The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17

sunday was as near an ideal day as
The Topeka w. c. T. Z. held a
session at the First NJ. E. church this
afternoon.
The trees do not wear the usual
brilliant autumn coIOrs. Absence OF
frost is responsible.
The church convention just closed
was almost a frost-but then per
haps we expected too much
The attendance at the great COM
rnuuion service on the state house
grounds is estimated at from five TO
eight thousand.
Marco Morrow will speak on ad-
vertising tomorrow evening in the edu-
cationaI room Of the Y. NJ c. A The
lecture was booked for last week, but
was postponed, due to the illness of
the speaker.
College Hill is a gloomy place today
and viii be until the blue warriors
defeat Kansas University. The de-
feat at the hands of ottawa last Sat.
urday was a hard blow to the Sons OF
Ichabod-but it was clearly case OF
over confidence.
The people living in the vicinity have
Detitfoned the city commissioners to
widen Greeley street from Chandler
to Locust street and open north Lake
street from the north end to Seward
avenue. The commissioners will
grant the request.
The street railway company has
asked the city for grades on Seven
teenth street in order that the compile
ton of the work on this street might
be rushed. The new line in the south
western portion of the city Will help
out the service immensely
For the benefit of those who have
been fighting the south side dixie pro-
position it might be mentioned that
the benefit district just created by the
CITY to pay for the construction of the
dixie viii be bounded by the river,
Kansas avenue, Fourth street and Polk
streets.
The street railway is improving its
morning and evening service on all
lines to such an extent that a tired
and weary person may ride to his
home at night with ease-and with a
seat. This is the kind of service that
makes the Topeka Railway Company
friends in every block.
The people living near the Shun-
gununga stream between Tenth avenue
and Eleventh street have petiuoned
the city commissioners to put stop
to the dumping ground that is made
Of this place The constant dump
ing of debris into the Shungununga
is what causes disastrous floods in the
city limits
The city wanted to condemn some
land on the south Ddnk OF the nav
river to build dikes- The owner of &
small sandy low tract was W. S. Wear
and on being asked the price of 1 4
acres of this soil he made a price OF
$4,000. This is the highest price fol
river bank land ever asked in the his
tory Of the historic Kaw in Shawnee
county.
Twenty-Five presidents of Christian
church colleges the largest body Of
educators ever gathered at Christian
church convention, made trip tc
Lawrence upon the invitation of DR.
and Mrs. Wallace c. Payne. who have
charge of the Bible Chair work in con
nection with the state university They
visited Haskell institute. the state uni
versitv. and were entertained at dinner
at the Bible Chair building
The address of Miss Ada NJ. Kassi-
Tuer before the members OF the To
peka Ad club will take place at moor
tomorrow and not at night as has beer
previously announced Miss kasstnel
IS described as Fra ElbertuS' double
and is at the present time the success
ful chief of the Crafters' Shop of Kan
sas CITY. as well as the editress OF th'
Crafters' Magazine. This talk will b'
a rare treat for AID club members.