The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10

Dancing at Steinberg's tonight.
little grading on the roads at the
fair grounds would not be amiss-
The Omaha ball team was scheduled
to play in Topeka today but didn't.
Topeka will support a real ball
team. This was proved long ago.
The service on the Independent phone
is growing more popular every day.
Every theater in Topeka was crowd
ed last night. The cool weather did
it.
There was the odor of mothballs in
the air today. Enter the winter over
coat.
Everybody is asked to decorate for
the state fair by displaying at least
one flag.
The American Ladies' Grand Concert
band will arrive in Topeka Sunday
morning.
An industrial fair is being held in the
City park this week by the colored
churches of the city.
Topeka bids fair to become the bal
looming center of the west. Balloon
parties will be next in order.
The Vending Machine company of
Topeka will have two of their peanut
machine on the fair grounds.
An exhibit of photographs in the Hall
Stationery window shows what can be
done in these days of progress.
DR.. F. L. Hayes will lead the rally
w'klch the c. e. of the First Congre-
gational church is holding September
IS.
Everything is going along in fine
shape" said Secretary H. L. Cook of
the Kansas State Fair association to-
day.
The board of directors of the Y. w.
c. A. has voted to make the summer
camp at Wakarusa permanent in
stitution.
The searchlight of the state fair
association will be ready for operation
this evening on the roof of the new
cattle barn.
w. J. Stage, secretary of the old
soldiers reunion association says there
may be as many as 5000 veterans in
Topeka fair week.
There is a break in the water main
near Eighth avenue and Clay street
that has been allowed to go several
days without attention.
A Topeka man who has an exceed
ingly keen perception says the Topeka
fans are to blame for the transfer
of games. He was in earnest, too.
The meeting of the employed Y. M.
c. A. officers of Kansas held at the
Central association building has come
t of s.. close There was an attendance
The small boys will have difficulty
this year in sneaking into the fair
grounds over or under the fence. There
will be 20 militiamen on the job to
keep them out.
Many persons were out on the fa1r
grounds today to see the exhibits thus
far put in place who thought they
would nor be able to afford the admls-
sion price later on
J. w. Neale has returned from Los
Angeles and will again make his home
in Topeka. He was nearly killed In
street car accident there and was IN
a hospital eight months.
The Topeka ball team is now used
only for the fattening of averages for
the other teams. Why not just con-
slider all the games scheduled with
Topeka as won, and let it go at that?
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Lake View Fishing association is
being held at Lake View today. 1t is
probable that the organization which
includes many Topeka people VIII be
reorganized.
The Cremoline Manufacturing COM
pany of st. Louis is in charge of the
work of disinfecting the stock at the
state fair. The company is doing the
work free of charge for the advertis-
ing there is in it.
There are at this time a number OF
gambling wheels in the city. 1t is the
intention of the owners to bring these
out during fair week but it is also
the intention of the police to run
them out of town.
Today is the event or the initial trip
Of the city railway cars to Shorey. The