The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09

on Kansas avenue, but was rescued
before any serious injury was done the
animal. The cistern had not been in
use for twenty years.
Every Sunday nowadays populations
representing the Men and Religion"
organization in Topeka go out to
small towns in the vicinity of Topeka
with the object of stirring up enthusi-
! asm in the movement.
On account of the move on the part
of a certain faction in the school board
| to undo what the old board did at a
| special meeting in July it is probable
| that the meeting of the board next
| Monday evening will be of unusual in
terest.
Notwithstanding the delays in re-
spect to letting the contracts for erec-
| ton of the additions to the Monroe
and State Street schools it looks as
though the work will be completed in
: plenty of time for the opening day of
! school, Septemb Der -.
Let's make a great big fair now, .
said Secretary H. L. Cook this after
! noon. Whats the need in delaying
the matter. The Kansas state fair at
Topeka will be three years ahead Of
what is expected of it by the most
optimistic booster of last year.
Here are some of the organizations
which will furnish floats for the Semi
Centennial celebration parade: G. A. R.
Modern Woodmen of America, United
Commercial Travellers. Ancient Order
OF United Worklnen, Norden Benefit
association and Crosby Brothers Dry
Goods company.
All ex-Man-o -Warsmen of Topeka
and vicinity are requested to send their.
names and addresses to Mr. c. A Pond,
1925 East Sixth avenue, as arrange
| ments are being made to have sailors
march with the G. A. R. the day Taft is
here There are now twenty men who
| have their uniforms.
An old stage coach which used to
be in service on the Santa Fe trail
will be in the Semi Centennial pageant
| This old time vehicle is owned by Hen
ry Tisdale of Lawrence. The K. u
| sororities in the rushing season have
for years taken out punches of Jolly
girls in this carryau.
An office boy Of the Rock Island of
| fees has a big ''red BALI freight tag
| tied to his suspenders. Instead OF
wandering from one Office tc another
| he carries out the purpose of the rec
ball-and rushes frantically here and
| there. Not even the general manager
is allowed to lay him out
Merchants along Kansas avenue who
have goods on display in show cases
along the tEoroughfare are now using
| argum ents in favor of retaining the
show cases. This is due to the fact
that city commissioners have in an un-
| official way declared them nulsances
and have threatened to abolish them.
There seems to be a good deal OF
confusion among the children of To
peka as to when school will begin. The
day set by the board of education is
! Tuesday, September u. The reason for
| the differences of opinion is that there
has been some talk of trying to in
duce the board to put off the opening
a week on account of the state fair.
The boilers in the state heating plant
are being raised one foot New arches
/ and new steam lines are being put in,
also the pumping room is being lowered
/ four feet. The large smoke stack which
| contains a great quantity of brick is
| going to be raised forty feet, with this
| addition the stack will be 126 feet high
! Mr.. Hill of Salina is doing the work.
| The invitations for the home coming
event in connection with the Semi Cen
| tennial celebration and state fair arc
now being sent out very rapidly by tht
| Topeka people. They should send these
bids at once to their friends If they
have an interest in making this fea-
ture a big thing. They are obtainable
gratis, at the Commercial club all ready
| to send out.
The pavement on Tenth street be-
| tween Kansas avenue and Jackson
street is being repaired. There has
been some pretty bad places on this
street for some time and as the north
side of the street is blocked on account
of the placing of the material on the