The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-22

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vinewood park will be opened next
Sunday.
The State Dental society will hold a
| meeting in Topeka June 6.
While the spring rush in real estate
| is over, the demand for city property
continues to be brisk.
The lawns in Topeka were beginning
| to show the effects of the dry weather,
and the rain comes at an Opportune
time.
| The United Commercial Travellers of
Topeka are aiding the jobbers and
manufacturers in advertising "Mer-
| chants week"
| George Clearinghouse of the Gar
linghouse company went to Rock
River, Wyo., for the government land
opening.
| A meeting of the educational COM
mittee of the Commercial club was
held this noon for the purpose of dis
cussing trade schools.
l. Miss Maude Graham has moved into
Iher new home at 1929 West street, in
Elmhurst, which was erected by the
Clearinghouse Realty, company.
| Permits have been issued for the
erection of the $4,000 H. P. Dillon home
and for the $500 addition to the SUN
day school of the First NJ. E. church.
The next big event for Topekans will
o,
II which will be held on the afal1a
field Immediately north of Vinewood
park.
The twenty-second annual meeting of
the Kansas Pharmaceutical association
will open in the parlors OF the COM
mercial club tomorrow morning at III
o'clock.
The retail business in Topeka has
been good in the last few weeks in spite
of the fact that there is complaint N
Kansas CITY and other places of de-
cided dullness.
| A meeting of the Topeka Real
Estate Dealers association VIII be held
lat the Commercial club tomorrow noon
flor the purpose of electing officers Tor
the ensuing year
| The Clearinghouse Realty company
has commenced the erection of hve-
room modern dwelling at 1872 Eucnd
Iavenue and a similar cottage at lzzO
on the same street.
Work on the G. A. Memorial build
ing, which will be the most costly
structure of its size in Topeka, will be
started this weak The foundation for
the building was put in last year.
The board of education will hold a
| special session a week from tonight 10
consider the plans for the new state
street school which are being completed
by L. M. Wood. the architect.
A big delegation from the east side
Iof Topeka is calling on the board of
lcity commissioners this afternoon. 1t
lis believed that an injustice in paving
> assessments has been given to these
residents.
There are a number of the members
of the high school senior class who will
fail to receive diplomas on the evening
. of June at the Auditorium-that is II
they do not take a SUDDEN squirt to get
up in their studies in the meantime
| 70 =
= who come to your door, is the advice
: given by Secretary Guy T. Justis of the
: Topeka Provident association. AS
President Roosevelt says, the only true
o charity is to help people to help them
o | selves"
Ignited gasoline at the pantitorium
6 owned by A. Hatcher at 404 Quincy
: street started a bad fire in the build
O ing Sunday morning about 1886
d O'Clock Quick work on the part Of
o the fire department limited the dam
n age to $3.50.
e The city waterworks officials have
e ambitions to purchase new S,0O0,O0t
: gallon hump. The pumps now in SER
e vice are still in good service, but the
water commissioner believes for the
permanent safety of the city another
s pump should be installed.
s There will be an Esperanto conVen-
9 tion in Topeka June 9, the sessions OF
e which will be featured by songs and
: addresses in the new language which is
4 expected to be world wide in It's IN
y fIuence 1t is expected that at least
u hundred persons will attend this meet
ing.
= Invitations have been sent out by the
- management of the Central Y. NJ. c. a
q for the presentation by George Hughes
! on behalf of 65 citizens who SUBSCRIBE
v towards a fund.- of a bronze bust an
e the works of the late Henry George
fal- Ta1a
e day night.
q Commissioner Stotts calls the atten
: tion of the attorney general to the fac
n that baby buffalo was born in Gag
n park Sunday afternoon. The attorne.
general has been waging such hgh
on the Sunday labor law that Stotts /
: wondering what action will now b.
q taken.
= The lectures which DR.. D. NJ. Fisk il
. giving at the First Congregations
q church continue to be popular. Mex
2 Sunday evening DR.. Fisk will speak O
e the life of John Knox. The lectur'
+ which was given Sunday night on ''Th
Rise of Democracy During the Time o
If Elizabeth in England was profusel,
8 illustrated.
d 1t is now reported that the Melal
y bridge extensin will be completed an
k turned over to the city by June Ii
l. BY the end of next week the exten
sion should be in shape for traye
lie Four gangs of men are working nov
at this point-the bridge gang, tn
street car bridge force. the South sid
dixie contractors and the excavation
al under the bridge.
e. The annual commencement exercise
Of of Mrs. c. T. Menninger's Bible elias
q will be held tomorrow evening at
20 o'clock at the First Presbyteria
q church. DIR. S. S. Estey delivering tn
~ address. Prior to the main portion {
e. the program a banquet will be held fo
ne the members of the class and invite
friends. It is expected that betwee