The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04


Hindman's grocery wants a good
homemade cake baker.
Bishop Millspaugh breaches at
Grace cathedral Sunday morning.
The members of the Shawnee Bar
association met for lunch today at the
Commercial club quarters.
There are several old houses in the
city which are being remodeled and
converted into apartment houses.
The attendance in connection with the
gymnasium work during November at
the Central Y. M. c. A was 2.151.
The Delta Phi chapter house Of which
the fraternity boys have reason to be
proud is on the point of completion.
S.B. Rohrer, John ]. Conley, w. w.
Fagley, G. d. Hood and E. E. West
are new Commercial club members.
The First Christian church Sunday
school will give a free band concert
at the church Sunday morning at 8
o'clock
The board of education will meet
Monday evening. The bids for fire
escapes for the buildings will be
opened.
In 10 days the advocates of good
roads throughout the country will flock
to Topeka for the National Good Roads
convention.
The automobile board will meet
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock to
near complaints k1uu at " CioOh ~
issue permits
The record for the Central Y. M. c.
A. bowling alleys for November was
$500 games. Some excellent scores
have been made
]. L. Montgomery. physical director
of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. has been
appointed as a member OF the Athletic
League of North America.
George E. Lerrigo. who accompa MED
by Mrs. Lerrigo, will do Y. M. G. A.
work in China, has written of his ar
rival at Yokohama. Japan.
The youngsters of the city have al
ready produced their sleds from the
hooks and corners in which they have
been stored since last winter.
Secretary Edward c. Brownell, of
the Y. M. c. A. left today for Hutch
inson where a campaign for an $So,oUo
| association building Is being waged.
| 1t is now thought that the city will
sue the contractors who have failed
| to live up to their paving contracts to
collect the ten dollar a day forfeiture
The petition out In North Topeka
asking for the nomination of Council
man Jordan as city commissioner is
receiving a large number or sigma
lures.
The high school orchestra. which
tas been growing in popularity since
It's organization a few weeks ago, Will
rlay some selections at the Tuesday
chapel hour
Chief Wilmarth of the fire depart
ment, is frantically securing the
country for fire horses. The depart
ment is in need of them and they
can't be found.
A basket ball game is being waged
this afternoon at the Central Y. NJ G.
A. between the teams representing the
association and that of the Dougherty
Business college.
Chas. E. Morton. formerly local
agent for the Rock Island. now lives
in Detroit and is city sales agent for
the Packard automobiles. He visited
Topeka friends this week.
The candidacy of Councilman How
ard for mayor of Topeka under the
commission form of government, is
receiving a boost from the young
church people over the city.
Tomorrow afternoon DR.. Frank K.
Sanders will address the members of
the Popular Discussion club of the Cen
trail Y M. C. A. on Biblical History
as the Record of Effective Life"
Red Cross stamps can already be seen
on a considerable amount of mail mat
ter which goes through the local post
office. A Red Cross booth for the sale
of stamps will be placed in the post
office Monday.
The absence of the head of the
family at church tomorrow morning
will be explained if there is snow on
some ammunition make a fine com
bination for rabbits.
The present disagreeab1e weather IL