The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22

ened by the addition of Hezekiah
Brown. solo clarinettst, of West Point.
N. Y.
Mort Albaugh is conservative He is
claiming a Republican majority of only
$4,000 next year, while John w. Brei-
denthal says it will be $4,000 if present
conditions continue.
The county attorney of Marion coun-
ty has fled a motion in the supreme
court for a rehearing in the Burton
murder case, in which the court recent
ly granted q new trial.
There is still q demand for persim-
mons even in this day of enlightenment.
The Society of Aesthetic Culture should
see what can be done towards redeem
ing perverted tastes.
At a sale east of town one day this
week alfalfa hay sold for SIS a ton in
the barn. All kinds of feed and live
stock generally brought prices far above
what they do ordinarily.
The white wings wash the gutter
down from Kansas avenue to Jackson
street on the south side of Eighth ave-
nue. almost every morning. They should
do as much for the north side
This year the downtown Thansksgiv-
ing services will be held at the First
Presbyterian church, the sermon to be
preached by Rev. F. w. Emerson, pas
tor of the First Christian church.
A Topeka man recently rented a gun
for rs cents and in one afternoon killed
Ii SqulTTeiS. 1t WAS not the same pat
tern of fire arm as was used by Sheriff
Cook in the battle of Pauline Run.
John Waters is arranging a house
party to go to his ranch near Lawton
for the holidays. They will take the
house with them all Waters has so
far is the ground and four corner
stones.
In soldering a can supposed to be en-
tirely empty, but which in reality con-
a 6rnnS ora
day Lou Wyman narrowly escaped be-
ing seriously hurt by the explosion
which followed.
An ordinance was passed at one time
by the city council to prevent the streets
being blocked by old carriages and
wagons standing in front of blacksmith
shops and livery stables. 1t seems the
ordinance Is never enforced.
Observer Jennings cleaned up his
headquarters and now the government
will not move him to the federal build
ing right away just because the clean
ing up process developed SO much avail
able room in the present quarters
Here is where the long-haired poet
who anticipates a Thanksgiving dinner
of crackers and bologna gets in his
work on the much abused turkey by
declaring that he is the national bird,
and should adorn the coin of the realm.
Each of the employees of the Wells
Fargo Express company are to be pre-
scented with a turkey Christmas of
this year. This is the established Gus
tom with the Wells Fargo people, it re-
quiring the purchase of several carloads
each year to furnish enough to go
round.
A prominent Topeka lawyer insists
that high five is the most absorbing
game. He was calling with his wife on
the west side last night and was in
weighed into a game. He says he forgot
all about time and when he came to
himself the cars had stopped running
and it cost him 81 for hack fare.
There is some talk of changing the
location of the street railway tracks on
Clay street, between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth, where the new pavement is
to be laid The tracks may be put close
to the east side OF the street. instead