The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-07
SaRessinors

The Highland Park school will open
Monday, September IL.
Q. B. Foote is erecting a $4,000
dwelling at 1923 Clay street.
The Crawfords are giving a moving
picture show at the Grand this week.
A new rug has been authorized for
the principals room at the high school.
There will be a band concert by Mar
shalPs band at City park tomorrow
night.
The banks are receiving money for
the fresh air camp fund of the Topeka
Anti-Tuberculosis association.
Miss Daisy June Trout, secretary of
the Y. w. c. A. arrived today from a
trip in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Principal A. ]. Stout of the high
school is meeting each morning a
number of prospective subfreshmen
The monthly business meeting of the
Ladies Aid society of the Walnut
Grove M. E. church was held this
afternoon.
Sunday afternoon the state fair viii
open with a sacred concert by the
American Ladies' band. An admission
price of % cents will be charged.
Warden ]. K. Codding of the peni-
Tertiary at Lansing was in Topeka to-
day attending the sixth semi-annual
conference of the state board of con-
troll.
B. F. Pankey. who founded the In
dependent telephone system in To-
peka, has been nominated for repre-
sentative in the New Mexico 1egisla-
ture.
The football fever has already begun
to make some of the high school boys
restless. They are eager for the time
to come when they can meet some grid
iron foe.
E. T. Fairchild. superintendent of
public instruction of Kansas. has re-
turned to his office at the state house
after a speaking tour in the eastern
part of the state
Sloan lodge No. 225. A. F. & A. M,
at a special meeting Thursday after
noon and evening beginning at $3.50
O'Clock, will confer the third degree on
several candidates.
The board of education has approved
the bond of the Southwestern Coal and
Fuel company: This company was
awarded the contract for supplying
coal for the city schools.
Judge ]. G. Wood. receiver in the
government land office in Topeka. has
gone to Pittsburg, Washington, Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston for a
visit. He will be gone about thirty
days.
The big state fair searchlight is in
nightly operation on the top of the
Crosby Brothers store. People in
Rossvilie claim that they have seen the
rays projected by the powerful 1nstru-
ment.
A number of Topekans will leave to
register at K. u. September ID. Reg
istrar Foster reports that as a conse-
quence of good crops. the indications
are that the attendance will be larger
than ever.
An ordinance calling for an issuance
of bonds amounting to $4,000 for the
| improvements in Kenwood ADDITION
was introduced this morning. This
calls for curbing and guttering Of this
section of the city.
meeting of the publicity committee
| of the Kansas Association of Real
| Estate Agents was held this noon at
the Commercial club to discuss the ad-
visibility of arranging for the publica-
ton of an official organ of the associa-
| ton.
bud" weightman, the 14-year-old
son of Matt Weightman, was injured ir
a town lot football games Tuesday and
| the injuries required fourteen stitches
| in his left arm. The boy has been sem
| to country relatives to rest and con
valesce.
| The cars in the Kansas City motor
| car race will enter Topeka this even
| ing-perhaps. They have engaged
rooms at the Throop and Nationa
| hotels for the night. The motorist.
will be met outside the city by a dele.
CATION of Topeka Motor leaguers.
The fifteenth of this month is tht
| first day for prairie chicken hunting
| Only one more week of their lives re-
mains-and they are celebrating b,
eating everything in sight-much Il
the joy of prospective hunters The
chickens are thick-and faiths year
| A Topeka contractor says that ever,
LcarDenter In Topeka is husband there