The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
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AT HOME NEWS.

Manual training is now one of the
branches of study in the Madison
school. The branch was established
this week in that school,
Considerable money is being put into
the work of refinishing the Rigby
store. A beam ceiling is being put in.
The similarity between the platform
taken by Bale Waggener and that OF
Mayor Billiard would indicate that both
were measured, sawed and nailed by
the same man.
Mayor Billiard left early this after
noon for the Democratic convention at
Hutchinson. The mayor was surround
ed by number of supporters who wore
Billiard for governor" badges
Mr.. w. p Hemphill is in Chicago
giving orders for the manufacture OF
some of the equipment. WHICH 1t VIII
telephone Offices can be merged into
one.
Interest is increasing in the minstrel
show which the Karnival Knights will
give in April and large attendance
is expected at the smoker that VIII
be held at the Commercial club next
Monday evening
The prizes that Will be awarded in
connection with the series of motion
picture shows in the Auditorium next
ten4ion in the window OF CROSBY
Brothers store.
The mayor receives scores OF COM
plants every day from persons who are
angry because they have broken their
backs shoveling snow from their side
walks and their neighbors allow the
sun to do the work
Citv Commissioner Bone and City
Clerk Burge had a thirty minute tussle
before the board of commissioners this
morning to see who would pay for
some stationery bought by the city.
The fight is still pending.
The first of April will be the last day
for the present dog tag price After
that the price goes up several notches-
In other words after the first of April.
everyone will have a perfect right to
keep a kickin' the dogs aroun'.
There is an excellent opportunity
for some hustling boy to earn BIZ
cycle by selling tickets for the NOV
ing picture entertainments at the
Auditorium next week. W. W. Webb
is the man to see relative to tickets.
The people of Topeka were in hopes
that the snow would have entirely dis
appeared by the end of this week,
but more snow is slated for tonight
with colder weather Thursday. so the
chances seem slim for the realization
of the hope.
The North Brothers stock Co. is
putting in much time in preparation
| for Little Johnny Jones'" which will
be presented next week. Manager
Harry North will leave for Chicago.
where he will engage some chorus
girls for the play.
A favorite practice of the small boy
| in Topeka is to make a big pile of snow
halls before he is called in in. the even
ing and throw them next morning. In
the morning they are frozen and viii
dent the side of a houSe-to say moth
| ing of the side of mans head.
A public meeting will be held at the
| Commercial club this evening. At
| that time the men who have been
making an inspection of the business
| buildings of Topeka. and who are
members of the Kansas Fire Proven
ton association, will make report OF
their findings.
"Oh, if I only had my pony and my
six-shooter here" exclaimed a far
/ western cowboy as he alighted from a
| Rock Island train this afternoon and
looked UP and down the street at the
Topeka great White Way. II bet I
could ride as fast as my pony would
| take me and put hole through the
middle of every globe"
A small negro boy was carrying a
| clean washing to a west side home for
his mother last evening when someone
| hit him with snow ball. He left his
| little wagon and basket standing in the
street and was returning fire when a
| delivery wagon came along, turned over
| the washing-and the boy had to take
dirty clothes back to his hard working
mother.
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