The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-24

Judge Otis L. Atherton is here to
sell his harness stock. skss sFezFs
Sunday was the sort of a day to
cause the women to think of Easter
togs.
They have an Independent tele-
phone is an every day expression in
Topeka.
At the beginning of the third period
at the high school building this morn
irg a fire drill was held.
John Switzer's friends say that his
experience as a nonpartisan politician
is rapidly destroying his angelic dis
position.
The Y M c. A. convention, which
will be held February 1913, is the
first convention of the kind which has
been held in Topeka for IS years.
Warden ]. K Codding of the state
penitentiary will be the speaker next
Sunday at the theater meeting under
the auspices of the laymen's council.
Washburn observatory will be open
to the public tonight for people who
wish to take a peep through the big
telescope at the brilliant new comet.
The comet was witnessed by hun
dreds of PEOPLE in Topeka Sunday
evening 1t appears about half way
between Venus. the evening star, and
the horizon.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Presbyterian church will hold
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Jonathan Thomas.
The Congregational laymen of the
city will meet at the Commercial club
quarters for lunch Thursday noon. DR..
A. N. Hitchcock of Chicago will adj
dress the meeting.
D. ]. Hanna dropped into Topeka
day or two ago. The ex-lieutenant
governor now lives in Salina and says
that he is attending to business and
letting politics alone.
Topeka Jack johnson is here from
Kansas City and will give an exhibition
this week at Metropolitan hall. He
will box with Tim Hurley and there
will be other athletic events.
The building at $40 Kansas avenue,
owned by Samuel RadgeS, will undergo
alteration when Geo. NJ. Hammell. the
1. A modern front will be put in and
other improvements made which will
cost about $4,000.
The complimentary enthusiasm din
.er which is being given tomorrow at
noon at the Commercial club is in honor
of the 25 men who subscribed 800 each
at the time the club went into the new
quarters in the Commerce building for
the purchase of furniture.
The Western Union pole painters
did a good job of painting the poles
and also of Disgusting the city street
signs. Inc sign AT the corner OF E1ghtn
and Kansas avenue looks like German
printed adv ertisement of a new break
fast food or the name of the foreign
wrestler after some easy American
dollars
The Washburn college Bible school
announces a Bible institute to be held
at the college from January 81 to Feb
ruary 4. Some excellent speakers have
been secured including President o. S.
Davis of the Chicago Theological semi
1:ary, Rev. James P. O'Brien of Kan
sas City, Mo-, Rev. A. E. Holt of Man
haitian. and Prof. A. NJ. Wilcox of the
state university. aside from the local
talent
Geo. S. Badders. secretary of the
Commercial club. is in receipt of a
cunlmu. lication from the secretary of
the Young Peoples alliance, stating
that the officials of that Organization
were so we'll pleased with the treat
ment they received in Topeka when
they met some months ago at Gar
field park, that they have decided that
all conventions of the alliance shall be
held here.
Two hundred and twenty invitations
have been sent out by Executive Sec