The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
1O6 WEST EIGHTH ST.

| freshman class at K. U. there are five
boys to one girl while the enrolment
In the class includes as many girls as
boys. brings up the question as to
whether the girls are the brighter of
the two. Possibly the boys are laZier.
The membership committee of the
brotherhood class of the First Presby-
terrain church met this noon at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. There are now
over so mem ers in the class. The or
ganization has bought furniture for the
new basement quarters in the church.
The Y. NJ c.. A. minstrel show,
which was planned for March 4, has
been given up and every effort will be
made to make the annual circus,
which comes off March Is and 10, a
great success. There will be a min
strel feature in connection with the
circus.
A contract has been sent by the
manager of the Central Y NJ C. A
basketball five to the association team
manager at Salt Lake City. On March
81 a game is scheduled at the Cen
trail gymnasium with this team, which
holds the championship west of the
Rockies
Councilman E. F. Stanley has decid-
ed to remain in the race for city com
missioner after all. He gave the State
Journal his official announcement of
withdrawal last Friday, but since that
time he claims that friends have forced
the candidacy upon him again and he
has accepted.
The Rock Island and the Union Pa
eif1c are fighting to see who will get
the first train into Kansas City after
noon. Several changes have been made,
first by one road and then the other
until the Rock Island has a train out
at 1:45 Now if they would only cut
down the rates.
The building committee of the Y. w.
G. A. will meet this evening. 1t will be
decided at this time whether it will be
wiser to call for bids for the new asso-
citation home or wait until the $4,000
required has been secured in its en-
tirety. Fifty-two thousand dollars has
been secured to date.
Only one month more until primary
election and the office of City Election
Commissioner c. H Titus is the live
Hest place in the city hall Four extra
the registrations. The candidates are
instrumental in getting out a large
number of registrations.
The speaker at the regular meeting
of the Topeka Advertising club which
will be held in the Commerce building
tomorrow noon will be p S. Harris
generally known as tPat''-of the
Harris-Goar company of Kansas City.
There will be a preliminary discussion
of local advertising problems.
The people living in the vicinity of
Twelfth and Jackson streets will file
complaint with the city asking that
some action be taken to remove the
dangerous pile of sidewalk brick along
in front of their homes. They have
been there all winter and have caused
several injuries and Inconvenience.
Although the county commissioners
have the authority to call bond cleo
ton to raise funds for bridge repair,
they are now engaged in mailing Statis-
teal letters to the voters of the coun-
ty in an attempt to excite them to a
petition for such election which would
spare the board much unjust criticism.
Harry S. Andersen. the 19-year- old
Topeka lad who discovered a mica hill
in San Miguel county, New Mexico,
while telegraph operator on the Santa
Fe, has been granted rights OF MAORI
ty by Judge Dana and he can now con-
duct the business of the Anderson. Mica
Mining company which he Is organic
ing.
The next convention on the list is
that of the real estate men of the
state, on March 9 and 10, with the
view of forming a state association.
The members of the committee which
will draw up bylaws will meet in To-
peka on March s. About 800 men
have expressed their desire to attend
this convention.
City Engineer Fulton and Councilman
Drew are now planning to take a trip
to Seattle to inspect the garbage Gre
matory in that city before they rec
ommend what to build in Topeka. The
officials might go to Paris and London
also-they have good garbage plants
over there. The inspection tour of
the officials will cost about as much
as the plant
City Clerk Burge and Fire Marshal
.Wilmarth cannot agree as to when tie
salaries of the firemen should be rails
ed. The ordinance was signed on Feb
ruary Is. and published in the State
Journal. the official city paper. Feb
ruary 10. Mr.. Burge believes that the
raise in salary should take effect on
the 20th The chief says the 18th. The
matter has been referred to City Attor-
ney Ralston.
Geo. Sherwood Eddy. who was one
of the speakers of the laymen's mis-
sionary convention, tells how he was
riding on a bicycle on his way to take
charge of services in church in
India, when he fell off his wheel and
tore the 81 suit of clothes he was wear
ing. He had with him a pair of pa
jamas and in those he delivered his
sermon, the members of the congre-
cation believing that his suit was
probably the latest style in the west.
Hogs Near $40 Mark.