The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-29
SEEPSfoTs

This is Good Friday and the last ia!
I of the Lenten season.
Some of the decorations in the stor'
windows for the Eastertide are works
of art.
species of an attempt was made tt
clean up some of the paved streets yes
terday and today.
Twelve new cases of measles were
reported yesterday, making the tota
of PA for the past thirty days.
The city sanitary department receiv
ed reports yesterday indicating tha'
there are II new cases of measles in the
city.
Malon Burgett, the deaf mute prophet
claims that W. H. Kemper, the Demo
cratic nominee, will surely be elected
| mayor.
The heavy steel trusses for the sup
port of the roof of the old Crawford
| theater building are being placed in
| position.
The Caleb Powers Defense" fund
which is being raised in this city was
increased by 81 yesterday. The total
| amount raised so far is $79.
Just one more day until Easter and
then the display of plasterparis rap-
bits and pasteboard eggs will take a
vacation for another IL months.
Paxton & Paxtons big department
store at the corner of Quincy street
and Sixth avenue will be opened to the
public this evening for inspection.
In Topeka there were 254 fires in the
past year which is considerably above
the record of last year. Topeka's fire
record is evidently on the increase.
Travelling men generally are author
ity on good cigars. and when they make
Topeka they insist on having Burg
harris Favorite straight five cent cigar.
Rev w. F. Emerson, formerly pas
tor of the First Christian church of
this city, has been appointed field sec
rotary of the International Reform
bureau.
The annual conference Of the stud
ents of the Y. NJ. c. A. of the colleges
of the state will convene at the rooms
of the association at Washburn college
today.
In the absence of the Hutchinson
team tomorrow the White Sox will
play the Washburn college team. Sun
days game will be with the Kansas
City Blues.
If the reports of the seed dealers are
correct Topeka will be veritable flow
er garden this summer. They say that
the sale of garden seeds this year has
been unprecedented.
If blossoms on fruit trees count for
anything there will be a large peach
crop in the vicinity of Topeka this sum-
mer. Notwithstanding the fact that the
crop last year was large.
OF the 254 fires which have occur
red in Topeka during the past year
but six of them are accredited to gas
stoves while the blame for IA fires is
charged to the gasoline habit.
From the prices asked for Easter lilies
it is quite evident that there is eithe:
an unusual shortage of this kind of
blooms this season or that they have
been cornered by the flower trust.
The directors of the Kansas Society
for the FriendleSs will hold a business
meeting at the Glenwood hotel this |
evening for the purpose of mapping
out their work for the ensuing year.
A special song service with a choir of |
fifty voices assisted by many of the |
leading singers of the city will be held |
at Grace Cathedral tonight, beginning |
at 7:30 o'clock. The cantata Calvary |
will be sung.
Since the rain the grass has grown |
at least a half inch. 1t has been brought |
to the attention of the hardware dealer |
and as a consequence lawn mowers are |
occupying the place of vantage in win
dow displays.
Children attending the public schools |
of this city miss out on a week or ten |
days vacation each spring which the |
school children in other parts of the |
enjoy. They are not given an |
Easter vacation.
The seeing Topeka" trip planned |
by the Commercial club for SATURDAY. |
afternoon will include a visit through !
the Western foundry. Topeka Boiler |
works, the Topeka Wooden mills and
the new Santa Fe shops.
The spring reunion of the Masonic