The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-28

1hCIG Will ne d I1SSllLS VI IA1C
Friendly Visitors at the Provident as
ISOLATION next Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
The gu and T. club of ladies inter-
ested in charity work in the city met
this afternoon at the Provident assO-
citation.
The juniors, sophomores and sub
sophomores of the high school are all
making arrangements to get their
class pins.
r. NJ. Gage, the gymnasium instruc-
tor at the Topeka ProVident associa-
ton, has handed in his resignation.
Next week his place will be filled.
Miss Gladys Cav. who studied
abroad for three years will give a
number of violin selections at the high
school next Monday in assembly hour.
1.-The City's Poor is the subject of
an address which will be given We'd
nesday noon by Guy T. Justis, secre-
tary of the Topeka Provident associa-
ton.
The Lthaneum society which did
not give an entertainment at the high
school yesterday will have charge of
a program in the assembly hour in the
near future.
The first number of the Kansas
Banker is out. The editor is w. w.
Bowman and the first number is a
creditable one, both editorially and
geographically.
1t is expected that the ''McNeal for
Mayor" meeting, which will be held
in Lincoln Post hall Wednesday at l
o'clock, will be attended by large
following of the McNeal supporters
The front of the w. A. L. Thompson
store at 500 Kansas avenue is being
remodeled. A new style awning Will
also be put up. This is a so foot front
and has always in the past looked at
tractive.
Hooray for the Stork! In the month
of January rs youngsters came into
this world and into the best town in
tn country. And in the month of Feb
ruary 20 more came to swell the To-
peka population.
The ladies of Grace Cathedral will
give a waffle supper at Guild hall to-
night between the hours of 6 and
O'Clock. A church meeting will be
held at o'clock to discuss church
and missionary matters.
Practically all of the new petitions
for sidewalks coming to the city COM
missioners this year call for cement
The people are tired of brick-they
want the up to date walk and the one
that will stand the wear and tear.
The current number of the Butter,
Cheese and Eggs Journal contains d
story about DIR. George Babb, the To-
peka city dairy and milk inspector. II
tells of his motorcycle and explains
how he chases through the country
like a whirlwind visiting the diaries
and dairymen.
The repairs on the pipe organ at the
auditorium should be completed be-
fore the end of March, according to
the statements of the men in charge
of the work. Commissioner Holman
does not think that the gas lights in
the building will injure the rubber
tubes hereafter.
Early this morning Street Commits
sioner Snyder had the street sweepers
on the business streets throwing the
snow in the cutters that it might melt
there and prevent the slushy streets
Commissioner Snyder succeeded in
keeping the streets in fine condition
after the last storm. ...-,. ...
The city has decided that the street
railway shall pay 1878 damages follow
ing the collision between the ladder
truck No. 1 and a street car at the
corner of Twelfth and Fillmore streets
some time ago. 1t will be remembered
that the wagon was damaged and sew
eraI firemen injured.
J. J. Lannan, a former councilman
and a we'll known Second ward leader.
has been chosen city civil service COM
missioner. He was supported by Mayor
! Billiard, Commissioner Holman and
Commissioner Miller. C. G. Carlson
was supported by Commissioner Bone
| ana NOlIlIllSSlOAICI
| The cold and snow has driven many
transients to the Topeka Provident as
ISOLATION for shelter and aid in other
| ways. There are twenty-five beds In
| the building. For ten days they have
all been occupied and on a number OF
| occasions persons applying for lodg-
| ing have been turned away.
The painters and f1nishers at the
federal building have almost complet-
ed the work of making the interior
look like new. If the state would
spend as much money and pride on
it's state house as the government does
| it's federal building, Kansas would
have reason to laud her capitol.
DR.. George Babb, city milk inspector
is scheduled to speak on "Pasteuriza-
ton" before the convention of the
| southwestern Ice Cream Manufacture
ers' association at Kansas City tomor-
row. Dr. Babb is we'll versed on this
subject and is recognized as an au-
thority of note in the Missouri valley.
Principal A. J. Stout is in receipt o.
a large framed picture of the Dart
mouth college campus sent to him b!
| the management of the college. Bake
and K. U. have sent remnants which
were exhibited on the walls of thu
principals office. In the holiday
| some one walked away with the stat
| university emblem.
The posters that We're printed sons
time ago asking all city employees tC
watch for bad places in sidewalks anC
streets and report them to the COM
missioner in charge, have been posted
up in the city hall at. last. These
cards have been lying idle for nearly
three months but the city Officials
hope their moral will be recognized
| now.
It is likely that there will be a mar
appointed by the board of education
to have charge of all supplies for the
various schools of the city. 1t has beer
felt by the board that there should
| be more system in the manner of Civ.
ing out the supplies, and that it i.
one mans job attending to the work
! A committee composed of George H