The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-11

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the past day or two. The entries for
the horse races will close July 1.
A year ago there was much talk
| about e sane" July 4. Where are
| the advocates of sane Fourth for
| 1912? The youngsters would like to
| enjoy the old fashioned sort of a cele-
/ bration-
The Mitchell lecture Monday night
! was rnarred somewhat by number OF
people getting up and leaving in the
most interesting part of the speech.
This is one of the faults of Topeka
audience.
| There is considerable talk around the
city hall about introducing an ordi-
nance which would provide for the
| taxing of cats. why shouldn't cats
be taxed as much as dogs" said one
man interested.
! Gage park should be filed to the
| gates Sunday. The two Walker alh-
! gators will arrive tomorrow-direct
! from their late home in Florida. And
| the two baby buffaloes are ready to re-
ceive company.
! Secretary H. L. Cook, who spent the
| greater part of last week in northeast
| ern Kansas, must have become be-
! mired since the recent storm. At least
he hasn't been heard from. He went
1 out on the trip in his auto.
The rooms of the Commercial club
! are in the process of being redecor
ated. 1t is time that the work was
| done, as the rooms have been dis
| grace for some months. The owners
| of the building have been slow about
| taking any action.
| The first real hot day when base
ball game is in progress on the West
ern League grounds, the management
of the Kansas State Fair association
will distribute japanese fans among
the fans. This should make a hit"
with the lovers of the national pastime.
For the benefit of the public the
street railway company should publish
new street car schedule designating
the routes of cars and the services.
Since the many changes in the west
end service hundreds of patrons have
been puzzled.
Within a short time the new Edison
Co.'S reinforced concrete stack, which
will be 250 feet in height, will be up so
high that the progress will be notice
able by those who rass along the
streets. Nearly so feet of construction
work has been completed.
Topeka housewives are indignant.
The ice companies have decreed that
their wagons shall travel only on the
streets-not in the alleys. This means
that the women have to blotch their
front porcheS with nasty old signs
They don't like it a bit.
The Rev. H. L. Nelson will be the
recipient of a handsome Oxford Bible
from the members of the Business
Mems Bible class of the Central Y.
M. c. A. which has closed it's work
the instructor of the class.
Currents are selling in the local gro
Gerry stores at about S2.75 a crate.
They are the local product The cher
fruit is selling at s1.75 a crate. Those
who are in a position to know say that
the crop will not last much longer.
One of the big features of the Kan
saa State fair next fall will be the
machinery exhibits. There were ma
chimes on the grounds 10 st fall in great
variety, but indications are that the
exhibit will be even more extensive
next fall. There will be many ma
chimes in actual operation on the
grounds.
Papers over the state have begun
to give the state fair at Topeka good
publicity. The Corning Gazette has
this to- say: There are exhibits to
well worth anyone's time and money
to attend the fair. The fair this year
is expected to be better than in any
previous year.
After August l, there will be but six
members of the board of education.
This will mean that the remaining
members will have good deal of ex-
ira work to do that was not thrust
upon their shoulders this year. The
old board will have just one more reg
in July.
Between so and rs members of the
Karnival Knights organization were
present at the meeting of the club
Monday night in the rooms of the
Commerc club, when the members
who had their clothes stolen while the
minstrel show was in progress, were
reimbursed for their losses at the rate
of so cents on the dollar.
It is expected nowadays that as soon
&c wi h0
gin at once to brush up in readiness
to do better work the next school sea-
son. There is much more required OF
a teacher than formerly. Some of the
local teachers have been complaining
recently because they claim they do not
have a chance to take a needed 4'est.
The. supervised play at the parks and
other Fairgrounds under the direction
of W. L. Driver, is becoming more and
more popular among the youngsters OF
the city. An entertainment will be
given July 4, which will show the re-
suits of the work.. A baseball league
has been formed by the older boys, and
the players are having great sport.
The Karnival Knights are not quite
decided whether or not to hold pa
rade next fall. The stealing of the
clothes of number of the members
while the minstrel show was in prog
ress last spring, put a damper on the
enthusiasm of the members. At any
rate the funds were exhausted when
Monday night the members were par
TALLY reimbursed for their losses.
The Provident association is having
house warming today. The general |
public was invited to inspect the quar- |
tiers of the association from until 9 |
o'clock. Many improvements have re- |
Gently been made, and the manage
nent desires to have the people know |
what the association is doing Miss |
Mary Vose is in charge of the work |
this summer. Secretary Guy T. JustiS |
has left for Chicago.
The committee which will have as
it's object the procuring of larger