The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-24


There seems to be a large crop of
young squirrels in Topeka this season.
The Commercial club closed at
O'Clock this afternoon on account of
the ball game.
Work on the new $4,000 addition
of the First NJ. E. church will COM
mence this week.
The Athenaeum society of the high
school gave the program this morn
ing in assembly hour.
A number of new windows have
been installed in the First Congrega-
tional church in the last week.
The High School World continues to
show an improvement over the brand
of paper which was issued last term.
The Kansas Christian Citizenship
convention will open for discussion of
topics Of general interest tomorrow
night.
The janitors for the city schools will
be appointed at the next meeting of
the board of education, a week from
today.
Religious Baseball" was the unique
title of sermon preached at the Oak
land Christian church before a pack
ed house.
An all-day meeting of the board of
directors of the local Y. M. c. A. will
be held Wednesday. New board mem
bers will be chosen at this time.
Principal A. ]. Stout will make
few remarks to the students of the
high school next Monday morning on
the courses of study in the school.
There is no doubt about the few
parks we have in Topeka being popu-
lar resorts. The recent Sunday after
noon crowds in the parks prove this
r. c. Rouse will build a large modern
home at 1915 Clay street. He has pur-
chased lots from E. H. Crosby on
which he will have the dwelling erect
ed
A large representation of Topeka s
will attend the annual Eighth Dis
trict Christian Endeavor convention
| which will be held next Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday at Wamego.
DR.. Raymond A. Schwegler, head of
State university, will speak at the First
Christian church Friday evening on
THE Ancient Ruins of the East
The secretary of the Commercial
club received telegram from H. A.
Wheeler, presidentlof the Chicago AS
ISOLATION of Commerce, asking the To-
cal club to pass a resolution favoring
the reciprocity measure.
The special baseball phone of the
State Journal was buzzing at a rapid
rate this afternoon. Even some time
before the Topeka-Lincoln game COM
menced fans began to call up for in
formation.
There is a man in Topeka who spends
most of his time serving presumably
without pay) as secretary for all kinds
Of religious movements in Topeka. In
cidentally he transacts a little business
in real estate.
There are number of beautiful dis
plays of Towering bulbs in the College
Hill addition. For some reason or
other the flower loving people of the
city seem to have moved out to the
portion of the city adjacent to Wash
burn college.
At the next meeting of the board of
education a week from this evening
the question of enlarging the high
school building will again come up for
consideration. but it is hardly likely
that an addition will be built this year,
although it is sadly needed.
The Kansas Sunday School Journal.
the official organ of the Kansas Sun
day School association, has been giving
the state convention which will be held
in Topeka next week great deal of
publicity.
On account of the fact that the 10 :
cal high school was not successful in
debates this season. the students in
terested are planning to begin imme-
diately to prepare for the work of
next year.
Contrary to the opinion of some pao-
pie, although the installation of the
"Great White Way will be paid for
avenue. the city commissioners will
| have the say as to what kind of equip
ment will be used.
The talk on the streets today was of
the baseball game and not of business
affairs. In fact there was less BUSH
| ness transacted than usual on account
of the excitement which has been
caused by the anticipation of the ini-
tial game of the season for Topeka.
The members of the east for 1.-The
Price of the Prairie the play which
the seniors of the high school will give
in May, are hard at work studying
their parts, and the prediction is that
this will be the best presentation of
any high school play in several years.
| Today Principal A. G. Stout of the
/ high school is finding out just how
many students wish to take the nor
/ NAL and agricultural courses next
| fall. These are the new courses which
the board of education at its last meet
ing decided to add to the branches of
fered to high school students
l. D. A. Francis of SIS East Fourth
street, who was taken to a hospital
suffering from what was believed to
be strychnine poisoning taken with
suicidal intent says that he did not
take strychnine or any poison and did
not attempt to commit suicide.
The next rehearsal of the big chorus
which will be the feature of the com
| ing State Sunday School convention
will be held Wednesday evening at the
| First Methodist church. Grant Colfaz
fuller, of New York, will be in tht
city by that time, and will conduct the
| rehearsal.
The automobilists pay no attention t.
the city ordinance which requires then
| to slow up while passing the high
I school building ThpU mn Ixo c
plea of ignorance of the existence OF
the law. as large signs are in plair
| sight which remind the driver of the
automobile of the ordinance.
Kansas avenue presented a dirty and
| untidy appearance this morning Pa
! pers were blowing about everywhere