The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
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ing a two story house at Seventh and
Quincy.
The Y. M. and Y W. C. A of Wash
| burn are planning a football party for
the near future.
The evangelistic council will meet at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday after
Don at o'clock.
Repairs will be made in the near
future in connection with the First
Congregational church.
| The quail season will open on Mon
| day and the usual disappearance OF
hunters will take place.
A mems adult Bible class has been
organized at the First Methodist
church with seventeen members.
The members of the Washburn col
lege Y. w. c. A. have been urged to
give their city sisters their support.
Work will begin on the addition to
the Chas. Wolff Packing plant in 80
days. The estimated cost is $150,000.
The Westminster Presbyterian church
has recently raised $500. The church
building will undergo some necessary
repairs.
The high school football team will
meet a team from the State Agricul-
tural college on Washburn field tomor-
row afternoon.
Barney McGrath, the Lincoln base
ball pitcher whose home is in Carbon
dale, is working at present in the Santa
Fe office building. sz,-
Harold T. Chase will speak at the
Central Y. M. c. A. on Sunday after
room at o'clock on "The Bible and
Other Scriptures
The Davis Mercantile company build
ing at First and Kansas avenue has
been finished. 1t is one of the best
wholesale buildings in the west.
One real estate dealer in Topeka re-
ports that three men working in small
ha cGfl in,
interesting people in local property.
Beginning tomorrow evening a course
of 10 lectures on psychology will be
given at the First Methodist church by
DIR. Emil c. Wilm of Washburn college
The Washburn football supporters
year but it is predicted that the team
next year will be the best in the history
of the college.
It is said that the new directory of
the Independent Telephone will con-
tain 10000 names. Order an Independ-
ent phone now if you want your name
in the new book.
It is understood that all the enemies
of the commission form of government
are going to come out at election time
and defeat the candidates who support
ed the plan before it was adopted.
The city attorney of Topeka has de-
feated two suits against the city when
amounted to $4,000. This is enough
saved to pay for a big raise in the sal
aries of the fremen who need it bad.
President Henry J. Waters of K. S.
A. C. and Chancellor Frank Strong of
The state university will address the
convention of the National Good Roads
association to be held in Topeka De-
cember IA and Is.
The aerial truck from station No g
made a run over the Edison excavation
this morning and the bump caused by
the run over the temporary bridge al
most threw the fremen from the
wagon.
Cecil Forter, assistant to the city en-
gineer, has completed the plans for the
new North side pumping station. City
Engineer Rogers will attempt to find 4
Topeka made pump that will serve the
purpose.
dent Arthur c. Jackson of the National
Good Roads association returned to-
gether this morning from Manhattan
where they attended the K. S. A. c.
ceremonies.
Traffic on the Melan and street car
bridges was suspended for a short time
this afternoon in order to keep back
the public during the blasting of piles
in and around the vicinity of the river
bed near the two bridges.
The city and county engineers are
getting together over on the Central
are building the bridge with their sepa-
rate funds. The bridge will be artistic
as well as substantial when finished.
The latest announcement for COM
missioner under the new form of gov
eminent comes from Councilman E. T.
Stanley from the Sixth ward. The
Sixth ward councilmen are making
frantic efforts to get under the plum
tree.
Street Commissioner Snyder reports
that the experiment of using dynamite
as a means of removing the piling from !
the river along the street railway
bridge proved most successful It will
require two or three days to finish the
work.
The street force under the supervision
of Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
and with the help of the Santa Fe rail- !
way is blowing up the piles under the |
Melan and street car bridges. The city
has followed the example of the Santa