The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-14


for any enterprise the less likely is
the city to get others.
The new heating system is now ready
for operation at the Monroe school
building.
Club Bulletin will be ready for distrl-
button next week.
A new front is being put in the store
at SIG Kansas avenue occupied by the
Globe Clothing Co.
A directory of the city schools is
about to go to press. It will be in the
form of a small booklet.
Will Davis, formerly of the Davis,
Seymour Auto Co, who has been in
Canada year, is now in the city.
A portion of the new addition to the
State Street school will be in readiness
for use by the middle of next week.
DR.. E. S. Pettyjohn will speak tomor-
row night at the Third Christian
church on the Men and Religion move
ment.
The friendly visitor and social study
class of the Provident association will
start work Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The boys who are taking the new in
dustrial course in the high school are
very enthusiastic over the work. There
are 16 enrolled.
GemmeH hall tomorrow afternoon to
men, will be entertained while in the
city by E. c. Brownell.
Miss Minnie Jones, stenographer az
the Commercial club, went to Bur-
lingame this afternoon to spend the
Weekend with her parents.
The brick paving around the State
Street school is being relaid. The job
was poorly done in the first place and
the school board ordered the work to
be done over again.
Seats are being put in the new Mon
roe school building today, and one
room will be in readiness for occupa-
ton by next Tuesday. The entire addi-
ton will be complete within another
week or so.
DR.. P: J. Lerrigo of Kapaciz, Philip
pine ISLANDS, will speak before the
members of the Westminster Presby-
terrain church in Washburn chapel to-
morrow morning al II o'clock. The
Westminster church building is under
going repairs, which will cost Sc 600
S A. Abbott of Topeka, who went to
Salt Lake to manage Dick Cooley'3
club in the Union association, after he
had closed the Kansas State league
season as manager of the Lyons team,
led the Union league first basemen in
fielding Abb came through As games
with a percentage of 1915.
New cooking equipment has been in
stalled at the Provident association for
the day nursery department. Thirty
little tots are enrolled in the nursery
and the average attendance is Is. The
youngsters are given a meal in the
noon hour. The babies are checked for
the day by the mothers who work.
There are now ten patients at the
fresh air camp on the North side. The
number will be increased to eleven
next week. One man who was at the
camp sixteen months was allowed To
go back to his family in the city re-
Gently. He is apparently cured, being
able to earn a living for his family.
Miss Bell Indy has been employed
by the Provident association to take
charge of all clothing that is brought
to the building She will oversee the
asserting and mending of the articles,
and will have charge of the laundry
and sewing rooms. Every day poor
women come to the Provident associa-
ton building to use the wash tubs and
take advantage of the sewing facilities.
The Topeka Plating Works, Ala
Jackson street, expects to enlarge the
capacity of their plant. The company
is selling $1,000 worth of stock for
this purpose. The manufacturers
committee of the Commercial club,
having investigated the company, re-
ported that the firm is reliable and the
proposition is worthy of the consider
alton of the money investors of To-
peka.