The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-17

Commerce building for a few days by
an individual who was learning to play
cornet. A business man when about
driven to distraction purchased a toy
/ horn and set up an opposition noise.
/ The cornetist took the hinti
! Speaking of bad writing contests
and the possibility of a cablegram being
health resort-here is what Topeka
paper says editorially: 1.-THE death of
rev men would be learned in Topeka
with so much regret and sorrow as
that which occurred yesterday in the
cablegram.,
When completed Topeka will have
the finest garbage crematory in this
Kitchen people of Kansas City are
making the Topeka plant a model for
all prospective buyers and they are in
stalling improvements which were not
included in the contract.
J. E. Hurley left Topeka July Is for
Karlsbad. Aren't you superstitious
enough to postpone your departure for
a day or so?" inquired a State Journal
| man of Mr.. Hurley the night before he
left We'll should say not laughed
the general manager in answer.
The board of managers of the Kan
sas State Fair association, at no time
since the formation of the new COM
pany. has been so sanguine as now as
to the possibility of realizing their am
bition of putting on a fair that will De
a credit to Kansas. AS a matter of
fact they now are sure Of success.
DIR. Eva Harding, after having failed
in strenuous effort to keep the weeds
out of her garden on College avenue,
advertised it, for sale. The neighbors
Immediately offered their services and
almost any evening now one can see
them wedding for dear life.' DR..
Harding has decided to not sell her
garden.
September has been set for the
first action in the second inning of the
trial. Joseph M. Gentry is the next
man slated for the penitentiary, ac-
cording to the local prosecutors. Hol-
ton will be the scene of the second
chapter. as it was made famous with
the first.
DIR. Eva Harding recommends puff
balls as a diet. Take a big one, cut
it into slices and fry it and you'll have
something better than oysters or por-
terhouse steaks" she said. Gust after
have eaten thirteen varieties of
mushrooms which grow in the vicinity
of Topeka
Without Joe Reed the county court
mouse and the city police station will
be lonely and uninteresting. Joe was
always to be found at one of the two
places and when found not on duty he
was telling storfes-stories that were
made funny because Joe told them. No
one could make one of Joe's stories
funny-they were original with him.
Speaking of little characteristics of
Jim Hurley which always will be re-
membered by Topeka friends and as
soclates-it always was customary for
acquaintances to remove all rings from
their right hand before they shook
hands with the late general manager.
Mr.. Hurley had a hand shake and a
grip that made him friends with every
clasp.
Frank farrell, active head of the
publicity bureau of the Santa Fe, has
been a busy man the last three days
He is busily engaged now in furnish
ing the newspapers with all the ma
terial he can find on the late Mr.
Hurley-and the newspapers are clam
oring for every word they can get.
Despite the fact he scorned publicity,
Mr.. Hurley was a favorite of the press.
On account of the natural decrease
of Colorado traffic at this time of the
year the Rock Island has decided to
take off trains 125 and 126 which ran
between Kansas City and Colorado
No. 125 was the late park train from
Kansas City and No. 126 was the morn
ing train to Kansas City from Topeka.
The removal of these trains will be
noticed by Topekans who have found
them an excellent accommodation foe
K. c. travel.