The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

The state house grounds have been
alive today with skating boys.
The Dairymen's association met this
morning at the Commercial club quar-
| tiers.
The Shawnee Bar association met
! this noon at the Commercial club quar-
| tiers.
A sign in the window of a certain
Greek store reads: Bananas 10 cents
| a dozen. In come"
Mrs. E. J. Ingham will have charge of
| the Sunday afternoon vespers services
! at the Y. w. G. A.
The sale of tickets for the Y. w. C.
A. gymnasium exhibition, which will
| be held February 2, has commenced.
] The orchestra of the First Baptist
| church will play from to $3.50 o'clock
at the Sunday afternoon Novelty thea
| ter meeting.
/ Mrs. F. A. Parker. 171S Lincoln
/ street, fell on the ice, dislocating her
arm and shoulder and sustaining other
! serious injuries
/ The Ministerial union will meet
/ Monday morning at the Central Y. M
| c. A. to make plans for the laymen's
missionary convention.
| The Y. w. C. A. will wage an active
| mem ership campaign during Feb
| ruary. It will be especially to secure
membership renewals.
| Farmers week. is a thing of the
| past and the greater part of the farm
ers and Stockmen have returned to
| their respective homes.
The hotel committee of the CONNER
cial club held a meeting this noon. 1t
| now looks as though Topeka is to have
| half million dollar hotel
Superintendent Whittemore and Prin-
| cipal Stout declare that there have been
\ no new developments of any kind on
the fraternity proposition.
Mr.. ]. w. Robinson, who is still
seriously i'll at his home, sos Topeka
avenue, passed comfortable night
and is today resting easier.
| Captain c. w. Perritt of the Saliva
\ ton Army, who gives his farewell adj
dress on Sunday, will be stationed in
Wichita during the ensuing year.
j. C. Robson of Eldorado was
elected to succeed his father. the late
J. w. Robson, as member of the
Kansas state board of agriculture.
Railroad Jim" Smith of st. Louis.
who has talked to perhaps 5000 peo-
pie during the week in Topeka. will
speak tomorrow afternoon at the Nov
| city theater
| Those interested in the subject of city
play grounds and children's parks may
visit the state library, where a large
| amount of literature has been gathered
| On this subject.
| Little Laura Margaret and Milton
| FlayDauSn OF NOrLn harrison street
are quite i'll with tonsilitis at the home
| of their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Hogan, 227 Monroe street.
A poster in store windows reads:
| 1.-THE Subsenior class, June, 1910, of the
| Topeka High school will present the
| original Siwash college play, Our Alma
Mater in four acts, January 21st, $780,
| DR.. Ida Hyde of the State university
| spoke to the Y. w. c. A. Her talk was
1 so well received that she may return
next week to give a similar address
| and also one at the high school chapel
T. A. Hubbard of Wellington had
| this o say about Secretary Coburn,
after he was reelected as secretary
of the board of agriculture: "He is
| like the dogs tail, but he seems to
have wagged the dog"
sion of the board of directors of the
Kansas State Fair association that at
| least until after next falls fair moth
| ing will be done in respect to the pur-
chase of a new fair site.
| One man who is in close touch with
! the board of education said that if the
| different fraternities and sororities
/ would surrender their charters to the
| board he felt sure that those who
have been suspended would be REIN
stated. If that is what the board
wants, why not say SC?
| W. ]. Spillman of the United States
department of agriculture gave an in
| teresting address before the state
| board of agriculture on Some Work
of the National Department of Agri-
culture in the Crop Production as Az