The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-03
SNAP SHOTS

The Marshall committee of the horse
tag day parade will meet at the Com
mercial Club tonight.
To-day Is the last day Of work for
high students. Thursday Is class
day and Friday the report cards will
be given to the students.
The report that Charles Lyle, city
detective, had resigned. was unfounded;
The rumor started two days ago and
gained a wide circulation.
The pupils of Madison school will
render the humorous play. Exami-
nation Day at Wood Hill School"
Thursday evening Of this week at the
Second Baptist church.
The class day exercises of Topeka
Thursday morning at the high school
auditorium. Commencement will be
Friday night at the city auditorium.
The Cathedral Boys club will hold
q tennis tournament this month at the
club courts. $40 Topeka avenue. James
champions, WIN defend their title at.
the tourney.
Ladies' were admitted into the ball
park to-day free. Tuesday was the Of
fetal ladies' day, but as the game was
called on on account OF wet grounds.
the fair fans were given free tickets
to the gate to-day.
this week from trip to Phillipsburg,
Kan, says that the crops in western
Kansas are in good condition. He says
that the rains there have been heavier
and morea frsqA1nk asthan tn eastern
Kansas.
Eddie Fisher, 1s-year-old colored
boy. was arrested Tuesday afternoon
by Probation Officer Ed Rooney. 1t is
claimed the boy took $40 from the
register Of the Banner Mercantile
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admits the theft. the officers say.
Twenty-Five men have asked for
space at the Topeka city market and
most Of them will be at the market
Thursday J. H. Ginter. the man who
opened the market Monday with his
regularly since that time. From now
on market days will be Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
County Treasurer Matt Weightman
announced that the treasurer's office
will be kept open at moons daily for
the payment of the last half of the
annual taxes, or until June 20. The
rush has commenced at the treasurer's
office and will keep the office force
busy until the penalty goes on.
Five young fellows fined $40 apiece
Monday by Police Judge George A.
Huron on the charge of railway tres
passing, were released by Judge Lay
cock Tuesday on condition that they
| leave the city. They want to go to the
way there when arrested by Rock Is
land officers. Laycock is temporary
judge during the absence Of Judge
Huron, who is in Indiana this week.
It is rumored at high school that the
Forensic club. the debating society of
the school for the past three or four
years, will rot exist after the present
term. A meeting was called to elect
officers for the coming year and the
president and secretary were the only
Forensic people will graduate this year
and interest has not yet been awaken
ed in the under classmen to the art of
oratory.
There have been frequent COM
plants from Central park that gang
place. One night recently a high
school student was walking through
the park with a young lady and he
was struck in the face by one of q
other time Polk school boy was fish
ing and some older boys came up be-
hind him and are alleged to have
struck him several times The resi-
dents OF that vicinity say that a gang
Is trying to terrOrize the park and they
want better protection against them.
The United States civil service COM
mission has announced several exami-
nations for good positions which will
take place this summer. July s, an
examination for assistant epidemiolo-
gist will be held. paying a salary of
$1,000 to $4,000; July Is. assistant
mining engineer. salary $1,000 to
| $1,000; July 1928, law assistant,
$500; July FL. record examiner.
$500 to $1,000; July So. structural
engineer and craftsman, $500 to
$1,000: July 20, senior highway engi-
neer. 1920 to $4,000: July 20. high
i way engineer, $1,000 to $2,10O. In
formation about any, of the above ex-
aminations may be obtained from the
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