The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-20
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We are better prepared than ever TO
give you telephone service. The indie
pendent.
J. H Brown of New York city has
enlisted as a corporal at the Topeka
recruiting station in the federal build
ing.
Mrs. Garry cambridge. who has been
visiting for ten days with Jerry Shaw
and wife at 1923 Taylor street. today
returned to her home in Dodge City.
B. F. Flenniken, deputy United States
marshal, Tuesday night departed for
Baldwin and Bonner Springs on busI-
ness. He will return to Topeka to-
night.
At the stated communication of
Masonic temple this evening at 1880
O'clock, the first degree will be con-
ferred.
All of the passenger officials of the
railroads entering Topeka declare that
every train from over the state is
bringing in hundreds of school teach
ers to the convention.
The men school teachers who are at
tending the convention have been over
looked on account of their good looking
associates of the opposite sex. But
that always is the case when men and
women get together.
Work on the 100000 addition to
the top stories and the massive walls
of brick and concrete loom above the
other buildings and mills in the whole
sale and manufacturing district near
the river.
A Topeka patrol driver states that
on certain streets he gets dizzy when
driving the police wagon It has been
known that police were able to get
dizzy sitting in the station-and out
on their "beats'-and it wasn't paw
ing either.
Word has been received at the local
offices of the Rock Island that the
new steamship, "Olympic' of the
White Star company has been launch
ed successfully. This is one of the
greatest passenger boats in service in
this country.
The officials at the Rock Island Of
fees state that an inch of snow fell
today along their right of way be-
tween Tecumcari, N. M. and Liberal,
Kan. This is getting little too close
to Topeka for comfort-and for the
whizzing gas meter.
The contract for the Melan bridge
extension was unloaded upon James
O'Conner & Son of Kansas City today.
The contract price was S29, 210 The
city was anxious to let some one take
the responsibility of this task. 1t is
possible that the dry land bridge will
be built after all.
There is no getting around 1.-THE
school teachers who are Topeka guests
today are the prettiest and best dressed
bunch of delegates who have entered
the city gates If this convention
lasted a week or 50 the Topeka girls
would be left out in the cold as far as
matrimonial chances are concerned.
The price of butter went UP two
cents Wednesday. This wasn't on ac-
count of the proposed ordinance Great
ing butter inspector for the city
either. The butter dealers claim that
it was the natural raise that comes
every winter on account of the scarcity
of feed. Butter now costs 81 cents a
pound.
The street railway company has been
running extra cars all day to accom-
modate the convention delegates. No
overcrowded or congested cars or
traffic mars the visit of the schOo!
teachers. If few more conductors
would act like human beings and give
information without a crouch the ser
vice would be excellent
Presidently Ripley of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway has been
asked to Topeka to address the Com
mercial club on October 81. Mr. Rip
ley. will come to give his side of the
railroad rate question. 1t might be
convenient to invite Governor Stubbs
also. that the two might get together
on the open letters they have been
sending out.
Despite the fact that persons owning
land in the vicinity want an enormous
price for their property and they have
withheld the south side dixie PROPOSE
ton until the people and the city of
ficials are disguised with their ac-