The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
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At HOME NEWS

II Frank FARRELL does not improve. his
position publicity agent OF the Santa
He viii be left unOccupied- He was
Nunting with a Santa Fe official Thurs
z day morning and the official was shot &C
efdentaily and not an afternoon paper
had a word about il
If the state public utilities commission
does not win the gas rate fight, the pub
lie viii not kIck-that is. il the gas COM
pauy is en5oined from raising the rate
for a few more cold years
A kick on the street car service: In the
rush hours when the cars are crowded
with persons who have dropped perfect
" good nickelS IN TIE little glass box. the
seats are occupied by dead head post
men Let Uncle Sans friends stand out
on the back platform
The same persons who kicked last SUN
mer because they feared the Gage park
buffalo would die OF heat are now tearing
their hair in fear they viii freeze 70
haven't arrived. The average buffalo can
take care Of hirnself-if he has done it in
climates several times colder than kan
sas-
The city ff-smen were called to extiu-
szuish a supposed fire in a house where
smallpox was being furnisated the other
calamity hoWlers q chance 70 say that
the city fire department has been eN-
posed and the city Is IN danger OF d
terrible confl2gration
Word has been received from Excelsior
Springs that Chief Wilmarth is improv-
ing rapidly
baunsee county is called -Boot5ack
ranch By the neighbors- \ man named
Boot IS running it.
On account Of the sweating Of the
street railroad tracks Thursday evening,
due to the humidity OF the atmosphere
the cars skfdded badly with the result
that they did not run on schedule time
The south SIDE Boosters club viii meet
- the assembly room OF the new Van
buren, school building this evening There
will be addresses b. number OF local
educators and the PARK and boulevard
sS-yste-n viii be discussed
&T1r Francis J. FIurlo VIII give free
lecture on Christian Science at the Grand
opera house at O'Clock Sunday AFTER
noon
Twenty-Five new members were taken
into the Commercial club the first half
OF November. largely through the per
sonal work which the new secretary s.
y ii Kelley has been doing Most OF
these men were never mem ers OF tae
cl,,b but a few Of them have been MEM
hers OF the organization at some PIE
vio-4s time I'd ike 10 make II lee new
members by the end OF month said Mr.
kelley today. 7 think after a quiet per
sonal campaign for members has been
made by me III pick a few active men
TO 20 out and wind things up in whirl-
wind style
..Ora cant walk along the street on 4
RAINY dav without brushing up against
the wet branches OF 4 Tree said Com
a crying need for some one with AL
fhorirv who will handle the trimming OF
the trees in the city
george ". stansfield. president Of the
T-0DaIza Motor league has received a
communication from 3 W smith OF
Manhattan. secretary OF the Golden Belt
Road association. which is promoting the
Improvement of the road from kansas
go 10 Denver asking that the Com
rasrcial club and Topeka motor league
Sfsror,e identified with the organization
Dr. s G. Stewart had charge OF the
MONDAY prayer meeting AZ rHs CentEst4
Y Al q A in connection with the world
wide week of prayer for young men The
leader Tomorrow viii be C 8 Petit W
a LAYTON will conduct the service IN
CemmeIl hall sunday afternoon at SD
O'Clock
Dean Charles Hughes Johnston will
=peaJx before the teachers Of the city to-