The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-21
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Entries for the Topeka poultry show
are now coming in rapidly.
There will be no vesper services at
the Y. w. c. A. on Sunday.
The city schools close Friday noon
and will reopen Tuesday. January 3.
Poinsettias, the leading Christmas
flower, Csc at Hubbard's. $40 Kan ave-
The next issue of the Christian En-
thusiast is due to appear January 10.
Prompt and efficient service has al
ways been given over the Independent
telephone. Try it.
The Topeka Educational society is
on the lookout for candidate for the
superintendency of the city schools.
The Sunday school of the First Con-
gregational church has sent Christ
mas box and SIT cash to Porto Rico.
Secretary F. d. Coburn is at work
on the program for the meeting OF
the State Board of Agriculture in jan
uary.
All those who want Christmas bas-
kets from the Salvation Army call at
$50 Madison street, to get their tick
cts.
The Christmas entertainments for
the children at the churches will be
held anywhere from Thursday until
Monday.
beginning this evening the stores
will be open until 10 O'Clock for the
accommodation of the Christmas
shoppers
A-large force of workmen is en-
gagged excavating for the Kirkpatrick
building at the corner of Quincy ana
Seventh streets
The Washburn Glee club will sing
tonight and tomorrow before the
members of the State Historical So
ciety in session.
The merchants state that the coun-
try Christmas trade has been excellent
on account of the good condition OF
the roads thus far.
The sewer along West Seventh
street still continues to belch out
odoriferous gases much to the annoy
ance of pedestrians.
Hundreds of leaflets giving direc-
tons to prospective exhibitors at the
Topeka poultry show are being sent
out by the secretary
Regular rehearsals are being held
preparatory to the presentation at the
Y. NJ c. A. of the annual minstrel
show, January and 3.
There was another capacity audi
ence at the Central Congregational
church for the second performance of
the drama I'm His Steps"
A number of high school students
made a trip to the weather bureau
Office to get an insight as to how the
weather observations are taken.
There is very little Of general inter
est happening in Topeka just now.
Everybody is too busy thinking about
Christmas to attend to anything else.
The main thoroughfares of Topeka
would be greatly improved in appear
ance were a Grenching rain to fall, as
hey are getting into a dirty condition.
Work on the Charles Eagle building
on Jackson street, which is being built
by the Crosby brothers. is progressing
rapidly. The interior finishing is being
done.
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sweepstakes winner at the recent poul-
try show in Omaha, Neb- His prize
Buff Cochin hen received the big
honors.
Through the efforts of Dean Horace
Whitehouse and the Washburn Glee
booked to sing at the Auditorium Fri
day evening.
The Commercial CLUB will be live
" place when the legislators are here
They have been asked by the officials
of the club to make it their social
headquarters.
Gen. Fred Funston has declined the
invitation to deliver an address at the
Kansas Editorial association banquet
as he will leave for the Philippines be-
fore that date.
The Rev Thos. S. Young passed
through Topeka on his way to Illinois,
where he will visit for ten days. He
breaches at the First Baptist church
the first Sunday in January.
1t is said that the Ernest Gamble
Concert company which will be in To-
peka February 10, under the auspices
of the Topeka teachers, is an especial
" fine aggregation of musicians.
The amusement features which have
been engaged for the Midwinter ex-
position are costing about $50 more
than has been expended at any pre-
vious show of the kind in Topeka.
The flag that waves over the capt.
toll building has long since lost all
claim to beauty. and will soon lose
identity as 4 flag if not taken down
soon. 1t is a disgrace to the state.
The work on the new Grace cathe-
draI progresses slowly, but it can be
clearly seen that this will be the most
pretentious house of worship in the
city, at least in respect to its exterior.
The Topeka Educational society is
investigating the work of a number of
the teachers in the city schools for the
purpose of urging their resignation in
case they are found to be incompe-
tent.
The Dutch and Irish membership
campaign which is being carried on by
high school students and junior mem
bers is resulting in adding many new
names to the list of association mem
bers.
The Y NJ. c. A. has decided to COM
pei every member who takes any ex-
ercise in the physical department of
any nature whatsoever to undergo a
physical examination. This even ap-
plies to bowling.
A number of medical men and dem
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