The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
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The next issue of the Commercial Bull
letin will be Thanksgiving number
w. G. Dunckle, formerly secretary to
Vice President Kendrick of the Santa Fe
and lately bonus assistant in Topeka,
has been appointed to a position in the
office of W. NJ Mitchell, general man
ager of the railway department of the
International Correspondence schools
The Auditorium is being prepared and
the pipe organ placed in condition for
the Mormon choir that will be in this
city next week.
W. F. Conklin was reappointed city
plumbing inspector by the board of city
commissioners this morning. Conklin has
served for a number of years.
A resolution giving the county a deed
to the new detention hospital was passed
by the board of city commissioners this
the legality of the funds to be donated
for the construction of this emergency
hospital.
A Topeka postoffice clerk distributed
cards at the rate of 70 a minute. In
country towns where the clerks read all
the cards this is an impossible feat
Topeka business men are reported to
be planning on organizing a taxpayers
league for the purpose of keeping an eye
on the city and county officials. It will
be a hard task watching city officials
who take private business jaunts. sell
real estate. move houses run barber
shops and handle western Kansas chalk
mines.
The Rock Island is handling two train
loads of United States troops from Chi
cago and Fort Leavenworth to Fort Sill.
Okla The Rock Island has handled
scores of government trains this fall
A. K. Rodgers, postmaster at Topeka,
has completed the October payments Of
the rural free delivery carriers in the
state of Kansas. These carriers, num-
bering 1,7S4, are paid from the Topeka
office.
The Topeka Commercial Club Bulletin
has apparently made a deep impression
among commercial executives over the
country. Many have been the compli-
club, and the Commercial club at Lin
coin is now publishing a periodical pat
termed after the Topeka paper, but which
lacks the spicy element which character
ICES the home production. The Omaha
club will soon get out a bulletin.
The American Salvation Army will
open home for friendless girls and wo-
men December 1, at 1V7 Norris street
The condition of Chaplain H. Percy
Silver, who has been threatened with
pneumonia and confined for some days at
Christ's hospital. is much improved, and
he will be able to leave the hospital later
this week
Two hundred and fifty persons attend
ed the swimming demonstration at the
which had been arranged by R N
Knapp assistant physical director of the
ASSOCIATION; Those who participated IN
Shirer Fl. McKibben. W. z. Frantz R.
Holcombe: R. Davis, Charles Harlow and
Charles w. Kouns, jr.
Dr- X. b. NOTLl1QD. VINO flTSI came TO
Topeka in 1855, has returned to make the
city his permanent residence. DR.. North
rup left Topeka in 1885, and has lived in
western Kansas and Colorado since that
time.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
State Fire Prevention association will be
2. A business session will be held at the
Commercial club in the morning, and a
banquet will be enjoyed at the same
place in the evening. Speakers will be:
S ". Atkinson, Lawrence; E. R Town
send. Chicago; Robert Stone. Topeka; I.
S Lewis Topeka; NJ. w Van. Valken-
burg. Kansas City. Mo. and 0. NJ Doyle,
labor commissioner of Kansas.
The Topeka Provident association has a
list of a number of poor families that
would appreciate Immensely being the
recipients of Thanksgiving baskets. Any
one who cares to make up basket or
two fer those who are not so fortunate
as themselves are requested to notify the
secretary OF the association.
The sleeping porch which has been re-
Gently built on the topmost point of E.
B. KeIlam's house at as Topeka avenue
looms up in the view seen from the
windows of the tall office buildings of the
city
Several new publications have been
added to the list of those that are avail
able on the reading table at the Com
mercial club
If the agitation for a Topeka Boosters
club is not followed up with vim in the
next few days it viii soon grow cold and
be placed on the discard list. Something
will probably be done towards perfecting
the organization within a few days
however. one great trouble with organ
izations anywhere is that there is great
amount of talk, without the subsequent
action to put the plans into operation
The Topeka Real Estate Dealers associa-
ton has at its head some men who have
the reputation of being hustlers. and the |
fact that a resolution was passed advo- /
eating the formation of a Boosters club /
would necessarily indicate that the club
viii be formed.
The president Of the Lawrence Com
merciaI club will head the delegation of 4
half dozen business men who viii attend
the $50 Monday evening dinner which |
will be held at the Topeka Commercial
club
Committees of the Baptist and Meth |
odisf churches met at the Commercial 1