The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-07
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met in the rooms of the Commercial
club this noon.
DR.. F. L. Loveland went to Fort
Scott today to give a lecture. From
there he will go to the state Sunday
school convention in Hutchinson.
Secretary ]. Will Kelley received a
letter today from Paoli, Ok. which
was addressed as follows: "The Blu
reau of Information, Topeka, KAN
Students in the city schools who are
nonresidents will either have to pay
their tuition fee by May Is or drop out
of school. A number of them are de-
Hnquent.
G. A r. Memorial building have been
installed. 1t is evident that the build
ing will be the most attractive struct-
ure in Topeka.
Several blocks of curbing for the new
paving on the east side, have been in
stalled by contractors. The east side
will present a new appearance WHEN
the paving is laid.
Divorce cases seem to be as much in
evidence as ever in Topeka courts. If
such prevalence of divorce continues, a
new record will no doubt be established
for our community.
There will be no vacation school this
year. While the school was great
success last summer, it cost $3.50. The
board preferred to put $345 into play
ground supervision.
The new street cars on the Topeka
Railway will not be placed in service
until motor adjustments are made
These cars will replace a number of the
old cars now in service.
Miss Ceora Lanham will have
charge of the Stunt night entertain
ment at the Y. w. c. A. at o'clock
this evening. This will be the last
stunt night of the series.
The two fast amateur baseball clubs,
Eagles Rose Tints and the Kansas
Farmers will try to settle differences at
Skene's park Wednesday, May 8. Hos
tflittes begin at 10 a. m.
Geo. w. Berry, of Highland Park, has
just sold show herd of seven Berk-
shire pigs to the Elendorf farm of Lex
ington, Kentucky. This is one of the
finest farms in the country.
A meeting of the Kansas medical
school faculty will be held in the med
1cal building tonight. Business in re-
will come before the meeting.
Secretary Guy T. Justis of the
Provident association will give an IL
lustrated lecture at the First NJ E.
church Thursday night. He will tell
of social conditions in Topeka.
F. G. Fox, general manager of The
western lines of the Santa Fe, is in To-
who are having their annual conference
with the general officials in this city.
If the number of tickets being sold
in vance counts for anything, the To-
cal stock company will increase the
their engagement at the Auditorium.
pipe organ fund materially during
The regular weekly shoot of the
local gun club VIII take place today
at the club grounds at Potter'S farm.
Members will leave the corner of
Kansas avenue and Eighth streets at
2:3O o'clock.
Farmers in the vicinity of Topeka
have been pretty gloomy the last few
weeks on account of predicted drouths
and the hard caked ground. The rain
last night frightened up their spirits
and their crops.
The petitions on the east side for the
purchase of Klein's tract for an least
side park are in general circulation
and reports sent to the Office of City
Commissioner Stotts state that the pc
titions are being signed by everyone.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Shawnee Medical society was held
Monday evening at the Commercial
club rooms. A case of gall-stones was
reported by DR.. r. B. Stewart, and DR..
Thos. Hyatt gave a review of recent
medical literature.
John Purcell, assistant to the vice
president, in charge of the mechanical
department of the Santa Fe, will make
no immediate announcement on his sue
cessor as superintendent of the Topeka
shops. There has been no appoint
ment," says Mr.. Purcell.
A. K. Longren will give some sensa-
tional flights in his aeroplane next
week, Wednesday and Thursday, at
the state fair grounds. An admission
price of 20 cents will be charged, no
f4v
stand seats or for vehicles.
There is now room for more tuber-
cular patients at the fresh air camp
on the North side. The management
of the camp want the cooperation of
the Topeka people in making it pos
sible to get hold of the consump tives
in the first stage of the disease.
Last Thanksgiving a patient at the
fresh air tuberculosis camp on the
North side ate his first meal out of
bed after the advanced stages of the
dread disease began to appear. He is
now doing all the necessary work
around the camp. He has been at the
camp Is months.
City workmen are repairing the East
Sixth avenue bridge across the Shun-
gununga. I'VE can't repair very many
more BRIDGES" says Commissioner
Tandy I'VE will have to rebuild most
of the bridges in the city before they
fall down-and a big bond issue is the
only way to do it,
The large attendance at the annual
Shawnee track meet goes to show that
much interest is being taken in these
annual contests by the schools of the
Among those taking part IN
last Saturdays meet, quite good deal
of material was shown that will GER
tainly develop top-notch athletes.
With seats selling at 10 cents for
the entertainments by the Majestic
Stock company, which will be given
at the Auditorium Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week, it goes
without saying that there will be large
All balcony seats will be
10 cents. Two 10-cent tickets will ad-
NIT to the ground floor
According to a report submitted be-