The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-28

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The McCord. Kistler company has reg
istered its new automobile delivery
wagon as No. 374.
There is one advantage in conducting
! a bad writing contest-the conductor
cleverly steers clear of his own work.
Clad Hamilton spoke at Washburn
chapel at noon on the Commission plan
of city government before an interested
audience.
on the commission form of municipal
rule the new plan was defeated by
unanimous vote Of the judges.
Before the end of next week there will
be five buildings in Topeka over five
stories in height under construction.
This makes a little noise like good times
and prosperity.
Washburn promises to treat the peo-
pie of Topeka with some classical root
ing at the game Saturday. AS an addi-
tional inducement they have said moth
ing about a band.
The street forces all over the city
are allowing the sweet smell of burning
| leaves to go floating through the houses
and streets. Burning leaves are the
| beacon lights of winter.
| Street Commissioner Snyder reports
that he has completed the grading for
are being put in throughout the city at
the expense Of property owners.
| Work waws stopped this morning on
| the sewewr connections for the new
Mills building as the plan which was
| being carried out was not considered
adequate by Street Commissioner
Snyder.
The coming events at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. will be the reception tomorrow
evening for the men of the Santa Fe
offices and the Halloween reception on
Saturday evening for the members of
the Y. W. C. A.
Every morning on his way to his
school in the east part of the city Coun-
Gilman Stanley gives a minute lee
ture to the people in the street cars on
1.-The Disadvantages of the Commission
Form of Government"
c. C. Booher, jr.. J. H. Wilson, E. j.
Mcdowell and William Janicke have
registered their motorcycles as Nos. l.,
| 2. and 4. respectively. The license is
$1.00 and a charge of 10 cents is made
for the aluminium tags.
The womens Y. w. G. A. campaign
teams will meet on Friday afternoon at
o'clock. At this time instructions
will be given them in regard to the
method of work during the campaign
which will last Is days.
The Washburn football management
has been conducting a big advertising
campaign for the game with Kansas
university next Saturday. 1t is expected
that at least a thousand out-of-town
people will come to this city.
1t may have been true. but it looks
down Under Sheriff Bayless with a milk
bottle. Bayless is one of the biggest Of
ficers in the county service. But some
milk bottles are awfully strong.
The Santa Fe will bring 500 skilled
mechanics to the Topeka shops. But
%17ax will h hrnT H. frnTr nr1&
points in Kansas and will not have thar
same hankering for beer which was the
cause of a loss to Omaha not long ago.
The weather man says that a big
storm is on the way and is liable to hit
Topeka at any time. He didn't say
anything else about the rest Of the
towns in this county. The anti-dis-
elimination law should apply in this
case.
Topeka is getting to be a Greek let
Delta Phi men of Washburn entertain
the Phi Delt men of Kansas university.
In short time the Kappa Sigma men
Of Washburn entertain their brothor5
of this district.
The fire department warns the public
spect to lighting grass and other fires
within the city limits and then going off
and leaving them. This practice has
necessitated the turning in of several
fire alarms this fall.
It is expected that at least 100 per-
| sons will be present at the Y. w. c. A.
banquet to be given on Monday even
| ing including the members of the teams
| for the building campaign and other
helpers. The campaign will commence
on Tuesday, November 2.
In order to protect the lives of the
| state officials who go in and out of the
state house the executive council has
ordered that all loose stones near the
| entrances of the building be fixed firm
| ly in their places. new east wing
| fixed more firmly would be the real
need.
| The various city departments are find
ing difficulty in getting accustomed to
| the change in the time of the monthly
meeting of the claims and accounts COM
mittee of the council from Friday after
noon to Thursday. There was a grand
rush this morning to prepare for the
meeting this afternoon.
| There was a capacity audience at the
Central Congregational church on the
occasion Of the dedication of the new
pipe organ. Dean Whitehouse gave a
cation act was read at the closing of
the program. The organ is considered
one Of the finest in the city.
| w. ]. Rickenbacher, the Topeka real
| estate man who was connected with q
Dallas "blue sky firm which has been
under the eyes of the government for
| some time, wishes to state, as an addf-
| ton to the article in the State Journal
| last evening, that he has nothing to do
with the company at this time.
| The Y. W. c. A. will furnish speak
ers for the ten minutes allotted to the
| association at the various churches in
the city for the promotion of the build
| ing campaign. Miss Nettie Tribe, sec
rotary Of the Kansas association, will
| speak at the First Baptist and First
| TVrrae oil oh,
| ing. Mrs Percy Walker and Mrs. John
Manley will speak at the First Metho-