The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-07
SesnoTs.

w. C. Ralston, city attorney, is in
Kansas City on business.
The board of directors of the Topeka
lProvident association met this noon at
the Commercial club.
Work has been resumed on the
Kirkpatrick building at the corner of
Seventh and Quincy streets
Work has been commenced on the
Leeper- block at the corner of Sixth
avenue and Buchanan street.
DR.. Lyman B. Sperry of Los Angeles,
! Cal, will speak this evening at the
Central Y. NJ. C. A on "Fcurth-fourths
a Man"
A meeting of the management of
the Kansas State Fair association will
be held tomorrow noon at the Com
mercial club.
The hospital committee of the To-
peka Local union is doing an active
work in sending flowers to the sick
and visiting them.
Copies of the report of the city
schools, just issued, will be placed in
the city library and on the reading
table at the Commercial club.
A Topeka woman recognizes her ex-
husbands only by the name that she
gives to her dog. Her dog is given
the names of her former husbands.
The alumni of Washburn college
| will not greet with joy the announce
ment of the Washburn trustees that
| part of the east campus will ne made
into city lots.
What kind of a dog?" asked the
deputy city clerk of person who was
registering his dog, referring to the
breed. Jaw. he's not much good,
came back the answer.
Billy Williams. the drummer evan
gelist, will be the speaker Sunday aft
| ernon at the mems meeting in the
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1.-THE Last Romp of the Tiger
The noon hour attendances at the
| Commercial club have been somewhat
! larger this winter than a year ago.
The fact that the legislature has been
in session probably explains the in
| crease.
Charles Lagerstrom, advertising
manager of the State Journal. will
speak to the class in advertising at
the Central Y M. G.. A. this evening.
w. A. Neiswanger will talk on sales
manship.
C. L. vanderpool. city sanitary SER
geant, is very low at his home, 1912
West Fifteenth street. He was taken
i'll about two weeks ago and has been
| unable to return to his duties at the
city hall since that time.
There is new business mems
gym" class at the Y. M. C. A, organ
lied especially for the older men who
can't stand anything but light work. II
met today at 5 o'clock. Tuesdays and
Fridays the class will come together.
Postmaster Rodgers received a con-
signment of flower and garden seed
from Washington, sent the postmaster
from the government with the compli-
ments of Senator Curtis. They did not
last long when the people found that
they had reached the city.
The total city registration up to
date is as large as the registration last
year when the books were closed
Captain Titus. election commissioner
expects the registration this year to
reach the $4,000 mark. The books
| close March 16 with the heaviest days
to come.
The anti-booze meeting at the Audi
torium was rather a disappointment tic
city politicians. Although Mayor Bill
lard was criticised and his administra-
ton poked by Governor Stubs and
DR.. Scoville, it was thought that more
names would be mentioned and q
ticket formed.
building, corner Seventh and Quincy
streets, is progressing rapidly. The
| front walls on Seventh and on Quincy
streets are of buff brick. The build
ing permit calls for a one story 'struc-
ture, but it is expected that Mr.. Kirk
patrick will build to height of three
stories.
Roy B. Guild, executive secretary oil
the Man and Religion movement, with
headquarters in New York, was in the
city today. He will meet the local
Committee of 100 at dinner Saturday
evening at 6:15 in Gemmell hall. Sun
day morning he will speak at the F'irsi
Congregational church. He is {
brother of George A. Guild of Topeka
A Lux for mayor meeting will be
held at the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity hall Saturday evening. The an
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Tell your friends and bring as many
with you as possible. This meeting
will be reported by the Topeka Dali!
Capital and it is important that We
make a good showing And it WASH
intended to be funny. either.
When asked to give an interview OF
the McNeal meeting at the Auditor
ium last night, Mayor Billiard shool
his head. 81 don't think it is neces
sary to answer any of the statement
about the city administration" SAT-
1.-The mayor. st am conducting m.
campaign quietly and without demon
stration and without casting reflection
on any of the other candidates.
]. J. Schenk will address a McNea
| Injecting in Lincoln Post hall tomorrow
| at 1 o'clock telling why he favors MI
McNeaI for mayor of Topeka in pref
= Waters and others will also be there
The mana cement of the McNeaI cam
} paign sends out this word: Every
[ body interested in the preservation o
: the home and good government is in
| vited.'
NJ. Hawkins, the city food inspector
, carries a small grip with him whel
on his rounds. Being a sanitary ma
he spends much of his time in the al
legs. He was walking down an ale
in the river district this Afternoon
when a colored woman slipped out o
a little shack, tapped Hawkins on tn
shoulder and said: "Say, hav' youal
any booze in dat satchel-if you HAY
: jes' come right in heah.'' They sa
Hawkins is running yet. =
Postmaster A. K Rodgers is push
ing a campaign in an attempt to hav
all residents place mail boxes o
catches on the outside of their doors
If everyone does this the mail car
: riers will make much faster time an