The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

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will assume his duties as boys secre-
tary at the Central building Septem-
Der 1.
The State Agricultural college at
Manhattan viii exhibit its remark3 bly,
large collection of trophies won at eH-
positions and fairs over the country
at the state fair here. Space has been
engaged in the new art hall Tor tins
valuable display.
Walter H. Faffner 4os West Gordon
street, has returned to Topeka after pc
ing discharged from the United states
marine corps after serving full enlist
ment OF four years. HaHner receives
an honorable discharge with excellent
character and was awarded good COLI
duct medal.
The Twelfth street car service Is re
routed again on account of improve
ments made by the street railway COM
pany on Twelfth street between Har- @
rison street and Topeka avenue Ine
street car company will have thls
stretch paved long before the city gets
It's material on the ground
When the Harrison to Topeka ave
nue. on Twelfth street pavement work
is finished, it is predicted by motorists
in Topeka that Twelfth street VIII De
the big speedway in the CITY. Iaolol III
cars can run for many blocks on lhe
street car right of way and nave
clear set of crossings ahead
George S. Stoddard, house secretary
of the Central Y. NJ. c. A, has accept
ed a similar position in connection
with the new $25O,O0 Sears -Roebuck
association building in Chicago. he
will assume his duties in the chicago
institution September /. Mr. Stoddard
has been one of the most popular of
the local secretaries.
When all the buildings and flag poles
On the state fair grounds are suppneo
with flags old glory viii certaioly be
in evidence. It will require hundreds
of copies of the stars and stripes to
decorate the various flagstaffs. and
nothing adds to the general picture 50
thoroughly the spirit of grand holl-
day.
Topeka merchants and manufactur-
ers are getting busy with their ar
rangements to put in the new mercan-
tile building the best that's in thelr
shops for the edification of state fair
visitors. No Kansas manufacture
should overlook this grand opportunity
to let the world know what we are
making 'out here in Kansas
A Topeka boy, aged 8, who lives on
the West side, got up in the mlooie
of the night last night and looked IN
nearby he'd for his father his 1dtu-
er was not there, as he had gone 70
another room, so the boy Walked down
the stairs and out doors in his nlgnt-
gown Yelling at the top of his voice.
He was recaptured by member OF the
family after he had wakened the Wnole
neighborhocd.
A representative of the Royal italian
Guards, a band of 25 pieces, called at
| the State fair office this morning. II
was his contention that this band, un-
der the leadership of Signor Vitolace-
renza, is the best ever, and that the
fair would not be complete without
an engagement for Fair week. Ihe
Nebraska fair has engaged the band
aside from Liberatis band.
All roads will lead to Topeka Sep
tember IL to Is, and all roads, rail and
dirt will bear witness to the popu-
larity of the capital city as the per
manent location of the state fair The
people are talking this year as they
never talked before-Topeka and the
state fair Special trains will be run
on all railroads to Topeka in the morn
| ing and will return after the evening
performance.
| The parade of prize winning live
stock at the state fair here this year
/ will be worthy the brush of latter
| day Rosa Bonheur. 1t will include
some of the kings and queens and
princes of horse and cattle royalty,
some Of whom have appeared before
| the potentates of other countries and
won blue ribbons at the worlds biggest
! shows. This parade is billed for 10
o'clock Friday morning, September Is.
Principal A. ]. Stout of the high
school, representing the class of
June, II, has purchased a print from
1.-The Round Table of King Arthur
one of the late Edwin A. Abbey s
paintings. It was the desire of the
class that Mr.. Stout purchase one of
lAbbey's pictures. The picture bought
is more than seven feet in length and
is said to be the most striking picture
ever presented to the school by a high
school class.
N B. Burge tells a story of how on
a carnival night in Topeka about 20
year sago he came down town in a
high top hat and while on the avenue
suddenly found himself surrounded by
about 20 girls in mask ''I just felt
foolish said Burge. There was never
a more embarrassed person than I was
at that moment. 1 was surrounded by
the girls and they danced all sorts of
capers around me. In those days
Everybody wore top hats
F. E. Parr, a realty man, lodges a
complaint against the practice of
building contractors in Topeka block
ing the streets every time a business
structure is erected. There should be
a law against blocking the walks said
Mr.. Parr 1.-The contractors should be
made to build sheds over the sidewalks
to protect passersby as they do in
other cities. The sidewalk adjacent to
the new Mills building was obstructed
for eight months and it is probable
that the walk in front of the J. c.
Gordon building will be blocked for
six or eight months"