The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-11
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The industrial committee of the
| Chamber of Commerce will hold its
next regular meeting Wednesday noon.
One hundred and forty-eight boys.
one OF the largest groups this year.
went swimming in the Y. M. c. A. pool
| Monday.
E. J. HeckIe. secretary of the Kan
sas Automobile Owners association. is
in Fort Scott today on business for
the association.
The Rev William Rice of New York
| City will give a humorous lecture at
the Methodist church, Silver Lake
wednesday evening at s:15.
Redecorating and repainting work
on the Y. w. c. A. cafeteria will be
finished Wednesday and a fried
chicken dinner will be served at Sis
o'clock.
Central Y. NJ. c. A, will be in charge
of the next regular program of the
Topeka Rotary club at the Chamber
of Commerce Thursday.
The Rev. ]. T. Crawford, general
secretary of the Kansas Baptist con-
vention, Will return from tour of
the western part of the state either
Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning.
Major MacLean's boys will repeat
their concert tonight at the Lowman
Hill school for the benefit of Miss
and continuing each night this week
there will be an ice cream social at
Willow park for the benefit of Mrs.
Joe Nickel.
The firm of Black & Veatch, con-
sulting engineers of Kansas City. Mo-,
presented an offer to survey Soldier,
Biddle and Shunganunga creeks for
$500, at a meeting of the city COM
mission this morning. Action will be
taken on the matter when the city
budget is made about August 1.
V. R. Parkhurst appeared before
the city commission this morning ask
ing that sanitary sewers be placed in
North Topeka There is consider
able portion of that section of the city
without these sewers. 1t will be nee
essary to construct sewage pump
and basin If the proposed sewers are
placed as they cannot be emptted into
the Kaw river, according to w. S.
Hancock, commissioner of streets.
Nine hundred and seventy-one gar
ments were given away by the Provi-
dent association. during the month of
June, according to the report of Miss
Virginia Campbell, secretary, which
was presented at the meeting of the
board of directors this noon at the
Chamber OF Commerce. Other articles
given away were: 10S pairs of shoes;
men were furnished with lodging.
The city street department is now
unusually busy on account of the
heavy rains The sewers are being
flushed and the streets are being
cleaned of all mud washed on them
during the recent rain. Many foot
crossings on unpaved streets were |
washed out Monday. More than two
days time will be required to clean |
up the streets and sewers, according
to J. F. Snyder. superintendent of
streets
Virgil Tanner, arrested by govern |
ment officers for stealing a letter in |
a western Kansas town, will not be |
prosecuted in view of the fact that he !
had enlisted in the army for Philippine |
servict and has refunded the amount |
of money taken from the letter. &C |
cording to Frank Mcfarland. United |
states district attorney. Mcfarland |
this morning received a money order |
for the amount, SSH, from Fort Nc |
Dowell, Angel Island, Calf, where |
Tanner is waiting to embark for the |
Philippines.
The Rev M E. Osborne of India and |
DR.. George Billings of China were |
guests of the Topeka Methodist Min
isterial association Monday. The min
isterial association voted its support |
to movement for the conservation |
and advancement of the church and to |
a campaign to raise $4,000 900 for the
board OF foreign missions. The Rev.
Mr.. Osborne and Doctor Billings, who /
have presented a pageant depicting
the caste system of India in several |
tonight and later to Abilene, Holton
and Oklahoma foupS