The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

WAS in Toreka today.
A rousing meeting of representatives
of all the Seni-Centennial committees
was held this noon at the Commercial
club.
Dr. s. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, is attending
meeting of state dairy and food com
missioners at Duluth.
The board of city commissioners met
this morning and passed q bunch of
street widening, and sidewalk repairing
ordinances that have been presented
and published before.
The knights Karnival yellow buttons
are selling fast today. Everyone is
taking an interest in the plan. c. B.
Rurge, CITY clerk is the man who or
iginated the scheme-all hail to Burge.
The late rains have delayed work on
several blocks of paving on the west
side. Water is standing in the graded
streets like a canal The contractors
hope to have all old work cleaned up
before late fall.
L. D. Whittemore will have a report
to make on Investigations he has made
relative to the conditions in Topeka
relative to trade schools at the next
meeting of the educational committee
of the Commercial club.
The frame is being constructed into
of the J. c. Gordon building on the old
Copeland site win be poured. This will
be one of the finest business buildings
in the city when completed.
The Commercial Club Bulletin says
that the proposition to build in
terurhan line between Topeka and Kan
sas City was never so near a fact as
it is now. The Commercial club has
not given Up the matter.
With all of the State Fair, Semi Cen
tennial Memorial building and Com
mercial club circulars going out over
IL. go sr4%e-
for the months OF July and August
should make a good gain over the same
time last year.
the only state fair in Kansas" is
the way an institution in Kansas which
is aspiring to state hoEOrs il advertis-
spite of this claim indications tend
towards the great crowds coming to the
big state fair at Topeka.
No one has been appointed as yet
to serve as director of athletics in the
nigh school IN fact no one seems over
anxious to take on the job, as it is
impossible to hire a man for full time.
E. c. Hickey mas been suggested as
the man for the place.
"How many business men in Topeka
realized until the other day that the
Santa Fe pay roll in this city last year
was considerably more than three mil
lion dollars?' asks the Commercial
Club Bulletin. Even the Santa Fe
officials were surprised
It has been noticed that one of the
high school BOYS in a lower class has
gone to Colorado Springs to attend a
conclave of q high school fraternity. It
is probable that he will have to ac-
count for his conduct before he is al
lowed to enter school next fall.
The proposition TO hold the intercity
balloon races from the state fair
grounds has been given up. The gas
company demanded $1,000 to extend
high pressure main to this point-and
the fair and Commercial club officers
felt as though it was too expensive.
Although the blue grass has almost
entirely been killed out by dry wealth
er and dandelions on the state house
grounds. the wild grass which has
sprung up and which is kept we'll trim
med makes an excellent showing. In
fact better than at any time this year.
The Topeka Railway company is
making preparations for fair week to
insure the safety, convenience and
rapid transit of visitors and Topekans
during the big week. Flagmen and
switchmen will be stationed at points
where needed to expedite the move
ment of trains.
The first meeting of the Topeka
Real Estate Dealers association in
several weeks viii be held tomorrow
noon at the Commercial club A num-
Der of important points will be brought
sentation of members is expected to be
present.
Special train will come to Topeka
from every direction and on all roads
for the state fair so that visitors may
see the fair and the night shows and
then get home in time to do the
chores in the morning. None of the
night specials will leave before the
evening program is completed.
The midsummer number of the
Commercial Club Bulletin is off the
press. It gives much information writ
ten in breezy style which is calculated
to inspire the club members to accom-
plish even greater things in the next
year Comm ercial club secretaries all
over the country have commented
favorabIy upon the new paper and it
most assuredly is a good advertisement
for the city.
prepare to take the kiddies to the
evening performances at the Kansas
state fair grounds during fair week.
said Secretary H. L. Cook today They
will enjoy the novel pony ballet. the
eorgeously costumed pageants and the
chariot races which are put on as
Pain does it. They who have read the
story of the Last Days of Pompeii''
viii want to see it enacted: those who
have not will want to read the story,
after witnessing this spectacle.
The rumor that the periods at the
high school will last until 2:30 o'clock
IN the dIleEHOOtl next term anu thai
but a half hour for lunch at noon will
be allowed is unfounded- As a matter
of fact it is probable that not even the
sub-freshmen will be required to meet
for classes in the afternoon as was the
case in the last school year. 1t looks
now as though we would be able to
accommodate almost all classes in the
forenoon" said superintendent c. c.
Starr this morning. although some of
the laboratory work viii probably have
to be done in the afternoon.