The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-17
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The men of the Central Conerega-
tional church will meet at the CONNER
cial club Tuesday noon.
The November issue Of the CONNER
cial Club Bulletin is due to be on tie
press about November 20.
Every grocer in town has Banquet
Flour. Every up-to-the-minute grocer
will fill your order without delay.-Adv.
Boy Scouts of Topeka are requested
to meet with the commissioner, J. II.
Fazel, tonight at 7:15 o'clock at the
Central Y. M. c. A.
The shortest day Of the season VIII
be that of November 80. The sun will
set tonight at sos O'Clock; on Novcm-
Der 80 1t will set at sol O'Clock.
Members of the knights and Ladies
Of Security to the number of 500 will
form line party at the Orpheum
theater Wednesday evening.
Emil Peterson has been awarded the
contract for the erection Of the resi-,
dence which George A. Guild Will
have built at 1882 Western avenue.
There is now more competition
among local picture show houses than
ever before. Consequently many pre-
tentious productions are being shown
in Topeka.
DR.. F. L. Loveland has prepared a
special address which he will deliver
next Sunday night at the First Meth
odist church. 1t is entitled, Henry Of
Navarro, the Huguenot Of France"
w. H. Whittelsey has been appoint
ed as superintendent in, connection
with the construction of a grocery
store at 1913 West Sixth street. The
owners of the building will be the Mu-
tual Realty company.
E. N. Conquest, sheriff of Rawlins
county, and Burton M. Hotchkiss. dep
uty sheriff, are in Topeka today on
business. Mr.. Hotchkiss is a brother
in-law of Fred Robertson, United
States district attorney.
The subcommittee Of the member
ship committee of the Commercial club
under E. F. Maxwell met today to dis
cuss the Commercial Club Tango Min
strel show that will be held at the
Grand theater. December 16 and II.
The prospects for ideal weather are
not very good for the next few days
according to the weather men. The
sky is expected to be overcast tonight
and at least part of Tuesday. Colder
weather is predicted for the end of the
week.
Two full teams of soccer football
enthusiasts practiced Sunday after
noon at Western League park. The
for the game at Kansas City Thanks
giving with the team of the Kansas
City Soccer Football club.
Oscar Felker, alias Harry Smith, who
was charged with snatching purse
Saturday night, was fined $25 in police
court this morning for assault. The
purse snatching charge is violation
Of stat~ law and Felker pleaded guilty
to. assault to escape state punishment.
Anyone who is willing to take
hand in the Y. M. c.. A. membership
campaign is invited at attend the din
ner tonight in Gemmell hall at $50
o'clock. The dinner will be held for
the purpose of arousing enthusiasm
in the campaign which will start
Tuesday.
Contract for the screen wagon serv-
ice at the postoffice will be received
before January 20, 1914. This contract
is for the carrying of all mails from
the postoffice to the depots and sealed
bids will be sent to Joseph Stewart, as
sistant postmaster general. The con-
tract is for four years.
There is no change in the price of
eggs at the down town stores. They
are still selling at 40 and 35 cents a
dozen. The country eggs, which are
almost as scarce as hens teeth, bring
40 cents. Several of the big grocery
stores have men out in the country
scouting" for eggs, but they are hard
to find.
A new basis of rates for Gull and
WluOldh dPPlCS lHtO 4OPchd anu OlHc1
vinegar manufacturing points has been
ordered by the public utilities commits
sion effective December 5, 1913. They
are satisfactory to the vinegar manu-
facturers and are lower than have ever
been in effect on Kansas traffic dur
ing past years.
Information has been received at the
office of the Topeka Traffic association
that owing to the fact that further
time is required for the publication OF
the new rates from ST. Louis. Chicago
and other eastern points, the order OF
the interstate commerce commission
has been modified so as to become eff
fective January 1.
The month of November thus far has
been slightly above the normal in tenn
perature but the rainfall has been be-
low normal. The record thus far is
.48 of an inch. Normal for the entire
month is 1.26 inches December is the
driest month of the year in easter
Kansas. The average precipitation for
that month at Topeka is but .SS of an
inch.
DIR. J. w. Summerville of Wichita,
will deliver an address at the Walnut
Grove Methodist church tonight at 8
address will be given under the aus
pices OF the brotherhood of the
church, but this meeting will be an
open one and consequently the ladies
are invited to attend. DR.. Somerville
il said to be a forceful speaker.
Plan to Safeguard Miners.
Charleston. w. Va, Nov. 17-Governor
II. d. Hatfield, aroused by the recent re-
port of Earl Henry. chief of the state
department of mines, in which II was
shown one coal miner is killed each work
ing day in West virginia. has evolved a
plans to have Chief Henry place the