The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
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AT HOME NEWS.

Dancing tonight at Steinberg's Mu-
sic hall. Electric fans to cool you.
The work of grading for the cement
sidewalks in Elmhurst has commenced.
i All the show houses in the city were
packed this afternoon as is usually the
case on a holiday.
The eighty high school seniors will
receive their diplomas at the Auditor
ium Friday night.
Joseph Bromich, the Topeka boiler
maker has closed contract for a
| standpipe at Ada, Okla.
MarshalPs band is playing at Gar
field park this afternoon, and will
give a concert tonight.
The parks were popular places to-
day. Hundreds OF people rode or
drove out to Gage park.
Many of the business houses and
private residences were decorated fit
tingly for Memorial day.
The T. H. s. Walking club linked"
| to Tecumseh last night, taking along
blankets. They will return late to-
day.
The Karnival Knights meeting
which was scheduled to be held this
week has been postponed until next
! week.
| Many of the stores and offices were
! closed this morning. There were but
few business places open this after
noon.
The streets were crowded all day. A
number Of special trains carried pic
nickers out to Vfnewood park and 9TH
er places.
Already many persons have applied
to Secretary H. L. Cook for positions
while the State fair next summer is
in progress.
A large number of Topeka young
people are planning to attend the state
Christian Endeavor meeting at Hutch
inson June lib.
The U. S. naval display at the State
fair will be a large one next .Septern-
Der. It will occupy half of the space
in the arts building.
The graduation class of the high
school excels in the fact that there
are an unusually large number of
pretty girls in the class.
The Topeka traffic bureau is now
looking after the interests of the bust
ness firms which are members. The
work Of the bureau is on full swing.
w. L. Driver. supervisor of public
Fairgrounds for the summer is arrang-
ing his work The children will have
good sport in the parks this season.
About 5000 school children entered
the home garden contest. Many of the
boys and girls have found the gardens
profitabl, through the sale of early
vegetables.
An unusually fine brand of Me-
mortal day weather was dealt out by
the weather man today. 1t is the
general impression that it rains on
Memorial day.
The graduation exercises of Wash
burn college will be held nexe Monday.
The class day exercises will be held
in the morning and the graduation ex-
ercises in the evening.
The members of the eighth grade of
the Branner school have arranged an
elaborate program which will be given
n -.
feature of the school term.
The amusement features of the
City park were put in operation to-
day. band concert was held early
this afternoon, and another concert |
will be held at 1880 tonight.
The promotion committee of the |
Commercial club will probably have q |
plan mapped out for raising a fund |
for aiding worthy manufacturing in |
situations within the next two weeks.
Colonel Booge calls his home the |
Union Depot for Airships of the |
World He lives at Sixth and Blu
chanan streets: He advises air men
that here will be on charge for /
anchorage.
The Intermediate G. E. society Of |
the First Congregational church has
for a picnic and conference at
Silver Lake, June 5. All of the inter
mediate and juniors of the city are in
vited to attend.
NeariJ $50 letters from commercial |
club orga mutations complimenting the
local cub on the Commercial Club
Bulletin have been received since the
paper first made its appearance year
ago.
There is just one more day of school.
And at that the last dsy is always a
sort of joke as far as real work is
concerned. In the majority of the /
school rooms special exercises will be
held Friday afternoon.
The Seeing Topeka" moving pic
lures, showing scenes in Topeka will
be given at Garfield park tonight. A
great many improvements are said
to have been made in the films since
first shown at the Aurora last week.
DR.. Charles M. Sheldon will preach
ois farewell sermon next Sunday even
Roy B. Guild will occupy the pulpit
Sunday morning, Dr-Sheldon will de-
liver the annual Washburn baccalaure-]
ate sermon.
Topeka has enjoyed generation
IF steady growth, free from 'booms'
and boom methods is. statement
made in the State Fair premium list
or the Information of the people Off
kansas. LAS a result it's business is on
sound basis" .4-s.-.s
The plat of new residential addi-
ion has been filed. 1t is known as Fl
College Lawn, ana hes between I'll
zenith and Sixteenth streets and east
II Mao Vicar avenue. 1t was filed a
he office of Register of Deeds Robert
=. Tasker. -
This is the time of the year when
roung men watch the T"For Rent
Houses column in the newspapers
md the young women spend their {
afternoons sewing initials in pillow !
Eases. towels and napkins. Go into ]
nearly aEy block in Topeka and you
will sfin6 one of these types.
The usual rummage sale of the Prove +
dent association was held today. AtE1
hese sales clothes are disposed of for !
many people who do not like to have !
o depend upon charity. and these sales q