The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
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There was nearly a rain this morn
ing.
And Friday was ladies' day at the
ball grounds too.
The work of tearing down the old
Branner school is progressing rapidly
DR.. S. S. Estey will deliver the
Washburn academy commencement
address.
Work on the Hiram 2. Dillon resi-
dence, corner OF Ninth and Harrison
streets, will be started next week.
DIR. Frederick Cope of Chicago. will
deliver the commencement address at
Washburn college Friday, June IL,
Topeka fans need not despair-the
Philadelphia Athletes champion ball
team of the world have lost six straight
games.
There was one colored boy who par
ticipated in the school athletic events
on Washburn field. who has the build
of a prize fighter.
The school children on their way to
the track meet made more noise than
so many magpies. They were not so
noisy when they returned
Guy T. Justis, secretary of the Prov
ident association, will speak before
the young people of the First Congre-
gational church tomorrow night.
New Orleans was the only city in
the country that made larger gain in
bank clearings than Topeka this week.
Topeka's increase was more than 16
per cent
While the visiting merchants are ia
Topeka Merchants Week." June Z, )
and 9, no pressure will be brought to
bear on them to purchase goods in
Topeka
About As boys were taken out for
a picnic and fishing trip along the
banks of Soldier Creek by Secretary
Guy 7. Justis of the Provident asso-
citation today.
A Wichita man came to Topeka the
other day and invested $4,000 in To-
peka property. Real estate in To-
peka is constantly increasing in value
and it is dependable" he explained.
Topeka is to have "Carbaret
smoker for the visiting merchants in
June. It's a good thing that doesn T
mean what is indicated by the die
tionary or there'd be a real scandal.
The speakers in connection with the
anniversary of the Washburn profess
sional schools will be Justice Henry
F. Mason, DIR. +. L. 1oVeland, DR.. c.
NJ. Porter and Melanchthon Cameron.
The saloons in Kansas City complain
of decreasing business. Some of them
have failed in the last six months 1t
isn't the fault of the sports in Topeka
that the Kansas City saloons have clos
ed down.
Soldier creek is lined today with
small DONS nSulllSs SATURDAY - a SANeh'
day for the young anglers-and all
morning the sun was behind the clouds
When the sun is shaded the fish wiggle
out of their hiding places and bite like
mad.
The Paxton store at the corner OF
Sixth and Quincy streets will be built
to height of three stories. This
building is now one story brick COW
ering the entire corner more than 1OC
feet each way. The cost of the proposed
addition will be about $4,000.
According to the girl who charms
snakes at the North Side fairtthis week
snakes can see bullets. The next time
a man tells you he shot snake yol
either know he is fooling you or he
shot the snake in the tail Or posi-
bly, the charming snake charmer doesn
know.
II has been stated that the feature
of the baseball game between the gen
eraI freighters and the disbursement
auditors of the Santa Fe was the croWe
of good looking spectators. The play
ers insist this is untrue. They claim
it was the beautiful patch of violets
in right field
DR. Charles NJ. Sheldon with the aid