The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-04

emit location it obStructs the view of
motorists coming around this corner
in Potwin.
DR.. j. H. Hubbard of Atlanta, Ca,
one of the leading educators OF the
south will speak in Gemmell hall
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The
Silver Leaf quartette will sing.
Commissioner Stotts gave his rea-
son for firing" the city dog catcher
this morning before the board of city
commissioners. Failure to pay debts
and other causes is the explanation.
The Kaw Paving company has set
up its big asphalt plant near the San
ia Fe tracks and is prepared to pave
the fifteen unfinished blocks in To-
peka as soon as the foundations are
completed.
The rivalry between the operating
and passenger departments of the San
ia Fe over baseball matters has reach
ed the stage where such good friends
as Bill Collinson and Frank Sturges
have abandoned speaking salutations.
While the Provident Association
woodward has been closed so far as
regular work is concerned, the assocl-
alton management expect to give an
occasional deserving man job saving
logs for his board.
Two more claims from property
owners because of the freeze IN water
service pipes in January were filed.
One from G. w. Burroughs at 1916
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100 Fillmore street.
The pole companies owning poles
on West Ninth street between kan-
sas avenue and Jackson street Will be
asked to remove them in preparation
for the extension of the great White
Way in that thoroughfare.
s. NJ. Goldberg, Kansas City ad-
vertising agent, will speak before the
members of the Topeka Ad club next
Tuesday on 1.-The Merchant, the Man
FIair o a.
tions to the Public and to Each 9TH
er''
F. M. Stoves, a Topeka printer, is
in favor of placing Governor StuopS
in the unused state house elevator ana
after running the machine between the
floors leave it there. Stoves told Dave
Leahy of his recommendatlohs over
the telephone the other day.
commissioners from Oklahoma City
were in Topeka today investigating the
city crematory; Tney were nloItg1.
here by F. G.. Horseman, representing
the Lewis & Kitchen company OF
Kansas City. Oklahoma CITY is Plan
ming on erecting crematory.
since the call was made in the
state Journal Wednesday evening for
vacant lots for gardens for school
cbiIdren one man has called up the
HIGH school office to say he had lot
IN loan. The Provident association
would also like the loan OIL lotS 10
serva as gardens for poor people.
The Grade school teachers have beer
as1,ed To state whether or not they
care for two days off-April IL and IT,
The board of education has ALREADY
allowed them Friday, April IT, for at
tending the meeting in LeavenWorth OF
+be Northeast Kansas Teachers asso-
ciation. The high school teachers were
given two days off.
The various teams entered for the
Y. NJ. C. A. mbershlp contesI WIN
Wichita are meeting dally az tlle Zen
trail Y. NJ. C. A. to perfect their or,
All team members Will
1oaat for supper in Gemmen hall Fri
dav evening at 6:15 O'Clock. c. G.
Lord of Kansas cry MO, VIII pc the
principal speaker for this occasion
The slogan adopted for the Topeka
wichita membership campaign which
Iii Start next Monday is, Beat Wichi-
- Again. 1t is certain that the local
workers will have difficulty in doing
this as there is much more interest
being taken in the Wichita association
rince RiIlv Sunday converted large |
nercentaee of the population of that
town.
Kansas avenue New fronts are oelng
installed in a number of buildings ana
various other improvements are being |
made The permits are now being is |
snad at the Office of the fire chief with
more regularity. There is now every |
indication of a busy building season
The past three months have been I'M
usually dull in building circles due to
the exceptionally hard winter.
There has up to this time been no
onposition to the suggestion that band
concerts and good picture shows be |
given in the Auditorium for the benefit |
of the pipe organ fund. The saying IS
that silence gives consent" If no OBJ |
iections are lodged the picture show |
committee of the Commercial club will |
probably. take steps in the very near |
future towards arranging for the en- |
tertainments. MarshaIfs band has
offered their services and would be
glad to give sacred concerts.
Work of beautifying the grounds ad-