The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-07
|SMKESH6Ts
And then it rained.

ana Inen II fa1ned.
The state supreme court is in ses-
sion.
And the weather man holds out no |
hopeI
The restaurants in Topeka are crowd |
ed despite the weather.
The decorations on the trolley poles !
are being wilted today.
| You can reach your friends at any |
| time on the Independent Phone.
I. F. Doran is sick with stomach |
trouble at his home, 125 Western ave- |
| nue..
| The matched roof of the summer
| house at Vinewood is sadly in need of
| repairs.
| Cattlemen say that the grass is so
bad condition.
Naoma Rebeka staff No. 80 will
meet at the K. and L. of S. Hall We'd
nesday for drill.
| Over thousand people visited the
airship tent to see the flying machine
| Monday. Over 1000 visited the tent
| Saturday.
The banks did not close at noon to-
day for the aviation meet, on account
of the bad weather. They will close
tomorrow.
There are three ways to go to the
aviation field, according to the directors
of the association-on foot, in buggy
or in an auto.
If the weather is favorable tomor-
row the bird men" will do their
stunts on the aviation field from
to o'clock.
'Lige" wooley, center fielder for
the Cooleysox. has been slightly ill for
several days, but is likely to get back
into the game any day.
Mrs. Glenn Bardsley of Salt Lake
City, Utah. formerly Miss Nettie Rob-
inson of this city, is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Sanders, 1920 Van Buren,
street.
A Topeka woman who is fond of wild
birds but who keeps cat which is also
fond of them has solved the problem OF
| saving the birds, by putting bell on
the cat.
There was no closing of stores or
offices this afternoon on account of the
calling off of the flying machine meet
| but it is probable that they Will close
on another day.
There was many long face this
morning on account of the precipita-
ton. Especially were the youngsters
I disappointed on account of the post
ponement of the aviation meet.
A false fire alarm was turned in last
evening from Seventh and Jackson
5 streets. The fire companies from near
by engine houses had good exercise and
enjoyed the ride-but the only fire was
in the fire engines.
The "Ask Me" buttons are worn by
: members of the Commercial club who
wish to give information in connection
with the city, Hiram, and not where
, it is possible to obtain delicious bot
3 tie of '-blue ribbon
) All of the half holidays which have
| been declared over the city for today
! have been postponed until tomorrow.
If tomorrow is a good day-and it will
l be-the biggest crowd in years will
gather on the Aviation field.
Chief of Police Jenkins has placed
l an extra force of policemen duty
t for Merchants week. These men have
orders, however, not to arrest the Wis
2 itors. Merchants have everything in
r Topeka this weekHeven the cops.
"A number of eat Of town. motor
cyclists have entered the lists for the
motor-bike races at the fair grounds
tomorrow and the next day. The
races should be the best ever held in
the city and will draw a big crowd.
. The difference between the racing of
: automobiles, race horses and flying
|. machines is best illustrated by the
! fact, that the Curtiss machine stood all
day over the field in the drizzling rain
and not a canvas protection of any
kind was placed over it.
I For the information of the visitors
a who might wish to visit the college it
/ might be stated that Washburn will
be wide open to visitors this week and
| the college authorities will be pleased
to accompany the out of town people
q | over the college grounds.
: Aviator Mars states that he will
? make one of his flights late in the even
ing for the purpose of giving the Santa
Fe employees of the shops a chance to
see him in action This is a courtesy
that should be appreciated by the shop
i men.
For the information of those who
: may have their doubts 1t might be
+ mentioned that this is June and the
e first month in summer. 1t seems to be
:. the fashion now for summer to recline
in the lap of winter and vice versa.
Mother Nature should teach her chill
dren better manners.
The flight of the airships was not
postponed today because the aviators
could not propel their machines in the
. air, because they could have made the
. trip overhead in spite of the rain. II
| was postponed because it was not
thought best that the spectators should
be seated in the rain.
81 superintendent Purcell of the Santa
~ Fe shops has made number of minor
- cuts in the shops in order to cut dowr
- the running expenses as much as pos
- sible. This is always customary al
Sc this time of year and does not near
4 anything unusual. Railroad business
= always falls off during the summer
IN months.
y, With all of their pay-as-you-ente1
i'd cars in service together with the other
Id cars the street railway company is
Is giving the people good service during
:, Merchants week. These are the
n things that make the company friends
to Now for the Gage park extension.
n With three of the corners at Fifth
le and Kansas avenue roped off for the
is safety of pedestrians, there is not very
rs much left on this thoroughfare. The
m New England building, the Rigby
building and the federal building have
n, all been using the sidewalk for con.
IS struction space.
"a Topeka has been full of students
from Kansas university for the las
few days Students living in the
western part of the state along the
lines of the Rock Island find it neces.
. sary to come to this city to take thi.
road Then there are q large mum.