The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-15

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Plasterers have commenced work
| on the Aetna building.
The list of graduates of the Topeka
High school numbers about LOO.
A meeting of the evangelistic coun-
Gil of Topeka was held this afternoon
at the Y. M. C. A
a new Independent Telephone Di-l
] rectory will soon be issued. Get your
name in it now.
The recent rains have saved the
city considerable expense in street
cleaning. The work was thoroughly
done.
| Mrs. w. H. Mol was taken this
morning to Stormont hospital, where
she will be operated upon for appen-
dicitis.
A big effort is being made today to
make this the banner day in con-
nection with the Y. w. C. A. building
| campaign.
now of East Orange, New Jersey, has
| returned from a trip to Europe for the
benefit of his health.
| A few more flood scares and the dixie
and pumping station propositions will
receive a little more notice from the
| city and county officials
| At the Sunday school of the First
| Conversational church the next So in
| birthday pennies was appropriated for
the Y. w. c. A. building fund.
The recent rains played havoc with
| the Union Pacific and Rock Island but
| the Santa Fe was lucky enough to ea
cape any ill effects from the weather.
The committee which acts as an
| advisory board for the reorganization
of the State Wide Fair association
will be announced in the course of
few days.
A.
Banquet club in Garden City Saturday
night the Rev. Ralph Ward of the
Westminster church of this city spoke
on the subject Greetings From To-
peka.''
The old time saying that every time
| a cloud comes up in the west the peo
| pie of North Topeka run, came true
| again-but this time the people ran up
On top Of the bikes as interested spec
tators to watch the water rise.
Superintendent L. D. Whittemore
will speak this evening on Public
Play Grounds before the Brother
hood of the Central Congregational
church, illustrating with stereopticon
views.
There will be a meeting this even
ing of the social committee of the
Central Y. M. c. A. Plans will be
made for the social events which will
be held throughout the winter
months.
! Governor STUDIOS preached a sermon
to the Bible classes at the First Chris
tian church Sunday morning. The at
tendance was a record breaker and the
governor has met his first f1attering
success as a minister.
Some of the members Of the city
council are in favor of making a new
ordinance taxing transient merchants
at the rate of 800 per month. With a
tax like this a transient merchant
would have to reap a rich harvest.
The secretary of the Commercial
club wrote a letter to the general
Christian union of the United Presby-
terrain church inviting that orgaaiza-
ton to hold its next convention in
Topeka.
On account Of the recent heavy rains
the excavation along Eighth avenue
across Kansas avenue has partially
caved in, necessitating more labor and
continued blocking of traffic along this
thoroughfare. The excavation on the
Mills building site was just finished and
walled in time.
Councilman Howard has discovered
that there is no law which will require
the present city council to retire from
active service and make way for the
mission form of government. Mr.. How
ard does not know whether they will be
able to put him out or not.
A staff of six high school students
is busily engaged in the preparation
of a history of the Topeka High
school. 1t was the idea of Lee Fergus
and the scheme met with the hearty
approval of the school authorities.
The staff is as follows: Lee Fergus,
Morris La Croix, Charlotte McLennan,
Marian Morrow, Helen Douglas.
, Darline Hutchins and Stewart Drum.
An impressive Sunday evening cere-
mony was held at the First Congrega-
tional in memory of the late General
Oliver o. Howard. Christian soldier
| and statesman. The Washburn male
+, quartet sang in a pleasing manner
''Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,
: and the Jubilee Singers from the To
peka Industrial institute rendered in
! melodious manner some of General
Towards favorite plantation melodies
! Some weeks ago at a meeting at the
: First Christian church held to arouse
enthusiasm for securing the next con-
vention of that church for Topeka
Secretary F. D. Coburn promised &c
raise chickens to go into the
: ministry" next fall Rev. Charles A
\ Finch is in receipt of this letter from
:, Mr.. Coburn: 81 am constantly mind
, full of my poultry obligations ana
= expect to set one hen next week
: heartily congratulate you on your
"a success at Pittsburs
Il The central and railway branches OF
the Y. M c. A. will cooperate with
the Physical Directors society of the
. Young Mems Christian associations
!, of North America in movement fol-
united social service endeavor
! which will have as its aim the teach
! ing of every boy and young man in
| the country to swim. Glasses Will be
organized in the city in the near flu
ture and the or thousand men ano
| boys in Topeka who do not know now
to swim will be asked to join the
classes.