The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-26

and go to the washburn-Aggie game
after dinner.
Lincoln circle No. 1, Ladies of the
G. A. r.. will hold their annual bazaar
at Lincoln Post hall Saturday, Novem-
Der 20. There will be a variety of
booths, music. etc. and everybody is
invited. At 1880 a chicken dinner
will be served, Is cents.
John Purcell, assistant to the vice
president of the Santa Te in charge
OF mechanical matters, made q thor
ough inspection of the shops in this
city today. He found everything in
good order. No winter reduction of
forces will be made at this time.
The Southwestern Fuel company
was today awarded the contract for
supplying the city with coal After
the city had called for and received
bids three times, this company was the
only one to submit bid strictly in
accordance with the specifications.
Washburn rooters will have a bon
fire on the college campus tonight.
The students will arouse pep for
the big game with the Aggies on
The college has hired band to COM
pete with the Aggies' musical or
ganization.
Photographs of the Washburn
football team in nearly half life size
have been arranged in regulation
football formation in the show win
dows of the Badders store at Seventh
and Kansas avenue. It is the best
collection of photographs of the foot
ball squad seen in Topeka this sea-
son. s
Governor George H. Hodges will
| be one of the speakers at the annual
meeting OF the Rock Island Highway
association at Norton Friday Clar-
ence Jordan. secretary of the Kansas
State Automobile association, will
also speak. Governor Hodges stated
definitely today that he would be at
| the meeting.
After reading the story in last
nights State Journal about Gladys
Ford. the youngster obliged to go to
the orphans home en- Thanksgiving,
several kindly women called up the
probate judge, and invited the small
girl to eat turkey with their families
1t is possible she may not be obliged
to go to Atchison.
There will be another rehearsal for
the Commercial club tango minstrel
show at the club quarters Friday
| evening at. 1880 o'clock. The men
| who reported for the first rehearsal
Tuesday night exhibited great
amount OF enthusiasm. Several new
songs composed by well known COM
posers will be sprung at the show for
the first time.
A request from the Kansas Mid
winter exposition people for a. reduc-
ton in the charges for the use of the
Auditorium was denied by the city
commission this morning, although
Mayor Cofran was in favor Of granting
the request. The ordinance fixing the
rates, contains a special provision CIV
ing a cheaper rate to the midwinter
/, show; and the. other members Of the
Commission decided to follow the ordi-
nance.
The asphalt plant located at Twelfth
and Monroe streets is declared to be q
nuisance by the residents of that
neighborhood. A petition, asking that
the nuisance be abated. was presented
and referred to Commissioner Porter
and City Attorney Ralston. The smoke
and fumes cause the objections. Work
at the plant for this year will be COM
pleted today. but relief for next year
| Is sought.
Arch Powell, a brother Of Tom
Powell, will come all the way from La
Junta, Col. to play in the exhibition
game of soccer football at Western
League park Thanksgiving morning
! at ten o'clock. A man living at the
| Central Y. M. C. A. who says he was
on In0 BAKER university team last
year has asked to be given a chance
| to play. There will be no admission
fee charged and the general public Is
invited to attend.
The Commercial club has received
three photos approximately three feet
| in length showing the growth Of the
Panama-Pacific exposition buildings
In San Francisco since September. In
September a start had been made to-
ward placing materials on the
grounds The latest photo taken this
| month shows that . certain amount
| of frame work il In place. The pic
lures were sent by I. D. Graham, for
merly of Topeka, and now assistant
live stock commissioner for the expo
sitton.
A fire on the third floor Of q dwell
| ling at ILL., Kansas avenue was con-
1 fined to one room and to loss OF
only $135 this morning. When the
fire department arrived, the smoke
1 was SO dense the firemen were COM
! PEELED to get a. close to the floor q
/ possible and crawl along. feeling the11
4 way. Chemicals were used and the
blaze was cxtinguished without the
Il use Of streams from the hydranta
Il Short-circuitipg Of electric wire VA
the cause Of the blaze. The house 4