The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-14
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| The Central Y NJ. c. A will elect
directors at o'clock this evening.
Those who worked indoors without
Hres were too cold for comfort today.
The members of the Fraternal
Union, Topeka lodge 522, will hold a
| social dance Wednesday evening.
Today is ladies' day at the Hutchin-
| son-Topeka game but as usual on such
| occasions the weather is very bad.
Once again it mas become necessary to
| resurrect last winters overcoats in or
| der to meet the changed condition in
temperature.
This morning had all the earmarks
of late day in the fall. 1t was quite
cold and raw enough to make over
coats comfortable.
Several civil service examinations
for positions in mechanical service will
be given at the federal building in the
early part of June.
The North side citizens are making
extensive arrangements for the car
nival which is to be held there during
the week of May 31-June 1.
The cold weather of today is very ac-
ceptable as a change after the torrid
weather of the past few days with the
wind thrown in as side issue
G. T. Mattingly. city license collec-
tor, added $500 to the city treasury
yesterday in the form of licenses Whlch
have been collected so far this month
the office took occasion to remark TINS
morning that the only bank which was
safe from robbery these days is sand
bank.
Washburn college received another
donation of $4,000 yesterday which
will be applied to the million dollar
endowment fund which is now being
raised.
There were nearly one hundred and
fifty people at the lecture of J. r. Bur
ton at the Grand opera house last night.
Evidently Burton did not have very
popular subject.
Roy Van Orman, who recently took
the position of stenogra pher in the office
Of Governor E. w. Hoch has moved his
family here from Chanute, and is living
at 1867 Polk street.
Although the fire department was
called out four times yesterday there
was little business for them to handle
and the fires were extinguished with
out very much damage.
The membership club of the Y. NJ.
tors at 6:15 this evening at the Y. M.
c. A hall preparatory to beginning the
membership campaign.
The eight new cars which have been
ordered by the street railway company
for use on their North Topeka lines will
be delivered about August l. If cars are
needed any place it is on the North To-
peka lines.
Topeka is fast becoming wild west
town despite the efforts of the new po-
lice force. A holdup in broad daylight
last week and a bank robbery in addi-
ton show that some very bold criminals
are abroad in the city
Combinations of summer suits and
winter overcoats looked a bit fncon-
gruous today, but were made necessary
for many a winter suit is left with
uncle" so that the first payment may
be made on the summer outfit.
A young married woman jim town.
whose husband has the reputation Of
being a nimble. wit with literary pos
sibilities, wrote little poem not long
ago, sent it to a magazine and re-
eeiyed a good sized check for her eff
fort. The husband is green with envy.
H. o. Skunk of Holton has resigned
from the position of superintendent of
agents of the Bankers Life Insurance
company of Lincoln. Neb., and has
accepted a position with the Equitable
Society of the United States as super
visor of general agents in Kansas. Mr..
Shunk's headquarters will be in To-
peka.
The street railway company is to
install four new automatic switches on
their lines which will obviate the
necessity of the motorman stopping
the car to throw switch. If after