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

Dancing at steinberg's Saturday
night.
Many of the state fair race horses
have arrived on the grounds.
There will be an especially good ex,
hibit of Percheron horses at the state
cir.
A meeting of the school board viii
be held late this afternoon to pass on
some bills.
During fair week the Continental
Creamery company will give out but
termilk free of charge.
There were a good many people on
the state fair grounds today watching
the process of making big falr.
Dozens of persons called this morn
ing at the former state fair office on
West Seventh street to find no one
there. All business is now being trans
acted on the grounds.
All the state fair buildings have been
given a coating of white paint with
the exception of the new stock paVll-
ion Everything looks spick and span
for the first event-the sacred concert
Sunday afternoon.
The football bets for the coming
season are being posted-not in public,
however. Some seem to think that
Washburn will defeat every enemy TINS
year-with a possible exception OF
Kansas university.
The CITY waterworks department has
donated three carloads of cinders to
the State Fair association for use on
the fair grounds. The Santa Fe ana
the Rock Island have also donated
number of carloads.
The Eighth street bridge over the
Shunganunga is being repaired by
Street Commissioner Snyder rms
bridge cannot be used for some tina.
The undertakers nave found 1t neces-
SOW, - Sivth avenue to go TO the
cemetery.
The enamel work on the big Santa
Fe general office building is approach,
ing the second story. This enamel Will
cover the front panel portions ana VIII
make the best looking structure In the
city. The office building mas reacnsu
the fourth story.
7 F. ireland will build a $500 home
at the corner of Eleventh and Garfield
streets E. D. Murphy has been Sc
lected as the contractor for this nome
The building permits at the office OF
the fire marshal are making a good
showing this month.
TIL Santa F'e has decided to run a
number of special trains from nearby
towns and cities for the big state far
in Topeka next week. Three of their
branch lines will be served-and they
have made every possible effort to adj
vertise the fair for their benefit.
It was stated this morning that there
would no more pay days in the city hall
until 1911. This is as far from the
truth as it is foolish. The city has
never thought of cutting out the pay
days-and there is always money for
this purpose. And still they say cit is
a dependable newspaper"
''I can't wait for the football season
to start" said L. M. Jones, superin-
tendent of telegraph of the Santa F.,
today. Mr.. Jones is the most stauncl.
and loyal supporter Washburn ever
had. And this year with such a big
football team in view there will be Il
number of l. NJ Joneses in town.
College Hill is waking up. The long
summer browse is over and even the
popular postmistress at Station B has
returned to handle with care the many
love epistles that pour through this
office every year. College Hill is q
great place during school days. And
school days commence next week.
There is a brick layer working on
the new Santa Fe general office building
who wears a black derby hat, a stiff