The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-01

A4nOS'
BY chance the banquet at which he
will speak will be held within one day
of his fortieth birthday anniversary.
He is a brother of ]. E. Brown, car
clerk for the Rock Island. and L. E.
Brown, a farmer near Topeka. His
sisters are Mrs. Lola Ayers of 1106
North Jackson street and Miss Nell
Brown.
The Kansas City mayor was reared
on the North side. He attended the
old Quincy school and graduated from
the Topeka high school in 1886, when
he was sixteen years old. Following
he worked in the Santa Fe offices. then
attended a law school at Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
From here he went to Kansas City
where he became city attorney, then
deputy coroner, court reporter, alder
man from the Fifth ward. He was
elected mayor at the election last
April.
The choice of speaker will be espe-
cially appropriate as he is North side
man.
The Browns came from Shelby
county, Indiana, to Kansas in 1869.
They arrived at LeavenWorth January
3 of that year. The following year
they moved to Jefferson county whore
Darius was born, November 8, 1870.
MY boy was born in a log house.
but he got to be mayor of Kansas City,
just the same,'' said the father this
morning. he was always SL0o4OO0
after he became of school age. He at
tended the old Quincy school which
has been torn down because 1t had
been weakened by the flood of 1908.
after he graduated from the high
school he started to work in the Santa
Fe offices at SIS a month. After
few years his wages had been raised
to $50 a month. In the meantime ne
had saved from his salary $500. This
sum he invested in a legal education
Of Arh Miph
mo, he didn't attend any business
college, but studied stenography by
himself. His knowledge of shorthand
helped him to obtain the position as
course we are proud of his career and
expect great things for him.
Jacob Brown of S24 North Monroe
street has resigned his position as
rural route carrier on rural route 4.
He has carried the route for eight
years. He contemplates moving to Ala
bama in the near future. Mrs. Brown,
who is visiting there, is we'll pleased
with that country.
ct wish to thank the people along
have shown me. My great regret in
giving up the route is that 1 will miss
them so much"
All is nearly in. readiness for the
Boosters banquet WHICH VIII De given
tomorrow night at Lukens' opera house
under the auspices of the Civic club.
Ex-Councilman c.. E. Jordan and Fred
Voiland, the committee in charge OF
the affair, report that they expect to
have the house filled Judging from the
rapidity that reservations are being
made for places. There will be no
charge The banquet is for the North
side people and their friends, with the
idea to form acquaintance among the
new Corners on the North side and TO
create a spirit of cooperation among
the business men. The members OF
the club are requested to get their
tickets at Mr.. Voiland's store this
afternoon or evening.
r B. Simms, a prominent member
| of the club, had suggested a North
side picnic at Garfield park this fall
! but the weather became too cold for
such a celebration before the plans
could be carried out. At the last meet
| ing of the Civic club, the plans for the
| banquet were partly made and Mr..
| Jordan and Mr.. Voiland were put on
| the committee. The ladies of the East
| ern Star will have charge of the serv-
| ing.
| After having looked nearly all over
] a permanent location, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
! Morton we'll to do farmers, who have
| been living near Topeka for some time,
! decided that the locality of Topeka
was the best place. They have bought
| the John Beihl place, about two miles
northwest of Topeka. The considera-