The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
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AT HOME NEWS.

The Mothers club of the Van
Buren, school will meet at the school
building Friday afternoon.
Mrs. S. A. Swendson of 1896 Gar
field avenue was taken to Stormont
hospital for surgical operation today.
The last event in the series of vol
ley ball matches among the Y. NJ. c.
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
This is the kind of weather that
makes the back wheels of a motor
car spin around about three times as
fast as the front wheels.
One thousand tickets for the Kar-
nival Knights minstrel show have
been given out to members who have
undertaken the sale of them.
A quartet from the State Agricul-
tural college will furnish vocal music
for the mems meeting at the Novelty
theater next Sunday afternoon.
The sewing classes in the city
schools have started to take up de-
sign work. This feature has not been
emphasized to any gerat extent pre-
viously.
There is complaint all over the city
of the low gas pressure. 1t is safe
to say that next fall hundreds of peo-
pie will resort once more to the coal
stoves
Twenty-Five members of the K X
organization promised to bring two
new members each to the smoker that
will be given by the club a week from
next Monday night.
This will be a month for water
kicks" philosophical Assistant Super
intendent Stevens of the water depart
ment today. There are five SATURDAY.
nights in March and water users will
have to take five baths.''
An entertainment will be held at
the new Van Buren, school building
n TAdr
the Authors club. The entertainment
will be under the auspices of the
Parents-Teach association of the
school.
The night school for foreigners at
the Harrison school building has
closed for this season. The attend
ance was just fair. The severity of
the winter made it impossible for
many of them to pay the dollar a
month fee.
The parade in connection with the
K. K. minstrel show April 10 and
10, will be a big affair. 1t will be
led by the Santa Fe Apprentice band
of 80 pieces and a four-horse turn
out which will be provided by o. S.
Perkins.
The city crossings are in good
shape after the day and a half work
organized by City Commissioner Tan
dy. Nearly 200 men were hired all
day Sunday and Monday morning.
They were paid off by the city treas
urer this morning.
The mayor and city attorney have
completed their report to the state
public utilities commission on the gas
complaints in Topeka. The state com
mission will be asked to look into
the matter. By the time action is
taken it will be warm weather and
everyone will have forgotten gas bills.
Mayor Billiard says in order to
change the city ordinances that the
work of clearing sidewalks of snow
can be charged to the TAXPAYER a
state law must be enacted that the
city may have authority. The mayor
says also that he is pleased with the
way many people have responded to
his plea to shovel off their walks.
A week from tonight will be anna
teur night at the Majestic for the first
time in the history of the theater.
amateurs will be given a chance to
90 spec1altfeS between the acts of the
bill, which is MY Friend From
india 1t is understood that Jack
Iru1tt, manager of the Majestic, will
do magic, such as making pearls from
raindrops, etc.
dramatic organization called the
Highland Park Stock company has
been formed by Miss Edith Cole a
teacher in the Highland Park school.
ana the first production of the club
will be given Friday night at the
Schoo! house. 1t is titled 'Mr.
Tompkin's Hired Man." The dra-
matte organization expects to present
their plays in other towns Miss Hazel
Barnwell is assisting in the work of
training the members of the cast.