The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-27

Halls orchestra tonight at Hudson's.
case of diphtheria Is reported at
the Ellis home, 1913 East Crane street.
McRae's social dance tonight. Glass
for beginners Thursday night. III East
Seventh.
A new Independent telephone direc-
tory will soon be issued. Get your name
in 1t now.
Clad Hamilton will speak at Wash
turn chapel tomorrow noon on COM
mission government.
G. L. Gates. field secretary Of the IN
ternational committee of the Y. NJ. G. Al
was in Topeka this week.
Joe Mercer. state live stock inspector,
is back from a trip through the south
west looking after hog cholera cases.
building permit has been granted
to E. Hauser, who will put up a 1,s00
frame dwelling at 1862 Buchanan street.
All business men Of the city are in
vited to hear DR.. S. S. Estey speak at
12:45 o'clock on Friday at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A.
The front of the Central National
bank building with its double red stone
arch gives 1t a decidedly metropolitan
appearance.
Elmer Ames has transformed the N.
H. LOOMS house he purchased in Pot
win. The new porch is one of the hand
soonest in the city.
the precincts where the special meet
ings are being held to discuss commits
sion government.
The license Of NJ. w. Ward, agent for
the Consolidated Casualty company, has
been revoked by c. w. Barnes. state
insurance commissioner.
A petition has been filed with the
city clerk asking for a brick sidewalk
on the south side of Second street from
Quinton to Buchanan streets.
Geo. Badders, secretary of the Com
mercial club, writes from Rochester,
New York, saying that If Topeka gets
commission government a new factory
will locate in Topeka.
The Brotherhood class Of the First
Presbyterian church will hold a banquet
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. on Friday
evening. The speakers will be J. E.
Frost and Robert Stone.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ. c.
A. have decided to extend the full priv
leges Of the association to the male
members Of the State Teachers asso-
cation during their visit in Topeka.
The Y. M. C. A. Debating club has
chosen for the subject for debate this
evening Public VS.. Private Drinking
are James Mcclure and L. W. Adams,
and Charles Wierenga and George A.
Cline for the negative.
Mary Santners. aged "a, an inmate of
the state asylum for the insane. escaped
from the grounds early this morning,
but was found shortly afterwards, be-
fore she had made any Roadway at es-
cape. She was returned to the hos
pital Her escape was accomplished
during the morning exercise.
Examination of 60 applicants for
position Of clerk and carrier in the To-
cal postoffice was given today at the
court house under supervision of Leroy
T. Powell clerk of the local examining
board. Those who took the exam1na-
ton were both male and female and
the class was one of the largest in some
months.
o. 8. johnson, manager of Dougher-
tvs Business college, also of the firm
of Dougherty and Johnson. has sold his
one-half interest to George E. Dough
erty, who has taken charge without ma
terial cnange of management. Mr.. john
son will now give more time to business
interests in Oklahoma prior to launch
ing into other business pursuits in To-
peka.
Representatives from the State Wide
Fair association. Jobbers' and Manu-
facturers' association. Midwiner Elk
position company and the Commercial
club have decided to combine in an eff
fort to make the state wide fair next
wear a great success. A committee will
he appointed by the president of the |
four organizations to make the proper
arrang SInentS.
There will be meetings tonight for |
the discussion of commission form of
at the First United Pres
hyterian church at Eighth and To-
peka avenues; Third Presbyterian /
church, Fourth and Branner streets;
Potwin Presbyterian church, Fifth and |
West streets, and the Second Presby-
terrain church, North side, corner jack
son and Gordon streets.
Envortb League members of the
First NJ E. church will give the initial
number of a series Of entertainments
to be held in the gymnasium at the
Provident association during the win
ter months. The program will consist
of music, readings, ct cetera, and will
be held Friday evening. Other similar
programs will be given fortnight1y by
the young people of the various Topeka
and the entertainments will
be free to members of the different
clubs and their families.
The people who had time to read the