The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-06

street, who has recently made Topeka
| his home.
Several car loads of amusement
| equipment were switched from Vine
| wood park to Garfield park today. A
| big gang of men is at work transfer
ing the old Vinewood fixtures.
/ Il visited your shops district" said
| a Topeka visitor today, and was sur
| prised at the general thrift that is in
| evidence there. Most shop districts
are very dingy in appearance
| The Commercial club will make an
effort in the near future to induce
the farmers in the vicinity of To-
viii probably loan the necessary road
| lrags.
| Bishop Frank r. Millspaugh will
make his annual visitation to Beth
any college this evening at o'clock
for confirmation. The confirmation
service at Grace cathedral will be at
1890 O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Provident association is now able
to supply the demand of those VINO
apply for work. There are lots of odd
jobs of spading gardens to be done.
House cleaning season has begun and
this also makes work more plentiful
W. g. Tandy, city commissioner, has
started the big tree replanting move
ment in Topeka. Interested persons
from all parts of the city are watch
ing big trees in his Elmhurst place to
see if the plan is a success in this soil
The Kaw Paving company begins
work on the grading of Garfield ave-
nue. Monday morning. This company
is hunting for men to use in their
summer work in this city. Engineer
Fulton promises to rush through the
paving.
City hall politicians are not saying
anything about the public market plan
today. They are saving their ammuni-
ton until Monday when Commission
er Miller will Introduce the plans
mentioned in the State Journal Thurs
day evening.
The real estate men have been in
their elements the greater part of this
week. Offices in some instances have
been crowded with persons contem-
plating purchasing properties. AS a
consequence a large number of sales
will probably be announced later.
A rousing meeting of the Topeka Ad
club is slated for next Tuesday noon.
The speaker will be S. M. Goldberg. a
His subject will be: THE Merchant the
Manufacturer, the Jobber-Their Rell-
ton to the Public and to Each other.''
Washburn college needs a public
ity agent. A big high school and in
tercollegiate track meet will be held
at the college grounds soon and very
little is known of it in the press.
other colleges would be flooding the
newspaper offices and mails with in
formation.
In his determination to capture al
dogs without licenses, Comm issioner
Stotts has hired George Smith, a ne
gro six feet tall and weighing 230
pounds as dog catcher. Smith will
start out Monday morning. He says
he does not believe in the Houn
Dawg song.
Ali the marble for the Memorial
hut hos hi fs-av
Vermont to Topeka and is on the
ground ready for place. Workmen
are working On the third floor of
the building. With Il few weeks of
good weather they will have the struc-
tuIe enclosed.
The Topeka Railway company
keeps tab on the courtesy of it's en-
ployees. If a conductor is saucy and
peeved with its patrons the company
severely reprimands him. 1t has re-
suited in reformation among the
is, the employees
who were not naturally good natured.