The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25

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East Seventh.
Secretary Geo. s. Badders of the
Commercial club. will return from
Rochester, n. Y, on Thursday.
A business man would not think of
getting along without an Independent
Telephone. 1t is just as essential that
you should have one.
Tomorrow evening there will be a
meeting at Hancocks store in Au-
burndale to discuss the commission
plan of government.
On Wednesday evening at Edel-
butes drug store there will be meet
ing to discuss the commission form of
city administration.
You will have to turn in your order
at once if you want your name in the
new directory about to be issued for
the Independent Telephone.
Next Sunday at least ten minutes
will be devoted in all the churches
of the city to the promotion of the
Y w. c. A. building campaign.
It is now up to the owners of
motorcycles to register their ma
chimes. The new ordinance is III effect
and this is one of the stipulations.
A petition has been filed at the Office
of the city clerk asking that brick
pavement with asphalt filler be put in
on Lincoln street between Thirteenth
and Huntoon
Miss Nettie Trimble secretary of the
Kansas City Y. w. c. A, will arrive in
Topeka on Saturday and will aid the
local association in the building cam
paign which commences on Tuesday.
C. A. Forter of the city engineering
department took levels in the Lowman
Will district Saturday and has begun
work on drawing plans relative to
solving the flood problem in that dis
trict.
This evening at the rooms of the
- IL.
Kansas avenue, there will be meet
ing to discuss the commission plan of
government. Both sides of the ques-
ton will be given.
On Monday evening next there will
re a banquet for those who will take
part in the Y. w. C. A. building cam
paign. Instructions for the work dur
ing the campaign will be given the
various teams at that time.
D. H Branaman and Clad Hamilton
will speak on commission government
this evening at the Walnut Grove
Methodist church, Sixteenth and Har-
rison streets. At the Third Christian
church John Dawson and C. J. Evans
will speak on the same subject
The city engineering department is
in receipt of a proposition from the
National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis,
to extend the Melan arch bridge SO
feet putting in what are known as
Luten arches. This is the same COM
pany which had the contract on the
bridge as sit stands
At the end of the first month of
school there was an increase of 80
The enrolment in the city schools
now stands at 6.421. This does not
include the kindergarten department
which has an enrolment of Sc, the
same as last year.
The subject for consideration at the
of "a
to be held at the Commercial club
Saturday afternoon will be, Methods
of Handling Green or Dry Alfalfa to
Obtain the Greatest Benefits as a
Ration Representatives of alfalfa
mills will be present.
A Topeka man reports that he saw
Coach Kennedy of the K. U. football
team in Kansas City on his return
from the Nebraska-Iowa game. The
coach stated that the playing of the
teams was on the high school order
and he believes that the chances are
good for the annexation OF two more
games by K. U.
Miss Daisy June Trout, secretary of
| the Y. w. c. A, received a post card
i this morning which she has put in
Keep people busy. The greatest
tempter in the world is idleness-the
greatest blessing is work Keep people
busy Miss Trout expects to use this
as a motto in the Y. w. G. A. building
campaign.
Booklets explaining the regulation
screen wagon service in practice for the
transfer of mail from the postoffice to
the railroad stations and return have
| been received by Postmaster A. K.
Rodgers for distribution. These are be-
| ing distributed apropos to the reletting
| of the contract for the four years be-
ginning July 1. 1910, and ending June
| 80, 1914.
| Mayor Green is in receipt of the
resignation of c. E. Jewell from the
water board, the resignation to become
effective November 1. On account of
ill health MI Jewell has decided to
| take a six months trip, starting some
time during next month. Il haven't
! decided upon successor said Mayor
Green this morning. ct will be hard
to find a man to take Mr.. JewelIs
| place"
| A night collection of mail has been
allowed the down town residence dis
trict following the promotion of four
sub-carriers to regular positions. The
district covered in the night collec-
| ton is from First to Sixteenth street,
and from the Santa Fe tracks
/ to Buchanan street. Sub-carriers
| affected by the increased service are
Charles w. Boast, Berk c. Kingman,
! Clarence E. Kistler, Roy P. Dixon.
! Tentative plans are being laid by the
| Provident association management for
| the annual meeting which will be held
November 8, and H. c. Bowman, a
member of the state board of control,
will deliver an address before those
| talk by Judge T. F. Carver, president
of the association Guy T. Justis, gen.
eral secretary will render his yearly
report, and heads of other departments
will tell of the work done during the
past twelve months. The complete pro-
gram will be issued shortly.