The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-02


Roller skating afternoon and even
ings. Rink SIS Quincy
DR. L. A. Ryder has moved his office
TO S24 Kansas avenue.
The regular October meeting of the
board of education will be held this
evening.
The street railway company is put
ting in heavier rails on the West
Fourth street line.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will hold their fall
picnic Friday at the home of Mrs G. E.
| Walker.
drummer & Lagerstrom report the
sale of the R. J. Hibbard residence at
1916 west Tenth avenue. The purchaser
| is NJ. H. Haig.
The international balloon races will
pc held from Kansas City Thursday.
A number of Topeka aeronauts will
witness the start of the race.
| Between five and six hundred persons
were present Sunday at the Bible
school of the First Presbyterian
\ church This is record attendance.
The Central Y. M. c. A. has issued =
| booklet entitled THE Story Told in
| Pictures" 1t contains numerous illus
trations depicting the work and sur
roundings at the association building.
In vacant building on Kansas ave-
nue. is sign that a certain motor car
| firm will occupy this location July
L" The thousands who read this sign
every day want to know whether it is
| 1912 or 1913. a
If the war correspondents do as good
a job with the Italy-Turkey war as
was done several years ago with the
Boer war, it looks as though the news
papers will be full of good reading mat
ter this fall
Everyone in Topeka is anxious to
have a union depot except the rail-
roads Since it is necessary for the
railroads tC build the station 1t locks
as though the anxiety would continue
to be frritless.
Grocerymen say that the sale of pop
corn has picked UP. Inquiries for brown
sugar and pancake flour also are com
ing in. These are positive signs that
fall is here-and that Brother Winter
is coming down the road
Some towns are noted for their tar
and featnered school teachers, some
for their women mayors and others
for ambitious police officers who hunt
notOriety by finding bombs in the al
leys after the presidents parade.
1t looks as though Topeka was doom
ed for sport this year. The ball team
is in next to last place and Wash
burn has been defeated in football by
College of Emporia. Topeka has the
best chess player in Kansas, anyway
From the looks of the building per-
NIT book at the office of the city fire
marshal it appears that old General
Depression who has been proving
about western cities has not visited
Topeka. The old man has no home
It is the general opinion in the
southwestern part of the city that the
intentions of the street railway IN
looping the Washburn service would
meet with better success and response
If at least one more car was placed
on the loop.
1t soon will be time for the small
boy to shoulder his gunnysack and
start out along the creeks bunting
walnuts When ma" hasn't anything
lined I'D for her son to DO Saturday
morning. this a favorite sTort for the |
youth Of the suburbs.
A number Of women from across the
Fillmore street bridge on the Shunga- |
nunga appeared before -the city com |
nissioners this morning praying that |
the bridge would be rebuilt at once. |
The commissioners promised to do ali |
in their power to make crossing De-
fore winter.
G. O. Wilmarth, chief of the fire de-
partrnent, left this morning for Excel
sior Springs where he will rest ana
regain his strength following an OPP
era tiCn several weeks ago. Inc cnleI
was accompanied by Mrs. Wilmarth
ard by Captain Hanlon of the head
quarters station
Through the courtesy of the Mills
Dry Goods Co. the women of Topeka
to nave the pleasure Oh HGc1l lis tAN
noted style expert, Madame Savarie OF
Paris. at the Grand, Thursday after
noon. october s. Tickets are compl-
roentarv, and will be issued by the |
Mills Co. on Wednesday,
Moaning and crashing of teeth was
heard all over the state Sun
dav when the result of the Washburn-
College of Emporia football game was
known. Washburn men and graduates
who have looked upon G. of f. as a
practice game for years will write 10
FTopeka for a proof of the score
Several new classes start at the x
w G. A. at O'Clock this evening |
These are: French, with Mrs George |
stone as instructor; psychology, under /
Miss Helen Lindsay. expression with |
Miss Hazel Barnwel as teacher, sew
inc under Miss Nellie Raster. The |
Girls chorus will be organized at the |
same time by Miss Berenice Fuller.
A week from today the Presbyterian |
synod of Kansas will hold its annual
meeting. A hundred or more persons /
orc expected to attend. This is the !
first time in 20 years that the SYNOD |
of the church has met in the capltas |
Civ ON both Monday and Tuesday OF
Tayt week the synod's Sunday school
irsti+u+e will be held in the Flrst
chnrch DR.. George L. Robinson OF
Chicago and the Rev. E. MOTHS fersu-
Con of Philadelphia will be among the
7,,.or,ofyoet1t speakers.