The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-02

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Senator Gore lectures this evening at
the Auditorium.
Voting at the polls started out at a
brisk pace this morning.
The county superintendent of the
state will be in session tomorrow.
Prof. Lewis Lindsay Dyche speaks
at the Auditorium on Wednesday even
ing.
The Y. w. c. A. building campaign
started today. 1t will continue for Is
days.
The teachers will begin to roll in to-
morrow for the big meeting of the
State Teachers association
The voting at the polls today is prog
ressing slowly. But it will only take
1886 votes to cinch the election.
The alumni of the State Normal
school will hold their annual reunion at
the Masonic Temple on Friday evening.
This is election day. The question as
to whether or not Topeka wants cTn-
mission government will be decided.
The polls close at o'clock this even
ing.
Malon Burgett, the mute prognosti-
Gator, has given the people of Topeka
the assurance that the commission
form of government will carry in this
city.
The bird dog which was run over
by a street car yesterday was the pro
perty of ]. M. Brier. A full brother OF
this dog was recently sold by Mr. Brier
for $50.
This excellent weather has been
shifted to Topeka to aid in the cree
ton of three seven story buildings
which are scheduled to open for bust
ness next fall.
1t is expected that there will be be-
tween $500 and 1000 teachers in To-
ha State
Teachers association to be held Thurs
day and Friday.
The pay-as-you-enter cars are ex-
Cected in Topeka any day. 1t would be
good plan to get your nlckeIs ready
for fear the cars might come Shipping
Up the streets unawares.
Although he spoke before an audience
which was composed largely of the OPP
ponents to commission government at
the Auditorium last night, John Daw-
son made a good impression upon the
minds of his hearers.
The action of the Edison company
in tearing up the new West Eighth
avenue pavement caused considerable
adverse sentiment against the company
at first, but the impression on the
council wasn't lasting.
What has become of the Washburn
school of journalism? This depart
ment of the college has been accustom-
ed to spring a number 'of new sensa-
lions every month or so. This year
they have remained under cover.
Councilman Fink, of the First ward
and one of the Insurgents against the
commission form, says that he is not
worried about his job as alderman. Mr.
Fink expects the commission plan to be
defeated easily.
The last and best sign of approach
ing winter was visible today when the
sky was clouded with focks of black
irds going south. It is hard matter
to imagine winter with such weather
prevailing.
Under Sheriff Bayless is gradually
recovering from his injuries at the
hands of the three men VINO escaped
from the county Jail last week. He
still coughs up cayenne pepper from
mis- lungs but otherwise is feeling fine.
The Salina papers are engaged in
waterworks fight and they have both
used the Topeka plant as their argu-
would think that the Topeka water
works system was a rotting institution
covered up in debt.
eTopeka Kan, Topeka Will'' signs
were displayed on various automobiles
tcday which were being used to con-
that the voters generally who favored
commission government did their duty
at the voting places
The van guard of the State Teachers
association will arrive on the evening
md night trains tonight. The session
Of the county superintendent of the
c;ate takes place tomorrow and it is
expected that at least 100 Will come
to Topeka for the event.
At the meeting held last hight at the
Auditorium there were four speakers
on the program against commission
government, and but one allowed for
the advocates of the plan. D. c. Tillot-
son spoke an hour and twenty minutes
for the opposition forces.
Work1nen unloading freight on Jack
son street near Eighth last night built
a temporary trestle from a boxcar on
the street car tracks to the sidewalk.
There were no lights on the structure
and D. H. Martin crashed into it with
his auto, damag ing the machine.
The Washburn basketball team this
winter will be the best team in the his
Tory of the institution, say the students
| who claim to have the dope. Wash
| burn always excels in some one line of
J athletics and the friends of the school