The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-22
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Dancing tonight at Garfield Park.
A new front is going in at 522 Kan
sas avenue.
DR.. ]. L. Work has returned after six
weeks work in st. Louis and Chicago
| hospitals.
I c. G. Blakely had resigned from the
/ board of city civil service examiners IN
order to give his time to his political
campaign.
| A couple of small boys are making a
dollar day clear profit off a pop stand
/ in the central part of the city. This is
not bad pay for easy work.
The Wilson club will give smoker
at the Democratic Flambeau club, 220
Kansas avenue Friday evening, August
! %. The public is cordially invited.
Superintendent C. c. Starr is EXPECT
| ed to return from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the
| last CT the week. He was called there
on account of the death of his mother.
Principal A. ]. Stout of the high
school desires to meet all prospective
high school students who have not as
yet intimated what studies they will
pursue next fall.
The laying of the white way conduit
between Kansas avenue and Jackson
street on Ninth street, has been pro-
crossing apace today. A large force of
men is employed on the job.
The relief department of the Saliva
lion ARMY Is now open daily ana the
demand for clothing is great. Will those
having cast of garments and old maya
zires lying around please phone 1852
Red and the wagon will call and get
them.
Il have never seen Kansas looking
better" said ]. F. Reisner, the new
physical director of the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. Mr.. Reisner was a secretary In
the Topeka association twelve years
ago. He has been with the association
III Redlands. California, the past two
or three years.
There are now eight patients at the
fresh air camp on the North Side. One
man who was at the camp for seventeen
months is now feeling like new man.
He has left. the camp, and is doing
work that brings him in $40 a month.
L has been two years since he has been
able to do a stroke of work.
It looks as though the board of
education would install steam heating
plants in both the Quinton and Potwin
buildings. The sentiment seems to be
in favor of the steam plants, notwith-
standing the fact that the insurance
committee of the old board in a report
condemned steam plants as being
hazardous in school buildings.
The clerical force in the office of A.
w. Smith, the pension agent in To-
t,eka. will complete the task of writ
ing pension checks and mailing them
Saturday. This will include all but the
veterans at the soldiers homo in
Leavenworth and checks will be mail
ed to these veterans next Monday.
There have been many letters re-
ceived at the high school from high
school football team managers request
ing games with the Topeka high school.
When c. H. Hepworth returns to To-
peka from his vacation in the near
future, he will make out football
schedule
athletics.
A partition is being built in the as
sembly room of the manual training
building. This will give a room 27x61
feet in which the business classes will
do their work There will be three or
composed of from fifty to sixty
students. Penmanship is the most
popular study in the high school.
Last year family of seven foreign
ers lived at the fresh air camp on the
North side. The mother and two chill
dren were afflicted with the great
white plague" Some months ago they
were allowed to leave the camp, and
the mother, who was one of the VIC
Tins of tuberculosis, now practically
ing and doing cleaning work. The
husband is not strong. There have
been no signs of tubercular trouble.
The dispensary of the Topeka Anti
tuberculosis association which has
been removed from log West Eighth !
avenue to the Provident association |
building, is doing a good work. Sew |
eral new patients have been given ex-
am1nations recently. A number of per- |
sons have been sent to the fresh air |
lamp on the North side as result of !
these examinations, or have been given |
treatment which has made this un-
necessary. There have been numerous
operations for adenoids The hours /
are from 1 to 3 o'clock Tuesdays and /