The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-27
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

! They are still holding mum socials
I down at Burlington.
NJ. NJ. Phillips has sold the Burns
Citizen to A. J. Luginbiu.
Ex-State superintendent VIM. Stryker
! is making a good paper of the yelling
ton Voice.
The construction of the lola cement
works is progressing rapidly, 200 men
being employed
J. LeefOrd Brady of the Lawrence
World is in grave danger of being
elected state senator.
Since Ex-GoV. George w. Click has
sold his farm for $50 900 he will have
to allow himself to be scheduled as a
plutOcrat.
The campaign in the Philippines de-
velOped a lot of orators in the TWen-
tieth Kansas who are lecturing in their
home towns.
Dell Valentine who has been known
to attend church thinks Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon has made a mistake in
''mOnkeying with the apostles creed"
A term as a state officer is pretty
sure to end the career of any man.
Think Of Prather, Biddle, Higgins,
Dawes and the rest. They are heard Of
Bill Hoffer who tried to beat N B.
Mccormick for congress and failed is
saying mean things about tail Bill
Reeder presumably because Reeder had
better success than he.
The office of Ex-Governor Leedy at
Joplin was burglarized a few nights
ago. It is supposed the thieves were
looking for the book which the ex-ofh-
ciaI might write on How to be Cover
nor
The editor OF the Olathe Mirror has
become resigned. He says that the
destiny of his city is to become a suburb
of Kansas City. A man who publishes
as good paper as the Mirror ought to
have more nerve.
ottawa Republican: Lieutenant Cal
lahan will soon go on the road with a
lecture entitled, 1.-THE Fairy Fighting
of Fiery Fred, the Filipino Foe" Char
ley Scott, of the lola Register, will not,
however go in advance"
Ollie Little of the Alma Enterprise
who is of musical turn says: The
blacksmiths anvil chorus. the carpen-
ter's hammer and saw and the mason's
more mort" make the pleasant music
which the citizens of this burg now
daily listen to.
BeIlville has a champion coon hunter.
KEY George ,. Bright, son of Rev
John A. Bright who has sung Throw
Out the Life Line" at a thousand Re
publican conventions in Kansas, is pre-
pairing to follow in the footsteps Of his
father. He has been chosen to teach
music in the Phillipsburg schools.
Out at St. John a few days ago
Lyman came near being cheated. Pro
bate Judge Lewis of Stafford county
was summoned to tie a nuptial knot
but found that the residence of the
bride was in Pratt county. The bridal
party was moved into Stafford county
on a corn sled by the assistance of a
team of mules where the words were
said in the open air.
Confession OF q reformer. from the
NeoshO Valley Times: Jesse Gray
while in the Office last Saturday, said
that We editor was one of the strongest
Republicans few years ago he ever
saw. Jesse had been billed to speak
in the little town of Allen, when We
editor owned a drug store there. And
We would not allow JeSse's bills either
in the window or on our counter
ne oF
Capital is having some trouble in keep
ing his self respect but he is still ''un-
tainted" as the following indicates:
we had a sour-faced individual come
in this week and offered TO subscribe
provided we would allow him to die
tate the class Of advertising that we
would accept. It viii probably break
US up to do without that dollar, but we
viii take chances on it for a while"