The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-19
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A. clas II cooking win be organised
tonight at the Z. W. c. A.
The overcoats and raiucoats were
again placed in the discard today.
Gospel teams from the First Meth
odist church went &c Hoyt ana Valley
Falls Sunday.
The sandhars are again . conspicuous
part Of the KaW river bed. There Is q
steady drop Of water each day.
The C. J. Rosvall farm near Silver
Lake has bean sold to H. C. Cooper
ror $4,000. 1t IL q 1s0-acre farm.
II Kansas could be visited by persons
from other States during this variety
Of weather. the population would make
2 tremendous gain.
Those who viii work In the Com
mercial club membership campaign
Tuesday will meet at the club quar-
ters for eight o'clock breakfast.
DIR. C. H. Shattucik. for several years
q member of the faculty at Washburn
college. IL now dean OF science and pro-
lessor OF forestry at the University of
Idaho.
The payroll of. the city employees
amounting to $s.6Os.23 for the first
two weeks in October was approved
this morning at the city commission
meeting.
+ ss'Get acquainted night will be held
tonight by the members OF the sons
and Daughters of Justice. Council No.
.. All men who are members are
asked to attend.
The amount Of $3.50 was collected
during the month of September by
the plumbing Inspector, according to q
report made this morning at the COM
mission meeting.
Two men hurled rocks through the
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teenth and Hancock streets. last night,
destroying S worth of flowers. They
made their escape
A barn at SIS East Gordon street
belong to George w. Wyman was
slightly damaged by fire at 5:68
o'clock Sunday morning. The cause
OF the blase Is unknown.
Following the sermon Sunday morn
ing at the First Christian church by.
DR.. o. L. Cook, the pastor, several
prominent men and women Of this city
were taken In az members.
The lot at 12e Liberty street was
condemned this morning at the city
commission meeting because of stag
nant water on the grounds. The lot
will be filled in by the city.
Fines to the amount OF $99O.35
were collected during the month Of
September by g. A. Huron. police
Judge, according to a report made to
the city commissioners this morning. !,
Line parties will be ono of the pop
ular features of the revival meetings
that began Sunday night at the Low
man Memorial Methodist church.
Sunday school classes will arrange to
attend In a body.
Col. H. C. Lindsay, of Topeka, spent
few days In Atchison last week in the
interests of the Billiard campaign for
governor. Col. Lindsay il quoted as
saying that Mr.. Billiard will be elected
by a comfortable majority.
. War pictures are taking up most of
the space in pictorial current events
The Mutual Weekly. the Animated
Weekly, Universal Weekly, Pathe
Weekly and others are showing excel
lent war scenes every few days.
y Offices In the city hall awere- closed
RON p o'clock 7hntfF O'Clock this at
ternoon on account OF the funeral Of
NJ. NJ. Hale, formerly city auditor for
ten years. Mr.. Hale's DAUGHTER. Miss
Alberta Hale. now holds the position.
The Hams Jubilee singers will be
heard at the Auditorium tonight. In
dications are that the big hall will be
well filled. The proceeds will go to-
wards the flower and hospital work OF
the Topeka Christian Endeavor union. /
DR.. Benjamin Young of the First
Methodist church will speak tonight
at a meeting Of the Brotherhood of
the Walnut Grove Methodist church
on Sunshine" There will be special
music. The meeting win be an open
one.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death Of Mrs. George w. Steven
son which occurred Sunday afternoon
at Blue. Mound, Kansas. Mrs. Steven
SON is q sister in-law Of w. s. WATSON,
city auditor, and is well known in To-
peka.
Few cases of diphtheria have been
reported in the city during the last
week. according to J. A. Ramsey, sani-
tary sergeant. Since September 1,
twenty-five cases have been reported
but the number has been decreasing
recently.
: Dr. Henry C. Culbertson, president of
Emporia college, will speak at 7:30
o'clock this evening before the students
OF the Topeka training school for Sum
day school workers. The sessions of
the school are held at the First Pres
byterian church.
The Washburn student, Faye Troy.
who disappeared week ago, has been
located in Des Moines, Ia Troy went
away last week and nothing was heard
of him for several days and his father
came to Topeka to look for him. John
Kennedy. Of Kansas City. his former
said last night that Troy
was in Des Moines.
Judge william Cullen Burns Of
Chicago began his work today as
regular professor of the Washburn
Law school. He fills the vacancy
made by the departure of Judge r. r..
2tone for California. Mr.. Burns Il =
lawyer and teacher with years OF ex-
pertence in Kansas and in Chicago
and already has secured the good win
OF the law students. -