The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-16


| of them 1 have never met, and
| thought that this would be a good
| time to get acquainted, and 1 am glad
that / came
Stanley Hill, representing the Sad
die Rock hotel Of Council Grove and
one of the original boomers Of that
place arrived late Wednesday after
noon, and has been a busy person
since that time. "This is one of the
greatest gatherings of the kind that I
have ever attended," said Mr.. Hill,
land 1 must admit that 1 am surprised
at the attendance and the enthusiasm
of Topeka and its Representatives. I
am at loss, however, to understand
why a town as live as this one seems
to be will let the Topeka and South
western railroad proposition drag as
it is doing. I have not met any of the
knockers on the proposition, but the
bushes must be full of them judging
from the Roadway that is being made.
If Topeka does not want to build the
road from this end why not turn 1t
over to Council Grove and let us
complete the line. We are not many
| in numbers, but II the construction Of
the line had been left to Council
Grove we would have had the road
| built almost to the west line of Shaw
| by this time"
Concert at Auditorium.
The six Seeing Topeka" cars return
ed to the Eighth street junction at IL
o'clock promptly and the concert in
the Auditorium began at HOS. Topeka
people responded to the spirit of the
occasion and the great hall was COM
fortably filled when MarshalPs band
played the overture. Prof. w. F.
Roehr rendered a selection from Tam
hauser on the pipe organ which was
better calculated to bring into play the
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technique of the player than to inspire
an average audience with its melody.
The Modoc club sang Kansas" Miss
Jessie Waller rendered a classic on the
violin. At this juncture Mr.. Marshall
stepped into the breach and enthused
the great audience with a medley of
the beautiful old southern tunes of
Stephen G. Foster these were follow
ed by Dixie and the crowd went wild.
A lady in the balcony rose to her
feet and waved her kerchief and soon
the rows of seats were sea. of wav-
ing color. America brought the crowd
to its feet and the building shook I'M
| der the roar of applause that greeted
the bandmaster's tact in meeting the
wishes of the large majority for the
pieces the people love.
A Topeka Song.
The following song written by N. B.
Thompson and Major T. J. Anderson
was sung by the Modocs:
oh Topeka is the town that's on the
boom,
Our fame is rapidly becoming known,
And if you can trade with us.
Why, of course it's grow or bust,
And We'll have a city honored through
out Kansas. -
We are anxious to shake you by the
hand,
And a concert we'll give by Marshalps
band,
You will find us at your heels,
For a spin in our automobiles,
Then a banquet on our beautiful roof
garden.
Now the mayor Of this town is William
Green,
Who has promised to have everything
screen;
And with Holiday and others,
We invite you here as brothers,
And We'll all take off our hats to grow
ing Kansas. -~5-
When you think you must go and take
We hope you will remember to come
again,
For we want you to be one of us.
And that you will forget none of us.
For we believe there's future awaiting
Sunny Kansas.
Oh, the National roof garden is the
rage,
You reach it in a dandy little cage.
It's our way of getting high
While the towns so awful dry.
Tho it rains and rains and rains in
Sunny Kansas.
The Auto Parade.
The concert closed at 1920, and after
an hour for luncheon the guests pre-
pared for the automobile tour of the
city. Seventy-five machines were
promised, and at least so were lined up
| on the avenue at o'clock for the start.
| They made a grand showing as they
moved down the avenue to Sixth and
| then turned east to Jefferson street.
After a tour over North Topeka the
| visitors were whirled back over to
| the South side and west clear to the
asylum ground. From that point they
| were taken south to and through the
| Washburn college grounds and back to
| the starting point by way of Kansas
| avenue from the south limits of the
| city.
The Run of the Fire Fighters.
At $3.50 D. m. one of the feature events
\ of the day given by Chief Wilmarth
| of the Topeka fire departments when
| he lined up the wagons from nine sta
i tions in a procession on Quincy street
from Eighth to Fourth streets, and fol-
| lowed this with fire alarm and run
| to an imaginary fire in the Auditor
| ium. The wagons were punched or
/ Fifth and Quincy streets when the fire
/ alarm rang, and the hook and ladder
chemical and hose wagons of No. :
| made a wild dash south on Quincy fol
the scene of the supposed fire. They
| were followed by the steamer and three
|