The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-05
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The membership fee of thu Topeka
Motor league has been raised from one
to two dollars.
Mrs. Charles Crews, who is at st.
Francis hospital. is improving, after
severe operation.
Regardless of your predicament,
YOU can find friend over the indie
pendent telephone.
Sam Hanks is in town. He holds the
belt as the most popular travelling
salesman who makes Topeka.
DR.. w. c. McDonough has taken out
a license for d new 30-hOrse power
automobile. Its number is 652.
The Topeka restaurants seem desert
ed today. They have been crowded
with Sunday school delegates for three
days.
The educational committee of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. met this noon to
make plans for a summer term of
work.
The names of members of the To-
peka Motor league who are reported
as speeding will be read at the meet
ings of the club.
The Topeka Motor league is offering
a reward of $40 for the arrest and con-
viction of any person throwing glass
on the pavements.
Members of the Topeka Motor
league will be provided with a neatly
be useful while on the road.
There win be no tincan day this year
announces the city commission, and an
other holiday has been cut from the
roster of an unemo- onal city.
John P. Fritts, formerly of Topeka
has formed a partnership with w. r.
Clark also formerly of Topeka, in the
printing business in New York.
A number of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
members are making plans to spend
their vacations this summer at the
conference at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Fred Nixon. the Black Diamond,
started this afternoon on the perilous
task of painting the two flag poles on
ton of the Bank of Topeka building.
Each is 40 feet long.
The teachers committee of the
board of education will hold a meet
ing in a few days to discuss the courses
of study which will be offered at the
high school next fall
The extension work of the Men and
Religion" committee of one hundred
viii begin Sunday. Several Topekans
will go to Lake View on that day to do
some missionary work.
The Kirkpatrick building, corner of
Seventh and Quincy streets, rs under
going the finishing touches as TO the
exterior construction. This is one of
the best looking buildings in Topeka.
Three lots near the corner of Third
and Quincy streets will be given en-
tirely free by the owner. Mrs. Bastian,
to any reliable person who will organ
ize and build an old ladies' home
thereon.
Today the teachers of the city filled
out blank forms and turned them in
at the office of the superintendent of
schools, indicating whether or not they
are applicants for positions on the
teaching force next fall.
At the request of Mrs Hurley the
monument to the late James E Hur-
ley will be erected at the cemetery
Thirty five hundred dollars was con-
tributed by the employees of the Santa
Re in small sums for that purpose.
Word has been received in Topeka
that the 100000 mark has been
reached in the campaign at Kansas
City. Kansas which is being waged for
the purpose of providing funds for the
erection of a 100000 association
building.
There will be held a special meeting
of the Brotherhood of the First Con-
Eregational church in the lecture room
of the church. Monday evening, May
s. to consider matters that must be at
tended to in connection with The base
ment and building repairs.
Notices are being sent out calling
for the second payment on white
Elephant" association pledges. Ar
the opening of the new Y. w. C. A
home, corner Of Seventh and Van
Buren, streets, about the first of June.
Washburn athletics is suffering once
again because of action of the CONTROL
ing board. Baseball Captain Bowman
was suspended for playing an ineligi
bic. There seems to be nothing righ
with the college athletics and just now
there is no college in the state with 6
poorer record.
IAN evening of story and song" This
Is the announcement for the Auditor
ium this evening. The big chorus OF
the State Sunday School convention
will be the attraction. There will be
no admission fee charged, but an offer.
ing viii be taken to help defray the
cost of the convention just closed.
"a large growth is seen in the socia
work of the Provident association,
said Secretary Guy T. Justis. 1--WE car
not find enough leaders to handle the