The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
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A meeting of the board of directors
of the Topeka Provident association
was held this noon at the Commercial
club.
The fifth issue of the Christian En-
thusiast. the official organ of the To-
peka Local union will be ready for dis
tribution by Sunday.
The high school basketball team will
clash this evening with the five from
the st. Joseph high in the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium
The last number of the teachers lee
ture course will be held this evening
in the high school auditorium. 1t will
consist of a concert by the Ernest Gam
BILE company.
Members of the board of directors of
the Kansas State Fair association and
others i~terested in the welfare of the
institution met this noon at the Com
mercial club.
E. H. Crosby has planned to build
two story garage at the corner of
Ninth and Harrison streets. The build
ing will be strictly modern and will be
completed this spring.
An Independent telephone produces
business al a smaller cost per sale
than any other method. Have you
wires enough? How often do prospec-
tive customers find yours not busy?
The fire Thursday afternoon at 131
Monroe street, was in a small frame
house owned by Thompson Brothers
and occupied by Adeline Allen. Sparks
on the roof were the cause. The dam
age was confined to the roof.
Valetine day is coming and all Of
the stores who handle goods of this
kind ace decorating their windows
with the co1ored stuff. Valentine day
is the time that your frieH dsn@ remind
you of your physical or mental de-
fects.
The city will have IL new steel dump
wagons for the use of Frank Snyder,
street commissioner. City Clerk Burge
| has been authorized to advertise for
| bids The city commissioners voted to
make this appropriation Thursday af-
| ternoon.
! The members of the senior class of
| the high school are much interested in
| POLITICS at the present time. 1t ap-
| pears that a, number Of the boys who
! have failed to keep up with the class
| in which they started have banded to-
| gether with the determination of run
ring the class politically.
W. A. Neiswanger, who has been
i urged to run for mayor and who has
/ been reported to have been in the race
| states emphatically that he does not
! Neal had not consented to be in the
race it is probable that Mr.. Neiswan-
| ger would have been a candidate.
The fruit jobbers of Topeka, Kan
/ sas City, st. Louis and Chicago left
! Topeka over the Rock Island on a
special train today for the annual con-
/ vention of the Western Fruit Growers
! association at Sacramento, Cal. The
i big train was crowded with a pros
porous and happy crowd.
/ The members of the board of educa-
ton and their wives will be entertain
/ ed this evening at the manual training
| school by the domestic science depart
rnent. The girls in this department have
| learned to cook, and as a part of their
| training they will now get some ex-
| periesnce in serving a meal.
| Services in memory of Jonathan
i be given in the Washburn college chap
II eI Sunday afternoon. These services
i will be combined with the regular YES
i per service at 4 o'clock. Addresses will
i De given by Judge Carver, President
i Sanders and Robert Stone. The Shaw
4 nee Bar association will attend in a
4 body
4 The concluding program will be given
4 this evening at the First Baptist church
4 IN the interests of stamping out ''the
I great white plague DR.. D. M. Fisk
/ of WashDurn college, will speak on TLc
Social Side of tuberculosis, and Dr.
s. G. Emley will give an illustrated
lecture which viii deal with the cure ano
| prevention of the dread disease. A
| good musical program will be rendered
| The attendances at the meetings have
| been large throughout the week.