The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Skating tonight. Get the habit.

Skating tonight. Get the habit
When doubts and fears assail you,
order an Independent telephone
The ways and means committee of
the city council will be held on Thurs
day evening.
The birth of a daughter is reported
to Mr.. and Mrs. O. Chrisman, 609 East
Eighth street.
The work of patching the asphalt
progressing steadily.
The last band concert of the season
was greatly enjoyed last evening at the
City park by good crowd.
Social dancing at Hudson's tomor-
row evening. Dancing class for be-
ginners only Thursday evening.
A North Topeka moving picture
show has secured the first moving pic
lures of the airship races at Rheims.
The time set for holding the Ma
tional Good Roads congress in Topeka
was Tuesday and wednesday, Decem-
Der 1415.
The Western league season in To-
peka closed this afternoon. Most of
the out of town players leave for their
homes tonight.
The exhibit which was to have been
made at the Commercial club by the
Topeka Wooden mills this week has not
as yet materialized.
picnic dinner at Lincoln post hall to-
morrow at noon. Several after din
ner speeches will be given.
The work on the foundation for the
new Mills building will be started this
week. The building will be at least
six stories high and possibly seven.
The granite blocks along the tracks
of the street railway company on
West Eighth street are being replaced
by brick and the tracks put to grade.
The municipal legislation committee
of the Commercial club met this noon
to further plans for an active cam
paign for commission form of city
rule.
The time of the departure of the
Santa Fe motor car for Emporia has
been changed to 4:25 p. M. instead
of 4:3O, as has been enormously re-
ported in the papers.
During the hot weather there was a
decided slump in the enthusiasm of
the tennis players of the city but our
ing the last two weeks this pastime has
become decidedly popular.
A C. Jackson, president of the Ma
tional Good Roads association, accom-
named County Engineer Parkhurst
and the commissioners over the Shaw
nee roads leading into Topeka yester-
day.
A farewell reception will be given
this evening for Rev. j. z. White OF
the Second United PTesDyIertF aI.
kansas City where he will organize
church.
Contractor Richie has commenced
the work of paving on lower Kansas
avenue. South side property is nouno
to take a jump in price as a conse-
ouence of the completion OF this WORK
in the near future.
The foundation of the old Devlin
building on West Ninth street is pelng
torn down This with the settlement
of the Devlin estate marks Ihe to.al
passing of one of the biggest private
enterprises in Kansas.
Work in connection with the paving
of Morris avenue is progressing stead
ily this week. Two blocks nave peen
completed and by the end OF the week
It is predicted that another Two BLOCKS
will have been finished.
The next meeting of the Sunday
school Superintendent club Will pc
held at the Westminster presbyterian la.
church tomorrow evening. Or.
Thos. S. Young, of the First Baptlst
church will address the meeting.
Ci1as pine. colored, arrested by the
noIice suspected of being the man
TAINTED by federal authorities for rob
bino nostoffice at Reford, Geary
county. was released when the Onlteu
States marshal said he was too plue.
There is considerable complaint be-
i,,r made in regard to the fact that
the law in regard to expectoratlng on
the streets is not being strictly en-
forced. On Kansas avenue the RACK
Of enforcement of the law is especially
CITY Sanitary Sergeant Vanderpool
saws that not a single case OF death
fhrourh infantile paralysis has been
renorted at his Office and he oeneves
that the rumor to the erect that TINS
maIady has become rooted IN IoPeka
is only a pipe dream.
Ted O'Hare and Nate stephens,
union machinists, tried in the court of
Topeka yesterday for assault1ng Z. M
nonunion laborer at the
Smith automobile factory, were found
not guilty, as the evidence showed that
Howard had been the offender.
The following building permits have
been granted in the past few days: To
w A. Mayberry for the erection of
$500 two story dwelling at 1924 To-
peka avenue; to o. D. Spencer. who
will build $1,000 home at 1922 Lane
street, to the Topeka Railway COM
pany for the additions to their car
barn, which will cost $4,000.
The plumbers when they tear up
portion of a street in order to expose
a pipe are required to leave the street
in as good a condition as they found
it, At first owing to lack of experience
in regard to road building the patched
places would soon become holloWs, but