The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-04

Puts you IN the better CLASS WA61t
you have an Independent telephone put
Take the whole family out to Vine
wood this afternoon and evening to the
Old Fashioned Patriotic Glorious
Fourth celebration. Admission free
Marshalrs band. balloon ascension
and grand fireworks display at the Old
fashioned patriotic celebration of the
Fourth at Vinewood this afternoon and
evening. Admission free.
only seven balloons representing i've
cities are qualified for the national air
race from Kansas City July 10. The
cities are Topeka, New York, st. '-ouls'
Cleveland and Kansas City.
All of the railroad offices in the city
are closed today. The difference was
noticed on the commuter cars this
morning when the usually crowded
cars were filled with empty seats.
The city officials succeeded in placing
a ban on the street graphaphones of
the moving picture theaters. The next
move should be to plug the whang-
whangs of the Greek shoe shops.
The Rock Island trains to Colorado
through Topeka have been averaging
Is to Is cars each. Local officials Of
the district offices say this is the great
est Colorado year in the history of che
road.
Hugh Mcfarland went to Meriden to-
day where he will pluck eagle feathers
for the benefit Of Meriden patriots this
afternoon. He was accompanied by
car load of friends anxious to spend a
day in the woods.
George McDermott left Monday night
for his home at Winfield. where he is
attending the annual celebration. He
accompanied T. A. McNeal, who Will
furnish the official flood of oratory at
the Winfield festivities.
Despite the efforts of the office
RrOnCh rIlin the nO0n1arifx Of Nm
creek as a weather resort the early
morning Rock Island trains today were
crowded with Topeka people going tc
Maple Hill and Paxico for days out
ing.
Even the weather takes a hand in
boosting the hard luck of the Kaws.
At Denver after Topeka had the game
won the rain fell in torrents and stop
ped the game in the fifth inning. A few
more minutes md Topeka would nave
/ won.
All of the county offices are closed
/ today in observance of the Fourth.
Many of the officials took advantage
of an opportunity to attend the celebra-
lions in the rural districts and affec-
j tionately shake the hands of their con-
stituents
At O'Clock this morning the cars to
the insane celebration" at Vlnewood
park were crowded. All day the trains
| running to this park have been illed
| with patrons Tho have determined to
| celebrate the Fourth in the good old
fashioned way"
Despite the fact that this has been
| advertised as a sane Fourth, the fire
cracker noise at daylight today was as
loud as ever. In the residence sections
of the city where a policeman is never
| known to travel the small boys are
| having the time of their lives.
once more it should be mentioned
| that the small boy was wild with ex-
element this morning when he was
/ awakened by the melodious sounds o!
national airs played on the piano. Pos
/ S1bly excitement isn't the word.
Would wild with disgust fill the bill?
The members of the Country club ten
mis- team and the team representius. the
Kansas City Athletic club are playing
| at the Country club grounds tOd1y. The
match was to have been played be-
| tween the Topeka and Wichita Country
clubs but Wichita failed to fulfil the
date.
Phil Billiard, the towns spectacular
motorist, has been running up and
| down Kansas avenue today with the
mufflers of his machine regulated in
such manner that at intervals ter
rifle explosions come forth from be-
meath the car. 1t has the cannon fire
cracker feature for noise.
The band concert given by MarshalTs
at the City park last night was greet
ed with an enthusiastic crowd Of about
5000 people. The band was at its best
Added to the music was the excellent
| condition of the park. Commissioner
Stotts had the grounds thoroughly
sprinkled before the concert.
The Arkansas river is so cry al
Hutchinson that the people can walk
across the riverbed dry shod. The Kaw
has not reached this stage but with a
| few more weeks of this weather it Is
| hard to tell what will happen. Even
the wells in the city are running low
and the cisterns were exhausted long
ago.
Clerks and officials in the federal
building are making the most of \
days vacation. Not only we're the
clerks in the pension office and other
departments given a day off, but al
most the entire working force in the
postoffice were released for the day at
10 o'clock this morning. But one mail
delivery was made today.
AS another evidence that the sane
Fourth" is taking care of itself, one
should note the fact that no arrests
were made this morning by the county
officials. Most of the peace officers
took the key early in the day and
lodged for the woods, when it was
generally known that the sane cele-
hration was the real thing. Very little
disturbance of any nature is expected
today by the officers.
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