The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
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town on business.
The Topeka banks will be closed next
/ Saturday-Washington birthday.
The Mothers club of the Provident
Association will meet next Tuesday.
The real estate market is more ac-
tive this week than last, due to the
favorable weather conditions.
The next regular meeting of the
board of education will be held on Mon
| day evening, March 3.
! Petition for the AuburndaIe sewer
! was presented to the city commission
| this morning for final reading
| William Buck has completed ar
engagements for the sale of his gopher
traps, and is ready for customers.
Several deaf and dumb persons have
applied for aid at the Topeka Provi-
dent association in the last two or
| three months.
An ordinance appropriating s1S.-
I24.4S to pay bonds and interest cou-
pons due March 1, was passed this
morning in the city commission.
| G. NJ. Pfeiffer. secretary of the KAN
sas City Association of charities, was
| in Topeka this week inspecting the
Provident Association of Topeka and
| its work
| in the chapel of Bethany college this
| evening at 7:30 O'Clock. The Rev E.
I A Edwards, of Lawrence, will deliver
| the address
The next meeting of the Topeka
| Ministerial Union viii be held March
| 3, when the Rev James White will
| speak on THE Apologize Value of the
| Old Testament
| The following births have been re-
| ported at city hall: To Mr.. and Mrs.
| r. R. Dolman. 1854 Kansas avenue, il
| girl: to Mr.. and Mrs. Joan Espino. 523
! East First, a boy.
What promises to be one of the best
| basketball game of the season will be
pulled off at o. m. Friday night. Col
| lege gymnasium-Was college
VS.. Emporia. Admission 25 cents
| Adv.
The seat sale in connection with the
| entertainment that will be given in the
Auditorium Friday night by the To-
peka Industrial Council for the benefit
of the social survey fund is now in
progress.
The washburn team will present a
mixed lineup for the College of En-
poria game Friday night. Several Tau
Delta Pi men have been working to
take the place of the f1unkers who were
ruled out this week
The Topeka Provident association
is in need of a number of different
things for the needy. Several mat
| tresses are wanted and articles of
clothing particularly mems under
| wear. women's clothing and shoes.
There will be a special meeting of
Lincoln post No. 1 this ev-
ening in Lincoln Post hall at
7:3o o'clock. The meeting is called by
J. NJ. Miller. the adjutant. There is
important business to be transacted
DR.. Newton N. Riddell has left for
Oklahoma City where he will deliver
a series of addresses DR.. RiddeII gave
the last of the series of lectures in
-Elr,x
night before an audience of $500 per-
sons. -7' = sfTtd
The commissioner of elections de-
clares that his number of registrations
has doubled in week AT least 20
register daily-one=half women, one
half men. Thirty women have already
applied, for positions as election judges
and clerks.
The winter series of Sunday after
noon Novelty theiater MEETINGS under
the auspices of the Central Y. NJ. c.
A. and the Topeka Ministerial Union,
will close next Sunday with an address
by Dr. John A Gray, the famous
Brooklyn divine.
The Lawrence and Topeka high
schools have always been strong rivals
in athletics; consequently the basket
ball match between teams represent
ing the two schools will undoubtedly
draw a large attendance Friday night
at Sis O'Clock in the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium.
The moving picture show at the
Auditorium was given without a hitch
| Wednesday night. Two lanterns were
used and two operators so it was not
necessary to wait a minute or two be-
tween films while the reels We're being
changed The show tonight will also
be continuous performance.
Commercial club activities will be
resumed with a vim as soon the
legislators return to their respective
homes. The factory aid plan will be
pushed, and several new enterprises
will be, started. The '-buying-Topeka-
made-goods-f first campaign started
| last year will receive further attention.
Society night will be the feature
of the Topeka Auto show a week from
tonight Considerable interest is being
shown in this event by the people in
local society circles. Special music will
be provided for the occasion. and the
price of admittance will be doubled.
Those who attend will be attired in full
dress.
Adrian NJ. Newens, staff critic for
the Redpath Lyceum Buereau. made
good as an impersonator Wednesday
night when he delivered "A Mesa ye
From Mars" Without makeup or ex-
ira attire he impersonated fifteen or
more different characters. The at
tendance was seven hundred. This en-
tertainment was the fourth of a series
that is being given under the auspices
of the Topeka Grade Teachers club.
The city this morning passed an or
dinance approving the purchase of a
500 K w machine to be purchased at
once from the Westinghouse Electro
cal Manufacturing company for the
sum of s3,T25- The machine is ex-
pected to arrive May Is. and will be
| installed at the city electric light plant
| Immediately. It will almost double the
capacity of the ESQ K. W. machine
now in use, and will provide ample
current for the special lighting TO be
put in next fall.