The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-14

The government recommends a sim
pie process of preserving the juice
Grape fruit phosphate may become
a popular drink in Topeka.
A new ordinance regulating the use
OF water during the summer months
for sprinkling of lawns is to be adopt
ed by the city commission. The new
ordinance will make the sprinkling
october l. The rates will be the same
as were in force last summer, being
one-half the rate for domestic use for
all water used in excess of the aver
age Tor the five months preceding.
Physical training exhibitions will be
given by 175 girls of the Topeka high
school Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, between and
O'Clock in the afternoon, in the new
gymnasium. The gymnastic work will
be under the direction of Miss Grace
Gilmore. The first two exhibitions will
be open to the fathers and mothers
CT those who take part while the gem
eral public will be admitted Thursday
afternoon
Lee Brown, who had the kathing
ana refreshment concessions in Gage
Park last year, was the successful
bidder for new contract when the
bids were opened by the CITY commits
sion today. Eight bids We're submit
ted. Brown offered to pay $4,000 for
tWo-year contract and in addition
to give the city a percentage of the
profits. In his contract with the city
provision will be made to protect the
city in any legal difficulties which
may be encountered by reason of the
suit pending to prevent the city's
granting concessions.
| The reception that will be given by
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper at
their home, 1881 Topeka avenue, to-
night for E. T. Cotton an Interna-
tional Y. M. G. A. secretary associated
with John r. Mott, and w A Tener
general secretary of the Manila asso-
cation, promises to be well attended.
Secretary Tener is said to be a pleas
ing speaker. He will speak of the as
ISOLATION work in the Philippine Is
lands. Secretary Cotton will tell of
Y M. c. A. The reception will be of
an informal nature. There will be
several vocal numbers.
The South Side Civic Improvement
club has called an Indignation meet
ing to be held at the Van Buren,
school house this evening. The mem
bers of the club say many improve
ments at Lakewood park were prom
lsed before the recent city election.
They complain that it is time the park
were opened, and yet nothing has been
done. They also wish to hasten the
extension of the street car service on
South Kansas avenue They also be-
lleve the city is not acting with enough
rapidity in the matter of building the
Kansas avenue bridge over Shunga
nunga creek.
| development of early cherries by Mrs
Alonzo s. Thomas, 1914 Harrison
| street, Topeka She has ripe cherries
Mrs Thomas has become quite an en-
! thusiast for the culture of small fruit
and during the spring she has given
much attention to the plum and crerry
| trees in her garden. She has not de-
termined what the variety of the new
early cherry will be. The Thomases
are unable as yet to testify as to the
luSc1ousneSS of the new fruit owing
| to the fact that the one cherry which
| shone rich red and ripe on a high
bough was allowed to remain there
one day too long and was appropri-
/ ated by some one else or was captured
as contraband by a birt: This not
wlthstanding the fact that two feline
senunels sat on guard beneath the
prize cherry tree. There is a grave
suspicion that the remarkabl cherries
have trace of gutta percha under the
vermilliOn exterior.