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

the increased traffic at the main gates
and then, too, the building of a hand
some cut stone arched gateway at this
point demanded a better view than
could be had through the foliage of the
big cottonwood. It's limbs did not at
ford shade at the right place to mako
that argument hold good, and when it
shed its cotton in the fall it was not
only detriment but was despised.
The members of the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Huntoon and Polk
streets, will hold Sunday morning ser
vices and Wednesday evening testi-
mony meetings in Unity church until
repairs are made in the First church.
The organ was completely destroyed
by lightning Sunday night
Competition in nearly every class Of
exhibits at the Kansas state fair ut
Topeka are open to the world. The
premium list, and are confined to spe-
cial prizes offered by outside enter
prises to Kansas exhibitors only. OF
course this does not make ours
worlds fair, but we are betting that
Kansas can beat the world in most
things.
A half hour was spent by the mem
bers of the board of education Mon
day night-the retiring Soard-dis-
cussing the system of short hand to be
used in the last two years Of the bust
ness course in the high school. The
building committee recommended the
Gregg system, but it was urged by sew
eraI members and those present that
local enterprise should be favored
and the Dougherty system adopted.
A spur track will be built on the
Kansas state fair grounds by the
Santa Fe Railway company to accom-
! mOdate Prof. Dyches fish car, which
will be a prominent feature during fai~
week. The states game and fish
| warden will educate the fair visitors
concerning the propagation, care and
protection of food and game fish, and
demonstrate his lectures by actual ex-
| hibits in this car.
Concessionaires at 4he state fair tFis
year are not to be bothered by wagons
! delivering goods on the grounds after
10 o'clock in the morning, and are
urged that it will be to their own in
| terests to help enforce this rule The
| passing through of freight wagons ot
all hours could not bs permitted under
any circumstances, as it interferes
| with the people on foot, and blocks
traffic in front of booths. Between the
hours of and o'clock in the evening
wagons will be allowed on the grounds
to make deliveries.
Although the expenses of the
schools have steadily increased during
the last few years" said SuPerinten-
dent L. D. Whittem ore in his final re-
port, read before the members Of the
/ board of education, sit seems proba bic
that if the same economy is practiced
in the future as in the past. the nor
NAL increase in the value of taxable
property will provide for the necessary
expenditures without any increase, or
with but a slight increase in the rate
of taxation
There is a certain woman in Topeka
of no small proportions who goes
around from house to house selling
pins, toilet preparations and other ar
ticles at about double the price for
which they can be bought at the stores
She has the reputation of taking the
| prize for the amount of nerve she pos
sesses. and her customers in many in
stances dread to see her coming to the
door She even stays 20 supper and
that in spite of the fact that the par
ties upon whom she calls are trying
their best to get rid of her.
There will be sorre speed records
broken on the race track at the state
fair grounds this year If a good track
horsenan. The men who are trainiI s
horses on the Topeka track are COM
petent to judge. and they say that there
is not a better half-mile track in the
country than this one, and that 1t is
now in prime condition for fast time
Nick MarOney, the superintendent of
the grounds, has had charge of the
work on the speed ring and knows the
requisites of the horsemen in this re-
spect.
Fine camping facilities at the Kan
sas state fair grounds, with shade.
grass and running water. should at
| tract many camping parties for fair
| weeks. One admission fee for the
team, when it first goes upon the
grounds. and gate admissions from the
occupants of the vehicle each morning
that they stay on the grounds. is all
that is asked for the privilege. THIS
camping ground is within the en-
closure within plain view of the race
track, and only a short distance from
the main thoroughfares leading through
the grounds Topeka is an inviting
city to spend a week in. ANYHOW.