The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-27

taken up the proposition of obtaining
better freight rates for Topeka on the
railroads running into this city. There
are several Kansas jobbing points not
on the Missouri river which do not have
the advantages of other nearby cities
In the matter of freight rates and John
Dawson will see about it.
A professor from Labette. Kan, has
made himself prominent by saying that
there is a white slave traffic in Kan
sas The citizens of this great state
OF Kansas have been waiting for
months for someone. from that sinful
city OF Labette- to expose the white
slave traffic" Only those who come
to tell of the doings of the under
world"
George Rains, a well known Santa Fe
engineer. brother to Bill Rains, who
is running out of Topeka, was almost
killed the other day near Arkansas City
when Mexican section hand threw
dead skunk at him while he was lean
ing out of the cab window. his engine
going so miles an hour. He was knock
ed unconscious and his firemen stopped
the engine. The skunk struck him in
the face.
Bert Kennedy, the Kansas university
coach, has turned down the proposition
offered him by Washburn to coach the
local football team next season. 1t has
been known here for some time among
local enthusiasts that Kennedy was
wanted at WaShburn and it was hoped
that his services could be secured. Ken
nedy says that he will devote the rest
of his life to his Observation-Disclosures
and cut out the athletic business per-
manently.
These are happy days at headquar-
! tiers station of the fire department.
are both ''papas" today for the first
time in the lives-and they are
tickled to death over it. Both young
men were married about the same
time-Sherburne was the father of a
| little girl Christmas day and Chandler
of one born the day after. If fire.
man squirts the chemical hose in your
chicken coop instead of your up
stairs window, you may know that he
| is one of the "papas'' and is still
| excited.
More activity at the Commercial
club is expected in the next two or
| three months than has been expert
enced for long while. The rooms are
being redecorated so that they will be
| in readiness for the reception of the
legislators, who have been asked to
make the club their headquarters.
The cafe accommodations are to be en-
| larged as a consequence of the expect
| ed increase in the MONDAY attendance.
Then, too, the committees of the club
are to be reduced in size, and it is
numerous. as it will be easier to get
| the men together
| There will be something doing all
| the time in the month of January. The
capital city will be a busy place. The
| first big event will be the Topeka Pou!-
| try show which will begin next Mon
| day. The Inauguration of state officials
| will take place January 9, and the
| next day the legislature will convene.
| On January II the Kansas State Bar
| association will hold it's annual meet
| ing. The Kansas Improved Live Stock
| association will be in session January
! 9-11, and the meeting of the state board
of agriculture will Immediately follow
| January lib. At the same time meet
| ings of the Kansas Swine Breeders as
ISOLATION and the State Veterinary as
| ISOLATION will take place. The Midwin-
| ter exposition will be in full swing jan
1 uary 1928. The Kansas Day club meet
1 ing comes on the last day of the month
| and the meeting of the Kansas Editor
/ iaI association will take place January
/ 30-31