The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-16
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| noon al the Central Y M e. A
Henry B. Lautz, assistant to the
| general manager of the Santa Fe in
Topeka. is spending his vacation in
Illinois
Halloween novelties are now on dis
play in the store windows. This is a
reminder that the winter season is
I not far away.
! Thirty dollars worth of Towering
bulbs have been ordered for use in
identifying the high school and other
school grounds.
L. A. Holbert, superintendent of the
board of public welfare of Kansas
City, Mo, will speak in Gemmell hall
| Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
| A meeting of the building commit
tee of the Comm ercial club was held
| today. A decision as to the future
| location of the Commercial club will
soon be made.
! Many persons in Topeka are taking
! advantage OF this weather to prepare
their lawns for next year This is a
good time of the year to plant trees,
according to experts.
seven thousand preliminary pro-
grams for the meeting of The Kansas
state Teachers association have been
sent out over the STATE. The meeting
will be held November and s.
Just fifty years ago today" said C.
OF Knowles Monday, Il left Leaven-
worth with an OK train hauling freight
destination on New Years day"
Many reservations have already
been made for the big Commercial
club dinner which will be held Fri
pose of which is to launch the factory
plan.
The following students have been
elected as officers of the new Y. NJ.
c. A. of the Washburn Law school:
President, Emory Truett, vice presi-
ofaV- a
Rooney.
The influx of shoppers into the city
IS unusually heavy due TO the 9ne
weather. The people from the coun-
try arc driving in and the morning
trains bring many cut of town people
each day.
Dad" Elliott of the International
Y. NJ. C. A. committee, will speak at
Washburn college, october 80. That
evening he viii meet the college as
ISOLATION cabinet at supper at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A.
There will be a Republican rally at
Twelfth and Washington streets
Thursday night All Republican can
didates are invited to take this oppor-
tunity to meet the voters. Some good
orators are expected to be present.
Professor Harshbarger of Washbltrn
college is a naturalist. He suggests
that Topekans who are net aDle TO ssn 70
Gage park, take car to EVashburn
Y.
most beautiful array of fall sh~ubbery
in Kansas.
DR.. c. B. Van Horn is building a
model garage at his home in Elm
hurst. 1t is combination pergola-
garage built large enough for two cars,
decorated, heated, equipped with hot
and cold water and regular automobile
accomm odatiCns.
Il don't take much stock in this
theory of fires starting fro n mice and
Matches Chief Wilmar-n of the fire
department said this afternoon. Very
few. if any, fires start in this manner.
Il is a worn out reason fer the origin
of mysterious fires
Anglers who are fortunate enough to
have their vacations during this ideal
weather bring back to Topeka reports
of the excellent Fishing in a. parts CT
Kansas. The fish are hungry and aax-
icus, they say-and the hass-navar
we're they so plentiful.
DIR. Babb, city milk inspector, left
today for Milwaukee where he enters
the Topeka milk in the international
dairy contest. DR.. Babb believes that
Topeka dealers will show the world
that the best milk is produced by
Shawnee county cows.
Soccer football will BE played in To-
peka this fall. There are eleven posi-
lions in the formation as is the case
with the American fame- However.
used. The positions are: Coal keep
er, two fullbacks, three halfbacks and
five forwards.
The class in agriculture at the high
school was given a practical lesson
this morning on how bulbs should be
planted. Members of the class pre-
PAL ed the bed for planting. The bulbs
Will arrive in few days. They viii
make a good showing on the high
school lawn next spring
A fire early Tuesday morning burn
ell out the grocery store of H. ".
Kietzman at $40 West Sixth avenue.
The stock in the store was valued ~
81 900 and the insurance was 81 800. The
fire chief has bean unable 20 determine
the origin. 1t is reported inHendiary or
carelessneSs.
Chimney inspectors in Chicago have
been called to Topeka to inspect The I'M
mense shop smoke stack that was
struck by lightning a week ago. Tie
power house damaged. 1t is feared by
the Santa Fe that il will be necessary
:" re build the elima6 :.
October 25 is the last day Topekans
will be able to register for the Novern
her election The registration at this
tory-but Commissioner Titus is holler-
ing for more. He wants to show posi-
lively that Topeka has grown consfd er-
ably since the last city election.
The Sunday st. Louis Post Dispatch
contained a whole page colored article |
on the black birds in Topeka. 1t was a |
beautiful story of how Bishop Nils |
paugh purchased a .cn of Roman |
candles to chase the birds out of the |
Bethany grou1ds-a story written by n |
We'll known newspaper man in Topeka
while IN a trance.
The WaShburn Review this week
fails to disclose the identity of the girl |
in the pajamas who paraded Kansas
avenue last Saturday night after the
football game news came to Topeka
Every eirI in college has been furnish