The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-05


How does it seem to stand up against
a. hot radiator once more?
James Schreifer will build a $1,000
dwelling at 1922 Tyler street
The state house grounds are looking
attractive just now. The beds Of
Towering plants are at their best
DR.. E. c. Ray will occupy the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church both
morning and evening next Sunday.
The city commissioners are con
templating placing street signs at the
intersections along Kansas avenue
A meeting of the manufacturers
committee of the Commercial club was
held at the Commercial club this noon
There will be a big celebration in
| Ottawa Saturday evening. You ask the
reason? Easy-the Washburn football
| team plays there.
The students of the commercial and
| telegraph schools of the city will be
| rendered a reception Friday night at
| the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
c. W. Charleston has been awarded
the contract for the erection of a $4,000
house by w. H. Johnson. The resi-
dence will be built in Potwin-
Automobile license No. 772 was issued
today to A. c. GfeIler, 421 Buchanan
Mr.. Gfeiler-pronounce it if you dare
purchased a Jackson machine.
A boy and a bicycle require raises in
salary and many repairs. The indie
pendent telephone do their own repair
ing. Same rate, year in, year out.
r. A. Long, the millionaire church
man of Kansas City, will speak before
the Brotherhood of the First Christian
church at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday even
ing.
A $4,000 contract has been awarded
w. F. Sheahan for the installation OF
the plumbing equipment in the Rock
Island eating house at Mcfarland.
Kan.
James A. Stewart. general passenger
agent of the Rock Island Lines, head
Topeka after company trip to chi
cago-
The building committee of the First
M. E. church is now making plans for
the interior finishing work in connec-
ton with the new $4,000 Sunday
school addition
The Central Y. NJ. c. A. has an in
teresting window display in the old
Mills building which is attracting at
tention. All athletic cups won by the
association are on exhibit.
A Topeka woman living on Locust
street is boiling with anger at another
Topeka woman who wrote her an in
vitation to a little party recently and
addressed the letter Low Cuss" street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will serve the
banquet which Emporia college will
tender to the Presbyterian synod next
Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
Washburn college is planning on hav-
ing big orchestra. But to the vast
majority of students in the west, a
good orchestra does not do a college
half as much good as good football
team.
Hair cut?'' asked the barber of d
man as he entered the shop and made
a dive for the chair. mo, thanks, but
I wish you would work a while on this
hat" answered the customer as he
took off his fuzzy-wuzzy lid.
Despite the fact that there are
scores of families in the city who have
nothing ahead of them for fuel sup
ply the coming winter, builders are
burning every day wagon loads of cut
tings" from unfinished houses.
Topeka persons who saw the P. o. P.
parade in Kansas City say the decora-
lions of the K. c. streets remind one
of Topeka on a gala day. A little flag
here and there, then a piece of bunting
and once and while a welcome"
sign.
w. F. Shehan of Topeka, contractor,
has been given the contract for the
erection of an eating house for the
Rock Island at Mcfarland, Kan. This
building will cost about $4,000. It will
replace the old hotel that was burned
last summer.
If the plan of the city, the Edison
company and H. B. Howard, in placing
all of their overhead wires on one set
of poles. could be followed out by pole
lines in all other parts of the city,
better looking Topeka would be the re-
suit.
The vines still cling to the front
porches and the tomatoes survive. Ev-
erything is lingering along in an at
tempt 10 keep green until frost comes
Then they droop and die in happiness
and relief-after hard summer of
wind and sun.
The social service committee of the
Men and Religion Movement will meet
tomorrow noon at the Central Y. M. c.
A. This committee is now making an
exhaustive social survey of the city Of
Topeka which when completed will be
of an interesting nature.
Judge T. f. Carver, DR.. c. B. Van
Horn and P. w. Griggs constitute the
committee of the board of education
which was appointed by President G.
G. Nicholson to confer with the state
and city boards of health relative to
compulsory vaccination in the city
schools.
Aha, I can feel that way down into
my Shoes said Custodian Weir of the
city hall as he shook hands with a visi-
tor this morning. "How's that2' ques-
shaking an honest mans hand" he
answered. That is a new way of ex-
pressing welcome to our city,
For the information of street car
patrons who ride on the Washburn
loop: If you wish to go by the way OF
Euclid avenue a Euclid sign is hung
lust below the right hand front window.
The same for Huntoon street. All cars