The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
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There is great demand for a course
f, in public speaking at the high school
| A necessary convenience for every
professional man, bedside 1ndepend-
| ent telephone.
The Philomathian society of the high
school will render a program chapel
| hour on Monday.
James A. Stewart, general passenger
| agent of the Rock Island Lines, is IN
Chicago for few days.
The local fire insurance men of
| Kansas will meet in Topeka May %
at the rooms of the Commercial club.
The twenty-eighth annual banquet
! of the Saturday Night club will be held
at the Elks at $50 Saturday evening.
A good position is open for fancy
grocery clerk. Address E. G., care
Journal, giving experience reference
and wages expected.
The annual concert of the Topeka In
dustrial institute will be held this even
ing at the First African Baptist church,
corner of Third and Quincy streets.
In several cases surgical operations
| have been made at the free clinic OF
ton for the removal of tonsils and
adenoids.
The Pontchartrain will have spe-
| cial 25c box of candy tomorrow, Satur-
| day. known as the Pontchartraln Spe-
| ciaI You will find them very good;
| try box
DIR. Charles M. Sheldon has been
granted a three months leave of alb
| sence by the members of his congrega-
ton He will spend the summer months
away from Topeka
| More than 200 pharmacists are ex-
pected in Topeka May %. "a and % to
attend the annual convention OF the
| state association. The sessions Will be
held at the Commercial club.
The new Van Buren, school building
which is being erected at a cost OF $So,-
| 600 and which is one OF the nneSt
| buildings in the city for the money
will be completed within month.
| T. F. Snyder, ex-street commissioner
| of Topeka, leaves this week for Two
| months recreation in California. Mr..
| Snyder has served ten years as street
| commissioner in Topeka without va
cation.
| The picnic supper which was sched-
uled to be held this evening by the c.
| E of the First Congregational church
has been postponed on account of re-
| pairs that are being made at the
| church.
w. H. Rockefeller of Holton has been
| chosen to fill the position of superln-
tendent of the adult Bible class depart
ment of the Kansas Sunday School as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Rockefeller will move to
Topeka.
| The social committee of the Y. w.
| c. A. will meet this evening to arrange
for a week of festivities in June to
celebrate the completion of the new
$4,000 home at the corner of Seventh
and Van Buren, streets.
Frank G. Kelly, who was at one time
treasurer of the Topeka Railway COM
pany has taken the position of secre-
tary of the Kansas & Colorado Railway
/ hoo don or
| This road is an interurban.
| The street car motormen have rushed
the warm weather by taking advantage
of the companys permission to throw
aside their coats. When the motormen
allow their shirt sleeves to flutter in
the breeze it is a sure sign of spring.
There is still some probability that
| Topeka will have an aviation meet, but
it is not likely that the venture will be
| financed by the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION although it is the manage
ment of the fair that is making the
negotiations.
William H. Simpson Of Chicago, adj
vertisng agent of the Santa Fe, is in
Topeka working with J. NJ. Connell,
general passenger agent, on the Kan
sas advertising campaign of the road
! The Santa Fe has set aside 100000 for
advertising this year.
If the Topeka city electric light plant
furnishes the Juice" for the Great
| White Way in the city, il means that
considerable money will be spent in en-
! larging the electric light plant. The
present plant is not able to take care
of the additional service.
Some of the members of the board
| of education are beginning to wonder
! if it will be possible to complete the
State street school addition before next
! September. The board has been any
thing but prompt in regard to prepar-
ing for the erection of this addition.
On account of the heavy travel to
| Topeka from the towns south of this
city on Saturdays the Santa Fe has
, found it necessary to run special
train on this day. This traffic is caused
by Saturday shoppers from the COM
munities between Topeka and En-
| poria.
With attractive headlines, bright
/ newsy items and excellent makeup, the
Commercial Club Bulletin" has reacn-
ed 800 members of the Commercial club
and 400 other people in the city and out
of town commercial organizations. The
Bulletin" is full of the Topeka spirit
and loyalty.
Il Hundreds of Santa Fe shopmen at
tended the funeral of John Schafer and
Homer Corbett Thursday. These two
men were killed in the explosion and
IRE Tuesday Today the funeral of
Peter Burghart was held and many
shopmen were allowed to leave their
work and attend.
The Provident Association next fall
VIII urge the boys who take advantage
Oh the privileges of the association to
become members of the National News
BOYS association. In signing a mem
pershlp card boy swears that he is
opposed to swearing, drinking, smok-
ing, cigarettes, etc.
The state fair premium list is on the
press and will be ready for distribution
within few days The list includes a