The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

| attendance at the down town reStau-
rants has increased.
Not a bank failed in Kansas in the
last year is the report made by the
State Bankers association.
The end men at the KarnivaI
knights minstrel show tonight will
wear gorgeous purple suits.
The high school freshmen defeated
the Polk school team last evening at
| baseball by a score of to 6.
Ladies and gentlemen, the ba-a-a-
freezes for today are!''-every fan in
| Topeka is itching to hear those thrill
| ing words.
The big amusement attraction in
Topeka tonight will be the minstrel
show that is being put on by the Kar-
nivaI Knights.
There were nearly 1000 guesses on
| the attendance at the opening ball
game registered when the State Jour
nal contest closed last night.
1t took s9,623 to run the city of To-
peka for the first half of April. This
report was made before the board OF
city commissioners this morning.
To accommodate the baseball man
agement the business office of the
State Journal will sell tickets for the
opening game with Wichita Friday.
Arrangements will be made soon by
the pipe organ committee of the Com
mercial club for the sale of tickets to
the concerts by the Kilties band in the
auditorium, May 4.
County Superintendent John F.
Eby left today for Leavenworth, to
attend the Northeast Kansas Teach
ers association. Mr.. Eby is vice presi-
dent of the association.
Samuel 7. Howe, state tax commits
Sioner, who recently recovered from d
severe attack of galI-stones, has again
taken up his official duties over tbs
state, and is apparently as well as ever
nh
ed with guesses on the paid attend
ance to the first game of the season |
One stenographer has done nothing |
but transcribe the names on a printed
list.
The ticket selling team of the K. K.
Moore, Samuel Zimmerman. and |
Judge E. R. Simon won the box at
the K. K. K. minstrel show in the au-
ditorium. They sold 1850 tickets.
The city schools are closed today.
The teachers are either attending the |
meeting of the Northeast Kansas |
Teachers association, or are visiting !
other schools. The schools will not |
open until Monday.
The general Offices of the Santa F'e
will close for the opening ball game |
tomorrow. Even the photographs insist |
that they are going to take the car at
Eighth and Kansas avenues and watch
the Kaws trim the Witches.
John Smalley has put out the rumor
that he is contemplating starting a
chicken ranch. 1t is not known, as
yet where Mr.. Smalley's ranch will
be located. Mr.. SmalIey's many friends
will no doubt be much Interested in hi
new project.
The Karniva1 Knights made that ole
and established mistake of waiting un-
til the last minute for their street pa
rade costumes. Railroad shipments are
about as dependable as the boy who IS
sent to the grocery store when he hat
marbles in his pocket.
w. G. Tandy, city commissioner, be-
lieves he has cause for action against
the State Journal. 1t was stated Il
this column that the two trees he re-
planted in front of his home were SIX
inches in diameter. The trees measure
II inches through at the trunk.
The assistant general passenger and
freight agent of the Union Pacific has
admitted that Topeka should have
new freight depot and he says it Is
coming in the near future. President
Bush, of the Missouri Pacific, has
made good-now for the Union Pacific
results
1t has been said of THE Crusaders"
the 4-reel motion picture drama that
will be seen at the auditorium next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
that it cannot be criticised from any
by either police censors
or churchmen. 1t is said that the cost
of production was $150,OO0.
The city commissioners broke all
speed records this morning. Their meet
ing lasted only one hour and in this
time they passed a paving assessment
ordinance of Il sections. There have
been times when they would be longer
than this in talking about cuttinS
down an electric light pole.
Many amateur gardeners can be seen
hni esr-1e
with the fond expectation. of raising
enough vegetables to supply their
friends. The garden
making it yearly occurrence, and
most of the time the small boy of the
family spends his vacant hours per- ,
forming a solo on the spade.
The citizens living near Tenth ave-
nue. and Polk street have petitioned {
the city commissioners to tear down
the billboards on THAI corner. They
insist that the billboards are an eye
sore and declare that they reduce tn,
value of their property. Commissioner
Stotts and the city attorney will in
vestigate the matter.
Robert Fullerton reports that Jerry
Johnstones baseball team will discon-
tinue their practice work at the rear
of Fullerton Brothers store, owing tC | !
the fact that baseballs are rather de-
structive to window glass Jerry's
friends in Topeka will be Interested
to- know that since he has given up Z
baseball, his speeches on law enforce .
nent have attracted much attention
in the vicinity of Pittsburg
Secretary ]. Will Kelley has a plan
for getting, say a dozen, small fac :
tories under one roof in Topeka !
There are a good many new factories '
in hooks and corners in the city, said a
Mr.. Kelley today. IF these factories O
we're housed in one community build c
ing they would get much more ad- 7
vertising than can possibly be the cass J.
at the present time. Visitors to the q
city would be shown the community !
factory building. OF course the small :