The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

AHe OHdWHee Agency has sold 10 lots
/ in three days in Irving Place addition
east of the cemetery.
w. S. Waggener of Atchison was in
Topeka several hours Friday to look
after some business matters.
Samuel H. Hoover of Sabetha, who
will come to Topeka to live, has bought
a $4,000 home on Garfield avenue.
c. E. Olander will erect six residences
near the corner of Thirteenth and Van
Buren, streets. They will cost $4,000
each.
Preparatory to the opening of the
racing season some track horses will
| be brought to the state fair grounds
| next week for training.
| Rev. J. S. McGaw, field secretary of
the National Reform association, will
speak Sunday afternoon on America
in Gemmell hall at $3.50 o'clock.
| George w Kendrick superintend-
ent of the Leavenworth city schools.
was in Topeka Friday on business
matters. He returned to Leavenworth
this morning.
The plans for a-requisition system In
connection with handling the supplies
for the city schools will be discussed at
a meeting of the board of education
Monday evening.
Capt P. H. Coney left this morning
for Atchison, where he will attend the
funeral of George w. Click, former
governor of Kansas. He will return
to Topeka this evening.
Capt. Guy S. Martin of Clay Center
was in Topeka on matters of business
Friday afternoon. Captain Martin has
had unpleasant experiences in Topeka,
but this time he didn't
Secretary H L. Cook of the Kansas
State Fair association is out of the city
on fair business. He is interested in
getting list of good amusement at
fractions for the fair next fall
The city of Topeka is going to pur-
chase a brick test RATHER. This will
test the bricks to be used in pavement
and it will mean better quality of
brick from every bidding plant.
DIR. o. P. Davis, president of the
Kansas State Medical society, will
read a paper before the members of
the Ministerial union Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock in Gemmell hall.
The question of adding another two
years to the business course which was
established at the high school next fall,
will come up for the consideration of
the members of the board of education
Monday night.
John Wright, the new city treasurer
began his duties as city treasurer to-
day. The commissioners met this af-
ternoon and approved his appoint
ment. Other appointments will be
approved also.
W. A. Layton, realty man of Os-
born, Kan, will purchase home ia
Topeka. He has opened an office at
No. AIS in the New England building.
and has shown the proper spirit by
joining the Topeka Ad club.
At a meeting at the Highland Park
school house Friday afternoon, it was
decided to retain the high school
course and also employ another teach
err It was estimated that the school
expense for the year will be $4,000
DR.. E. S. Pettijohn. medical director Of
the Knights and Ladies of Security, will
give an illustrated lecture on his trip
through Finland and Russia and his
visit to Tolstoi, on Friday evening,
April 21 at the First Methodist church.
You have only five more days in
which to enter your guess for the sea-
son ticket which the State Journal viii
give to the person coming nearest to
the paid attendance at the opening of
the Western league baseball season in
Topeka.
Some of the lesser satellites of the
Washburn rah-rahs are "peeved" be-
cause-it was stated in the State Jour
nal that Rebecca Welty, the late dra-
matte club star" didn't look like
dry goods store window model. Isn't
that awful?
Six hundred Topeka people are pat
number is growing every day. But it
will take many more than this to make
the plant self-sustaining. If the peo-
pie would take the cans the plant
could be made supporting.
Speaking of small boys looking
through knot-holes at baseball games
when this socalled sun-bath school
is started it will be safe to say that
if there are any knot holes in the high
board fence around the school it will
be grown-up small boys who look
through them.
Mike Frey, representative from
Geary county, was in Topeka Friday
on business matters. Its my first
visit to Topeka since the legislature
adjourned declared Frey. land I just
dropped in town to see what is doing"
Frey returned to his home in Junction
City this morning.
Typewriters have been put in at the
Central Y. M. c. A and the CONNER
cial club for public use All you have
to do is to put a coin in a slot and
the machine is available for use for
half an hour. At the END of that time
the keys become locked A clock ar
rangement does the trick.
There is discomfort over the action
of the Kaw Paving company in pur-
chasing out of town brick for Topeka
paving. This is the company that was
supported so loyalty by citizens be-
cause it was home concern-and
now they buy their brick out of town
when Topeka has big brick plants.
'The jobbers and manufacturers
who get out and attend the meeting at
the Commercial club rooms next
Wednesday evening" said the presi-
dent of the Jobbers and Manufactur-
ers' association. "will find that the old
stereotyped expression, business of
Importance to be transacted means
something this time
The story in the Kansas City Star
to the effect that Topeka's smart set
is acting in shocking manner by the
men dressing in woman's clothes and
the women in mems clothes and fol-
lowing all with a visit to each others
homes, must be true. Fred Bullene
was in Topeka Thursday evening and