan of city gov |
ernment. 1t was impossible to secure |
"a speaker of note for that date 1t is |
likely that meeting will be held a,
later date.
Resolved, That the commission form |
of city government proposed for the |
city of Topeka is the best form of city |
government, and should be adopted to |
take the place of the present plan"
This is the question which will be de- |
day evening.
Election Commissioner Titus reports |
that there was a little more interest |
taken today in connection with regis |
fratiOn for the election of November 2. |
Only ten people registered Friday and |
Saturday in the first precinct of the |
Sixth ward and the same number on |
the North side.
The story that the front wall of the |
Commerce building. the fifth floor of |
which is occupied by the Commercial |
club, was weak, must have been in |
orally been taken seriously. The secre- |
tary of the Commercial club states |
that the wall is in as good condition as |
when the building was erected.
The mistakes of foreigners are some |
times most amusing. A plasterer was
filling some cracks in the wall in a
Topeka dwelling. The mistress of the |
establishment engaged in conversation
with the foreigner who was doing the