The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14
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August N Foberg is erecting a So
400 dwelling at Fourth and Quintor
streets.
There is already a large demand or
the local market for mince meat tol
Thanksgiving buildings.
The Brotherhood of the Contra
Congregational church will hold 6: &c
o'clock dinner this evening.
There was a light frost this morn
ing. However, the day dawned clear
and the mercury rose rapidly
The building committee of the
Commercial club met this noon to dis
cuss a new location for the club
Beginning late today there will be
music with all business men gym
classes at the Central Y. NJ c. A.
The K. L. Alumni association of To-
peka will hold $50 O'Clock dinner at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. next IuesGay-
The mayor and city commission ers
spent this afternoon ON SeVenteenth
street east of the bail park examining
the proposed new road.
A Y. NJ. c. A. BASKETBALL league Will
he formed soon. Saturday evenings
the gym will be give1 over to
basketball after $50 o'clock.
There is a good sale for Hubbard
s uashes and pumpkins on the local
market for pie making. The prices
are somewhat high this season.
The first stunt night" of the sea
son will be held at the Central Y. M.
c. A Wednesday evening The enter
tainment will be furnished by the
''Sunfiower Merry-Makers-"
The high school students in agricul
ture have been enjoying collecting ex-
cursions on pleasant afternoons. The
excursions are conducted by c. H.
Wilmington, the instructor
The Christian Endeavcr society of
the First Christian church will hold a
''wiene" roast Tuesday evening near
the asylum. All members and friends
of the gaaizatin are invited.
The Bible class under the Rev.
Charles A Finch of the First Chris
tan church. which has taken up the
study of the life of Christ will meet
Wednesday night at 1880 o'clock.
Hot house lettuce and radishes are
now on the market Other vegetable
will follow later in the season.
Canned goods are already being used
to a large extent by Topeka house
wives.
thieves broke into the packing de-
lei ment of the Kaw Valley Milling
company's plant Sunday night and
sole from six to eight dozen new sacks
The burglary was reported to the po-
lice this morning
The white way extension on West
Ninth street mas been completed. The
work on the East Fourth street ex-
tension has been retarded on account
of the white way columns failing to
arrive.
The meeting of Gideons which was
addressed Sunday afternoon at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. by the national
president, John H. Nicholson, of Be
lott, Wis, was we'll attended by travel |
inS men,
The first vesper service of the season
was held at Wash burn college Sunday
afternoon when Dean D. L. McEach- |
ron spoke on "A Young Mans Reli-
gion." An excellent musical program
was rendered
The Cozy theater offers "The Fugi- |
tive another of those Bison 1O1
The Gaumont weekly which includes |
the most important news of the week
IN picture, will be shown as an added |
feature for the next two days pro- |
gram.
Hog products are going out of
sight in price," was the statement of
dealer this morning. Mutton is the
only thing that is cheap. The best
mutton chops retail at Is cents a
pound, while pork chops sell for 20
cents pound. The best bacons bring
35 cents per pound The wholesale |
price of bacon has advanced 5 cents a |
pound in two weeks.
The full program at the c. E ban
quet next Friday night at the Y w |
C. A in honor of the state officers |
will be as follows: 1.-The Endeavorer |
of the Past" Rad Nj. Lee; 1.-THE En- |
deavorer of the Present" Miss Lena |
Davis; The Endeavorer of the Flu
tue Miss Mary Fisher; Our State |
Officers" David Owen; solo, Chas
Kettering. The Rev. Roy B. Guild |
will serve as POSTMASTER