The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

AT HOME NEWS
The farmers say that a soaking rain
Woul be extremely beneficial at the
present time.
A new boxofice is being built at tn
Coy theater, and a direct system OF
ventilation is being installed.
Secretary j. Will Kelley, of the Com
merclal club, returned today from Terre
Haute, Ind, where he went on bust
ness.
W. S. Olson has been given a permit
for he erection of a store building at
lO7 East Seventeenth street, to cost
$1.700.
A few scattered owe were re-
ported from southwestern and central
Kansas for the "a hours ending at z
o'clock mis- morning.
Fred Jewell has been notified that
he has been appointed as a door
keeper in the national Republican
convention at Chicago.
There is a preacher in the city who
has a special grudge against pop-pop
machines. He calls both the noise
making machines and the riders "un-
godly."
The Rev. Roy B. Guild. pastor of the
Central Congregational church viii
speak Sunday afternoon at Garfield
park in the interests of the Men and
Religion movement.
The Rev. Charles A. Finch, pastor
of the First Christian church, has gone
to Lincoln, Neb., where Wednesday he
will deliver the address
at Cottner university.
Wilcutts and Fadley, commission
men, are having a room made ready for
their use at 12O Kansas avenue. They
will move from their present location
128 Kansas avenue.
The hoard of eifu oOm m~iSSiOnerS viii
meet Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
W. w. Webb and his white way COM
of the Commercial club will be
present at the meeting.
Scores of boys and girls of the To-
peka schools now that vacation is on
are paying close attention to their
home gardens and are selling the veg
etables grown at good profit.
Preparations are being made by the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. for an Interesting
time for the boys in connection with
the camp which will be held near
Maple Hill in the near future.
The management of the Topeka
traf1c bureau hope to have a full at
tendance at the meeting of members
evening in the rooms of the
club at $50 o'clock.
The of the Potwin school
will hold a meeting at the
building this evening to dis
A0SoNAOL0
ton of an addition to the building.
A permit has been issued to F. w.
for the erection of a nursery
at the corner of Railroad
and Madison streets at a cost of $5,OU
The structure should be completed by
October 4.
Since the "pay-as-you-enter" system
was put into operation at the COM
club about three weeks ago
about 10 persons have been in at
tendance at the club at the noon hour
each day.
In a local motion picture house are
being shown a picture of h Ad club
convention in Dallas which was at
tended by several Topekans. The peo-
pie who see the show will undoubted-l
" be- on the lookout for familiar faces. /
There is agitation in congress IVA
ng the coinage of three-cent and one
1alf cent pieces The latter coin would
would be able to purchase a suspicion
# candy more often at the corner gro
cry store.
The new addition to the Best thea
er is complete with the exception of
he seats which have not arrived. h
Of the enlarged theater may be
leld next week. The seating capacity
will be more than 800.
The closing exercises of the Assump-
school will be held next Tuesday
light at the Grand opera house. Sew
medals will be awarded for excel
in scholarship. Elaborate pre-
have been made for the en-
erta1nment at the Grand.
Commissioner Miller has sent awayI
or a new base to a white way pole
t the corner of Kansas avenue and
fourth street. Monday automobile
70. S7S. owned by Lyle Bailey ran
nto the pole, smashing the lamps, and
caring a hole in the base of the pole.l
several n ago a newspaper re-
torter claimed that the mayor md city
ut Of Office by transferring funds
one department to another. APP
tarently this same reporter was hard
for a story so he dug up the
line of dope, and got away with
for a front page story. And still
ne board of commissioners are doing
%usiness, and will likely continue to
o so.
Through typographical error the fig |
res were juggled in connection with :
ne financial condition of the board of :
as stated in Tuesdays issue {
the State Journal. According to tt :
-atement of M. c. Holman. clerk of !
lie board, the general fund is over :
rawn nearly $4,000, and +Ne building !
8 $1,000. There will be enough !
loney coming in the first of July t. :
ay off h first mentioned amount, +.
fund Of about $1,000. :
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