The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
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of the Commercial club was held this
noon.
The balance of the state fair premi
ums, about 25 in number, will be sent
out by mail this evening.
A meeting of the Mothers club of the
Provident Association will be held Tues
day afternoon at o'clock.
A meeting of the convention commit
tee of the Commercial club was held
Ghis noon at the Commercial club
Work of assembling the new pipe or
gan at the First Baptist church, the
gift of John R. Mulvane, is almost
completed
committee of the Y. W. C. A. will
meet to make final plans for the annual
reception to be held Friday evening.
The Brunt Drug company has opened
a store in the new Rigby building, 535
Kansas avenue. The fixtures are about
as elaborate as anything yet seen IN
Topeka.
]. A. Dooley of Topeka, has depart
ed for Peoria, Ill, where he will ad-
dress the national convention of the
Mutual fire insurance companies of
the United States.
The lightning and thunder of last
night is said to have been the second
worst storm of the season-and it is
about the last. The people have been
expecting this storm on account of
equinoctial changes.
The work on the big 6-story addi-
ton to the Wolff Packing plant has
reached the fifth story. The exterior
will be completed in few weeks. The
building will be ready for use by Oct
obef Is.
w. S. Fulton, city engineer has writ
ten to the city commissioners stating
that the cost of the new No. "a sewer
is $1,296.SS. 1t is probable that the
contractors will be able to influence
the city to make it 80 cents.
Flying from the top of the new Mills
building is what at one time was a
miniature United States flag. 1t has
been whipped by the wind until it now
is a collection of shreds. 1t is hardly
appropriate for a building of this type.
Secretary H. L. Cook, who spent the
weekend at Lincoln with his family.
today departs for st. Joe where he will
attend the stock fair. Later in the
week he will be in Kansas City for
the Missouri Valley fair and exposi-
ton.
The members of the fire department
have been assigned their winter wear
ing apparel and before long they will
be in use in all the companies in the
city Chief Wilmarth had the cold
weather caps checked over for use this
morning.
The furnace dealers of the North
commissioner, who is a North Topeka
man. They claim that Mr.. Holman
purchased a furnace for the city re-
Gently and failed to grant them
chance to bid.
The city commissioners are making
a house cleaning of the ordinance
books The city electrical ordinance
is at bat and the milk ordinance is on
deck. The commissioners propose to
place all of the ordinances on good
substantial business-like basis
Samuel Stewart. son of DR.. S. J.
Stewart, who broke his collar bone in
football practice Friday evening, will
not be able to indulge in gridiron ac-
tivity again this season, but will not
be kept away from his studies at the
high school more than week.
Prof. R. r. Price, at the head of the
extension department of the state uni
versity, will attend the annual Y. w
c. A. reception Friday evening at which
time he will explain to those interest
ed the extension course which will
be offered by the association.
A young West Side husband who
thought he would have some fun with
a cake his wife CONSTRUCTED" took
the cake from the cupboard and plac-
ing a revolver on one side and a bottle
of poison on the other he labelled it
Three forms of homicide-take your
choice"
Inc 1lOCh 1SLdIiu IL pISpdI ing 20 L uIA
a hog train throughout their lines in
Kansas the first of October. Pro-
fessor Wilson of the State Agricul
tural College has been planning the
train with George Hetherington, chief
clerk to General superintendent Small
ley.
Whenever President Nudge of the
Rock Island comes out west he ar
ranges to spend at least a day in To-
peka. His many railroad associates
here and the atmosphere of Topeka
hospitality gives this city a home
feeling to the railroad president.
A number of the young Topeka
bachelors who have resolved not to
be outdone in fashion lines and who
are Jealous of the attention received
by their girl friends in hobble skirts
have formed a "Hobble Night Shirt
club The lower portion of their
nighties will be made hobble style
The state board of health has writ
ten a letter to the city commissioners
asking that the dump near the Shun-
ganunga be covered with dirt. This
dump in South Topeka has brought
out many complaints-and the state
board has decided that some action
must be taken.
w. S. Gearhart. state highway en-
gineer with headquarters at Manhat-
tam has inspected the Fillmore street
bridge. He will send written report
to the city commissioners some time
this week He declined to make any
statement to the press prior to his
written communication.
A club known as the Jewish Progress
sive Aid society has been organized in
the city. The club will organize night
school for those Jewish children who
do not have the opportunity to attend
day school. Following are the officers:
Ike Gi1berg, president; Morris Lieber-
man, secretary; NJ A. Gilman, treas
urer; Sam Left, Sam Galitzky and Joe
Hatcher. trustees.
The meeting of business men to take
definite steps towards forming a local