The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-24

Topeka tomorrow. Rehearsals are be-
since Tuesday.
School district No. SO will hold their
annual picnic at the home of Samuel
Parr, three miles east on Seward ave-
nue. Friday afternoon.
The fair grounds now look like real
state fair quarters. There are no ugly
signs on the ingS-eVerything has
a fresh coat of white paint.
George Hetherington. chief clerk to
General Superintendent Slnalley of the
Rock Island, returned last night from
few days trip to Colorado.
The question as to whether rates will
be granted the state fair by the rail-
roads has particularly interested the
management the last few days.
There now are 125 state fair horse
blankets in use in Kansas. They are
protecting from the flies the horse of
many a rural free delivery carrier.
In the month of July the visiting
nursing system, organized recently by
one of the insurance companies of the
city. treated 1O3 cases of disease.
The billiard and pool room at the
Commercial club is becoming so popu-
lar that games now are occasionally
being played in the morning hours.
The Y. w. c. A. secretaries are in
creasing the association building fund
slightly by the sale of post cards bear
ing prints from films exposed at the
camp near Wakarusa.
One of the Y w. c. A. secretaries
| confessed today that she stole out in
the kitchen and devoured six chicken
gizzards, and four hearts-and even
then she wasn't satisfied!
Miss Gertrude Mellinger, soprano,
has been singing the illustrated songs
at the Novelty since Carl Fletcher. the
hr0Hy oil A
is being made by Miss Mellinger.
Captain P. H. Coney has accepted an
invitation to address the big annual
reunion at Baxter Springs, on August
30 Vice President J. s. Sherman
speaks there on Wednesday. August 81.
Mrs. Julia A. Wiley will open dir
ing hail on the End floor Of the Com
mercial club building beginning Sat
urday. Gentlemens luncheons, private
and party dinners will be made a
speciality.
Once more the ladies of the Baptist
church found it necessary to postpone
their annual trolley ride and the street
signs, crossings. ETC., were spared. The
ladies are figuring now on Friday night
August ,26.
A meeting of the committee of the
Topeka Local union will be held this
evening at the Central Y. NJ. c. A for
the purpose of discussing the PROPOSE
the interests of the union.
A meeting of members of the To-
peka Anti-Tuberculosis association vii
be held at the Commercial club tomor'
row noon > discuss ways and means
of raising funds to maintain the fresr
air camp on the North Side.
In order to get out the bonds for th'
| city improvements. in Kenwood, CIT.
| Attorney Ralston was called from hi
vacation last night. The city commls
| sioners are thinking of giving Mr.. Raj
ston an extra week for this trouble
Here is my idea of the prize tight
wad.'' said a Kansas avenue druggis
today. He is a man who presents
ten dollar bill to purchase two-cen
stamp, uses the telephone for hal
hour and Just before he leaves ask
for a drink Of water
AS a matter of experiment a five
cent fare will be charged to Vinewoot
Friday instead of 15 cents for tn
round trip. If there is large increas'
reduced rate for this one day the five
cent rate will be made permanent.
The street railway company will tn
! q new scheme On its lines Friday. Fiv
| cents fare each way will be charged o.
! the Vinewood park line instead of tn
old Is cent rate. Now If the stree
| railway would try the universal SISTER
! for a day-it is safe to say that tn
transfers would be changed at once.
Frank farrell. active head of tn
| publicity department Of the santa re
/ with headquarters in Topeka, has re
turned from a trip over the Santa F
| lines as far as Dodge City. THE
were having hot winds down there whe
1 left" said Mr.. FARRELL. There
| fore, cheer up-someone is s'lffcrjn
worse than Topekans.
In several towns in Kansas the news
papers are printing the names of tn
people whose alleys need attention, an
| whose back yards are a wilderness o
weeds. This system might be effectiv
in Topeka-at least some property owr
ers should be given some extra in
centive to keep the premises clean,
| they will not do 1t otherwise
| The city commissioners are thinkin
of changing the lighting system in tn
| Auditorium. 1t is proposed to take OF
the gas lights and substitute electri
lights. Commissioner Holman ha
charge of the building and sever;
prominent business men in town hav
| been ALTERNATING to get his SUPPORT l