The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-08
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Work of putting in a modern front
at the RerksOn Brothers establishment
is in progress today.
d. A. Crotzer has beer chosen as
manual training teacher in the grade
schools at a salary of $50 a month
The state house grouncs are now in
better shape than they have been TINS
year. The flower beds make an at
tractive showing
Defective electric wiring caused trif-
ling damage to a small barn owned by
J. B. Heck, at 1885 Western avenue late
Monday afternoon.
The Peabody School Furniture com
pany has been awarded contract by
the board of education for supplying
approximately 500 new desks.
A meeting of the arrangements COM
rnittee of the semi-centennial celebra-
ton, under w. o. Rigby was held this
noon at the Commercial club.
The board of education has author
lied Josiah Jordon, formerly board
member to assist L. T. Gage in taking
the school census in the SiNth ward
Az soon as the material arrives fer
the curling and gutter-ng OF kansas
avenue Contractor Ramsey Will pegh
on this work in preparation to the
great white way
The hoard of education is readver-
tisinp for bids for the furnishing OF
miscellaneous supplies. The contracts
will be let at the meeting Of the poaro
next Monday night.
Gilburg, of Topeka has been lnVl-
tod to deliver an address next sunday
in Kansas City, Kan, and kansas Clly'
MO bv the socialist local OF ha isA7
city He will accept.
Tho ci+v officials of Topeka are send
,n1 ont invitations to the Kansas clties
I n
~ and u to attend the big meetlng Oh
the League of Kansas municipalities
Although A number OF the friends
Of Mrs. Margaret Hill McCa~ter "e 5 {
urging her to be a candidate loI tIe
Tresidencv of the board Of ecncaIloh'
she declined to consluet aNSSp''9
honor.
A meeting of the board of directors
Of the Provident association was held
this noon at the Commercial clup
rooms, when routine business was
transacted and plans for the fall work
discussed.
John Purcell. superintendent of the
Santa Fe shops, has returned to his OF
flee in Topeka after an extensive trip
over the western lines of the road. He
was with W F. Buck, superintendent
of motive power
The retiring president of the board
of education, S. A. SWendson, pralsed
DR. r. S Magee, chairman of the in
surance committee, on account of his
painstaking work which has saved the
board hundreds Of dollars.
Every out of town letter from the Of
flee Of City Clerk Burge bears the trade
mark made by Mr.. Burge which says
Meet Me at the State Fair, Topeka"
This idea should be patterned by
business men in the city
The office hours in the Santa Fe gen
eraI offices and in the Santa Fe shop
OFFICES have been placed on a standard
basis w. +. Buck, superintendent of
motive power. did the work when he
in the city a short time ago.
mamoth turtle measuring three
feet across the back was found on the
city detention hospital grounds the
other day It was brought to the city
and given to the firemeh at heaCGuar-
ters' engine house for their zoo
Elmer Atterbury. an employee Of
the Santa Fe coach shop was caught
between a car and a truck and injUr-
ed Monday, afternoon. He was taker
to the Santa Fe hospital but will re-
turn to work in a few days His IN
iuries are not serious.
The janitors for the school buildings
viii probably be appointed at the next
meeting of the board of education. 1t
was expected that they would be ap-
pointed a month or two ago by the old
board but the building committee
failed to pass on the applicants.
Professor Harshbarger of Washburn
college. is a lover of roses-also an au-
thority on them. He has go varieties
in his College Hill garden-and he
knows the history and birthmarks of
every one. Many of his roses were
shipped to Topeka from foreign lands.
The city is planning to change the
name of Pine street, between Twelfth
and Munson avenues to Boswell ave
nue. Boswell and Pine streets run to
gether and for the sake of simplicity
.he streets will be named the sa.ne
Other streets in the city shou..; b.
changed.
Topeka doctor is spreading the
ewild rumor that between twenty and
4 thirty persons are buried in the Topeka
z cemetery every day-victims of small
pox- This doctor has caused more
worry on the East side than all the
smallpox in the district. The rumors
are unfounded
The big cottonwood tree that has
blocked the entrance way to the far
grounds for so many years has been
removed. This was made necessary by