The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
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Bradstreet's bank clearing report
an increase in Topeka business over
the same week last year of 81 per
cent.
Mrs e. l. Jester who was operated
upon at bethesda hospital last Sunday
morning Tor appendicitis. is convalescing
anu VIII IeaVe the hospital week from
tomorrow
w E. Bacon and family, who re-
Gently returned to North Topeka from
raymond, Kan, have moved to their
1arm eight miles north of the city, on
the Rochester road
Washburn college is comnlainine he
cause there is $4,000 still due on their
$4,000 fund from Topeka. This was
suDscrloed by the people of this city
a little over a year ago.
Cary johnson, who says that he has
never oeen candidate for an office
O. any klnd, expresses a desire to be
named as the successor of S. J.. Hod-
gins, as register of deeds of Shawnee
county.
MarshalPs band will give a free con-
cert IN the Auditorium at o'clock Sun
day afternoon. This is the fifth of a
series of indoor concerts which have
been given by Topeka's popular band.
The programme will include some class
music.
1t has been suggested that if George
Burghart would trade one of his prize
pouter pigeons for a bull dog that
robberieS of his home would be less
frequent, three such occurrences hav-
ing been chronicled during recent
years.
The big Thomas gymnasium at Wash
burn is rapidly nearing completion and
the hooring will be laid by tonight The
thoroughfare between the college gate
and the gym is being graded about two
feet-tnls giving a straight view from
college avenue to the gymnasium.
The report of licenses granted to
dog owners by the city clerk indicates
that there has been a marked de-
crease in the canine tribe in Topeka
during the past year. However, the
dog catchers report which will be filed
later, may materially change the sit
uation.
Some one who wants to sell four mil
lion pounds of timothy hay, can send a
price to the quartermaster at Fort Riley
and probably receive the contract. This
is good chance for some farmer who
wants to furnish the government hay.
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers received the
notice this morning.
DR.. H. A. Dykes. of Lebanon, one of
Governor Stubbs' new appointees on the
state board of health, is in Topeka to-
day making arrangements for the build
ing of a new brick building which will
be used by q commercial college in that
town. DR.. Dykes and his brother, J. B.
Dykes, Will build the building which will
be so by so and two stories in height.
The brick will be furnished by the Cap
ital City company of Topeka. Lebanon
is one of the thriving towns of the north
central portion of the state. The build
ing which has been used by the Com
mercial college is growing too small and
more commodious quarters are needed
A committee of the board of educa-
tion of Lawton, Ok, has been in To-
peka today looking over our manual
training and high schools, also the new
school buildings being erected. The
committee is composed Of E. P. Nc
Mahon and J. H. Franklin, members
of the board, and T. B. Rybolt, super
intendent of the Lawton schools. The
Lawton board is trying to get the best
and latest ideas regarding school
They are just completing a
$4,000 ward school, and this year will
build a 100000. high school and an
other 1000 ward building. The
committee has been much pleased
with their reception by Supt. White
more and others, and speak highly of
our schools. From here they go to
Leavenworth and then to Kansas City,
Mo. They are especially interested in
getting the best information in the
matter of heating and ventilation.