The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-24

case of "Simon says thumbs up" and
when he says so they come out from their
counter.
Police Matron Thorpe is trying to secure
work for one-armed young man by the
name of Gregory Sperry. He lost his
arm year ago on account of a hunting
Chief Hayes of Kansas City wants the
Topeka police department TO adopt the
BEL illIo system of measuring criminals
Tor 1dentlncat1on. The system is used in
Kansas City.
Kansas City. employs 20 stone crushers
teams. to operate them. That is what
makes her great city. She gives work
With Moses sarbach and Marshars
band the Topeka Elks are considering the
plan plan OF carrying away the frst prize for
Louis reunion in June.
Mr.. John Lenfesty,. who was formerly
department ieEa, in this city is now city so
Francisco road in Chicago.
The men who usually stand around on
the street corners are beginning to think
about hunting up their last years fishing
makes some men want to fish.
The Populists have placed the name of
missioner 1t is supposed that they want
to show the Republican committee that
they can be ridiculously partisan, too.
A Topeka man says: "A great deal Of
fun is made of the prune as an article of
boarding house diet. but the prune is
preferable to dried apricot any day" Some
people think neither is any great Shakes. =
Marco u" the Great Dane owned by
prize in a field of As Great Danes at the
ST. Louis dog show, just closed. Marco
show last fall. e
Arthur Kent. a boy who was recently
has been arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal 93do r.. 4; Prescott for robbing the
confessed to the robbery.
=. The announcements concerning the quail
pensed at the Democrafic b anq1eto has 9s had
the erect Of bringing lot of Democrats
mated their Democracy before.
The women of a Topeka church are rails
ing money by each one of them earning a
dollar for the church. One of. them is
baking pies and selling them to the neigh
and they are rafting good pies.
Negro melodies about Babe and ''TTot
months mo- but their vulgarity soon sickens
spared henceforth;. The Irish and negroes
dies. Give the DeGtsch P' Chance. i''eio-
The Topeka branch of the National Re
tail ia Glerks assoeiation has been working
cards were taken around and every mer-
was furnished with a card which he viii
ers have agreed to close.
Another step or two like that made nv
the young men of the city central commit,
TIE in turning down the nominees of the
and the people. of Topeka will be erect
ualIy cured of partisan politics in city
run the city of Topeka. ef>'' mean 10
A wholesale liquor dealer is looking for
a good location for first class Joint
St Colonel J. w. F. Hughes saw Governor
stanley standing on the steps of train
Just pulling out of Topeka Wednesday.
The governor shouted to him that he had
just appointed him brigadier general Of
the Kansas national guard. Hughes says
the governor is AL right
Miss Fannie Burdge. who was stenog-
rapher and charter clerk in the secretary
OF states office under the Populist admin
istration, and who has been engaged in
expressing the senate journal since the
legislature adjourned, has been compelled
to stop work on account of an attack of
the grip which has settled in her eyes and
threatens serious injury to them.
Superintendent Nelson will deliver lee
ture this evening at the meeting of the
Good Citizenship league at the First Con-
gregational church, on the subject Prob
lens of Young Men" This is a subject
on which Superintendent Nelson has been
studying for some time, and the address
which he has prepared will doubtless be of
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