The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-16

| A meeting was held this noon of the
| Shawnee Bar association.
Monday afternoon at O'Clock the
w. c. T. u. will meet at the First M.
E. church.
A meeting of the laymen's council
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock in Gemmen hall.
A meeting of the board of managers
of the Kansas State Fair association
was held this noon at the Commercial
club.
Twenty-Five of the pretty girls of the
7. w. c. A. will wait on the table this
evening at the 7. M. G. A. "duckless
and mush' dinner.
The old rink building, corner of Van
Buren, and Seventh streets. is almost a
thing of the past. 1t is being torn
down at a rapid pace.
The churches of the city are already
at work in behalf of the dry vote
and are planning to get out all the
qualified voters for the next election.
The regular meeting of the Saturday
Night club will be held at 7:45 this
evening. E. w. Thompson will have a
paper on "Sidelights on Booths Con-
The Ohio club will hold the April
meeting at Lincoln Post hall on Mon
day evening, April Is. All Ohio peo-
pie are invited. "a sugaring off, is
expected.
Wednesday evening next is the date
set for the annual Y. w. G. A. concert
which will be held in the First Chris
tan church. 1t is under the direction
of Mrs. Florence Thatcher.
1t is to be hoped that the Y. M. c. A:
secretary who is a checker fend will
not forget himself to the extent of
playing during early Sunday morning
hours That might shock some one.
1t pays to be a farmer nowadays.
John A. Peck realized $1.002.80 on
three wagon loads of hogs which he
sold to the Wolff Packing company
Mr.. Peck lives six miles southeast of
Topeka.
IT am opposed to football and to the
playing of the game at the university"
Gov. W. r. Stubs is reported to have
said. 1t is stated, however, that Gov
ernor Stubs will not enter the foot
ball fight at K. U.
Street Commissioner Frank. Snyder
has recovered sufficiently to visit the
city hall, the first time since last De-
cember. In spite of his painful in
juries Mr.. Snyder is the same good
natured. cheerful Frank
Don't overlook the fact that your
guess on the paid attendance at the
opening game must be left at this Of
flee, or mailed, not later than next
Monday. Address your guess to base
ball editor State Journal.
The Palace can't sell SIS to So pants
for 81, as advertised through a mis-
take of the printer in last evenings
State Journal, but are selling SIS to
So values, mill ends of H. S. & M.
suits, 1000 of them, at $4-
This is the season of the year when
there is a great deal going on Friday
evening. Last night, aside from dances
and private social events there were
held three church entertainments and
a debate at Washburn college.
The Washburn Dramatic club has
this spring. The theatergoing public
in Topeka always close the season with
a good rousing plav from the Wash
burn Dramatic club. How about it?
r. P. Evans, county attorney of Riley
county, is In Topeka today making ap-
p1ication for a new charter for the
Manhattan Building and Loan associa-
ton. This is one of the oldest associa-
lions In the state. It's first charter, for
25 years, was issued in 1885.
Today is the last day of the two
weeks spring football practice at
Washburn college. This afternoon the
men are divided into two squads which
are confronting each other on the
gridiron. The new style of play which
may be adopted is being trieds
John Purcell, ex-member of the
board. of waterworks trustees, believes
that the new well at the waterworks
will give Topeka some of the finest
water she has ever had. Mr.. Purcell
was one of the members of the COM
mission that the city hated to lose.
This evening the much talked about
duck and mush'' dinner will be held
at the Central Y. M. c. A. Plates are
being provided for 200 guests in the
gymnasium and an interesting program
has been arranged. The country has
been gone over for ducks but it is
rumored that the effort has been fruit
less.
Two Kansas university extension
courses have been adopted by the edu-
cational committee of the Y. w. c. A,
one in English and the other in history.
In each course lecturers from the State
university will give addresses every
other week. The first lecture of the
Series will be given by Prof. G. G. Dun
lap on the evening Of April 81, and will
be of popular nature.
It is probable that William Thomp
son, the kalamazoo Direct to You"
stove man, will be one of the speakers
at the Tuesday noon meeting of the
Topeka Ad club. The other speaker
who has already been announced will
be Arthur Hawkes., head of the pub
lefty department Of the Canadian
Northern railway. Mr.. Hawkes. will
speak on 1.-THE Local Side of Interna-
tional Advertising"
Eight bids for the erection of the new
Y. w. G. A. home to be built at Seventh
and Van Buren, streets have been open
ed by the building committee of the
association. This afternoon late, the
board of trustees will meet to award
the contract. Following are the mem
bers of the board: Mrs. B. F. Davies
Mrs. T. B. Sweet, Mrs. N. H. Adams,
Joab Mulvane, P. I. Bonebralxe, Judge
T. F. Carver, Mrs. John R. Mulvane
In an almost evenly balanced battle
Of words at Washburn college last
night the Baker university three won
in debate from the representatives of
Washburn college, by a two to one de-
cisfon. Cyril M. Whitlow, Virdon M.
Liston and Lionel Anderson, the Baker
ties, took the affirmative Of the ques-
ton: Resolved, That our legislation
should be shaped towards the gradual
abandonment of the protective tariff
Representatives of the local college
were Herbert E. Chandler, Emery c.