The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21

who is attending the meeting of physi-
| cal directors of the associations of the
state, which is being held in Lawrence
| this week, read paper on Outside
Competition at the Friday meeting.
General Hall of Fort Leavenworth
| who has many friends in Topeka.
yesterday received notice that he had
been appointed to the rank of major
general. which he will hold until
| April %, at which time he will retire.
A banquet will be given by the lead
ers of the Central Y. M. C. A. at
GemnelI hail Monday evening com
plimentary to Fred G. Barnes of New
York, assistant in charge of the ply
steal branch of the association.
There has not been a chorus in
Topeka this winter that contained
half the offering as far as beauty is
concerned as the cast at the amateur
performance at the Grand last night"
is the suggestion of an every night
err"
E. W. White of the R. R. Y. M. c.
A. read a paper on THE Training of
Leaders" at the state meeting of the
physical directors of the Young Mems
Christian associations of the state
which was held at Lawrence yester
day.
The New Aurora theater will open
tomorrow night with a stock com
pany. This company will play 1.-THE
Dutch Detective" during the first half
of the week and 1.-The Man, the Girl
and the Money" the latter half of the
week
Eggs, dozen for 121zc,' appeared
in Nickel & Anderson's advertisement
last night. Unfortunately it was an
error on the part of the adsmith who
prepared the copy. He meant to say 2
dozen for a quarter, which is cheap
enough.
George Carey who has spent the
past few years as resident of Okla
homa, firing of the conditions now
existing in the new state has had his
possessions, aside from his real estate,
| moved to this city which will be his
home in the future.
At the monthly meeting of the Shaw
nee County Alfalfa club held at the
| Commercial club rooms this afternoon
| a paper by Professor D. H. Otis of the
| Wisconsin experimental station was
| read and short talks made by num-
| Der of local members
The first of a series of t'open nights
| will be held at the Central Y. M. G. A.
| this evening and it is probable that in
| the future Saturday and Wednesday
| evenings will be designated as open
nights for the purpose of assisting the
new members in becoming acquaint-
| ed.
| The members of the North Topeka
| Civic club are planning the holding of
| a street fair on that side of the river
| in the near future, the proceeds of
| which will be applied on the payment
| of the footbridge over the river which
| has been built along the Santa Fee
railway bridge.
According to the opinion of the
| horticulturists who are members of
| the North Topeka Civic club, Cover
| nor Hoch has made a mistake in de-
| signaling the 10th of April Arbor
| day, and the event will be celebrated
| the first or second day of the month
according to the present plans of the
club.
| eff Adjutant General ]. w. F.
| Hughes ever takes a notion to make
the race for governor he will have ev-
cry member of the National Guard with
him. remarked a member of that Or
ganization, when he heard that new
rifles had been secured for the Kansas
Guard through the efforts of General
| Hughes.
The Aurora theater which has just
been remodeled will be opened Sun
day with a stock company which will
present ''The Dutch Detective" the
first half of the week and 1.-The Man,
the Girl and the Money" the last
! half, specialties and moving pictures
being thrown in at each performance
for good measure.