The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
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Topeka can always depend on the
Independent telephone.
The Trapp-Stevic company. printers,
have moved TO 113 East Eighth.
Tomorrow noon the Shawnee Bar as
sociation will meet at the Commercial
club.
A meeting Of the convention commit
tee of the Commercial club was held
this noon.
Some of the local baseball men have
taken out memberships in the Central
Y. NJ. G. A.
Friday evening, May IS. is the date
set for the annual Bible class dinner
of the Y. w. G. A.
This year a special effort will be made
to assure high class amusement con-
Germs for the Kansas State fair.
W. E. Henderson, of Chicago, ma
tional secretary of the Gideons, will ar
rive in Topeka tomorrow morning.
An entertainment will be given this
evening by the Lowman Hill NJ. E.
church at the Provident Association.
A quartette of travelling men will sing
at the Novelty theater meeting Sunday
afternoon under the auspices of the
Gideons.
Mrs. Percy Walker, of the local Y.
w. c. A, who has been in Youngstown,
o., helping in building campaign, re-
turned to Topeka today.
All classes in swimming at the Cen
trail Y. M. G. A. will begin on Monday.
Those who expect to enter the classes
should secure the schedule from the
physical director.
Plans for mems Sunday afternoon
theater meeting were discussed this
noon at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Gfdeons held at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The first call for magazines at the
stations over the city has been received
with an "opening of hearts by the
people. But there is still plenty of
room for more magazines.
The First Cutting of Alfalfa is
the topic to be discussed tomorrow af-
ternoon at the meeting of the Shawnee
Alfalfa club which is called for 2
O'Clock at the Commercial club.
Commissioner Miller says that the
reduction of water rates will not come
under the present administration. A
large number of repairs at the water
plant will use up the funds for the
present.
The country boys are flooding the
county officials with crow eggs. The
county offers one cent apiece for these
eggs. One bov brought in 80 eggs the
other day, swat the crow is the cry
in Shawnee county.
Reports from Holton state that every
hotel and lodging house in the city has
been taken with the visitors to the
KIDNAPPING trial-which will commence
next Wednesday. Topeka will send
Profs. C. G. Dunlap and r. r. Price
of the state university will speak at
the Y. w. c. A. on Wednesday even
ing next. All girls who are high school
graduates and who have not gone to
college are especially invited to attend.
Work on the new we'll at the water
works is progressing rapidly. Twelve
feet more and the we'll will be COM
pleted. The water is colo and clear at
the present depth and runs into the
inc &C foC
out.
A Topeka ran is the author of the
statement that from the society col
umns last evening it will be seen that
been successfully hooked and will be
executed by the matrimonial guillotine
In the near future.
An effort is being made to revive the
Shawnee County Baseball league, which
was discontinued last year. A number
into the league. Managers of teams
are requested to report to the H. B.
Howard athletic supply house, 7iO Kan
sas avenue.
Drew Is experimenting the city's part
of the inspection of the extension of
the work on the Melan bridge and the
garbage crerlatory. Mr.. Drew is
capable and careful man and Topeka
will secure a good bridge and garbage
plant as result.
The city commissioners are favoring
plan to pay off all of the city en-
ployes the fifth day of every month in
stead of making it necessary to wait
from one to two weeks for the pay
ments. A plan of this kind has been
fathered by Commissioner Miller and
may pass the commission.
Mayor Billiard has placed a large
deliberately framed photograph of Will
liam Jennings Bryan in his office at the
city hall. The picture is the first thing
that stares a visitor in the face as he
enters the Office. II am an admIrer
of Bryan" was Mr.. Billiards. only
reason. Tt might be mentioned that
Mr.. Taft is also in the office-inherit-
ed from the former administration.