The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

day.
c. B. Ramsey has purchased three
lots at Fifth and Fillmore streets for
$4,000.
on Tenth avenue to G. Patills for
$4,000.
The officers of the Commercial club
met this noon to talk over plans for
next year.
Saturday night there will be an ad
journed meeting of Topeka post No
II G. A. r.
The Ad club room has been fes-
TONED with calendars put out by To-
peka merchants.
The ice dealers in Topeka are COM
planning that their drivers bring back
more ice than they take out.
Topeka post No. II and choir No.
"a, will have their usual New Years
dinner at their hall Saturday.
G. H. Campbell has purchased two
lots on Mulvane street in the Elrnhurst
! addition for the consideration of $500.
DR.. F. N. Lynch will have charge
of the Business Mems Bible class at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Friday at 1890
o'clock.
The Vesper services to be held Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Y.
w. c. A. quarters will be led by Mrs.
G. F. Worley.
DR.. Frank K. Sanders will give his
concluding talk of the series OF Bible
studies at the Central Y. NJ. C. A. Sun
day at O'Clock.
Upchurch lodge No. 244 A. o. U. w,
will have their annual services Friday
night. Wives, mothers and SweetheartS
will be their guests.
The real estate dealers are expect
ing the market to become very active
as soon as it becomes time to think
about spring building.
The board of directors of the Cen
trail Y. M. c. A. will shortly take ac-
ton to recommend the increase of
the number of directors from II to 81.
The board of directors of the To-
peka Chautauqua association is meet
ing frequently to make preliminary
arrangements in regard to the 1910
Chautauqua.
The laymen's council of the
churches of the city, formerly known
meet at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Sun
day afternoon at o'clock.
On account of New Years there will
be but one delivery of mail Saturday,
and the postoffice will remain open
only until 10 o'clock in the morning,
after which 1t will be closed.
This evening the doctors and law
yers will indulge in a game of volley
ball at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Last
night the fats were defeated by the
association Office force. IA to 16.
1t is reported around town that May
or Green and the city officials will in
sist that the limbs of all the chairs in
furniture store show windows be wrap
ped with a covering of some kind.
The successor to Oliver Maxey, who
was promoted to the freight agency of
Fort Worth from Topeka, has not been
named. Mr.. Maxey will not leave I'M
til his successor has been appointed.
IN, vii Of of - he Of
ficers and teachers of the primary de-
partment of the First Congregational
church will give a party for the chill
dren of the department and their par
ents
Sunday the G. A, r. memorial SER
vices for the members who have died
during the past year. will be held. D.
c. Tillotson will deliver the address.
The Euclid Avenue church choir will
sing.
There will not be as many commit
tee meetings called at the CONNER
days as usual. This will enable the
secretary to catch up with his routine
work.
The preliminary arrangements are
being made IN respect to the Mission
airy Laymen's convention to be held in
Topeka the latter part of February
when it is expected tina, 1,50e dele
gates will be present.
The failure of a street car on Kan
sas avenue this morning caused a
number of passengers to miss their
morning trains. Figuring on a COM
bination of railroad trains and street
cars is a risky business.
Miss Carolyn Phillips. returned
missionary, will speak Friday after
noon at the First Congregational
church in connection with gathering
of the children of the primary de-
partment and their parents.
The new educational rooms of the
Central Y NJ. C. A. have been COM
pleted in the fourth story of the build
ing at Ninth and Quincy and will be
used for the first time at the begin
ming of the winter term next week.
The division superintendent of the
Rock Island who were in Topeka yes
terday for the annual time card meet
ing, have returned to their respective
yards were full of private cars all day.
The new Rock Island time card has
been arranged and will take effect
Sunday Better service to California,
Chicago and Kansas City is the re-
suit. The three great railway systems
in Topeka are giving excellent service.
It is expected that Street Commits
sioner Frank Snyder will be out of the
Bethesda hospital in about six weeks.
Fireman Robinson will be discharged
in ten days and the rest of the men
will, stay until the middle of January.
The new Kansas State Engineering
society, of which V. r. Parkhurst is
president, is having printed its by
laws. There are seven engineers in
the organization who are also mem
bers of the American Engineering So
ciety.
The "snow'' party held at the Y
W. c. A quarters was great fun. 1.-The
only sad thing about it was the day
after" was the statement this morn
ing of one of the secretaries. 1.-THE
cotton snow is SO hard to get off ones
clothing
The street department, under the
skillful management of acting Street
Commissioner Smith. is dumping hun
dreds of loads of snow a day into the