The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
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General Leonard Wood. in COM
mand of Camp Funston. will talk be-
fore the federation meeting of the
clubs in the Fifth district, to be held
October 81, in Manhattan.
Thousands of persons from over
treat from Marshalrs band at the big
free fair" is the text of stories of the
fair in many newspapers over the
state this week.
The tremendous and unexpected
crowd for the Saturday features of the
fair paralyzed the bakery supply in
the city that evening. 1t was impossi-
bic for Topekans to buy bread for
Sunday-hut Topekans did rot care.
Miss Effie Loader, probation officer
for the Girls Industrial school at Be
lott, is in Topeka today for the pur-
pose of placing three Topeka girls, in
mates of the institution on probation
in homes in Topeka.
The Third Regiment band gave an
excellent concert before big and ap~
preciative crowd at Ripley park Sum
day afternoon. This band is increas-
ing in effectiveness daily and will
have big following in the army when
the call comes.
Now that the fair guests are gone,
the city wishes to register complaint
against jay drivers. During the fair
week more than a dozen safety zone
signs were bent over and one inter
section standard was completely de-
molished.
Residents of the East side are COM
planning because of the condition of
the streets owing to the hauling of
dirt from the excavation for the new
| Santa Fee office building facing the
station. The dirt wagons have sprin-
| killed. dirt all the way between the
building site and Ripley park.
1,,at
| much else to do counted 1874 motor
! cars parked on one side of Kansas
| avenue between First and Sixth. ave
nues Saturday morning of last week
The garages in the city report a record
breaking demand for gasoline and
| minor supplies
Il estimate that at least 500 head
lights and Tenders were crushed il
Topeka fair week" a garage man said
| today. In the rush to leave the
grounds after the afternoon and even
| ing events the drivers were careless
and trusted too much to emergency
brakes
More than ssoo was added to thu
cahteen of Battery A mess fund dur
ing fair week. The national guards
men of the company who acted al
ticket takers and ushers contributed
| their earnings to the fund. The bat
| terry canteen added nearly half tn,
|
and hot dogs.
Altho d. w. Stratton was foun'
guilty of arson last winter by a jur,
in Judge Whitcomb's division of tn
district court, he has filed suits ag
gregating $1,000 against the Hanove
| Fire Insurance company and tn
| Royal Exchange Insurance company
The sums named in the suit filed b.
Stratton today total the amounts o
| insurance carried by Stratton on hi
home and furniture at PA Burwicl
avenue. Stratton has appealed hi
arson case to the supreme court
The Sunday school and young PEG
pies work at the First Methods
church will begin this week with spe
eial provisions made for the higl
school children, Girls classes, will b
conducted each Wednesday afternoo
at gao O'Clock for the high schoa
girls. at 4:15 for girls from 10 year
of age to IA. Young women's classS
will be held at 7:15 Wednesday night
Boys classes will be held at AIS 70
boys between the ages of 10 and
Thursday afternoons. Glasses 70
men and senior boys as well as on
morning c.ass for young women wi
be started next week.