The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-01
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The Independent Phone service grows
better every day.
Fred D. Warren speaks at Audi
torium Nov. 2. D. M, on Socialism.
The GemmelI hall memorial window
will be shipped tomorrow from New
York.
Seven births were reported to the
board of health today. Rah for the
storkI
The C. E. of the First Presbyterian
church is holding banquet Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock.
1t is the opinion of most people in
Topeka that the best part of the ele-
plant has been taken away.
The weather observer claims that fall
has been reposing in the lap of winter
for more than a week. Naughty fall!
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Freidburg have
moved to their new home, 314 Fillmore
street. They purchased the George
| Moeser residence.
The county Sunday school conven-
| ton began this afternoon at 2:30 in
the Central Congregational church.
The sessions will continue until tomor-
row evening.
Crosby Bros. have decided to make
their new building at 716 Jackson three
stories in height instead of two Stor-
les. The structure will be occupied by
the Eagle Cigar company.
H w. Morrow, special pension ex-
aminer, left this afternoon for Leaven-
worth and Kansas City to look up a
bunch of pension claims. He will be
absent a week or ten days. :
Congressman Dan Anthony is in
Shawnee county for three days cam
day evening. He speaks at Rossville,
tonight and Richland Thursday.
It is claimed by the state board of
health that dogs and cats carry para
lysis germs with them. Even without
paralysis germs or any other germs
certain dogs and cats are about the
worst pests on earth
The renewal of the joy-ride case in
the district court reminds the cynics
that there are very few joys to be kept
away from the courts of justice. Even
in Topeka where joy is secured easily,
it oftimes ends diSaStrously.
A banquet is being planned by the
| Shawnee Bar association to be held
within the next few weeks. Judge
| John Martin, Judge T.. T. Hazen and
Judge A. w. Dana will be among
those who will be invited to attend.
Charles S. Briggs, assistant United
States District Attorney, left Monday
night for points in Western Kansas,
where he is taking dispositions in two
suits to set aside land patents. These
cases are pending in the Federal court.
In answer to the demands of the
| city commissioners, ln0 AuSlAly anu
Deposit company of Maryland has for
warded to the city treasurer enough
money to warrant the completion of
the contract on the Melan Bridge ex-
tension.
The county commissioners have visit
ed the camp of the Topeka Anti-Tuber-
culosis association on the North side,
and were favorably impressed with
conditions as they saw them. The
county will be asked to give the camp
financial aid.
A number of girls of Bethany College
have registered in domestic classes at
the Provident Association. Bethany in
tends to turn out good looking girls,
social bells and excellent musicians,
but also the kind who can make en1"
like mother used to make. :
Fred L. Warren, the man who has
frequently got into deep water on ac-
count of his Socialistic beliefs and who
is the editor of the Appeal to Reason,
a Socialist paper published in Girard,
Kansas, will speak at the Auditorium
tomorrow evening.
A. w. Smith, pension agent, Will
leave tomorrow for Wellington, where
he will speak before the old soldiers
reunion. II am going to recite remin-
iscences of Andersonville,' said Farm
er Smith, land don't expect to break
over into politics"
mammoth sprinkler system is be-
ing installed in the building owned and
occupied by Crosby Bros. This system
of fire protection is considered one Of
the best means of precaution. Chief
WiImarth has recommended that it be
installed in all buildings in Topeka.
There are at this time enough trees
left on the Washburn campus to show
that at one time a forest grew there.
The men students at Washburn couId
not celebrate after the K. U. game on
account of a most distressing reason,
so they celebrated last night.
The people in Elmhurst place and
in Kenwood addition have complained
to the city of the debris left in these
ton of sewers 20 and 80. City En-
gineer Fulton has ordered the con-
tracts to make a clean up at once.
1t is a noticeable fact that not one
cent has been painted in figures fol-
lowing the name of the Secretary of
blanks and dashes posted on one of the
most prominent corners in the city
reminds one that the Commercial Club
secretary has other business to attend
to-apparently.
Mayor Billiard states that the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and Business Men is taking no part in
the politics of the state or county
and, of course, not in the CITY, The
mayor seems surprised that aSy slips
should have been sent out over the
city endorsing Democratic caYdAdates.
The Topeka Rife club has called
meeting for some night this week when
a reorganization will be perfected. The
club has ambitions to be affiliated with
the National Rifle association, when
interchange of target scores can be
made by telegraph. The Rifle club will
use the indoor target range of the ma
tional guard.
Several instances" said Captain L.
c. Bennett of the Salvation army,
''have come to my notice of persons
representing themselves as collectors
for the Salvation army who had no
connection with our organization.
Those representing the Salvation army
will be equipped with the proper ere
dentials and will bear the regulation