The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-02
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Ihe building committee of the Y. w.
Z. A met this noon for lunch.
You will not make a mistake by
ordering an Independent telephone
The city water at present is unfit for
bathing, let alone drinking purposes.
All of the boys suspended from the
high school have been reinStated and
the now back in school,
The contractors had to declare this
an off day as far as outside construc-
ton work in the city is concerned.
Sam Lane of Summer Hill. Ill. is
visiting friends in Topeka. Mr.. Lane
was a contractor in Topeka for num-
Der of years.
ALI is in readiness to start work on
the concrete foundations of the new
Santa Fe office building, frames having
been put in place.
Sloan Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. will con-
fer the third degree on several candi-
dates Thursday afternoon and evening
at the Masonic temple.
There is some complaint that quar-
antines now established are not being
respected. Complaints are out for one
or two offenders in this line.
The next speaker before the members
of the Topeka Advertising club will be
Hugh Chalmers, president of the Chat
mers-Detroit Automobile company.
This is the day when the man who
bought rubbers instead of overshoes
gets even with his wise" friend-if
the rubbers have not been worn out
John Sargent and John Sargent. jr.,
are establishing a large stone cutting
plant on Adams street between Eighth
and Ninth streets. 1t will be known
as the Sargent Cut Stone Co.
The following are new members of
the Commercial club: Judge J. S. West,
J. c. Fulton, U. P. agent; Guy Gardner,
also a U. P. agent; Rev. o. S. Morrow,
c. ]. Price, contractor; E. A. Tyrrel
and Judge Geo. A. Huron.
On Thursday evening at the Central
Y. M. c. A. the Confectionery Basket
Ball league teams will get busy to the
extent of playing three games. There
will be no admission fee charged and
the public is invited to attend.
Reports have been coming in from
the northwestern portion of the state
to the effect that the wheat which
was planted late is practically dead.
Secretary E. ]. Smiley believes that
conditions have been exaggerated.
If people in the dry sections only
had the overflow which pedestrians on
Kansas avenue have to wade through
to cross Fifth street there would be
less sorrow over the outcome of the
Arkansas valley underfiow case.
Johann and "Bee" Adams were ar
rested on a commitment by the police
this afternoon and will be taken to the
city Jail to serve out sentences in an
ed against them in the district court.
A class at the Y W. C. A. is being
formed by Miss Ella Cowgirl in prac
teal grammar and popular literature.
1t will be held Tuesday evenings. 1t
was also reported that lessons in slang
will be given but this is undoubtedly q
joke.
There are but two freight cars in the
Jackson street railway yard opposite
the capitol building at the present time
There will be a basket ball game Fri
day evening at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
between the association and Topeka
high school teams.
There is a howl at the police station
over the size of the gas bill. which is
$40 for the past month. The bill is
$40 higher than last month and it is
declared there was less cold weather.
The officers seem to have forgotten
that there was more gas to burn in
January than in December.
The annual gymnasium exhibition
of the Y. w. c. A. will take place this
evening at the Central Y NJ. c. A.
gymnasium. The program Will con-
sist of fancy drill by members of
the intermediate classes, an exhibition
of Indian club swinging by members
of the same class. a march by the
young women's classes, a wand drill
and Dutch drill. Aside from this
game of basket ball will be played,
and there will be a contest of another
nature by the girls of the intermediate
classes.