The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-17
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Be sure and read the fifty cent round
trip to Kansas City ad on page nine.
The Potwin Presbyterian church is
serving a chicken supper Friday even
ing.
A literary and social evening will be
held at the Second United Brethren
church Friday evening.
The First Methodist church will
probably call for bids shortly on their
new Sunday school addition.
In purchasing telephone service you
want the most and the best for your
money. It's the Independent
John Wilkerson. ex-sheriff, is rest
ing much easier today, having passed
comfortable and restful night.
The gymnasium girls Of the High
school are practicing on stunts for the
annual tournament in February.
There is now an enrolment of 1.O63
students at the high school, a consider
able increase over last year at the same
time.
The advertising and craftsmanship
classes at the Central Y. M. c. A.
which are an innovation this year, are
proving popular.
Now that enthusiasm over the White
Elephant campaign is on the wane, the
monday attendance at the Commercial
club has increased.
Henry Scandrett left today for Ann
ArbOr, where he will witness the
Michigan Minnesota game, which will
settle the western championship.
A committee of the Commercial club
with William Connors as chairman,
will meet tomorrow noon to discuss
the great white way proposition.
DR.. Maclay Lyon, formerly on the
staff of the State Journal has an
article in the current issue of the New
Tadi al entitled asNh.it
Is Rational Diet?'
j. C. Gordon states that he will not
attempt to build the superstructure of
his business building at the old Cope
land site before spring. The founda-
ton will be completed this fall.
The High school orchestra will play
at assembly some time in the near fu
ture. The glee club is making prog
ress under the direction of Miss Mary
Daniels, as is the girls chorus.
G. c. Derby of the Santa Fe has
been appointed trainmaster Of the
middle division, with headquarters at
Newton, succeeding PaysOn Ripley,
who has been promoted to superin-
tendent.
An offer has been made by the man
agement Of the coming poultry show,
January 2-7, to allow all children III
the grade schools free admittance on
one afternoon while the show is in
progress.
Baraca young mems classes of the
city are getting out cards in the ma
ture of invitations to Join their or
CARNATIONS, and are lacking them up
| in conspicuous places. There seems to
be considerable competition among
these classes for members.
The educational department of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. is in receipt of a
valuable set of six large reference
books from the Button Book company
of Kansas City. The set is the gift of
James Button, president of the COM
pany. who is an ardent association
worker in Kansas City.
The city commissioners have noti-
fed the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company of Baltimore to
pay to the city of Topeka the amount
of money necessary to rebuild the Fill
more street bridge in case the Capital
Iron works fails to make good it's
contract on this structure.
There is increased spirit at the high
| school," said Principal A. J. Stout. 1T
| is evinced by the enthusiasm at mass
and class meetings and the attendance
at football games, to say nothing of
the formation of q band with Lee
Samuels as leader. The band should
develop into a permanent institution
! 1t was stated enormously in the
| State journal last evening that the
people interested in the Gage park
street railway line would come before
the city commissioners tomorrow
morning and ask for a franchise. In
the first place. they are not going to
ask for a franchise, and in the sec
ond place, there will not be meeting
OF the city commissioner tomorrow
/ morning.
The business men who have received
copies of the attractive prospectus
published in the interests of the Mid
winter exposition express the opinion
that this is the neatest piece of adj
vertising matter which has been put
out in Topeka in a long time, and are
predicting that it win be the means OF
inducing many out of town persons to
visit the capital city while the show is
in progress
According to the North side reporter
there are acres upon acres of sand
bars in the river just now He also
states that due to the act that no dirt
has moved in the Melan bridge ex-
caVation, the people are beginning 10
make unfavorable comments. Also
some of the business men are suggest
ing that the Commercial club take up
the question of inducing the Union Pa
ciftc to run a motor car over the Onaga
cutoff.
IF the assembly room at the man
, ual training school were to be cut VI
into class rooms" said an instructor
interested in the High school work, SO
study room could be made out of {
room on the second floor. This would
facilitate matters greatly, especially il
all academic and most of the manua
training work were arranged to come
, In the morning. This would give the
students and teachers an opportunity
to come together for personal consul
tatlon in the afternoon, and 1 want tt
say that personal work means a lot tt
, a student"