The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
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Sunday evei.ing o'clock dinner,
Throop. Halls orchestra
E. w. Rankin will speak to boys at
the Central Y. NJ. G. A. Sunday after
noon at 3 O'Clock.
A basketball game will be played
at the Y w c. A. between the local
five and the tie IN of the Linden high
school on Febr nary II.
Nearly every day requests for per
mits to erect electric signs are handed
into the board of city commissioners.
Kansas avenue soon will be blaze or
electricity.
IT always thought the brick side
walks in Topeka were fairly smooth
until I began pushing a go-cart over
them,'' said a young Topeka father
this afternoon.
The Commercial Club Bulletin
which is off the press today gives
list of manufacturing firms in Topeka,
and appeals to the members of the club
to buy Topeka made goods
DR.. R. S. Magee as chairman of the
education Will submit an interesting
report at the meeting of the board
the first Monday in February.
SCOT falling on a single roof caused
about SO damage to the house oc-
cupied by w. J. Allen at 514 West
Tenth avenue at 1880 this morning.
The house was a two story frame
dwelling.
A. E. Sweet, general manager of the
Rock Island Lines, returned TO ms
office in Topeka today after attending
the Melcher funeral in Illinois Gen
eral Manager Sweet brings no news OF
the probable successor to the late vice
president.
The Rev. Harry 3. Foster Of
Keokuk, Ia, will speak at the Second
United Presbyterian church Sumo
both morning and evening. through
mistake it was announced that he
would speak at the First United Pres
byterian church.
Coal men state that they haven't
enough orders for fuel to keep half
their teams working The sudden de-
mand has fallen off as quickly as 1t
originated Coal bins are being f1lled
at the yards and loaded cars are
standing on the tracks. Topeka Will
be prepared for another low gas pres
sure.
George E. Hopper of Manhattan, a
former Kansas State Agricultural Col
lcge man, spoke this afternoon at the
Commercial club before the member ;
of the Shawnee Alfalfa club on Al
falfa and the Silo.'' Mr.. Hopper is now
experimenting the building of two
large silos on the Adams ranch
Maple Hill.
The girls of The Topeka Provident
association attended the Midwinter
exposition this afternoon They
were taken to the hall in body by
the teachers of the various classes.
The management of the association
has also offered free admission to
the boys of the association. They will
go over some day next week.
There were 25 men employed by
the Provident association today The
woodpile, according to Secretary Guy
II. JuStiS, is not paying prOpoSltlon,
but it give; employment to a good
many destitute pscple who would
have to suffer were it hot for the
work. Many of the men who are
thus employed do not know how to
swing an axe properly and some of
the old fellows are too weak to do
any great amount of work.
Dr. James Hoffman Batten of North
Dakota, who will speak at the Novelty
theater Sunday afternoon to men, has
the reputation OF being possessed with
the fire of life" as a member of Che
committee of 100,'' Men and Religion
movement expressed it. His subject
will be moral Imperialism. DIR. E. S.
Pettyjohn, chairman of the local Men
and Religion organization will preside
at the meeting and Elon S. Clark will
have charge of the music.