The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
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AT HOME NEWS.

c. F. Beyerle has registered a Ford car
as No. 500 II was only a few months
ago that No. 700 was registered.
The MANAGEMENT of the Topeka Indus
trial Institute is considering laying a mile
and half of piping to connect with the
city water mains. The three wells at the
institute have gone practically dry, and
the water question has become serious
one.
DR.. s. S. Estey win preach a sermon
Sunday morning Growing Gray
Haired"
rally of the Men and Religion forces
of the city will be held in Gemmen hall
of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday after
noon at 2:3o o'clock. DR.. F. L. Loveland
Will give the address of the afternoon
The big eight-day campaign will begin
December 10 with a meeting in the Audi
torium Hundreds OF men are expected
to attend the meetings who hail from the
outlying districts.
There was certainly one thing that the
good reads advocates who went to Usage
Clts had in their favor and that was the
weather
Ray Halls orchestra Will play for Sun
day dinner at the National
Joseph Augustus. who formerly was
athletic director of the Central Y NJ c.
A. and well known in Topeka, with his
mother. have arrived from California to
be present at the funeral of William
Brown. Mr.. Augustus is a brother of
Mrs. Brown.
The quail season Is over. It ended with
November 80.
Several hundred hunters went out from
Topeka Thanksgiving and many of them
returned empty handed
There are plenty of rabbits in the
country around Topeka.
This was a hard day for the business
men to get off to go on the trip to Usage
City. Most of them think that they have
to be on hand the first day of the month
to straighten out the business of the
preceding month.
Usage city was necessarily not complete.
Many persons turned up just the last
minute, and it was impossible to include
their names with the others Then some
of those who pledged themselves to make
the trip backed out the last thing owing
to pressure of business or for other rea-
sons.
This is December l but the weather is
more like that of October.
The recent snow was limited in the
area covered. There was little or no
snow west of Silver Lake.
The attendance at the Commercial club
this noon was notably small. due to the
absence Of club members who went on
the special to Usage City this morning.
Nearly two hundred school children OF
the new Van Buren, school building are
presenting the Indian play, Wakiikus, at
the Grand this afternoon. The play was
written by Miss Ceora Lanham. who has
trained the school children. The pro-
Ceeds will go towards buying a piano for
the school building w. F. Alton took
the tIittlItu OF the OIpuduS IDIIe 10 inc
play.
Within a few days Red Cross Christmas
seals viii be on sale in various stores in
Topeka.
The Salvation Army and one or two
other ORGANIZATIONS have placed Christ
mas collection boxes in the stores.
Mayor Billiard and the city commission
ers all are attending the good roads con-
vention at Usage City today. leaving the
city hall pretty much dominated by the
lady clerks and stenographers.
The fire department of No. station
made a run with three wagons to 1925
Harrison street shortly after Il O'Clock
this morning to dampen a pile of rubbish
which had caught fire.
The police department enjoyed a restful
Thanksgiving day and night. The city
seems to be getting pretty dry judging
from the lack of DRINKS around the city
prison Perhaps the rural districts did
the holiday business.
Mrs. c. NJ Knowlton. 3o6 Tyler street,
who is soon moving to Mexico City, IS
advertising the sale Of her household
goods in this issue.