The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-25
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Household goods at auction Friday
May &c, 500 w. Sth ST., o'clock.
A photograph was taken of emoers
of the Kansas Pharmaceutical associa-
ton on the state house steps.
The state board Of pharmacy is hold
ing a session in the senate chamber
today. About 100 applicants are being
examined.
Prof. Charles Dillon of the State Ag-
ricultural college will give an address
Saturday afternoon before the members
or the Shawnee Alfalfa club.
The water has been turned into the
fountains in Huntoon and Willow
parks. OF all the signs of spring and
summer, this Is the very latest in To-
peka.
workmen employed in the construc-
ton of the ]. c. Gordon four story
building were busy today on the back
wall of the structure which is being
built of stone material.
A meeting Of the board of directors
of the Y. w. c. A. will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock to complete the
plans for the festive dedicatory week
in connection with the new $4,000
home
The bandstands in the different city
parks are being repainted and repaired
this week in preparation for the series
of free open air concerts to be given by
has not been set.
The walls in the interior of the city
hall are being cleaned this week. This
is the first house cleaning in the city
building since it was built. The smoke
o. many city administrations has been
rubbed from the ceilings.
Mayor Billiard would better run for
governor as soon as possible, because
when the small boys who have been
frfp
are old enough the mayor will have
a stone wall of opposition.
John F. Stanton, the architect, is
drawing plans for a $4,000 Methodist
church which will be erected in Garden
City. Mr.. Stanton was the architect for
the $4,000 high school building there
which has just been completed
Miss Nellie Moffitt. in charge of the
lunch room of the St. Louis Y W. c.
A., is in Topeka today comforting with
the local lunch room committee. Miss
Bertha Rowles will have charge of the
lunch room in the new building.
The city water department should
make some arrangements to reduce
the water rates in the summer time so
that people who are trying to main
tain their lawn and parkings can do it
without an exorbitant water bill.
Rail- for the men of Washburn col
lege. At the oratorical contest last
night esquire" Dunn, a bow student.
won the contest. The college suffra-
gettes should be chastised for allow
ing this honor to slip away from them.
A barber and a retired farmer live
in adjoining houses in the west end
of town. The farmer moved the bar
ber's yard and as remuneration the
barber mows the farmers whiskers.
This is a true definition of reciprocity.
The entire city license ordinance is due
for revision next week when the citv
commissioners will meet for that mr.
pose. The license ordinance bobs
around with different city administra-
lions like the anglers cork on a windy
day.
Nearly fifty permits were issued nv
Chief Wilmarth to merchants who
sold fireworks last year This wear
the chief hasn't received an applica-
ton and doesn't expect to-the CITY
ordinance prohibits the sale this wear
and hereafter.
An executive committee which will
manage the coming aviation meet-June
S-11-has been appointed by the man
agement Of the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION. The committee was comnos-
ed of A. Nj. Patten, Samuel 3, Iux.
and Secretary H. L. Cook.
Chairman Bone of the finance COM
Tnittee of the sane Fourth movement
in Topeka is arranging a scheme to
solicit contributions for the celebra-
ton in Topeka July the 4th. An ef-
fort will be made to raise about fif-
teen hundred dollars for the event
Sunday, June Is, will be RECOGNITION
day" On that occasion the ministers
OF Topeka will preach on the Men and
Religion" movement. September "a will
be ''Ral'T day." and that will mark the
beginning Of a year of strenuous work
on the part Of those Interested in the
cause
There is a boys club at the Proyident
association composed of about thirty
boys. In the course of the summer the
boys expect to have a number of social
evenings similar to the one thew en-
Joyed Wednesday night. On this coca
sion ice cream and strawberries were
served.
The committee which will handle tho
big Cabaret Standardization in the
Auditorium Merchants Week has ar
ranged a series of toasts that will in
clude some of the best speakers in
Kansas. There viii also be other in