The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
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comparatively large .eIfollIHeH'-
SLOAN lodge will confer the Fellow
craft degree at the Masonic a scii1cLe
This evening commencing at o'elocA'
Mrs otis Rice of Ellis, Kan. was
,,,ara+ed on at Christ hospital Tues-
day and is doing as wen as Can De
expected.
Harry F4einzman, former K. U. grid.
iron hero, is giving the meHoeLs u
tba high school squad some pointers
this afternoon.
+ascb school will be in the receiving
line at the annual association recep-
ton Friday evening.
On account Of the rapid growth OF
the Topeka high school it will propa-
on the west side of the building.
The first Ad club meeting of the sea-
son will be held Tuesday noon al
though the speaker has not peeh an
nounced. There seems to be Scarcity
of available speakers.
The powerful voice of Jerry.
tombstone can be heard long peloT ,I d
person enters the Washburn tootpall
field. And they say that Jerry Is just
as powerful as his voice
The big reinforced concrete oil tank
built at the back of the lot at lHe
southeast corner of Seventh and jack
son streets by the Topeka Edison colli-
pany has been completed.
Word has been received from MRS,
Noble Prentiss to the effect that she
will address the girls of the Y. W. =.
A Tuesday evening, October 20, on
Necessary Reading for a Business
Woman"
Washburn will have three quarter
backs to work out this season. cap
tain McCarroll, Grumpy" Crumolne
and Karl Bowman are the men All
three players are hard, aggressive men
for the place.
County Attorney Schenck says that
the bonds for the support OF the state
fair can be voted in Shawnee county.
Many elaborate plans are being SUD
mitted to the fair managers Tor I'M
provements next year
Frank farrell, the genial press agent
Che should be passenger agent) or the
Santa Fe, left today for a trip West West
along the lines of the road. +, j. VIII
return to Topeka with coolies of ma
terial for publication.
The people living along the Wash
burn car line are hoping thai the street
railway will send cars in a cornpIele
circuit when the extensions are I'm
ished. thus giving all parts OF the line
a seven minute service
When the county and city police Of
ficers get into a contest over the ar
rest of liquor sellers in Topeka It
means that the city will soon be rid Oh
Such characters. Inc SCpA5 INV SCOAiAS
to be, County /, City 0.
The weather man says that the
weather will be warmer He promises
a week of Indian summer To the
builders and contractors and football
men the weather man couldn't have
promised anything better
Fearing that the gas company will
not be able to supply enough gas in
Topeka this winter number of To-
peka people are storing winter coal in
their Easements. 1t is said that coal
is cheaper now than it Will be later in
the season.
Edward Kreiser of Kansas City will
give the organ installation recital at
the First Christian church on Friday
evening. Kreiser is known as one of
the best organists in the west. He will
be assisted by Mrs. Parkhurst and
Glenwood Jones.
The first issue of the High School
World for the season will be distribu-
ted Friday, october Z Leonard War
rem is editor and Leo Mold business
manager. The reportOrial staff will not
be as large as last year, but it is ex-
pected that the work will be more eff
fective.
Commissioner Tandy has decided
that the South Topeka Shunganunga
dump will be filed at once. The state
board of health ordered the city to
make this move. Mr.. Tandy has ar
ranged to take 500 loads of rubbish
from the old Copeland hotel ruins for
this purpose.
Paul Sweet has not made a trip in
the balloon Topeka" But every time
1t goes up you will see him there with
army leggin's, white gloves and as
busy as a bee. Sweets friends are
wondering who held the balloon to the
ground while his picture was taken in
it in st. Louis.
BEFORE the board of commissioners
TIOrSnT0an
senting the Lewis & Kitchen firm of
Kansas City-the company that built
the garbage plant-in formal man
ner turned over the crematOry to the
city. The city officials accepted the
plant with thanks.
The final decision as to the height
of the Santa Fe Office building has been
made. On account of the fact that the
officials wish to use the building this
winter it will be but seven stories in
height. More stories may be added
next spring. The cost of the present
building will be $250,000.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton will install pool and billiard
tables 1t will be remembered that
when they attempted to do that a few
years ago the religious organizations in
the city raised such a howl that they
gave it up. A few more years and the
&C" will he left out of the 7. M G. A.
It has been proven from the scrim-
mage work between the varsity and
scrubs at Washburn that if a man is
taken from the Washburn lineup there
will be another man to fill his place
and the effect on the team will not be
noticed. 1t is a hard matter to dis
criminate between the men trying for
places this year.
Some of the high school students
who do not expect to get a credit for
the work are applying for entrance in
the penmanship class in the new bust
ness course. ut looks as though we
would have to have larger room next
year for this department" said Prin-
cipal A J. Stout. but I don't know
where it will be-
City Engineer Fulton has estimated
that it will take $1,7S7 20 to make the
fill and the approaches to the box
car" bridge across the Shunganunga.
creek at Fillmore street. The people
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