The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-18

G. Clarke. A. H Krause and Clarence
Il is not long since President Roose-
welt was in Topeka and the newspaper
men recall the fact that he is one of
the most approacha.ble men they have
ever met.
James McAuley. the newly elected
captain of the high school football team
has returned from Colorado. and will
marshal the high school pig skin agi-
tators for business.
Supt- W NJ Davidson spoke to the
public school teachers at their annual
meeting before the commencement of
the term on "Individualism in its Re
lation to Education
The conference of Wesleyan ministers
which was in session here for several
days. has adjourned. The only minister
ordained during the meetings was Miss
Alice Dellinger of Chase.
Chief StahIs hook and ladder COM
pany was complete and noisy success.
BY climbing in at the top of Harve
Wheeler'S joint the police succeeded IN
capturing the entire plant.
The joints are beginning to add lit
tie gin and bad whisky to their regu-
la-ion key. The key, by the way, is no
longer garnished with cracked ice but
just left by an open window
The Southern stock company. which
played at the Grand recently, is about
to go to pieces in southern Kansas.
Board bills and railroad fares have de-
pleted the box Office strong box
The Flambeau club will attend the
memorial services Thursday in a body.
A meeting will be held tonight at the
armory for the purpose of making the
necessary preliminary arrangements
Tt is thought that the heating plants
in all the school buildings are IN good
condition but as usual, it is safe to pre-
dict, that some heating system will fail
when cold weather comes They al
ways do.
Duck weather is here. The hunters
say that the past two nights have been
perfect for the flights, and good strings
of the poultry are being brought IN
by those who so after them and know
how to go.
Miss Jessie LewelIing, daughter of
the late Governor L. d. Lewelling, re-
Gently underwent a successful opera
ton for appendicitis at a Chicago hos
pital She is employed as a special
writer on the Chicago News.
A drunken railroader who insulted
couple of ladies on lower Kansas ave
nue. Tuesday evening was knocked into
a state of coma by a clerk who CHANGED
to be near, and later was arrested by
Patrol Driver Asher.
The Atchison Globes opinion: The
Banda Rosa offered its services free at
the memorial services in Topeka next
Tom Anderson and the Modoc club
make enough music for Topeka
woodson county has registered $2s,-
600 worth Of new refunding bonds to
take uD an equal amount OF an issue
of $37, 600 made fifteen years ago. The
bonds were bought by the school fund
commissioners The deal was made
through D. H. Martin,
Attorney General GODDARD had asked
the Sedgwick county court to appoint a
receiver for the Modern Tonties One
of Insurance Superintendent Church's
road agents examined the Tonties re-
Gently and reported it insolvent.
Church requested GODDARD to act.
superintendent Davidson was the
busiest man in town Monday and
Tuesday. He had to look after 5000
school children, a hundred teachers, p
school buildings, 25 janitOrs and IL
members of the board of education
The latter gave him the most worry.
A few people thought that the public
schools did not open Monday on ac-
count of the dog and pony shows be-
ing here. That was not the reason but |
it was just as well that the show had !
no competition. The teachers had their |
preliminary bout agreeing on rules and |
regulations on Monday.
The football grounds at Washburn
were plowed yesterday. and are being /
rolled today with steam roller The |
blowing and rolling is done every year
for the purpose of keeping the ground /
from getting too hard and dangerous 4
for the football players.
At meeting last night at the K. P. |
hall arrangements for an ella borate re-
ception in honor of DR.. H. A. Warner
who was recently made president of the /
National Fraternal Congress, were |
made. The reception will be held on /
Thursday evening. September 26, at the |
Knights and Ladies of Security hall at |
Seventh street and Kansas avenue.
The following was the enrolment at
the public schools yesterday, the open
ing day: High school, 716; Grant, 512;
Lane. 157; Quincy, 436 Lincoln, AL;
Madison 95; Branner, 507; Parkdale.
,65: Washington, 127; Monroe S. Gar
field 323; Van Buren,. SO; Jackson, rs:
Polk, 457; Euclid, 2s6; Buchanan, 139;
Clay, 523; Potwin, 1856; Nickel Plate, rs;
Douglas. So; Harrison, 1888; Spruce
street, 80. Total 1855.
SULTAN IS SCARED.