The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-14

Thursday is college alumni and
bankers day at the fair.
The display of the Smith Auto COM !
pany is attracting much attention at
the fair.
Men and boys are visiting the Y. M.
c. A. camp on the fair grounds at the
rate of $50 day.
Geo. M. Noble and company is the
only Topeka real estate firm which
has booth at the fair.
The western bureau of travel.
Topeka organization, has booth in
the agricultural building.
r. T. Kriepe, speed superintendent
OF the fair says the races Thursday
will be particularly good.
Some trouble has been found in get
ting youths who can be trusted TO
handle tickets at the concessions.
The Master Mason's degree will be
conferred in Sloan lodge No. 225 to-
morrow, commencing at 4:30 O'Clock.
Harry Ginter, the airship man is
all right. but one or two of his mechan-
les do not show great deal of court
esq.
An agricultural exhibit of Canadian
products was put in place today in
tent near the poultry building at
the fair.
ing at the fair was sprinkled this
morning as the dust was becoming
annoying.
Mr.. C. D. Hudson and Mrs. Hall will
open their school of dancing for be-
ginners in Steinberg's hall, Monday
evening, September 10.
The explosion of a steam table at
the ]. c. Darling stamp works, Eighth
and Kansas avenue, drew crowd in
short order but no one was hurt.
The Shawnee county exhibit at the
fair is good one. and this today at
tracted much attention on the part of
the farmers from the outlying districts.
The Street Railway company has dec
GRATED it's trolley poles on Kansas ave-
nue. with red, white and blue bunting.
The street car company is doing more
than Topeka business men.
| The local Commercial club has been
asked to cooperate with the Kansas
City, Kan, Commercial club in carry
| ing on a campaign in Kansas City and
st. Louis in the temperance cause.
Don't fail to put in your guess on
the total attendance at the fair if you
want chance at the $S5 Laport driv-
| ing wagon given by Rehkopf Brothers.
| Contest closes tomorrow night at
| o'clock.
The Rock Island ran a special train
from Horton to Topeka today, consist
| ing of several coaches. Every coach
| was filled to the mail sacks with crowds
to the Kansas State Fair in Topeka.
The Santa Fe also ran a special train
! today.
Go to the fair and you will be pre-
scented with smoking tobacco, cigars
butermilk, pencil holders, mirrors ano
almost any other article imaginable
all without the asking. It's the place
for the person who wants something
for nothing.
Several Topeka business men are
planning to request either the Santa
TeIo hn mi PaRif1(
to put on an all-round business train tc
Kansas City, leaving Topeka in the
morning and returning in the evening
One of the three roads will undoubt-
eddy establish a train.
The Red Cross emergency hospita
in charge of the Kings at the fair
has come to the assistance of score
of people who have gotten into diff
ficulty either through accident o.
sickness. A half dozen nurses from
Christ's hospital are on duty at thu
tent.
Monday morning the board of cit!
, | commissioners will pass the famou
milk ordinance. This ordinance viii
require that all COWS in the city of To
peka be taxed one dollar. If the COW
, refuse to pay, the owners will have to
Plans for placing tags, numbers an
, headlights on COWS, have not been for
mulated.
The Commercial club has receive
= many requests for private rooms in tn
r city from visitors to the big stat
wide fair. A large list of rooms is o.
l tap at the Office of the secretary Q
the Commercial club, and no one
| disappointed. Many out of town PEG
: pie have arrived in Topeka to spen
( the week.
e Bert Lucus, who has charge of tn
guards at the fair, says there has no
3 been nearly as much trouble in re
I
years. There are now % militiame
on the grounds, the force having bee
reinforced last night by two mel
1 Eight special guards are employed a
n night and Is during the day.
Mayor Billiard was preparing to issu
:, a please procla
e nation this morning, when Old 81
flooded the Office of his majesty. Turn
s ing to his stenographer, the mayo
6 said: I'VE will wait until the weathe
is gloomy again. 1t is hoped that tn
s mayor will have to wait all week.
o Town people. visitors, exhibitors, mar
!, ufacturers and others agree that tf
!, Kansas State fair in Topeka this yea
Il is the best in the history of Kansa
Many exhibitors who have attende
other state fairs in other states, clail
that Topeka has the best of them a.
. Truly this is a compliment to thos
who have pulled the fair out of its o.
nire.
Is Dame Fashion is we'll represented
the fair grounds. Some of the be
dressed women in Kansas have brigh
ened the promenadeS with the
It "duds." Last evening the biggest a
5 ray of hobble skirts ever seen in L
% peka was worn by the young women
,r the city. These skirts come in vel
a handy to those who ride on the fe
m ris wheel. There are other advantag
a. uncomfortable.
Us 1t is expected that work will be r
r newed on the Melan dry land" bridi
ar tomorrow morning The bonding cor
s. pany of Maryland, who took up t.
III work deserted by Contractor A
Of johnson of Kansas City, has order
ed bridge experts and gang or men
of this city at once. The city officials a
Id desirolls of having the bridge compl