The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.
1icts a light

The weather man predicts light
frost for tonight.
The Commercial Club Bulletin for
April will be issued Tuesday.
The city parks have thousands OF
small cedar trees that will be plante,
soon for hedges through and around the
grounds.
rem, the Topeka aviator. will COM
mence to build a racing machine which
will carry passengers
G. H. Smith, who was for some years
member of the board of education.
has announced himself as a candidate
for the Office of county commissioner
in the city district.
A meeting of the chairmen of the
various Comm ercial club committees
was held at noon today for the pur-
pose of deciding upon regular days
of meeting for each committee.
The club women of the North side
are interested in the Seeing Topeka
First excursion that the Commercial
club is arranging for May l. Several
of the members will probably attend
W. H. Gilfllan, city food inspector.
reported to the board of city commits
sioners this morning that he had col
lected $24814 for the month of March.
In the weights and measures depart
ment he collected 1918.
A social survey will be made of To
peka in the near future. The work will
be carried on by a special committee
of the Social Service federation which
was organized as a result of the Men
and Religion movement.
An orchard in the southwest part of
the city perfumed that part of towr
for many blocks Sunday when the
wind came from the southwest. The
trees were in full bloom. People threw
of
The swimming accommodations at
Gage park will be opened to the pub
lie soon. Commissioner Stotts wants it
distinctly understood that the city will
not be liable for any damages result
ing from collisions with icebergs.
Subscribers to the Independent tele-
phone have received the new directory
which has just been issued. The next
issue of this book will be made wher
the merger of the Bell and Independ-
ent exchanges has been completed.
J. w. Harper will have to sue the
city of Topeka for the $4,000 he asks
for the death Of his child, Mattesor
Harper, who was drowned in Central
park December 5. His claim before the
city commissioners has been turned
down.
Fifty-four seats have been re-
served for the moving picture show
next Friday night in the Auditorium
State house officials and employees
will attend in a body. The Fort Riley
maneuvers will be depicted on the
screen.
One of the local moving picture
houses will show a reel consisting of
500 feet taken on board the Car
pathia. Another house in a film de-
picting events of the week will show
scenes in connection with the recent
calamity.
Mice meddling with matches caused
a fire in a clothes closet in the home
of R. J. Hungate, It's Branner street
at 1910 this morning. Fire companies
extinguished the blaze in a few min
utes. The damage will amount to a
few dollars.
The city schools are running again
after having been closed since last
attending the meeting of the North
east Kansas teachers in Leavenworth
and visiting schools in Kansas City
and other places
Expert city gardeners who believe
what they read in books came out on
top this year. They planted their sweet
peas in February and now they are
several inches above the ground. eau
tious agriculturists did not plant I'M
til the first of April.
The city attorney, W. C. Ralston, and
Commissioner Stotts have decided that
the state fire laws do not apply to the
seats in the Auditorium. This means
that the seats will not be fastened tic
the floor and that the building can still
be used for expositions, dog shows and
the like.
The city commissioners have reject
ed the damage claim of Mrs. Thomas
J. Fay of 219 Madison street. Mrs. Fay
asked the city for enough money to pay
for her anguish and her probable per-
manent injuries when she fell on an
icy crossing at Fourth and Jefferson
streets, January 4.
In the city of Des Moines there is
an annual "at home day declared
by the factory people of that place
The people go around in buggies and
autos visiting the various factories.
1t is not a move on the part of the
Commercial club organization, but of
the factory men themselves.
The Topeka Advertising club has
taken charge of the advertising for
the the "Ailties" band, which will
be heard in concert at the Audi
torium the afternoon and evening of
May 4. The proceeds will go towards
defraying the expense of free pipe
organ concerts in the Auditorium.
Don't get scared and think you are
seeing things if you notice a number
of strange creatures on the streets
May 4, for they are harmless Scotch
Canadians, members of the '-Kilties''
hand. They come In all sizes. One
is a giant over seven feet tall, and
another weighs but S5 pounds and is
less than five feet in height
Time to SOW Kentucky blue :~-ass and