The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-11

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The street force is hauling the snow
out of the alleys.
Major A. NJ Harvey went to Kansas
City today to attend federal court
The Wednesday evening lunch and
smoker at the Commercial club will
begin at o'clock
Railroad JIM Smith of ST. Louis
spoke at the high school during the
chapel hours this morning.
There were number of stock breed
ers' wives present at the morning ses-
sion in Representative hall.
| DR.. Clay Coburn. son of F. D. Coburr.
has been elected vice president of the
Kansas City, Kan. board of health
There will be a meeting at the Central
CONGREGATIONAL church this evening of
the officers and teachers of the Sunday
school.
Steel girders are being put on the
ground in readiness for the work of
the construction of the superstructure
of the new Mills building.
Tho streets of Topeka have not been
thoroughly washed since the first of
December on account of the snow and
ice. They are in bad condition
DR.. Frank Knight Sanders was the
first man to fill the pulpit at the Cen
trail Congregational church during the
absence of DR.. Charles M Sheldon in
the east.
In the near future the pastors of the
city will exchange pulpits in order to
| arouse enthusiasm for the coming
Laymen's Missionary convention Feb
| ruary 22-24.
There was a large attendance this
noon at the Ad club meeting The bill
board question which was discussed is
one that is of especial interest in To-
reka at the present time.
Alfalfa Meal as the Ideal Feed" was
| the subject this morning at the session
o. the Stock Breeders association of an
| interesting and instructive paper by
DR.. J. T. Axtell of Newton.
A man who is interested in a store
! in Lincoln, Neb.. stated that the trade
which the merchants experience during
| fair week is almost as good as that
the week before Christmas.
DR.. Ida Hyde. of the state university,
| viii speak during the chapel hour at
the high school on Friday morning.
In the evening she will address the
| Y. w. c. A. gymnasium classes.
! The fiat wheel ears on the Potwin-
| Eighth avenue car line are still on duty.
AS one Of the residents ON the street
used on this line are in the last stages
of decrepitude.''
President H. J. Waters, of K S. A.
| c., is booked to speak this evening at
Representative hall on Feeding Prob
lens The general public is invited.
Good apples now are sold at the rate
| of two for nickel.
| Before the Baker Washburn basket
ball game last night the two schools
squabbled for an hour over officials.
Finally X. q. man was given every
| official position on the field. But what
was the difference.
| The farmers week folks compli-
mentary lunch and smoker" will be
given on Wednesday evening by the
Topeka Commercial club. Among
other matters the state fair proposition
| will be discussed at that time.
| Washburn, Rah! Faculty. two
Rails! and any contestant, Victory!
Thus is Washburn's humiliation in the
new Thomas gymnasium last night at
| tributable to renewed activity on the
part of the faculty in athletics. .
William Doyle. a member Of the fire
| department, is in a critical condition at
his home on Brooks avenue, suffering
| from trouble with his heart. Doyle
passed an excellent examination when
he entered the service year ago.
Only one arrest at the police sta
ton since Sunday. This is a great
DRINKS, no crime and no work for the
policemen. And still it is said that the
policemen should have q raise in
salary
A Topeka newspaper man started out
a story the other day with the follow
ing sentence-"Run the fetid bulwarks
| of human destiny" The newspaper
Paternity apologies for this with the
| excuse that it was written without
thought.
T. A. Borman stated at a session of
the Kansas Improved Live Stock asso-
citation meeting that the milking ma
chine has proven a great success. It
does the work but the cost is now
prohibitive to the majority of the
farmers.
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder.
| who was seriously burned in the
Seventh street cistern explosion, was in
very serious condition last night. His
| heart has weakened since the severe
strain and the doctors are watching
him with fear.
w. H. Sheehan, foreman of the black
smith shop Of the Oregon Short Line, is
seriously i'll in Montana with ptomaine
poisoning from eating canned saur-
kraut. Mr.. H. Sheehan, father Of the
poisoned man. lives at 422 Lawrence
street, Topeka.
Washburn lost to Baker in basket
ball by a score of s. to 22 last night
The game was so poor from the
standpoint of both teams that the
least mention of it the better. Wash
burn has not won a game this year
and the prospects are poor.
''Jim'' Smith, the railroad evangelist.
who will speak at the Novelty theater
next Sunday afternoon, talked before
the employed Y. M. C. A. officers of
the city this morning. He will speak
this evening at $50 at the Central
building during the bean supper.
w. E. Atchison, deputy county at
torney, returned last night from In
dfanapolis and Bedford, Ind, where
The took dispositions In the case against
John Babb for murder, and reports
that all depositions concur in the