The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11

Seventy-six boys have learned 10
swim at the Central Y. NJ. G. A. IN the
last twelve months.
The Throop hotel will be the heao-
quarters for the Eagles who attend inc
convention in Topeka next week
A white carnation will be presented 20
all men who attend the Mother 5
celebration at the Central Y. M u a.
Sunday at $3.50 o'clock.
Apartment houses in Topeka seem
to be in prosperous condltlon:: meth
johnson will build a new one at ;n
and Polk streets and seVeral otiie4S
the city are planned. 1880,
Mothers day will be observed SuIlu1HS
afternoon at the Central I. NJ -. Iii
The Rev. James P. De B. Kaye W.
give an address appropriate TO tne Iii "a
casion and solo will be sung ny
liam NJ. Shaver.
A good soaking rain will assure tne e
Shawnee county district the biggest
strawberry crop in years. The perIles
are in excellent shape now DuI Ciio o-
need a good rain to tide theh O'0-
until ripening season. -
The county fair secretaries VINO az
tended the baseball game at WestetHt
league park Wednesday stateu Iii Iii
they saw a much better class OF pan ad
in their home towns. me h 81 " i-'
made the game laughaDle aian
Another meeting of the members u
the westminster Presbyterian church
people was held last night. AS an
nounced in the State journal SUI
time ago this congregation VIII eIer' "
100000 church editice TINS suli4iA4
The Topeka Masonic 1 com1LIGiaUtb the
took. a special train to Emporla nc
first of the week to attend tne 500
meeting in that city. Marsna1i od al,.
was taken with the Knlgnts 1en n.pIs1d
1t was a noisy and enthusiastic u u
The sale of motor cars IN ~ en-.
in
weeks that City Clerk Burge mas ! Soci1e
a halt on licenses. All OF the mems
numhers have been exhausted ana d
rush order for more has oeen sent ~,
The bip plan before the Commerc ;lsa
club now is to consolidate al foTTn
business colleges in Topeka. anu 60 80
a bie school to be called "Ihe COM ON
merciaI college of Kansas II VIZ VIZ
have every modern feature CT an up
to date business school' ,
ct don't know where l nave seen -"
city that has such solid ana 10y II
mort Of its press as Topeka, sald WIS
itor To the club the other day, says tile
Commercial Club Bulletin ana tn1
members of the Topeka Commercial
club appreciate the fact
The CONGREGATION of the LoWman
Hill Methodist church is planning ~
build a magnificent new dnrnar If
their excellent site at the corner IT,, Oa
Eleventh and Morris avenues 1ne
T,oveland lecture last night netted the
young people about S225.
A netition has been started on Null
vane street in Elmhurst dsk tii ~
ci+v commissioners to grade the md
cadam on this street MulVane was 70
have been paved this springs out me
matter is in the courts with no prom ON
Use for settlement until the paving sea
son is passed.
In Hutchinson they are telling new
railroad story. They claim that FreSl-
dent Ripley is going to resign from me
santa F'e and President Muuse u ~
Rock Island will take his place
Whether or not this is true, the To-
neIte general officers claim they are not
aware of any such change
A number Of essays have been SUD-
rnitted to Superintendent A. j. STOUT
OF the high school on The Cure anu
Prevention of tuberculosis The hah-
sas Society for the Cure and PreVen-
zion of tuberculosis has offered to give
five. three and two dollar prizes for the
best essays written by students
The report of Secretary E. c. Brow
nell Of the work of the association In
the last year shows: That 11.2OO per-
sons attended the theater meetings;
that Bible classes had total attend
ance Of ], ops; that the total attendance
at all religious services was 1902; that
there we're 108 students enrolled in the
educational classes; that situations
were found for 60 men and boys; that
21,475 games Of pool and billiards have
been played in six months; that 5000
persons attended receptions and enter
tainmentS given on 104 occasions.
The lighting committee of the Com
rnercial club. under W. W. Webb, is in
receipt of drawing of an electric light
post from the ]. L. Mott Iron works of
New York city. 1t is probable that this
firm will be awarded the contract for
the poles which will be used in the
great white way" and the firm has
agreed to supply Topeka with a special
design Of posts made especially for To-
peka The company wants to make the
lighting city of Topeka a model one, if
awarded the contract, so that Topeka
can be pointed to as an example of d
city which has an up-to-date white
way.
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