The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-08


Yes. it is an awful temptation" said
an ice man this morning as he shut
the door of a refrigerator and replaced
on the ice three quart bottles of the
best beer made.
The members of the board of edu-
cation are due to indulge In another
scrap next Monday night with per-
that is if the room is sizzling.
The second number of the CONNER
cial Club Bulletin is off the press and
is being distributed today. 1t is an in
teresting paper, full of live news and
good suggestions for the club members.
This is big day for Topeka. thou
sand visiting merchants from all over
Kansas, and hundreds of persons have
come here for the big aviation meet
which is in progress on aviation field
near VineWOod park.
The first of next week a meeting of
the board of directors CT the CONNER
cial club will be held at which time it
will be decided definitely as to what
the nat ure of the semi-centennial cele-
bration next fall will be.
1t is a lucky man who gets the next
motor car number from the city clerk.
1t is No. SOS. If when the man fears
the sharp eyes of the cops he desires
to change his number he can turn it
upside down and make it $50.
Trains leaving topeka To-Day are car
rying with them hundreds of Wash
burn students who leave for their
summer vacations. And some of them
who have their diplomas tied outside
their suit cases will never come back.
The people living east of the city
hall are happy today During the
fire exhibition this morning four big
hall and fell on their ga' dens, flowers
and shrubbery. 1t was as good as a
rain.
The Harrington Commercial Club is
making a big advertising feature out
of their visit to Topeka. They decor
ated their special Pullman with ban
ners and at every town along the route
| to Topeka they distributed literature
about the metropolis of Central Kan
sas."
The official organ of the Commercial
Club, the Commercial Club Bulletin"
| is out today. 1t contains many articles
of interest to the members of the club
and to outside cities. It has also two
columns of complimentary letters from
all over the country from out of town
commercial organizations.
This is an ideal day for the visiting
merchants to Topeka and the Mer-
chants and Jobbers Assc citation have
prepared an elaborate programme for
the guests. Tonight is the big doin's-
the cabaret-smoker at the Auditorium.
Buttons with "Oh, you cabaret" have
been printed for the occasion.
The letters which were received by
the secretary of the Commercial club
George s. Badders, relative to the frs,
issue of Commercial Bulletin, the If
| fetal organ of the club, were extreme
ly flattertng. Extracts from some Of
these communications were published IL
the current issue Of the paper.
A little boy about five years old with
piece of white cloth wrapped around
his middle "extremities" ran out in
street this morning during the fire
drill and dared the firemen to turn the
water on him. And when they did he
ducked his head and danced with glee.
Cheer up, all We city gardeners who
have been sweating frantjca over your
sweet peas this year. A sweat pea
culturist who has nearly 5000 feet
of the vines says this year is the worst
in history for the flowers. They are
short and stubby, the stemS are short
and the colors are faded. The dry
weather is claimed to be the cause.
"Tke Topeka Commercial club has
decided to do way with membership
campaigns, but instead each of the $50
members will conduct a campaign of
his own. Instead of having a week
of fireworks" remarks the Commercial
Club Bulletin, which is off the press,
each member shall have 365 days in
the year to get out and work in the
| interests of the club and the city"
This morning about $50 Seeing
Topeka" street car going north on
Kansas avenue struck the Vinewood
| switch at Seventh street and the rear
trucks Of the trailer stared east with
the front trucks going north. When
the train was brought to a stop the
car was standing across Kansas ave-
nue. and the merchant guests who filled
the car yelled with delight. 1t was
| an amusement that was not on the
programme. 1t took the WI ecker about
fifteen minutes to straighten out the
mix up.