The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-06
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS.

Entries in the early closing purse
races of the state fair will close July l.
James A. Stewart. general passen-
ger agent of the Rock Island Lines, is
in Chicago on company business.
The Second Regiment band will
give a concert on the state house
grounds at o'clock Sunday after
noon.
A number of persons from Topeka
will attend the annual meeting of the
National Education association at Salt
Lake City the forepart of July.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will read
selections from the Bonnie Brier
Bush by Ian MacLaren. next Sunday
night al the First Baptist church.
Today is pay day at the city hall.
There has been a crowd of city en-
ployees there all day looking for the
vouchers for their half months salary
gang of youngsters in the west
end of town, despite the warnings Oh
the curfew whistle, spend their even.
ings turning n hose on occupants OIL
sleeping porches
The new members taken in by the
membership committee of the CONNER
cial club late Thursday in a brief cam
paign were Speed F. Hughes, John j.
schenck and Will H. Eastman.
The baseball game between the
senior class of Washburn college ana
the alumni was called off on account
be played late Thursday afternoon.
Two hundred employees Will be
added to the Santa Re shops Iorce
over in Topeka. Ny. but the santa
Fe is nice to that toWn.-Atch1Son
Globe. The Santa Fe knows good
investment
The first meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. since
the new secretary-George II. Hoyes-
assumed his duties will be held To-
night. The budget for the coming year
will be approved.
o. Collins. formerly city passenger
agent of the Rock Island in Topeka
and recently city passenger agent AT
Wichita, has been appointed traNellhs
passenger agent with headquarters at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Announcement is made of the birth
of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H.
Winter on June 4 at Hiawatha- mrs
Winter is at the home of her parents
Mr. Winter is supervisor of manual
training in the city schools
The Second Regiment Kansas Ma
tional Guard band will give a concert
and drill on the state house lawn sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Topekans
will be given a chance to see their
military protectors in action.
It's an ill wind, etc. While H A
Hodgins' immense wheat field not far
from Topeka was suffering from the
intense heat, he was working night
ard day trying to find room in the ice
plants vaults for the ice receipts.
There will be no meeting of the Boy +,
Scouts Saturday night. All scouts |
who are going to the scout camp on
Monday will meet the scout master, j. |
H. Fazel, at the end of the Country |
club car line at o'clock Monday |
morning.
A meeting was held at noon today |
in the Central Y. NJ. c. A. by superin- |
tendents of Topeka and country Sun
day schools to make arrangements for
the big Sunday school picnic that will
be held on the fair grounds on the
Fourth of July.
Ticket agents in local railway Of
request for information on the cool
spots of America this summer. Colo
RADIO is most popular with the lakes
a close second.
1.-The prettiest and most attractive |
park in Topeka is one that doesn't !
cost the city one cent" said Prof. w. |
A. Harshbarger of Washburn college !
today. This park is the Washburn |
campus-the most beautiful college
ground in the west"
Commissioner F. NJ. Newland was
not at the meeting of the civil service !
commission last night when appica-
ton for a rehearing in the case of G.. |
G. O'Neil, charged with fighting. was
heard. Mr.. Newland said he didn't
have any businss there.
Some of the boys in the school gar