The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-31

of people on their way to and from
work, as the traffic demands it. How
ever, for some time we have been CIV
ing triple service, that is running six
to eight cars extra during the hours
from 6 to a. m. and from 4:30 to 8
p. m.
cit is natural that the cars should
be crowded then. If they were not we
the hands of the receiver. In any city
where there Is any business at all the
street cars are always crowded at
these times. For instance, the situa-
rush and crush of those hours in Kan
sas City, Chicago or any other of the
larger cities.
1T have heard that the worst crowd
i ed street cars at the time referred to
are found in the city Of Cleveland,
Ohio. Why it is do not know, but it
| is said it has always been the worst
| for crowded street cars when people
are coming and going to work than
any other city of its size in the United
| States"
The intermediate society of the
North Topeka Baptist church has or
ganized an athletic society with Leo
| Elmore of 905 Van Buren, street as
| manager. The organization includes a
| track team and a basket ball team.
Duane Elmore is captain of the former
| and Alvin ('Swede'O Carlson of 1917
|
| ter.
| The first meeting of the track team
! Will be held Saturday afternoon at the
yard of the Elmore home. Here a 100
( foot track has been prepared for the
practice of the team. All members of
the intermediate society are eligible to
| try out for a place on the team. The
| present organization ranges from IA to
| Is years of age. About fifteen have
| signified their intentions to join.
| SaUar0I IF ho1 m ho
track team of last year, At that time
| 1t was not organized until the latter
part of the season and had opportunity
to challenge but one team, that COM
posed of the young men of the Kansas
Avenue M. E. church. On this occa-
sion, however, the Baptist team won
in all events except the high jump.
| This year it is their intention to play
| with similar organizations which chal-
| lenge them.
The basket ball team has received a
| challenge from the sophomore team of
| the high school, but the time and place
for the game has not been determined
The lineup of the basket ball team as
1 is contemplated at present is:
Kelsey Gardiner. center; "Swede'
Carlson and Duane Elmore, forwards;
Edwin Peterson and Leo Elmore,
| guards.
A well attended and enjoyable enter
school house just north of the city on
the Kansas avenue road last night.
After the programme boxes were auc-
toned off. The proceeds of the sale
went to pay the rent on the piano used
by the school, The programme was as
follows:
Piano duet, Mildred Dransfield and
Hazel Palmer; dialogue. Deaf Uncle
Zed." The characters in the dialogue
were taken by the pupils of the school
as follows: Clarence Olson, Uncle Zed
Elna Olson, Miss Fairweather; Anna
Olson. Miss Fairweather; Charles An
derson and Ray Palmer, the Fair
weather boys: Hazel Palmer, the maid.
Dialogue, "A Matrimonial Advertise
ment. Parts in this were taken as fol-
lows: Emmett Schafer. Silas Gordan:
, Dransfield. niece of Martha Gordon
} Morris Rodgers. nephew of Miss Cor
don: Mamie Anderson, the grand
mother.
The Dialogues were followed " a
piano solo bv Miss Elna Olson and a
Rainbow chorus" by the girls of the
} school.
II A North Topeka man who made a
, trip through the country of "Crazy
wonder that the Indians of that
locality had enough ambition to make
} what little fight they did and has much
, | contempt for the noble red men.
II II am surprised that the indians
, near Henryetta should put up a fight
at ALL he said. For the most part
the Creek Indians there are shiftless
} lot, fat and lazy. 1 sold enlarged pic
\ lures then. The Creeks are consider
, able of a mixture of negroes and In
dams. Some of them have the thick
lips of the negro and the straight
, black hair of the Indian. Their native
D tongue sounds more like a series OF
} grunts and gurgles than anything else
\ Their houses were of the crudesi
type just rough one story windowless
log huts for the most part
THE country was very wild then
There were no regular roads. just
winding ruts and paths. Every few
miles dim trail would leave the main
road and meander off thrnngn fhf