The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-09
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Both Chief Wilmarth and Assistant
Chief Babcock of the Topeka fire de-
partment are recovering from their
, sickness.
The knights and Ladies of Security
bas headquarters tent on the fair
grounds.
Mayor Billiards. first announcement
for governor was printed in the State
journal nearly three months ago His
official statement comes out today
A meeting of the patronesses and
assisting young ladies in connection
with the Semi-Centennial ball was
held this noon at the Commercial club.
G. w. KIeihege, professor at the
State university, will speak on the
PHILOSOPHY of Socialism at the
Aurora theater tomorrow afternoon at
2:3O.
The Commercial club would like to
have the names of several hundred
more persons who will entertain Wis
itors at the usual prices during fair
week.
The Redden Mission at First and
Monroe streets will reopen week
from tomorrow afternoon instead of
tomorrow afternoon as was previously
announced.
Only three city officials sat at their
desks in the city hall this morning. So
much city work is going on that it is
almost impossible to keep the city hall
swivel chairs filled.
There are more refreshment booths
en- the fair grounds than has ever be-
fore been the case, and on account of
the big crowds they will probably all
90 good business.
A few of the poles on the great white
way have been found defective and
they will be thrown out The manufac-
facturers have been notified and they
Will replace the broken poles.
An unknown horseman yelling at
his horse. and going at breakneck speed
disturbs the people on West Seventh
street about 2 o'clock every morning.
is he a Paul Revere or goblIn2
Thousands of people will come down
the great white way. The contractors
hope to have a few blocks in operation
by the time the shoppers are all out.
NO wonder so many men leave
home" said a Topeka married man as
he gazed at the pictures Of the Kan
sas beauties who have been decorating
the front pages of the Topeka news
papers recently.
One of the best features of the state
fair to out of town visitors will be the
camping facilities at the fair grounds.
People can come from all parts of
Kansas and have an outdoor vacation
at the state fair.
The K. K. headquarters have been
opened. The stores are carrying
big line Of confetti and JOY articles for
vive that old ditty-"a hot time in the
old town tonight"
The supporters of one candidate for
carnival queen have held UP all their
money until tonight when they will
vo te it. This isn't sportsmanlike. A
night performance.
Business in Topeka this week has
picked up wonderfully. The bank
olearings have made a good gain
where other cities have, lost; Busi-
r.ess men report a good outlook for
brisk trade this fall.
The state fair association has decid-
ed that no paSsOut checks will be is
sued. This will do away with the
scheme of seeing all there
sto see and then handing your pass
out check to friends.
The Santa F'e demonstration train
-Fiu leave Topeka Monday morning at
O'Clock. It will return at noon and
Will be here Monday afternoon and
Tuesday morning for Topeka people
and state fair visitors.
]. R. Langston, SIT East Eighth ave
lue, brought two smaM branches of
peaches taken from his trees. to the
state Journal office this afternoon. On
he two branches more than so juicy
peaches clung in clusters.
The attorney for the Voiles family
Of Tonganoxie was in Topeka investi
eating the charges against a Topeka
man IN the poison case from Kansas
City. He had a conference with De-
-ective Voiles of the police force and
his attorney.
Officials of the Kaw Paving COM
pany says that as soon as the decision
is handed down from the supreme
court, work on the fifteen blocks of
asphaltic concrete pavement will be-
ber of blocks this year.
A Topeka man who owns property
on Kansas avenue was offered addl-
lional rent by his tenants if he
would remodel the front of his store
building He refused. And this man
has enough money to remodel every
store front in town. Nice spirit. this.
Albert Patten. general manager of
the Topeka and Wichita lines, has
stated to people living in the south
an express car including only outlying
-erritory might be run certain times of /
the day This would be greatly ap-
Dreciated.
booths for the benefit of
fair week visitors at Sixth and Eighth
avenues on Kansas avenue-alsO I
booth of the same nature al the fair
grounds. The club has list of sew
aral hundred persons who will be will /
ng to take roomers While the fair is (
n progress
Tomorrow will be observed by the |
Baptist churches of the world as Zap !
ist day. At the morning servi-e of |
he First Baptist church of this city, !
lie Rev. Robert Gordon will report the ]
Proceedings of the Northern Baptist !
Robert Stone viii give i'm |
)ressions of the World Baptist ALI |
ince at tile evening service.
The city has an electrical inspector !
n a salary. When a job appears he !
wants tc know if he will get addition /
Il pay. The city hires q special in |
pecter for the great white way In |
,ther words it costs the city extra to
lave inspection work done that comes
lnder the electrical inspectors jurisdic- I,
ion. Is this the economical commits |
ion government?