The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-04

There is plotting at the Copeland,
Every caucus makes a slate,
But it's busted while thes wait,
And the Schemer sets his;bait
For every jay.
There are eight cases of scarlet fever
in the city.
A chess club is being organized in the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Governor dwellings general saluta-
ton is "Howdy."
1t looks as if Jim Buz@ard ought to
have his wings clipped.
Lawyer Thomas W BaiFl is talked of
for place on the board Of police COM
missioners.
At least twenty-five people get their
dinners daily at the Associated Charities
headquarters
E. ~ Cockrell, clerk of the district
court, has moved his family to the city
for the winter.
Miss Lou Eastman has returned to St
Louis and the firm of Drs. Long and East
ham is dissolved
The Alhambra Mandolin club furn-
ished the music for the Municipal asso-
citation banquet
Even our Mr. Jennings misses it some
times on the weather, but not SO much
SO as those Washington fellows
The delegates to the convention of city
officers of the first class left Topeka to-
day, after having a first class" time.
While confession may be good for the
soul. Frank Novels evidently thinks it
wouldn't be very wholesome for his neck.
A tramp who secures medical treat
ment by committing some petty crime
which will send him to jail, has struck
Topeka.
A Topeka man is going to move into
house today-Friday-tha is No. 913.
Add the digits together and the result is
IL again
The presidents of the Topeka banks
were invited to respond to toasts at the
Municipal banquet last night, but not
one was present.
A fine looking woman entered Kan
sas avenue barber shop today and inquir
ed whether any one could curl pompa-
dour No one could.
"Yes,'' said the young bachelor, as he
got out needle and thread to repair his
best trousers, 81 may not be very fast, but
just now my name is Patchen."
Frank Novels old father arrived in.
Topeka yesterday on the ''blind bag
gage" and went back to Winfield last
night on the top of box car.
Methodist church will hold social in the
church this evening A literary and mu-
steal programme will be rendered.
A Topeka young man who was given.
diamond shirt stud for Christmas has
thrown all his four-in- hand ties away and
suddenly conceived a liking for the plain
bow.
A. B. Poole of Kansas City, Of the
Columbus Manufacturing company, sends
each week to the Associated Charities of
Topeka one dozen cans of baking powder
and one half dozen quarts of bluing.
Judge j. W. Goodman of Ohio is in
Topeka having his eyes treated for
cataract by DR.. D. T. Long. The judge
is seventy years of age and DR.. Long
| used to go to school to him years ago
Senator billiard, in talking about Fort
Scott at the Municipal banquet. pointed
out the greatest glory of the city in be-
ing the home of Eugene Ware and AL
| bert Biglow Paine. but Eugene Ware
lives in Topeka now.
The Central Congregational church,
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon pastor, will
have its annual election of officers this
evening at the church building. After
the election there will be sort of family
supper of the members.
In private letter to a Topeka friend
Actor Charles Dickson admits that "A
Jolly Good Fellow" isn't very good
play and he is going to give it up. 81
have a splendid new one," he writes. sit
| is Other Peoples Money and l hope to
get some"
George C. Sperry, late of she Santa Fe
telegraph department, left for the City
of Mexico yesterday afternoon, where he
will become superintendent of trans
portation of the Mexican Central road
under Mr. A. A. Robinson. He has been
| succeeded here by Luther n. Jones