The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
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AZ HOME News.

Home grown peas and STRAWBERRIES
are now on the market
Park Commissioner Stotts has bought
four Canadian geese to be placed IT
Central park.
DR.. S. S. Estey will deliver the class
sermon before the seniors of the high
school Sunday evening.
Four beautiful little swans have ar
rived at Central park and the mother
swan is dangerously jealous of them.
Meetings of the publicity and mu-
nicipal legislation committee of the
Commercial club We're held today.
Marshails band and the amusements
together drew one of the largest crowds
to Garfield park last night ever inside
the enclosure
A burglar attempted to enter the
home of George B. Hetherington, 1S1:
Harrison street, recently but succeeded
only in cutting the screen.
The Commercial club is extending
the Kansas druggists, who are meeting
today in Atchison, invitation to
come to Topeka next year.
G. A. R. speakers will be assigned
to the various city school buildings
Friday morning. They win give the
usual Memorial day talks.
The general public is invited to at
tend an exhibit of the work of the pu-
pills of the city schools in the manual
training building Thursday and Fri
day.
A building permit has been issued to
". b. Kistler for the erection of a
$4,000 residence at 627 Taylor sire
also a $4,000 residence at 629 Taylor
street.
The tickets for the HazelIe Lo Desca
Loveland song recital at the First NJ.
Z. church Friday night may be had
at the Roehr Music store, and Fred
Shows drug store.
The advance guard of Kansas bank
nd hQUe IN ha
city for the meeting of the Kansas
Bankers association, the first sessions
of which start, Thursday morning.
In the general managers office
the Santa Fe in Topeka preparations
are being made to call for bids on the
new union station at Wichita. c. W.
Kouns, general manager, is president
of the company.
The wives of the Kansas bankers
who will attend the sessions of the
meeting of the Kansas Bankers aSSo- |
citation, will hold meeting at the
home of Mrs. c. w. Snyder, 1859 To- |
peka avenue. Friday.
Gage park lake was filed with swim |
mers Tuesday afternoon College youths |
wearing only just what the law al
1owed--and many found it necessary to
stay under water-swarmed the lake
and refreshed their bodies for finai
exams.
The high winds of the last few days
over the city. In almost any block it |
is possible to see broken eggs and scat |
cred nests. Small boys who make a |
business of beating the wind to it |
report little success this year.
An investigation at Potwin school /
has divulged the fact that the ground |
under the Potwin school is extremely |
wet. This is probably what caused the |
trouble with the foundations which |
resulted in the condemnation of the |
building by the city fire chief.
Persons in Topeka who sleep out |
doors report an exciting time last night |
The wind blew the coverings from the |
beds and nearby neighbors who dared |
look out of their upstairs windows in |
the early morning hours-oh, we'll, nc |
one would dare do such a thing!
Topeka could have entertained a |
convention of never less than 1900 del |
egates next year for the asking-but |
the Commercial club said nothing. The /
convention was willing to come to This |
city and the officers lived in this city. |
A little insomnia would help Topeka.
One of the prettiest picnic places
near Topeka is on the grounds sur t
rounding the city waterworks plant |
northwest of the state hospital |
grounds. Chief Engineer Zollinger
keeps the grounds in excellent shape
lots of shade, grass, trees, water and
fishing.