The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-04
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AT HOME NEWS.

Nearly 100 Topeka Shrners will take a
| special Santa Fe train to Leavenworth
| Thursday afternoon and attend the dedi-
cation of the new Shrine temple in that
! city The train leaves this city at 3
/ p. m
A large number of paving petitions
] blocks in the city mentioned in the State
I Journal some time ago have been pre-
ers. These petitions will be checked and
passed on by the board the last of the
week when a final announcement of next
years paving will be made.
The residents of Locust street from
Fourth to Eighth streets who asked SIS
a lot damage from the city for the con-
struction of the spillway will not be
granted the request unless further action
is taken by the city commissioners. At
the meeting this morning it was recon-
mended that the request be laid on the
table,
Declaring that the meter had been re-
moved some time before, the city water
department has shifted all responsibility
of the injury of A. r. Mulholland at 10
fell in a manhole and ruined a suit OF
clothes to say nothing of skinning his
knees.
The report of the police judge, n. B..
Arnold, to the board of city commits
sioners shows that 5000 has been collected
in police fines in the month of Novem-
Der.
Petitions calling for the paving Of
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BolIes avenue have been filed by prop
erty owners with the board of city COM
missioners. This is a stretch of thirteen
blocks leading to Washburn college.
Resident and property owners on Fiji
tenth street between Lake street and
the Sac and Fox road have informed the
city that they. will donate ten feet OF
their property if a street is built through
this section. The commissioners have
taken the matter under Amusement
W. B. ColIinson. chief clerk to General
Manager Kouns of the Santa Fe has re-
turned to his office after Few days
visit to his home in Memphis, Tenn.
The clothing stores, the coal companies,
the gas people, and scores of others are
1t is not inductive to trade-and they
have very little heart for the poor COLI
sumner.
The Salvation Army kettles will soon
be on the streets. This organization will
as usual provide dinners for the poor and
will ask the assistance of the general
public. An effort viii be made to fill 200
baskets with good things to eat
The penny provident fund started by
the Provident association with the OBJ
ject of teaching the poor children of the
city to save their pennies and dimes IN
stead of spending them for candy and
moving picture shows has started out IN
a manner that would indicate the sue
cess of the experiment
Good roads were discussed at the Com
mercial club this noon Plans are being
made for making the campaign some
thing more than mere talk
Electricians are working on exterior
and interior lighting designs for the Mid
winter exposition which will be held il
the Auditorium January 22-February g.
The regular December meeting of the
board of education will he held this
evening
Topeka Council No. Triple Tie Bene-
fit association will hold election of Of
ficers on Tuesday evening, December g.
W. Y. Morgan, publisher of the Hutch
inson News was in Topeka today look
ing after the publication of his new
travel book bv Crane & Co.