The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
North Kansas avenue, will be given at
Garfield park tonight.

North Kansas avenue, will be given at
Garfield park tonight.
(From the Topeka State Journal,
1930-perhaps.
Tonight, the Granville extension of
the Great White Way" will be light
ed I'D for the first time. This will
make lighted avenue from Tenth
street, Topeka, to Granville. via the
Taylor Track boulevard north of the
park. It is just about eighteen years
age this month since the agitation Of
the great white way from the old
Rock Island depot to Gordon street
was first agitated. At that time cleo
tricity was used for light, but now, as
is well known, radium, much less ex-
pensive, is taking its place in the
Great White Way System Fred Vol
Ian, J. R. Spetter and J. z.
Snediker, who were instrumental
in the extension of the old
will light the Topeka-Grantville sys-
tenn. In honor of Memorial Day. +he
red, white and blue lights will be
turned on at intervals by Robert Spet-
ter, son of ]. R. Spetter. A recent in
vention enables different colors to be
produced without changing the globes.
, c. C. Mathews a Millionaire.
This is also practically the Eigh-
tenth anniversary of the opening of
the park as an amusement place, al
though the first formal opening oc-
CURED May IT, 1912. C. c. Matthews.
who has made his millions out of the
park and retired, was then in charge.
He is on the grounds today, taking
great delight in showing friends the
improvements he has made in the park
in the last twenty years.
These include the four-mile addition
to the park on the north, making the
grounds extend nearly to Granville.
and a large artificial lake between
the park and Granville. The lake IL
connected with Soldier creek by an ar
tificial lagoon. On this and on the
creek, boating, both row and electric
launches are especially popular.
The Seeing Kansas airships, who
start at the park, make one stop at the
suburb, Silver Lake, and make the trip
to the west boundaries of Kansas and
back in an hour were well patronized. |
On one of these the passengers were
by a horseshoe contest be-
tween R. B. Baer. and John Knolls.
1t is estimated that 400, 900 people. |
half of whom were Topekans, were at |
the park today. More are expected to |
be in the New York Topeka airshi os |
tonight.
At Garfield park last night a boy
rocked boat on Soldier creek as he |
stood and laughed at the protests of |
L.
'rowd on the bank called him several |
Kinds of a fool and idiot and one of !
he girls in the boat in desperation
'aIled him fool. 1t was
strong language but it was applicable.
Members of the graduation class of
quincy school will give a play, ''The i
College Town." at the Quincy school
onight as a closing feature of the
association. Those
Who will take part follow: Bert
oeckham, Mabel Chamberlain, Ray
nond Long, Leta Sarver, Ernest Wells,
dorris Kimes, Vera Maze, Margaret
|onwe11, Edna Mcclure, Wylie Cor
lon, Karl Knoll, Earl McQuilkin,
>1aude Redmond. Marie Grosch and
ennings Near.
The Van Ness orchestra will play.
The graduation class follows: Bert
Mabel Chamberlain, Ray
nond Long, Leta Sarver, Ernest Wells,
forris Kimes,, Vera Mize, Margaret
,onweu, Edna Mcclure, Wylie Cor