The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
HHVE InAIN LUHU
: More Than Five Hundred for
Good Roads Excursion.
One Hundred Auto Enthusiasts
to Join the Party.
TRIP TO LAWRENCE
Twenty-Five Men win Go to
That Place Monday.
TRIP TO LAWRENCE
Hope to Interest People There
in the Movement.

By Monday noon it is expected that
500 or 500 citizens of Topeka will nave
pledged themselves to go on the good
roads and trade extension special Santa
Fe train to Usage City, December /,
with the idea of landing the ocean to
ocean road for Topeka.
The committees appointed to can
VaSS the business district of the city
for the purpose of creating interest in
the trip and procuring signatures OF
those who will go along, are now busy
and at noon the report that came in
at the Commercial club was they were
meeting with excellent success.
The letters which were sent out
mainly to automobile owners in the
city by the Commercial clup nave az
ready brought in 100 pledges from
auto enthusiasts and others who Will
Join the big crowd.
Twenty-Five men have signified their
intention of going to Lawrence Mon
day night to the excursion enthusiasm
meeting there, and as many more Will
attend the meeting of the North Side
Civic club which will be held Tuesday
evening.
Today Frank Southwick and F. B.
Clough of Usage City went by auto
from Topeka to Usage City for the pur-
pose of making log of the route TO
aid J. Z. Hazen in making map to
submit for publication in the AutOmo-
bile Blue Book. which is read by more
than $4,000 automobile owners.
An effort will be made to have the
courts close on Friday, December 1.
The following are the men who will
go to Lawrence Monday night:
W. w. Webb, Ed Kellam, Frank
SOuthwick, Sol Berkson, A. F. Coulson,
s. J. Hodgins. r. K. Hinkson, Horace
Humphreys, n. b. Burge, c. G. Nc
Cleery, E. G. Arnold. George S. STAINS
field, J. Will Kelley, W. c. stephen
son. A. c. Maggie, T. B. Brown. w
Whitmer. z. L. Overton. A. B. Kirk
patrick, J. NJ. Brunt, Jim Cottrell, Ber
nard Crosby, Scott Hopkins, G. L. Car
Hnghouse.
Those Who VIII Go.
The following men have pledged them
selves to go to Usage City December 1:
E. NJ Cockrell, L. S. Ferry, L. z.
Bailey, L. S. Leavitt, L. w. Thomp-
B. Belts, F. p. Metzger, E Jones, H
N Gaines, E. Linge. r. s Magee, D.
o. Crane. Mr.. McCleery, J. S. Deem. NJ.
COover, Abe Jacobson, Byran Willcuts,
Burrow. c. S. Elliott. D. O. Coe, w H.
Kemper, c. B. Wingett, Harry Seery,
Earl Fisher. J. F. Billings, George w.
Crane. w. II. Kientz, Louis Van Dorp,
W. L. Payne Mr.. Bailey, Guy Stoves,
It. Z. Armstrong. Charles A. Finch, f.
b. Stotts. }. A. Nichols, A J. Whiting,
John @. Royce, w. c. Stephenson. E E. |
Roudebush, J. E. Torrington, 6. /.
Clearinghouse, E. 0. Donovan, James L.
Cottrell. I'd E. Chapman, Stanley Med
licOtt James A. Jessop, 7. w Rey-
nolds L. F. Clearinghouse. w. J. Rick
enbacher. w. A. Neiswanger, A. B.
Burge. w. A. Layton. W. A. McAmee,
William Gordon, D. o. Crane. s. ].
Hodgins. w. w. Webb F. L. Stevans,
w. c. Ralston, Sol Berkson, Horace
Humphreys, T. f. Doran. A. NJ. Leach,
A. F. Colson, E. F. Overton. A. B.
Kirkpatrick, John Kikgan. A. c. Nagee, !
Charles Magee, E. B. Kellam, T. a.
Dana. D. F. WicHman, w. = Lake |
Tom Lowell. G. F. Worley. G. H. Bow
er. Will johnson Jr., J. W Neale, F. |
NJ Bonebrake, c. A. OMeara, c. B. !
Burge, E. NJ. Jolley, NJ. W. Cardwell |
J. L. Allen.