The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
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The balloon Topeka II has been
shipped to Atchison to make a flight
from that city. H. W. Jacobs will be
the pilot.
Meetings of the educational and
stunt committees of the Central =.
NJ. c. A. will be held this evening to
prepare for fall work.
Fred w Jameson, general manager
of the Leavenworth Post and a part
ner of Albert Z. Reid in Leaverworth,
is in Topeka on business today.
County Superintendent of Public In
struction John F. Eby declares that the
school buildings in Shawnee county are
1 in better shape than they have oeen in
/ % years.
| special request has been sent to
the city hall asking the person that
owns the property at the northeast
corner of Thirteenth and Topeka ave
nue. to cut the weeds.
The hallway in the high school is
being painted a light tint, and glass is
being put in the class room doors
This will make the halls much more
pleasant in appearance.
George s. Stoddard. house secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A Will leave tomorrow
for Chicago where he has accepted a
position in the Sears ROebuck $3.50
600 association building.
The Karnival knights say that I'M
less the contractors clean up Kansas
avenue in the wake of the Great White
Way workers. they will come OUT 200
strong to do the work themselves
a number Of firms in Topeka would
purchase motor trucks If the railroads
would pave their entrances around the
freight platforms. The Santa Fe is the
only road with paved truck way.
Mayor Billiard is wearing Karnival
Knight button on his sleeve. He has
chosen Miss Blanche Bates, his secre-
tary as the carnival queen and every
official in the city hall Will vote for her
Students who expect to enter the
high school from outlying towns and
country districts are requested by
Principal A. J. Stout to bring in their
credits mornings in the next two
weeks.
The name of Dr. Eva Harding has
been suggested for the Karnival
Queen. The people of the city would
do it only they are afraid the esteemed
lady doctor would get out an injunc-
ton against the vote.
The cable that will delay the Great
White Way work is still on the eastern
railroads. The Santa Fe is waiting for
it in Chicago and as soon as it Is turn
ed over to this road there it viii he
shipped by fast freight to Topeka.
Myra McHenry says that she doesn't
believe in women wearing high heels
and tight clothes. Mrs. McHenry's new
buds are the flashiest seen on Kansas
avenue for many moons Her dress
clings to her like the dew clings TO
blade of grass.
w w Webb. \. 3. Burge and }. WIN
Kelley compose a karnIval knlGhts
committee which was appointed for the
special purpose of requesting the To-
peka Edison company to remove heir
poles on Kansas avenue Immediately
so that the white way poles can ne put
up on the street corners
The statement in Mondays issue Of
the state Journal that the Comm ercial
club desires to have a list of all the
people who are willing to entertain
visitors during fair week at the regu-
lar prices has brought results. This
morning the phone at the office of the
club was kept busy by the boarding
house. keepers and others
The ball game between the general
managers and the general passenger
agents of the Santa Fe at league park
last Saturday resulted in score Of 35
to 1 in five innings. The general man
ayers under Bill Collins won the game.
passenger agents has left for an eX-
tended visit in California.
The Karnival Knights passed this res-
olution asking the city commissioners
to hurry work on the white way
Whereas, The finishing of the Great
White Way on Kansas avenue Will be
of great advertising value to tna city
Of Topeka during the festivities Of .he
month of September. Therefore. be It
Resolved. That we ask the city com
missioners to hurry the construction Of
the white way that the same may be
completed by September TO-