The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-25

| ing with a severe attack of pneu-
| monia.
Local physicians report that there
! is considerable sickness in Topeka at
| the present time. The common NAL
| aides are the grip and measles.
The Archaeological society will lis
| ten to lecture written by DR.. Hewitt,
| the head of the American Archaeology
cal school at Santa Fe, Thursday eve
| ming at the Carnegie library building
| DR.. Reisner of Wash burn college will
serve as DR.. Hewett's proxy in deliv
| eng the lecture. The lecture will be
illustrated. Tickets may be procured
from D. j. Hathaway, S21 Western
avenue.
The theater party for the workers
in the recent Commercial club mem
bership campaign will probably be
| held at the Novelty theater next week
The exact date will be decided at
meeting of the advisory board of the
mem bership committee under Harry
Snyder Wednesday noon. It was de-
cided at recent meeting of the mem
bership committee that each person
would buy his own ticket.
Lou w. Beck, who spent years of
his life on the California desert, will
give an illustrated lecture before the
Boy Scouts of the city on March 4
The lecture will probably be given at
the Central Y. M. c. A.
Scout Commissioner Fazel of the
local Boy Scout organization recently
swore in six new scouts at the Seward
Avenue Baptist church. Their troop
is No. II. The new scouts: Dewey
Mathews, Carl Birt, Jacob Weman,
Aubrey Leyburn, and G. Ireland. D.
A. Sayler was sworn in as scout mas
ter
1t may be three or four weeks be-
fore the Potwin school building is
ready for occupancy. There has been
one delay after another in the compile
ton of the building. 1t will be one
of the finest school buildings in the
city.
The attraction at the auditorium to-
night is the Topeka Auto show. 1t
IS safe to say that the hall will be
packed sardinefashion The crowd
Monday night was large one.
The Provident association is still
unable to supply the demand for
work on the part of those who are
now idle. The cold weather has put
a stop to exterior construction work |
ana consequently good many per
sons are jobless. Several men in need
who have families to support are Civ
en- employment in the wood yard of |
the association. The wood yard is a !
losing proposition, and consequently |
employment is given only to such per- i
sons. Those who have jobs they want !
done are requested to notify the asso-
citation.
The Topeka Commercial club will /
make preparations to show TWENTY-FIVE /!
/
the main room of the club Friday night .
a reception and smoker will be tend !
cred at eight O'Clock. The ST Joe men
Will be here in the interests of the In t
dustrial and Farmers Congress which |
will be held in that town in March
No attempt has yet been made to re-
vive the Topeka Ad club. IT really
looks as though the organization We're /
quite dead
c. c. Starr, Superintendent of city |
schools, is expected home from the east
within a few days. He has been at
tending educational conference in |
Philadelphia and visiting schools in /
Philadelphia and Washington
Harry Snyder. chairman of the new
membership committee of the CONNER
cial club. has appointed what he terms
an advisory board of five members
This board consists of Joseph Long
shore. J. E. Spalding. E. l.. Overton
r. l.. Bone and w O. Rigby. TVS
board will meet Wednesday noon to
plan another club membership cam
paign
The small boys of tie city will soon
be turning their attention towards the
making and flying of kites. In fact
several kites have already made their
appearance
Coal dealers of Topeka claim that the
coal business is not Il particularly
profitable one on account of the great
amount of competition.