The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-20

ENTER the DOG toOtn violet.
The tryout for the cast of the high
school play took place today.
High school track practice began
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Misses Wyatt sang az the high
school this morning in the assembly.
hour
The I. NJ. P. club of the high school
will have line party at the Majestic,
March %.
Work on the superstructure of the
horse pavilion at the fair grounds
has begun.
The agricultural committee of the
Commercial club, held its first meet
ing this noon.
DR.. Charles Reign Scoville and his
company of assistants will work next
in Enid, Okla.
list, will give concert this evening at
the First Baptist church.
The Mexicans who are clearing the
Rock Island land along the river do
not stop work on Sundays.
A meeting of the Kansas Association
of Life Underwriters. was held early
this afternoon at the Commercial
club.
The Rev. Ralph Ward spoke before
the Topeka Ministerial union this
morning on THE Elimination of the
Miracle
safe Invests for Young is the top
ic of talk which Scott Hopkins will
give ait the Central Y. NJ. c. A. We'd
nesdays noon.
The high school mathematics club
discussed the earliest Egyptian meth
DDS OF computation at their regular
me citing this morning. -
About fifty conversions were made
as a result of the series of Sunday
theater meetings which have been
held at the Novelty theater.
The Topeka switchmen are planning
on big time at Steinberg's hall to-
morrow night. The union will give
their annual ball at that time.
F. M. Stoves, a Topeka printer, has
taken out license No. 615 at the Office
of the city clerk. Stoves has pur-
chased an Overland motor car.
The Gideons of Kansas will hold their
annual convention in Topeka, April s
and 9. The opening banquet will be
held in Gemmell hall Saturday even
ing, April 8.
The Topeka Choral society will
hold rehearsal tomorrow evening at
the Central Y. NJ. G. A. The organf-
zation is preparing for the spring mu-
steal festival April 10 and IL.
AS announced by the State Journal
some time ago, the Santa Fe has COM
pleted one of the largest engines in
the world. 1t was built in the To-
peka shops.
Now that the Scoville meetings are
closed and the Pankhurst gathering a
matter of history, the box office re-
ceiptS at the moving picture shows
ought to be about normal this spring.
Society Interest in Labor Prob
lens is the subject of an address
Which Prof F. w. Blackmar of the
State university will deliver at the
Westminster Presbyterian church
Tuesday night.
nitx chs ~ !, IL.
will be decided Wednesday evening
when the teams of the high school
and the Y NJ. G. A. confront each
ether for the third time. Each team
Tow has q game to its. credit
One of the committees which is
raising money for the iE- provements
at the First Congregational church has
announced a concert for the evening
of April at the church. H. B. How
ard is the chairman of the committee.
Although Topeka is considerably agi--
tated over the proposition, the latest
standard reports are to the effect that
the new Santa Fee office building and
the state house will not be moved
regardless of the results of the spring
election.
April Z the high school and Wash :
burn academy will compete in a five
mile cross-country run. A pennant
will be given the high school athlete
who makes the best record in the
race, regardless TO WnGLner OF not the
school wins in the event.
The three cornered debate between
the Topeka, Wichita and Emporia
high schools will be held Thursday
evening. Topeka will send team to
Wichita and Emporia will send
team to this city. The ship subsidy
is the question that will be discussed.
Fire was discovered in the house Of
W. H. Snyder. 1876 Tyler street, about.
o'clock Saturday night and small
damage was done to bedroom, clothes
and furnishings before the fire COM
panies could extinguish the flames.
The family was out of the city at the
time.
This was the first day of the season
when the garden seed business show.
ed real activity. -'--r.A'ous citizens
who des'-~ carly home grown garden
truck, are working overtime. At
late hour this afternoon, the heartless
weather department had not forecasted
cold wave.
There are still several days left in
which to file petitions and cross-peti-
lions in the John G. Cooper divorce
and alilnony case. IT, -'"-~ature in
the clerk of the courts office has been
dry and uninteresting since the fling
/ of the recent testimonials in Col. Coop
er's latest episode.
AS a suggestion to the police, who
claim to be looking for new clues on
the Platt murder case, it might be we'll
to note that LollayS houSekeeper is
still on the job, regardless of the fact
that arrangements have been provided
for furnishing Mr.. Lolley with meal
ticket at an establishment this side
of the river.
When William B. Collinson, chief
clerk to General Manager Kouns of
the Santa Fe. returned to his desk after
a visit in Lincoln, Neb., this morning
he found his chair decorated in a mann
moth white bow. This bow is signif-
| icant, it is said. of approaching ceIe-
brations on the part of Santa Fe gen.
eral office employees and officials. Col
| linson denies this-but the officials In
| sist that it is true.
| But for the quick work on the part
| of fire connanies the Ohio House. q