The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-26

The lady in Highland Park and the
one in Potwin may be near neighbors
by the use of an Independent tele-
phone.
The fair grounds constitute a busy
spot nowadays. The people of Topeka
will hardly know the place when the
fair gates are opened next fall.
The next meeting of the board of
education will be held on Monday
when number of important ques-
tions will come up for consideration
A business meeting of the c. E. of
the First Congregational church will
be held this evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Newell, 1902 East
Fifth street
The second rehearsal of the big
chorus preparatory for the state Sun
day school convention will be held
this evening at the First Methodist
church.
A joint meeting of the committee
on arrangements for the state Sun
day school convention and the con-
vention committee of the Commercial
club was held this noon
The committee on arra ngements for
the state Sunday School convention,
which viii be held in Topeka next
week is urging the merchants of the
city to decorate elaborately for the oc-
casion.
Inc annual OeDate between wash
burn college and Baker has been post
poned until Friday evening, April 2S.
The commission form of government
system is the question, with Wash
burn taking the negative side.
The barn belonging to r. D. Blaine,
1925 Taylor street, was badly dam
aged by fire last night. The origin is
from the same source that many
other barns in Topeka have been de-
stroyed in the last few weeks. Why
not a police force?
Seven new members of the board
of directors of the Y. NJ. c. A. are
being elected by ballot today. Those
who will probably be the successful
candidates are Harold T. Chase. Elon
S. Clarke, Charles E. Eldridge, w. w.
Mills. John r. Sargent, Jesse Shaw
and L. D. Whittemore.
The outlook is that the Topeka
Commercial club will establish a rate
bureau for the purpose of obtaining
advantag geous rates for the shippers of
this city. There are a number of
rates at this time detrim entail to To-
peka business houses and the railroads
will be asked to change them.
The white way petitions have
been turned into the city clerks office.
This afternoon a big committee of
business men are attending the meet
ing of the city commissioners in order
to push for the approval of the pc
titions-and eventually the establish
ment of Topeka's lighted business
streets.
The annual circus at the Central Y
NJ. C. A, the first performance of
which was held last night, was at
tended by a large number of people,
who were enthusiastic over the man
ner of entertainment, which was given
by about $50 boys and older mem
bers of the association. A second per-
formance will be given tonight.
81 found in northwestern Kansas" !"
said Secretary H. L. Cook, who re-
turned to Topeka today with the Rock
Island agricultural special, that the
people are in sympathy with the state
fair movement in Topeka, and 1 had
the assurance that several of the
counties in that section of the state
will bring displays to the fair next
fall
AS twenty-five hundred delegates to
the state Sunday school convention,
next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. are expected in Topeka, the
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, w. J. Rickenbacher, asks that
all who will be in position to ac-
commodate delegates at that time at
the rate of so cents for lodging and
breakfast will notify him of the fact