The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

tracks and sat on stock yards fences
in order to see the Topeka shop prod
ucts.
DR.. George F. Babb. city milk in
spector, is greatly pleased with the in
terest taken by the state fair visitors
hundreds of people visited his booth.
Farmer A. w. Smith, pension
agent, is the first Topeka man to make
a speaking date for Decoration day,
1912. He has promised to talk to the
Fort Scott veterans May 80, next year
Alice Bowes, the Topeka girl who
waa awarded $1,000 heart balm by a
Salina jury, is at home in North To-
peka with her mother. At last re-
ports Miss Bowes hadn't received the
$4,000
Registration is in progress at the
Y. w. G. A in connection with the
classes of the educational department
and it is expected by the end Of the
week the total enrolment will have
reached the zoo mark.
Almost every paper in the state tells
of large delega tions that will come TO
Topeka for the big reunion And, by
the way, the Kansas newspaper boys
are saying lots of nice things about
next weeks celebration
THE Experiences of the Season"
will be discussed at the meeting OF
the Shawnee Alfalfa club which will
be held at the Commercial club sat
be an informal discussion relative to
the sweet clover.
None of the pretty girls in the Semi
Centennial parade last week received
more advertising from the columns of
the Kansas press than did Miss JOlley,
the carnival queen. Many nice things
were said by the state papers about
the queen of the CARNIVAL.
At the meeting of the board of city
commissioners this morning the plans
Il
tention hospital were approved. The
city will advertise for bids Immediate
~. 1t is hoped that the new hospital
viii be erected before winter.
Might 'aswelI so to school, growI-
ed a small boy as he tugged at his
clean white collar this morning. "Circus
is gone, no more fair and the water
is too cold to swim. An were gOin'
to have a new teacher. too. l kinda
want to get a line on her temper
The completion Of the new smoke
stack on the state heating plant, Is
joy to many residents in the neighbor-
hood of Tenth avenue and Van Buren
streets Smoke from the heating plant
has for several years made life a bur-
den for persons living in that locality.
Following an announcement in the
State Journal of the postponement Of
the big balloon races, the morning pa
per proclaims in big headlines, the
event of the race September 90 The
announced in the State Journal.
The Topeka city officials idea of a
big time IS an auto ride over the
city and a banquet. This for the en-
tertainment Of the mayors and officers
of Kansas cities here next month. The
Topeka officials should turn the enter
tainment over to the Karnival knights.
Hutchinson is up to her old tricks
of resorting to untruths in order to
slam the state fair in Topeka. The
Gazette-the leader in these things
printed an alleged interview from
Topeka man saying that the Topeka
fair was a disappointment The To
peka man denies the entire interview.
Commercial club members who will
represent the club at the National
Conservation congress in Kansas City,
Oct 1921 are d. O. Coe, Arthur Cap
per and I. d. Graham. Those who will
represent the Improved Live stock
Breeders association are: James
Mains, OskaIoosa; George P. Ross,
Alden and M. A Smith CaWker City.