The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-08

of Topeka is more plentiful than
| usual.
/ A new Independent telephone direc-
tory will soon be issued. Get your name
in 1t row.
Dancing school tonight at McRae's-
Social dance Wednesday night. H.
East Seventh street
David Bowie was leader at the Y. NJ.
| Z. A at the noon hour today for the
short session of prayer.
The work on the extension to the car
! barns of the street railway company
company will soon be completed
The GOODNESS of the atmosphere today
bas caused Kansas avenue to take on an
unusually busy appearance. There was
no Ioafng on the streets.
Edward and Albert Ferguson have
been called to Rock Island by the
serious illness of their father.
Mrs. Mitchell. state president of the
w. c. T. U. of Kansas, will speak at
the Central Y. M. C. A. this evening.
| heavy transfer wagon broke down
on kansas avenue this morning and it
was some time before it could be re-
moved.
| A recent visitor to Topeka was de-
cidediy impressed by the fact that there
| Is much repair work or the streets
which should be done.
| The work of putting in an addition to
the First Pres byterian church in order
will soon be completed.
| This evening at Gemmen hall of the
Central Y. M. c. A. John Marshall who
spoke at the recent W. c. T. U. con-
| vention in Omaha will speak.
| Judge E. r. Simon will be the chief
| speaker at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Brotherhood Of the Third
Presbyterian church to be held tonight.
| The officials of the federal court of
this city have left for Fort Scott
! where the term of the court has
| convened. Judge Pollock will pre-
side.
| On account of the extreme rapidity
| Of the falling of the leaves from the
| trees recently the disposal of leaves
has become rather perplexing prob
| lem.
Tom McNeal would have the KAN
sas river harnessed and used for
power purposes. There is lots of good
pep lost down the Kaw valley every
year.
| A Topeka man who was in Lawrence
Saturday evening reports that the town
| simply went mad upon receipt of the
news of the football victory for K. u at
Lincoln.
An informal affair is being arranged
at the Central Y. M. c. A. for Thanks
giving night. Stories, impersonations,
games and contests will be the order of
| the evening.
]. G. Bauer. C. A. Wolf, M. N.
Schlegel and Frank Spencer went to
Atchison in their autos Sunday The
cars are still there. They came home
on the train.
This is week of prayer for the
men OF the Y. M. C. A. of Topeka.
An extensive program has been ar
ranged for the week and commences
this evening.
Assistant Attorney General John
Marshall speaks at the Central Y. M.
one of special interest to the W. c. T.
U. workers of the city.
Judge E. R Simon. acting in behalf
oe some OF the lawyers of the city. is
negotiating with the preachers for a.
game of football Thus far the latter
lbave not favored the idea.
The Santa Fe is blowing out the
old piling beneath it's bridge with
dynamite. Street Commissioner Snyder
is preparing to do the same thing un-
der the street railway span.
Street Commissioner Snyder thinks
it all right for the people to burn
leaves on the paving-except asphalt
This means that the city will be
clouded with smoke again.
Now that the commission form of
government has ceased to be the one
great topic of conversation at the Com
mercial club there will be more busi-
ness transacted of a general nature.
Mayor Green has given the firemen
salary increase a bad blow by stating
that he does not think the plan adj
visable until the city government is
in the hands of the new commission
erS.
The LOOMS building at 716 Kansas
avenue, has been Undertaking. with
great rapidity. This, together with the
Frost building, will make a valuable
addition to this portion of Kansas ave-
nue..
Each day this week session oil
prayer will be held at the Central Y.
M. C. A. from 1890 to 12:45. 1t will be
a week of prayer in the various asso-
CATION organizations throughout the
world.
If you are up early enough you may
go down along the banks of the Kaw
and shoot ducks and geese to your
hearts content. However, very few
men hare taken advantage of the
chance.
The fall reunion of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of the Orient
of Kansas. Valley of Topeka, started
today and lasts through to the end of
the week. Many candidates are here
from over the state.
Two hundred dollars worth of sill
verware has been stolen from the Ma
tional hotel. The silver was all
would have been simply a discovery of
| the ravages of souvenir hunters
l. N Town is seriously sick at his
| home on Tyler street. His condition
was alarming on Saturday and his
sons W. M and Walter j., were sum-
moned from Chicago. Today he was
much improved and they returned
| home.
An increase in the price of eatables
at the local restaurants has caused
sensation among the old bachelors
and those who depend upon down
town counters. Here is a chance for
the old maids to make good with their
frying pans.
The Hoosiers of the state will hold d
convention at the Commercial club
quarters on Wednesday to work up in
terest in what they desire to make
national movement in the direction of
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