The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

City Clerk @. B. Burge was not in his
office today on account Of illness.
The Washburn faculty members will
hold a tennis tournament this fall.
The prospects are bright for a good
orchestra at Washburn college this
year.
PIN whitcomb has left for England
where he will be a Rhodes scholar at
Oxford
A second educational rally will be
held at the Central 7. M. G. A Fri
day night.
Friday is pay day at the city hall.
The work of getting the accounts and
estimates in shape is in progress.
superintendent e. c. starr spoke to
the high school students in the chapel
hour this morning on The Worth OF
Education
A marriage license was granted in
Kansas City Tuesday to Nellie B.
Hughes of Topeka and John Payne OF
Kansas City.
The young people of the First Con-
gregational church will hold a "Wienle'
roast at Garfield park at $50 o'clock
this evening.
James Nj. Mitchell has registered a
Mitchell auto as No no, and Henry
Kupple,s Clerk machine has been list
ed as No. I'll.
w. T. Summers has registered an Elk
celsior motorcycle as No. 101. The
city is rapidly increasing
Tickets are being distributed over
the city which will admit men to the
Iris theater Sunday afternoon on the
occasion OF the Men and Religion rally.
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who spent
the summer in Frankfort, Mich, will
start the reading Of new story he
has written. Sunday evening at the
Central Congress tlonal church
Merle Palmer has been chosen as
president and Howard Searle, manager
of the Washburn G3ee club. There are
an unusually large number of men try
ing for positions on the vocal orgaai-
cation.
Nischievous boys who are likely to
get themselves into trouble are open
ing switches on the car line in High
land Park One or two cars have al
ready been ditched, but luckily with
out serious mishap-
The Washburn Review is engaged in
a campaign to interest the college
students in athletics. The authorities
have granted the use of the chapel for
an enthusiasm meeting Friday noon
prior to the football teams trip to OF
tawa.
The Rev. Henry L. Nelson, of the
Potwin Presbyterian church, will haze
charge of the Bible study class Thurs
day moons for business men at the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. this fall instead
Oh LIZ. . E4SLSSs wiz AeeAStS 49,
class last season.
A Prohibition club has been organ
lied at Washburn college, the member
ship coming mostly from those who as
sisted the State Temperance union in
getting evidence. There never was any
liquor arounf the college and the club
has nothing to do with campus or stud
ent conditions.
The Topeka Railway company has
put the two cars back on the Wash
burn line which were taken off when
the Huntoon- Euclid loop was created
The six cars were unable to keep up
the schedule and spent most of Their
time running around the down town
loop at Seventh street trying to catch
up. Meanwhile the patrons along the
line waited for cars.
Secretary H. L. Cook and his assist
ant. Ross Swingley, have returned from
trip to Oklahoma City Everybody
attends the fair in the cactus country
said Secretary Cook today, "and they
have some fine buildings on the
grounds which are connected with
broad cement sidewalks. AS far as the
races and the exhibits in live stock are
concerned the fair does not come up to
the Kansas state fair at Topeka. We
expect to begin right away to build up
greater fair for next year..