The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-28
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The C. E. of the First Christian
church will give a trolley ride Friday
evening.
There is general rejoicing on account
of the damp atmospheric conditions
which have prevailed in Topeka today
A number of Commercial club work
ers were again out today raising FUNDS
for the Kansas Semicentennlal celeDra-
ton which viii be held next September.
If the showers continue for a day
or two il will not be more than a week
or ten DAYS before the lawns of To-
peka are of a healthy green COM
After all the talking and planning
the men behind the sane Fourth move
ment don't seem certain as to the loca-
ton Of the celebration. North Iopeka
NAV get the big doin's after all.
The Rev. Robert Gordon, pastor of
the First Baptist church who has been
attending the convention of the North
ern Baptist churches, will occupy the
pulpit of the local church Sunday.
The Rev. Thomas S Young. formerly
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, will spend Sunday visiting
with friends here. Mr.. Young is now
pastor of a prominent Denver church.
A E. Sweet. general manager of the
second district of the Rock Island
Lines, is in his office in this city after
having fully recovered from the bruises
received in the wreck near Mcfarland
last week.
John +. Eby, county school super
intendent, spoke before the students in
the county institute this morning on
1.-THE First Day Of School" Miss Nina
ROudebush gave a reading in the as
sembly hour.
Secretary Biscoe of the Topeka Gun
club announces that the association
will hold a shoot at the grounds Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. Dave
Elliott and D. D. Gross of Kansas City
Will take part.
The commuters found it necessary to
wade through the mud this morning
before they could land their cars. But
to the average commuter who has been
attempting to keep gardens, trees anG
grass alive-the muddier the better.
The police are authority for the
statement that wife beating in Topeka
Is becoming a common practice since
the hot weather. And the police are
not aware of one-tenth the beating
that goes on.
Whether or not the night school for
foreigners will be continued next fall
depends largely upon tho demand for
such school on the part of the for
eigners. The school was in the main
considered a success last year, but the
attendance fell off somewhat towards
the close of the term.
The city commissioners expect to
discuss the white way proposition
tomorrow morning. The committee of
the Commercial club interested in the
blaze Of light along Kansas avenue
are hoping that the white way" will
be ready to be put into service by the
time that the big pageant is given in
connection with the Kansas semf-cen-
tennial celebration.
The 1913 students IN the county
teachers institute are beginning to be-
come nervous in anticipation of the
examinations which will be held Fri
day and Saturday. beginning at 1880
and continuing until in the after
noon. Tomorrow the final assembly
hour viii be observed. when each in
structor VIII make farewell talk to
the students
one or two members of the board
or education who will assume their
duties at the first meeting in August
say that they will make an effort to
have the date of the opening of the
city schools put off from September
II to September 10. Two years ago
the schools We're demoralized on ac-
count of the fact that they opened on
fair week. The 18th of September. is
in fair week
It was in one of the dull periods of
the day. A woman with her arms full
OF packages, suit cases and children
waited on the north side of Eighth and
Kansas avenues for Santa Fe car
me car came but it isn't supposed fo
stop on this side of the street. The