The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07

Marshalls band will play at Ches-
ney park tonight.
The rules and regulations of the
board of education have been issued IN
the form of a booklet.
Henry Allen, editor of the Wichita
Beacon, has entered the chautauqua
field. He spoke at Holton Saturday.
When ore automombile dealer tries
to sell his car by running down all
other makes. it is a good sign that his
favorite has very few qualifications.
A meeting of Semi Centennial work.
ere was held this noon at the CONNER
cial club. Much progress was reported
in respect to arrangement for the big
event.
Special meeting of the city commits
sioners Thursday morning at CLOCK
to hear complaints from the people OF
the East side who have been appraised
for paving.
The wind blew 50 hard last night
that houses shook on their foundations.
Old timers Who declare teelr MONIES
never shook before, admitted that they
trembled last night.
Everything was out of service last
night except the city fire alarm system
the water and gas mains. The fire at
the First Church of Christ was fought
with only normal domestic pressure.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, who almost
discovered the North noie. was in To =.
He says the sentiment is changing IN
his favor. DIR. Cooks nerve is still in
good working order.
An exhaustive financial report will
be presented to the members of the
board of education in printed form
this evening by the clerk, W. ]. Stage
Mr. Stage has been exceedingly pains
taking with his work this year.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter is be-
ing pushed for the presidency of the
ErTs nE
the members of the board. There Is
a strong faction likewise working In
the interests of c. G. Nicholson.
It isn't always that the city firemen
get up at 2:30 in the morning to at
tend church. This morning five COM
panies rushed to the corner of Polk
and Hurtoon whore a church was on
fire.
For several minutes during the storm
last night he electric lights We're out
of commission. Frightened men clad
in blowing niglties had to depend upon
the lightning in order to find the win
dows that had to be lowered.
When the central girls call you out
of bed az 5:39 in the morning and
when you answer the telephone only
to hear the party that called you
hung up you know that the girl made
mistake and that is her excuse.
Today is payday at the city hall. All
day lines of employees have filed by
the city clel k signing up for the month
~ pay. The payroll today is the larg-
est in the history of the city of To-
pe1a.
a west side grocer who refused to
sell gasoline to a stranded motorist
Sunday has been boycotted by the au-
toists in the city. His tank just out
side the door will stay full forever if
the motor owners have their way.
On Euclid avenue, between Fillmore
and Clay streets. there IS an sxcsva-
ton in which water accumulateS after
every rain and stands for days at
time. The adjoining residents have
complained to the city coInmissf oners.
It is rumored that on account of
political reasons an attempt Will be
made by certain school board MEM
bers to elect a clerk of the board this
evening other than the present clerk.
w. J. Stage. 1t can not be said of Mr..
Stage that he is not thoroughly COM
petent.
When the new school board is or
ganized this evening the socalled 'regu-
lars" will be in the majority. The OPP
posite was the case in the last year.
A number of beneficial changes and
improvements have been effected IN
the past year.
County superintendent John F. Eby
left at noon today for Manhattan.
where he will read a paper on "A Bet
ter Enforcement of the Truancy Law
before the county superintendent
convention which will be in session
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week.
During the dry weather the lawn
mower dealers in town advertised their
machines until they saw that it was
useless. Now they have brought them
out again with such signs tackled on
the handles-''Ha- ha, 1t has raine6 and
the grass is growing again
The people of Topeka are urged to
send out invitations to all their friends
who were formerly Karsans to be pres
ent at the Kansas Semi and
Home Coming celebration Septeni Der
II and u. There are hundreds of in
vitations at the Commercial club which
are ready to mail. These may be had
free of charge.
Many of the high school students
have expressed to officials of the school
the hope that the date of the opening
Of school will not be changed from
Septemb Der u to September 10 on ac-
count of fair week. The studenAs do
not want the Christmas vacation cut
down to one week. For some season.
however, it would be advantageous to
postpone the opening date. Two years
ago when the opening date was fair