The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
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The basement corridor of the state
mouse looks one great bazaar.
The branch postofice at the state
house is doing a rushing business.
You will not make a mistake when
you order an Independent telephone.
The local committee of the Chris
tian church is urging delegates to reg
lister.
About $500 persons attended the
morning session of the Christian
church convention at the Auditorium
The clerk of the board of education
expects to compile statistics relating
to the cost of educating the pupils at
each of the city school buildings.
Every other person who comes to
Topeka from other states and other
cities comments on the width of the
streets, the beautiful avenues and the
cleanliness of Topeka.
The game between Washburn and
Ottawa next Saturday will give good
lineup in the Kansas championship
run this fall Kansas University de-
defeated Ottawa by 10 to 0.
The Rock Island has decorated its
offices in Topeka with flags and ban
ners in honor of the visiting delegates
to the Christian church convention.
The decorations are among the pref
test in the city.
So far the restaurants have had no
III pIONlQlIS Ine eats Tor
the convention delegates. However,
those in charge of arrangements say
that the big crowd will be here Sat
urday and Sunday.
The government found 10000 less
people in Topeka than the state and
the state found 1000 less than Sam
Radges. Under the circumstances,
Radges is the man to be believed. AT
least Topeka is willing to take his word
for every word of census figures sent
out.
Topeka is honoring today the out
of the Christian church. They are to
be given every privilege and every
courtesy. 1t will be remembered that
they come from all parts of the
United States to attend the Topeka
convention.
Superintendent Reinisch of the city
parks has promised the Central Park
people that he will return the young
swans to this park this week. The
Central Park enthusiasts raised such
a howl on account of the removal that
the city officials had to do something
or suffer consequences.
Kansas avenue has been made bril-
liant by arches of electric lights.
These huge arches extend over the
streets at Ninth, Eighth, Seventh and
Sixth avenues. 1t would be well for
the city to keep them there at all
| times ana HSlp III the creation OF
Great White Way in Topeka.
! A small beautifully decorated book
| let called "Said a Kansas Man" will
| be issued by Robert M. Campbell
next week. This booklet will contain
short stories, poems and the like. Mr.
| Campbell has been identified with
| newspaper work in Kansas for some
time, and is a talented young man.
A crowd of Des Moines boosters
came in over the Santa F'e last night
They claimed that Des Moines would
| be the next meeting place of the ma
tional convention of the Christian
church. A crowd from Chicago will
support Des Moines. Portland-wil1 gel
the next meeting seems to be the
dope"
J. B. Belts has obtained the con-
tract for the construction of the new
brick express Office just west of the
Rock Island station This building
will be occupied by the United States
| Express office, which is now in the
| Rock Island office building. The Rock
| Island will use the room for more Of
| fees. The cost of the new express
Office will be about $4,000.
The pipe organ at the Auditorium
will not be in use for the convention
this, the greatest convention in the
| history of the city in late years. This
| city officials who did not have the
| inclination to realize what was need
| ed at the right time-and this is the