The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-22
Topeka Views Most Popular on
North Side.
Visitors Send POstaIs to Their
Eastern Friends.
SHOW CITY'S PROSPERITY
Garfield Park Scenes Also
Much in Favor.
Lyman District VIII Have New
$4,000 Building.

The ten thousand Topeka postal
views which are being sent out by The
commercial club are much in demand
on the North side, according to a
these views. In fact, when asked what
postals We're most popular he imme-
diately replied:
Topeka views"
He also told how the selling of pos
tails in general brought out interest
ing phases in human nature.
Topeka postal cards easily head
the list in popularity" said the N. S.
M. this afternoon. There are a great
many reasons for this. For instance,
when Mary Smith from the east, visit
ing Uncle John Smith here, she sends
back home a view of Topeka street
just to show the folk back home that
although there are buffalo in Cages
park the animals do not run wild in
the city as often supposed in the
benighted cities of the east. And per-
haps on a postal card is a picture of
Uncle Johns home, and of course that
Is specifically interesting to the rela-
tives. They look at it and say:
John certainly is prospecting some
out there in Kansas. Who would have
thought it? And Topeka certainly has
some swell Streets
"Of the local scenes perhaps the
state house and the Santa Fe shops
rank first in demand. The fame of the
shops goes all over the United States
Besides so many of the North Sloe men
work in the shops and the place where
a man earns his daily bread always mas
an interest for his friends and rela-
tives. I.
more and more popular, especlallS
since it has been made into an amuse-
ment resort. People like to send views
of the place with inscriptions like this
Where we spent Sunday
"Of the others, birthday ano, aia -,
sentiment motto cards are next IN
favor, However taste is improving
and more people ask for sincere
greetings and such sentiment mi
I distinguish between sentiment <nu
Standardization the To my darl-
ino sweetheart' kind. Thus l nave
hopes for humanity"
The school board of the lyman lyman
school north of Topeka on the Kansas
avenue road today is considering plans
for the proposed new $4,000 oullolhs'
bonds for which were voted at spe-
ciaI election Saturday. The proposition
carried by majority of eighteen votes.
A total of 40 votes were cast.
AT the election A. E. Robinson was
chairman of the board, and George
Wind, D. B. Critics and s. h RAMSEY
were Judges. Charles Wind and Earl
Anderson were clerks
Notes and Personals.
Mrs 7. P. Jacobs of 80S North Mon
roo street has left for a months visit
in Garden City.
Mrs. George Burghardt, SO4 North
Topeka avenue, has left for two
weeks visit in Denver.
D. H Wallace of 1924 North Jackson
street is in Bonner Springs on bust
ness.
Miss Cora Croul of Central avenue
left today for an extended visit In
Colorado.
Mrs. J. w. Waldron was taken to the
hospital today for an operation.
Clyde Hunter of Arlington spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Anna Hunter
of Onaga, who is the guest of her
brother D. T. Gabriel.
Mrs. Arthur Gabriel and infant
daughter Miss Margaret, will leave to-
night for their home in Denison, after
a visit with North side relatives.