The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-01
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The erection OF ! $4,000 garage for
A. Marburg will begin SOON
Order Banquet Flour and you will
never be satisfied with any .other.-Adv.
The regular December meeting Of the
board of education will be held to-
night.
A boxing and wrestling class will
| soon be organised at the Central r.
NJ. C. A.
Fraternal brotherhood 81 win hold
the annual election Of officers Wednes-
day evening.
J-F Resiner expects to build 4
modern two-story residence either this
winter or next spring
Book Of Ramblings," by Myra VIII
liams FARRELL, will be On sale In a few
days. Wait for ft.-Adv.
George Spencer was fined IS this
morning by Police Judge Huron for
riding motorcycle on sidewalk.
dren at the Provfdent association.
There are boys in Topeka who are not
will provided with school shoes.
Tht Y. p. c. U. Of the Second United
Presbyterian church will have a busi-
ness meeting at the church tonight.
Topeka temple No. 10 Pythian Sisters
will be entertained Thursday evening at
the home Of Mrs. J. e. Watts, 600 West
Sixth avenue.
The Topeka Federation Of Women
will present one Of George M. Stones
paintings to the high school Wednes-
day morning at 10:45 o'clock.
c. W.. Bower, clerk of the district
court. collected $497.75 in fees during
the month OF November, and today
filed that sum with County Treasurer
Matt Weightman.
The present day force of the police
department will now 90 on night duty
force for December will be in charge
Of Alonzo Sauls.
r. H. Wade will remodel his resi-
dence at 100 Spruce avenue, accord
ing to the Construction News. The
architect is T.. H. Lescer. The i'm
provements will cost $4,000.
A rehearsal will be held Tuesday ev-
ening by those who will participate in
the Commercial club tango minstrel
show which will be held in the Grand
opera house December and 8.
A. c. Bartel. clerk of the court of
Topeka, deposited his monthly collec-
tons with County Treasurer Matt
ed $21 in fines and $443.s8 in fees for
October, a total Of $464.88.
John Rhoades. colored. Ala Lime
street, was arrested under suspicion
in connection with the postoffice rob-
berry at Berryton, but was released
Rhoades seems to be partially de-
mcnted.
The Order of Railway Employees
in Topeka now has reached the 500
mark in membership. This associa-
ton was organized little more than
a year ago and is now one Of the
strongest organizations In the coun-
try.
The revival services at the Seward
Avenue Baptist church will be con-
tinued this week. AS a result of the
meetings twelve persons have been re-
ceived into the church. Four persons
were baptized at the services Sunday
night. 9eg1
|. 1t costs Shawnee county $45S50 a
month to support the prisoners at the
county Jail, according to the Novem-
Der report of the sheriffs office. Sew
enty-four prisoners were retained in
the jail last month. Several have
released.
A. p. Morrison, assistant general
passenger agent of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway. with head
quarters in Chicago, is a visitor at the
office Of J. M. Cornell, general passen-
ger agent of the road. in Topeka to-
day.
Bids are expected to be opened this
week in connection with the remodeling
of the two story residence at the cor
ner of Polk and Fifth streets for DR..
L. H. Mum. The structure will be
transferred into fiat building. The
Improvements will cost approximately
So 500.
H. B. Wilson, superintendent of city
schools. chairman af a mil n
the National Council of Education APP
pointed to investigate the question of
economy of time in education. His COM
mittee will make report at an educa-
tional meeting which will be held in
Richmond, Va. in February.
George A. Huron. police judge,
turned in the followings report to
fines for November, $329.75: back
fines $3.50; total, $426.25. The total
number of arrests for the month. ac-
cordins to the report of Frank Leach,
1alier, was 2O4, practically the same
number as last month.
The estimate of Howard Patten
that the Topeka Railway company
loses $3.50 day through the gener-
oslty OF automobile owners who picl,
up patrons on their way down town
In the mornings and evenings, has in
stigated motor car owners to still
greater displays of courtesy.
Frank S. Thomas returned from
Old Mexico yesterday where he has
been for ten days. He was over the
battlefield of TERRA Blanca which was
fought south of Juarez on Nov. "a and
Is shortly after the battle ceased and
saw something of the horrors of war
in a conflict in which no quarter was
asked or given.
F. w. Thomas, supervisor of ap-
prentices for the Santa Fe, and H. q.
Wilson, superintendent of city
schools, are Topekans who have been
given places on the program for the
annual meeting Of the department of
superintendents Of the National Edu-
cation association, which will be held
In QioH THol.