The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-11
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AT HOME NEWS.

Dancing tonight at Garfield park
The Second Regimental band will give
a concert at the City park this even
ing. Marshall's band will play tomor-
row night.
Former Kansas university students In
Topeka will meet at the Commercial
club this evening to perfect a perman-
ent organization.
The Majestic theater is now in the
process of being redecorated through
out. 1t is now not a great while be-
fore the season will open.
A brotherhood organization has been
organized at the First English Luth-
eran church. A. S. Tuer has been cho-
sen as temporary chairman.
B. B. Gilleece the foreman at the
fair grounds, has a large force of men
employed getting the grounds in shape
for the exposition in September.
The Christian Endeavor society of
Potwin will hold a business meeting
Friday evening in Willow park. A So
cial hour will follow the business ses-
sion.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Central Y. NJ. C. A. will be held
Saturday morning at o'clock to make
plans for work the latter part of the
summer.
1.-The Trade Union" movement will
be discussed this evening at an open
in the Industrial Council hall at 61s
Kansas avenue.
G. T. Mattingly, city license collec-
tor, reports collections amounting to
more than $1,407 for the month of
June. This is record for June in the
city license collecting department.
c. w. Kouns, general manager, and
Henry B. Lautz, assistant to the gem
eral manager, of the Santa Fe railway
in Topeka, are on tour of inspection
over the Illinois and Missouri division.
The board of city commissioners ap-
proved the purchase of ground west
of Gage park this morning. This land
will be used as a buffalo and deer pas
ture. The purchase price was $4,000.
j. A. Ramsey. an old friend of the
late J. D. Pattison, city sanitary SER
geant, has applied to the board of city
commissioners for the position. He
will take the civil service examination
required by the city.
The city waterworks announces an
extension of water mains on Clay
street between Nineteenth and Tween
tieth streets. The property owners
signed an agreement promising GER
tain amount of funds each month.
The city has levied an assessment
against the property between lots III
and 143 Lincoln street and 126 and
144 Lane street to pay for section
of sewer district No. "a, approved by
the board of city commissioners last
The property owners bordering on
the alley between Eighth avenue,
Ninth street, Buchanan and Clay
streets have asked the city, commits
sioners to vacate the alley. The land
will be improved and transferred into
their Yards.
The East side drainage board has
asked the board of city commissioners
to assist them in trying to keep the
treacherous Shunganunga creek well
drained. They have sent their letter
of approval on the plans to build new
bridges inside the city limits.
The Rev. John Zimmerman will give
an address next Monday night in the
First Baptist church on Work of
Young Peoples Societies. This will
be in connection with the regular BIZ
monthly meeting of the Topeka local
union. The address will be followed
by an open conference on the "effici-
ency campaign" led . by Miss Mary
Fisher.
Marshall's band will play at Gar
field park tonight Free motion pic
lures.