The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-16

DR.. S. S. Estey's business mems Bible
class was held this noon at the Cen
trail Y. M. c. A.
DR.. F. L. Loveland will speak Sunday
evening on "Homer's Hero A musical
program from Mendelssohn will be rem
dered by the choir
An interclass girls basketball game
was feature at Washburn gymna-
SUM last night. The freshmen girls
Won from the juniors IS to 16.
Now that the legislative matter has
been settled the management of the
state fair VIII begin to make extensive
plans for great exposition next fall.
"Shoplifting is almost stamped out
in Topeka" said Mayor Billiard this
afternoon. There were only three
arrests for this offense in the year
1870"
Both the First Congregational and
the First Baptist churches are now
looking for pastors. DR.. F. L. Hayes
will remain in Topeka but two or three
months longer.
There are fair prospects for two
| spring seasons this year. If the rains
| and sunshine continue the first one
will be out and over before the regu-
lar one arrives.
| The lawns in town are showing signs
of growth and in many places the green
| blades of grass have grown almost an
| inch. The snow or frost will have
| little effect now on the growing prass.
Topeka fans who think the ball club
got the worst of it on the schedule
should take consolation in the pack
! age handed Chicago. The Cubs must
| travel nearly $4,000 miles and have
nine conflicting dates.
A number of young business men of
| North Topeka have organized a
| ''Loungers' club" Lounging is reserv-
| ed for older business men or retired
| merchants-no young business man
should indulge in such an occupation.
| DR.. Charles Reign Scoville has con-
scented to speak at a large Christian
| Endeavor rally to be held in the Audi
| forum the first Monday in March. An
| effort will be made by the young peo-
pies societies of the city to fill the hall.
| The Chamber of Commerce of the
| town of Pawhuska, Ok, has written to
the secretary of the Topeka CONNER
cial club to find out if there is a man
! available in Topeka to take the secre-
| taryship of the Oklahoma organization.
| There were only thirteen arrests in
| Topeka for cruelty to animals in the
| calendar year 1910. This compares
most favorably with other years which
| leads the animal lovers to believe that
teamsters and others are more civil
| lied.
| The street railway company main
tains a landing at Washburn college
which to all appearances and effects
! was designed as a revival of the tor
ture racks of old. In slippery weather
| the wooden gutter-trap is especially
| dangerous
| A large number of Topeka automo-
| bile enthusiasts are in Kansas City
| this week attending the motor car
show in that city. There are now in
Topeka about 625 motor cars and the
summer season will see at least 100
| more added to the list.
Spring work on new homes in the
| city has opened up to a certain extent
| and many men have been put to work
| thus reducing the number of idle n
! Topeka. With a few more weeks OF
| good weather no one would have an
| excuse to be without work.
Mayor Billiard has received many
| INQUIRIES from eastern cities as re-
CARDS the labor condition in Topeka
It seems that many factories in the
| east have been forced to close down
and laborers are coming west for en-
ployment At this time Topeka is try
ing to take care of local laboring mer
only.
The knights and Ladies of Security
has had printed a half million blotters
with a double head depicted thereon
From one angle the face of man witt
a crouch is seen and at another the
smiling man who it goes without say
| ing is a member Ofs the fraternal or
ganization.
The Red Cross car on the Rocl
Island leaves Topeka this Afternoon
for Horton where lectures and exhibi
lions will be given to the employees
in the Rock Island shops there. on
the return trip through Topeka thu