The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
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The service you get over the IN
dependent lines will meet your de-
mands.
The state house is busy place. Sew
eral booths are being put in prelimin-
are to the holding of the Christian
church convention.
The regular meeting of the Saturday
Night club will be held October 8. The
paper tonight will be by John Mac
Donald on Ralph Waldo Emerson
The city commissioners held three
minute session this morning: They
were called to order. advertised for
bids and then ended by formal adj
journment
The first issue of the High School
World for the present school year was
distributed in the high school chapel
at noon today The students say that
the World this year is better than ever
Frantz is a new man trying out for
fulIback in the Washburn squad He
is good in drop kicking for goals and
this is his first week out He will
make one of the strongest men on the
Blue.
Baker has got cinder in her eve, -
said a man on the sidelines at the
Washburn- Baker game Friday when
Art Hardy, the big negro halfback,
tore away for his third touchdown of
the day.
IT. FRANK l.. LONeland OF the First
NJ E. church last night gave the clos
ing address of the Topeka district mis-
s1onary rally. RepreS entativeS of the
twenty-six Methodist churches of the
district were present.
| The feature of the Washburn foot
ball field during practice is the yelling
OF Jerry Johnston and Bill Leland.
They have variety of college yells
which would give spirit to any team
even mule team.
A skull was found in the Copeland
ruins by negro laborer Friday 1t
as soon as he saw what was left of
the human being-and at last reports
| he was running yet.
While suffering an attack of epilep-
sy this morning George Smith, owner
of building at Eighth and Kansas
avenue, fell from his buggy standing
| in front of the building, and was pain
| fully though not seriously hurt
The mayor and council of indie
| pendence have invited the mayor and
city commissioners of Topeka, to at
| tend the ceremonies of the laying of
the corner stone of the city hall in
| that city. The event is to be on Oc-
tober H.
The Presbyterians of the city will
| hold mass meeting at o. m. today
| at the First Presbyterian church. The
| meeting is in the interests of Kansas
! IlOIle HllSSlOI. LII. Breeze OF WlScOn-
! sin will speak and the mems quartet
will sing.
Paul B. Sweet, who leaves Monday
to take a position with the Curtis
Publishing company, says the report
that he is to receive $4,000 a year is
erroneous. Mr.. Chester Moore will
not succeed Mr.. Sweet in the bonus
| department of the Santa Fe.
Professor T. M. Iden of the State
/ Normal college, the teacher of the ia
nous Upper Room Saturday Night
| Bible class, will speak at 4 o'clock
| Sunday afternoon in GemmeII hall on
| why 1 Regard the Bible as Being the
Book Best Worth Knowing
| H. W. Jacobs, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power of the Santa Fe
is building an air ship in Atchison.
His machine will be called a multi
plane. The plane has a number of
Jacobs inventions and will bring out
several new theories in air flights.
Margaret Hill McCarter's new book
the pride of the Prairies'' is out in
Topeka and the first edition is selling
fast. 1t is a historical novel of the
pioneer days of the prairies. John
Crow arranged a display of the books
in Halls window that has never been
equalled.
The Brotherhood of the Central Con-
gregational church will hold their
regular monthly meeting Monday
| .
W. J. Rickenbacher on Municipal
Ownership of Public Utilities There
will be a discussion by c. H. Evans and
Dr. Van Horn. The members of all
the Brotherhoods of the city have been
invited.
The city will advertise for bids for
the construction of the extension of
the Melan bridge The Fidelity & De-
post company of Maryland has de-
cided that the city can build the bridge.
The dry land bridge-rah for the
bridge-is being shifted about from
one contractor to another until fl
nally some person will be martyr and
a hero by filling up the hole
Harry T. Scott, secretary of the
! Greenwood County Fair association
and a wealthy stockman, was here
from Eureka on Friday. Mr.. Scott
and his family last night departed for
California. They expect to return to
| Topeka in about a month and will
spend the winter here. Il believe To-
peka is a mighty good town to live in -
Mr.. Scott remarked in discussing his
plans for the winter.