The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
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AT HOME NEWS.

A meeting of the brotherhood of the
Third Christian church win be held this
evening.
A series of lectures on pronunciation
at the Y. W. c. A.
Miss Mary Kerr, secretary of the Y. W
G. A. will give an Illustrated lecture on
Japan" this evening.
The members of the managing board Of
the First Christian church will meet to
night for organization
David August, who saw 1.-The Round
Up at the Grand last night, says that
he is going again tonight. He says it is
the most interesting stage production he
has seen
The city firemen are short on maya
zines. If anyone has a surplus of old
numbers they can get rid of them by
telephoning to the nearest fire station
and a fireman will collect them.
A writeup of the new State Journal
building is given in the current number
of Printers Ink. 1t states that the entire
west side will be glass with the excep-
ton of the supporting pillars.
A number of students are said to be at
tending the high school and grade schools
WHO should be paying tuition. The school
enumerator and Superintendent c. c.
Starr will investigate the matter.
With so many good shows booked for
Topeka this week the young ladies of the
city considering the fact that this is leap
year should have no lack Of opportunity
to show their regard for their gentlemen
friends.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has informed the city officials that
the cable for their underground wiring
will be here soon. When it comes they
will take down their poles on Kansas
avenue.
President Nudge of the Rock Island
Lines and party will be in Topeka Feb
ruary 10 on the annual inspection trip
over the lines The party left chicago
the first of the week and is travelling on
the southern lines this week.
One poor man who works on one Of the
city charity gangs works all day shovel
ing dirt or cutting trees and stays up all
night with a sick baby. The baby has
been sick for two weeks and little hope
for its recovery is given out. This is one
type of persons that the city is keeping
alive by furnishing work.
Charles Yost travelling accountant of
the Rock Island Lines with headquarters
in Topeka, has resigned to take up farm
ing in Kansas. W. A. Leopold, division
accountant of the Colorado division,
comes TO Topeka as travelling account
ant.
The Commercial club is now busy work
ing out a plan for keeping the big Audi
tOrium pipe organ in the city. A debt of
$3.50 must be paid or Topeka will lose
the organ: However. with the CONNER
cial club behind the move no one fears
that Topeka will lose the organ.
THE Second Coming of Christ is the
subject that will be discussed at the First
NJ. E. church this evening by the Rev J.
W. ManOOd OF SIOUX lily Ia. his VIII
be the last meeting of the revival series
and big crowd is expected to be pres
ent. More than 100 converts have thus
TAR been made.
II honestly believe the people are get
ting back to their senses a coal man
said today. 1--WE have scores of orders
for coal from persons who have been
convinced al last that it is not advisable
to depend on the gas. They are storing
their coal for another gas shortage"
Plumbers in the city report large
number of broken water pipes the last
cold spell People did not change back
to coal quick enough to save their water
pipes from freezing. Il don't see why
people don't drain their water pipes cold
nights" complained a plumber who has
plenty to do without repairing leaks
The bowls that one hears following the
mailing of the gas bills for January
sounds like the reception given the plan
of the city commissioners to erect
100000 public market. Manager Ire
leaven would be a lost man If the news
papers ever ran his picture so that en-
ragged citizens would know him when
they met him on the street.