The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The first city band concerts of the
season will be given by MarshalPs
band in Chesney park next Sunday
afternoon.
A meeting of the congregation of
the Second United Presbyterian
church will be held this evening to
select a new pastor.
Posters have been put up around
town advertising the flights by A. X
Longren at the fair grounds next
week, Wednesday and Thursday.
Something doing all the time in the
play Confusion, which will be
played at the Auditorium by the local
stock company for the pipe organ
fund this week.
The pupils of the city schools are
training for the field meet which will
be held May II. The children have
been given half holiday for the oc-
casion.
n. B. Arnold, police judge, report
ed to the board of city commissioners
today that he had SAL for the city
treasury-money paid in fines in the
court for the month of April
It's real live actors at the Audi
forum this time for the pipe organ
fund. The Majestic Stock company
begins their engagement tonight and
will continue Friday and Saturday.
The city has refunded to J. H.
Davis, who owns lots on Fillmore
street, nearly sixty dollars for over
charges assessed against him for the
paving of Euclid avenue between
Western avenue and Fillmore street.
Mutt and Jeff admirer called up
the State Journal today and said he
thought Bud Fisher had been over
at the Dutchman's long enough. Tell
him that we are anxious for his car
toons.'' commented the State Journal
reader.
School children all over the city
are suffering from an unknown dis
ease that causes a breaking out all
over the body and lasts but a few
days. The disease is preceded by a
headache and slight upsetting of the
stomach.
Small boys got wise to the fact last
evening that an engine used on the
paving work on the West side was
equipped with a whistle. There was
still a good pressure of steam in the
boiler and the kids had the time of
their lives.
The asphaltic paving on Huntoon
street between College avenue and
Mulvane street and on Mulvane street
avenue is completed. These two streets
will be open for traffic through Elm
hurst tomorrow.
The attorneys for Mary E. Lakin
and Emily J. Meade have informed
the city commissioners that it is illegal
to annex to the city the property
lying north of First street and west of
Polk street. They will fight any ac-
ton to include this land in the city
limits.
The city commissioners this morn
ing appointed Commissioner Bone to
confer with persons interested in the
removal of the Rosedale hospital to
Topeka. 1t is argued that this new
state hospital here will bring many
families to the city and will keep a
number here who would leave other
wise.
1t took just 5 minutes to take the
pupils of the third fourth and eighth
grades of Potwin school by
special car to the Van Buren, building
this morning. Hereafter the car will
leave promptly at $40 o'clock, al
though the children should be on hand
at the POtwin building at $50. The
pupils took their lunches with them.
While the tickets for the shows in
the Auditorium, beginning tonight and
continuing until Saturday night are
selling rapidly at Stansfield's, it looks
as though three boys would have an
easy time of it getting the $40 in
prizes which has been offered by the
Commercial club for ticket selling. 1t
isn't too late for others to get in
the game Immediately.