The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-13
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Frank s. Crane has registered a
new automobile as No. S67.
The city attorney is drawing up an
| ordinance to regulate street car traf-
fic in Topeka.
A meeting of>the municipal legislation
committee was held this noon at the
commercial club
The Independent Telephone Co. is
home concern. They deserve and have
earned your patronage.
/ the work on the foundation of Grace
cathedral is well under way. The foun-
cations are solid concrete.
I The gardens and flower beds in
Topeka present a forlorn appearance,
ltdue to the recent heavy frosts
/ T. D. Humphrey, who has been very
low with paralysis. is improving and
will be able to be at his office in a w
days.
The church league is arranging it's
football schedule. The first games
will be played a week from next
Saturday.
Mayor Green believes that the idea
OF furnishing Oakland with electric
lights is better one than selling
power for commercial purposes.
The people of Topeka will be expect
ed to do the polite" by opening their
homes for the teachers during the meet
ing of the State Teachers association
on November and s.
There will be two brotherhood
meetings on Monday evening to discuss
the commission plan of municipal
rule one at the First NJ. E. church.
and one at the First Baptist church.
Examination was given six appli-
cantS for places in the Indian and de-
partmental service, by 2 Leroy T.
Powell, secretary of the local civil
service examining board. this morn
ing. The service embraces bookkeep-
ing, farming and veterinary inspector.
The John Barrett dinner to be held
at the Commercial club on the evening
of october 20. is expected to be a big
affair. Mr.. Barrett is one of the dIrec=
tors of tie International Bureau of
American Republics. Governor W. r.
Stubs will be present to introduce the
speaker.
The fall opening reception to the
young men of the city will be held on
Friday evening at the Central Y. M.
c. A. Gov. Stubs will make a few
remarks on this occasion and there
will be music and light refreshments.
All young men of the city are invited |
to attend.
Scott Hopkins. the new president of
the commercial club. stated that it is |
the intention of the organization to |
secure many prominent speakers to |
address the club in the near future, and |
that the Commercial club should take |
the place of the town meeting where |
local affairs are discussed.
On 1ueSQay, OCTOBER 70, anOtner COM |
mercial club membership campaign will |
be waged with the idea of bringing ne
list of members up to a thousand strong. |
Many of the "hustlers' have pledged |
their services for that date. Each
member of the club who does rot par
ticipate will try to secure an additional,
member.
The city will object to paying $50, 900
for a south side dixie. Plans will be
furnished for such a dixie for the pro-
lection of streets and water mains in
he drainage district projected for the
south side of the Kaw river. Mayor
Green and City Attorney Ralston de-
,lare that the city will not receive ,bene-
its amounting to that sum for which
he city at large should be taxed.
At the Central Y. NJ. c. A tonight
a debate will be held, the question to
be: "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 pres
ent place" Geo. S. BadderS and
James A. Clark will take the affirma-
i've side of the question, while Hugh
r. Fisher and Michael Sorenson will
AXE the negative.