The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
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A free concert will be given at the
auditorium Sunday afternoon by Mar
shall's band.
From now until cold weather next
fall, baseball will occupy space at the
head of the page, next to pure reading
matter
If the telephone service is extra good
today blame the hundreds of out of
town telephone critics who are in the
city today.
The good old snake-chasing saint
would turn in his grave if he could
see some of the specimens who are
wearing green today
Ernest Harring Of the Chicago Santa
H'e offices has been transferred to To-
peka to take a position in the freight
auditing department
Mrs. Minnie B. Codding has secur-
permit for the erection of a $4,000
residence at 1911 Warren avenue
which she expects to occupy by the
18th of May.
Not being acquainted with them the
snap Shootists are not able to mem
tfon their nameS-but, there are a num-
Der of new birds in town this morning
another sign of spring.
Nov that the price of eggs has
dropped to sixteen cents a dozen they
do not seem so necessary in cooking
said an economical housewife who
has 'skimped" on eggs all winter on
account of the price.
The Emporia papers said that instead
of advertising ''Washburn Glee club as
sisted by Miss Nellie Lincoln the col
lege organization should advertise
Miss Nellie Lincoln assisted by the
Washburn Glee club"
The teachers in the city schools
make the children pronounce "ce-
"Cem-n't-' That may be
the proper pronunciation, but it looks
like straining at gnat.
It is said that the play to be given by
the Washburn Dramatic club April
viii be a play of the most pretentious
production with a wealth of sumptuous
scenic investitures and will be the SEN
sation of the hour" This sounds pretty
good for advance stuff.
Since one "Freckled Hitz'' pounded
the championship out of "Gentleman
Jim dozen years ago today, st.
Patrick's Day has been observed with
out fail with a prize fight of import
ance, but no fight of universal interest
is scheduled for today.
A three-act comedy entitled ''The
Private Secretary will be given at the
Auditorium in the near future for the
benefit of the East Side Park Improve
something else besides a cemetery and
they are going to have it.
The hearing of the differences
which exist between w. H. Davis and
the minority members of the firm of
Parkhurst-Davis will be held before
Judge Dana of the district court Sat
urday when the temporary injunction
which was granted Monday Will be
made permanent or dissolved.
Councilman c Z. Jordan gave the
address of welcome to the Independent
Telephone men at the Throop hotel
last evening in place of Mayor Green
who was unable to respond 1t is said
that the First ward councilman made
the hello" men feel good over the
manner in which he welcomed them to
the city.
1t is Washburn's turn to capture the
Rhodes scholarship next year and sew
eraI of the college men on the hill are
working hard for the appointment A
fellow must be an athlete a student Il
social gun" and true Christian to re-
ceive d Rhodes scholarship. This is a
hard combination to find but Wash
burn has them all.
John Green, who has operated a
grocery store and meat market near
the Potwin street railway station for
the past four years has sold the bus
mess to Morns and Myers of North
Topeka who will take possession of
the store on the first of May Mr.
Green will become a gentleman of lei
sure for the time being as he has not
decided what he will 10 in the future.
Washburn has defeated Baker in
basket ball and oratory and now she is