The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25

The building committee of the First
Methodist church met this noon at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The next humber of the teachers lee
ture course will be a concert by the
Ernest Gamble company, February 10.
This evening the sub-senior recep-
ton for high school seniors will be
given on the second floor of the man
ual training building.
The Kaw river hasn't been above the
lower sand bars since early last fall. All
ice blockade wouldn't have any effect
on the stream this winter.
The class day exercises will be held
tomorrow morning at the high school
at $50 o'clock. A farce will be one
of the features of the occasion.
A delegation of the Knights of
Pythias lodge leave for Usage City Fri
day, where they bestow the rites of
initiation on fourteen candidates of
that town.
People as far south as Galveston,
Tex, have applied to the officials of the
Rock Island for work in the new gen.
eral offices to be established in Topeka
the first of February.
Enrolment for the second term of
school will take place at the high
school Friday after the assembly hour.
The incoming subfreshman class will
enroll Monday at o'clock.
The group Bible classes will meet this
evening at the Central Y. NJ. G. A. at
6:15 o'clock The Brotherhood class Of
the First Presbyterian church will meet
at 6 o'clock at the same place.
The Law School Edition" of the
Washburn Review was issued today.
The law students filled the paper with
news items concerning themselves. 1t
was one of the best numbers of the
year.
,r-,..- 1,,,,-ro+fs the -,.roerooSticotor
SAYS that he is glad that the Hodges
Ganse fight happened. Burgett claims
that Hodges is the best man in the
senate and predicts a brilliant future
for him.
There will be no morning classes at
the high school Monday and no aft
ernoon classes on Tuesday on account
of the preparation for the graduation
exercises which will be held in the
Auditorium in the evening
Morgan Knapp, assistant physical
director of the Central Y. M. c. A,
will leave shortly to assume the duties
of physical director of the association
at SedaIia. Mr.. Knapp has been popu-
lar at the ~ and his friends will re-
greet his departure.
A. G. Pearson, former United States
marshal and COW boy in Wyoming, will
| be the speaker at the Sunday after
moon mems meeting at the Novelty
|
Topeka Industrial institute will fur
nish vocal music for the occasion.
| There are two dogs which have
| caused considerable annoyance 10
| teachers and students of the high
school the last few days. The dogs
bark at all vehicles as they pass, and
the students as they go from one build
| ing to another.
w. s.. Fulton. city engineer, has
adopted a checking system of requisi-
lions for the engineers office. This
new Fulton system makes it possible
for the engineer to keep a record OF
all purchases from the departmen t
and insure the city against any mis-
takes and overcharges.
| James Clark, assistant city attorney,
! asked Miss Holman, deputy city clerk,
/ how many states there were in the
/ Union this morning. Miss Holman
/ asked Miss Cowgirl, another deputy in
| the clerks office. The rest of the list
| of those who didn't know will not be
published on account of lack of space.
Topeka is getting the lowest water
rate of city in the state said H. P.
| Miller, city commissioner. this after
noon, land still some people would
have the rates lower. 4 If We lowered
/ the rates and after awhile found ii
| necessary to vote bonds to pay for re-
pairs on the plant a different story
would be told.'
The paving specifications for the So
blocks of new paving this year have
been turned over to City Attorney Raj
ston by City Engineer Fulton. Aftel
/ the city attorney has checked over the
legal portion of the specifications they
will be submitted to the commission
ers Actual work on the streets vii
begin about the middle of February.
/ Mayo Billiard is worried over the la
Dor situation in the city and has madt
requests that all who have work notify
his office. Laboring men come to him
every dAy-men with families to sup
portland say that they haven't wort
enough to feed. clothe and protect theil
little ones. The mayor is hoping thai
the new work will open up as soon as
possible.