The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-17
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Let the Independent telephone do
your shopping for you if you are too
busy TO so down town.
The men of Grace Cathedral are
about to start an aggressive campaign
to raise money for missionary purposes
and for the general church fund.
II the bread is not good today, don t
complain. The Topeka bakers are
entertaining their friends from over
the state and they haven't time to
see that the exact color is baked on
the crust of the loaves.
Mayor Billiard insists that the motor
car ride for the out of town city Of
ficials last week was a success y on
should have been in the tour at Wich-
ita,'' said the mayor. There our
eyes were closed with dust"
If the bakers of the state do not de-
sire to pass resolutions commencing
the state administration, all they have
to do is to place a curse on salt-ris-
ing bread. This is enough to make
the governor turn over in his sleep
All of the members of the 1911 organ
ization of the Karnival Knights VIII
receive a post card notification of the
meeting of knights which will be he'd
at the Commercial club next Monday
evening
I'VE don't mind the balloon flights
from Westiawn park in the least" said
a lady over the phone today who would
not give her name. The boys playing
football make great deal more dis
turbance."
Frank Snyder, formerly street com
missioner, is at the head of the paw
ing gangs doing work in the south
western sections of the city. Prob
ably no man in the country knows
more about good paving than Frank
Snyder.
Secretary Cook Of the state fair
says wherever he goes in Kansas ne
has to answer that question: Why,
Mr. Cook. we read in the Topeka pa
pers that you were dangerously ill on
account of your strenuous time with
the state fair"
The Mutt and Jeff pictures have be-
come SO popular in some parts OF the
country that theaters, steamships,
hotels. trains and cigars have been
named after these two comic char
acters In Topeka already friends
have been called by the names.
A flock of black birds flew over the
neighborhood around Westlawn park
this afternoon and the peace and
ouietness'' of this locality was nearly
disturbed. The anti-balloonlsts VIII
find the headquarters of these black
birds at the Bethany grounds in case
they wish to file a complaint
The Seymour Packing Co. will pc
tition the board of city commissioners
to build concrete platform on the
south side of their plant TO replace
the old wooden platform. This com
pany received permission to build this
platform in 1901 from the old council
and the commissioners will not re-
scind tho action.
1T is one of the worst things that
has happened to Topeka for a long
time" said Secretary H. L. Cook of the
fair association in speaking of the ac-
ton of the city commissioners in pro-
hibiting balloon flights from Westlawn
park Topeka could get no better ad-
vertising than through the means OF
the balloon flights from this city
H. c. Pendry has returned from
Belleville, where he delivered lecture
before the teachers of Republic county
relative to state adoption of text books
and the reading chart Mr.. Pendry
says the people are much Interested in
agricultural and domestic science
studies They do not talk bad crops
up there said Mr. Pendry- They
were fortunate in having a few rains
at the proper time during the year
which developed fair crops"
A number of soccer football en-
thusiasts have been practicing on the
fair grounds. Permanent organization
has not been perfected but meeting
of prospective players will be called
soon for that purpose. Tom Powell has
been asked to act as manager for the
proposed team. His phone number Is
512-either 'phone-and those high
school or Washburn students wishing
to learn the game are asked to call him
up In fact any athlete will be allowed
to try out for the team.