The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19


e. L. Copeland has gone to New
Mexico on business.
The Shawnee Bar association met at
the Commercial club this noon.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
First M. E. church on Monday at
O'Clock
DR.. s. s. Estey will preach special
anniversary sermon at the First Pres
byterian church tomorrow
Mr.. C. A. vanciI left last night for
Washington, Kan. where he will adj
dress Y. M. c.. A. county convention
Sunday evening.
At the Monday morning meeting of
the Ministerial Union at the Central
Y. NJ. C. A. DR. Glendenning will read
a paper on Robert Burns.
A program of toasts is being arrang-
ed for the banquet which will be given
by the Bachelors cluh of the Central
Y M c. A. about March 1.
There is a supply of literature on
the playground movement at the Cen
is entitled to some of THIS reading mat
ter.
At the banquet of the Bachelors club
of the Central Y. NJ. C. A, a set of
resolutions will be drawn up which 1t
is safe to predict will be amusing to
marked degree.
Tomorrow afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church greetings will be
read from all former living pastors of
the church and the local pastors will
send or bring greetings.
J. Z. Nebergall has left for Mitchell,
South Dakota, where he will act as ex-
ecutive secretary of the laylnen's mis-
sionary movement. and afterwards as
state Y. M. c. A. secretary.
The city employees of the asphalt
plant are now resurfacing the paw
ing in front of the residence of Mayor
Green. The whole of Quincy street
has been pretty we'll repaired
L. NJ. Crawford of Topeka is PLAN
ming on four new theaters-in Wich-
tia, Lincoln, st. Joseph and Emporia.
Crawford has one of the largest string
of theaters of any one in the west.
The workmen who were laid off tenn
porarily on account of the cold
weather for a day or two this week
resumed their work for the most part
today, as the cold wind has somewhat
subsidized.
The suction pipes at the city water
works have been repaired and unless
something else happens there is no
fear for more breaks and dirty water.
There may not be any more trouble
for years.
Do you want to know about San
Diego, it's magic climate and tre-
portunities? Write Goodwin & Nc
MILAN, S14 Thinker Building. San
Diego, Cal.
'sThe Awakening of China is the sub
ject of the address which will be given
by Bishop w. 8. Lewis of Foochow.
China at the theater meeting tomorrow
afternoon under the auspices of the
laymen of the city.
Secretary E. j. Smiley of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association says
that reports have it that the soft wheat
is almost entirely killed. Reports
often have it this way and still the
wheat is harvested just the same.
AS will be seen by the church no.
tees in another part of this issue of
the State Journal. the pastors of the
city will exchange pulp1ts- rms is for
the purpose of arousing enthusiasm
for the laymen's missionary conven-
ton.
The manufacturers committee of
the Commercial club authorized Its
chairman to write out resolution rec
company of Topeka and its products
to the public as being thoroughly re-
liable.
The friends of Street Commissioner
Frank Snyder who insist upon going
to the hospital to visit the sick man
are requested to wait for a few weeks
before they make any more visits.
Mr. Snyder is still in very bad shape
and is in no condition to have visitors.
A certain company out of town Of
tered Topeka a million dollars for
her waterworks plant the other day
and still some people are kicking on
the working order of the plant. Out
side parties realize that the Topeka
plant is one of the very best in the
country without an exception.
Late yesterday afternoon fire
alarm came in from the knoWlton
drug store at $50 Kansas avenue.
where the floor had caught fire in
thawing out some water pipes. Burn
ing rags and woodwork made consid-
cradle smoke but little fire. The
flames were extinguished before the
firemen arrived.
Now that the firemen salary ordin-
ance has been signed the fireman who
has waited so long before he asked
his girl for her hand will proceed with
his request. The men at headquarters
station say that the only thing that
stood between them was the signature
son the ordinance.
Since the streets and walks COM
mittee of the city council asked for
sites for the new garbage crematory
there have been several offers over
the city for the place. The committee
is still anxious to secure sites, how
ever, and those who have vacant lots
or land may gain sale.
1t has been given out that c. e.
Jordan, councilman from the First
ward is against the proposition of the
Jordan is not against the matter, he
says. He has done his best to accom-
modate the people along this route
for a long time and has gone over
the territory personally with the
street railway people number of
times.
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