The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
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This is the time of the year when an
Independent telephone comes in mighty
handy.
The Bachelors club Of the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. is to have its semi-annual
banquet in the near future.
Chalk Beeson, who has been visiting
in Topeka for several days, returned to
his home in Dodge City this morning.
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, left to-
day for Whiting, Kan, where she will
address a Mothers meeting" tonight
"A boxing club is being formed at
the Central Y. NJ. G. A under the di-
reetion of A. G. Fox and w. B. Con-
ninSOn.
Attorney W. L. Higgins of Emporia,
who has been in Topeka attending the
Masonic festivities, returned to his
home today.
The next lecture in the teachers
lecture course will be given by DR..
William Duncan Macmillan next
Wednesday evening.
The entrance to the Warren NJ
Crosby building has been completed.
The walls are of oak and plate glass
and the floor of mosaic tile.
Rev. John S W. Dean Of Baldwin,
who has been participating in the Ma
sonic festivities in Topeka this week,
returned to his home this morning.
The mahogany fixtures for the Mer-
chants National bank in the New
England building are being installed.
Most of the marble work has been
completed.
There is a gloomy outlook for
Thanksgiving turkey this year and the
men who are selling pork chops at re-
duced prices ought to enjoy a thriving
business next week.
Mrs Robert Archibald, who came to
Topeka several days ago in search Of
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night for points in Arizona, where she
viii resume her search.
why 1 Regard the Bible as the
Book Best Worth Knowing is the title
of an address which will be given by
d. H. Branaman Sunday afternoon at
4 O'Clock in GemmeH hall
The annual ball of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers will be given
| tonight by the women's auxiliary Of
the order A large attendance is ex-
pected at the bail this year.
There are now &c boys in the gym
nasiUIn classes at the Provident dsz0-
citation, the largest enrolment in the
history of the institution. r. NJ. Gage
mas charge of the gym" work.
Persons who insist on riding a bicycle
on the state house grounds, may expect
trouble when brought before Judge
/ Urmy of the police court. Two young
men learned the lesson Yesterday.
Chances are good that there won't
! re many quail in the vicinity of Topeka
after today. Fred Walker got an early
/ start for the fields this morning and
carried a huge CUR, on each shoulder.
| The Salvation Army has distributed
small cash boxes among the stores,
and the shoppers will be asked to drop
small change in them for making
/ Christmas more cheerful fer the poor.
/ a meeting of the oranges of the
county viii be held tomorrow noon at
! the Commercial club at II o'clock for
! the purpose of making arrangement
for the formation of a Pomona grange.
Charles S. Briggs, assistant United
| states district attorney, returned to
| Topeka Thursday night from Fort
| Scott, where he has been attending the
| session of the United States district
court
| The White Sewing Machine COM
pany, through its representative, Mr..
| Harding, has presented the Provident
| which is especially appreciated at this
| time of year.
On account of the fact that there
was no midwinter exposition last year
! the merchants and jobbers and manu-
/ facturers are taking an especially keen
! interest in the event, which will be
/ held in January.
! Mayor Billiard suggests that the peo-
| pie who are pushing their park for the
! Topeka buffalo Ierd make bids on the
! buffalo and the highest bidder will get
| the bunch. The money would be used
for the keeping of the animals.
Another teachers convention will De
| brought to Topeka next week. If it
proves as profitable to the Topeka mer-
teachers in October, the local mer-