The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-17

Here is another gas rate report re-
cefved by Mayor Hughes. Salem, Mass,
of S125 for either fuel or illuminating
gas Coal costs the gas people at Salem
81 a ton, and costs the Topeka gas
works only 1925.
The Modocs will sing at the third an
nual cattlemen's picnic to be held at
Kingman August q, Is, and %. The
picnic viii be combination Of old
soldiers reunion, old settlers reunion.
state tournament of gun clubs, stock
fair and racing meet
Next Sunday the Kansas Knights
Templar will be in St Louis their
way to the triennial conclave at Louis
vile MarshaGs band win probably
give concert. If they do nothing but
''Deitcher's Dog and The Flying
Dutehman" viii be played.
George Munson. clerk of the state tax
revision commission, is preparing 30
page report for the board to go to the
legislature with the new tax bill ex-
planning the measure, reviewing the
work done by the board and crediting
their sources of informa ton.
3. F. Pankey has so acres of millet
northwest OF town that was sown since
the drouth. Some people who are fas-
tidous try to talk with him about his
field of ''milla" just because a painter
who spelled his name like the grain did
not pronounce 1t that way.
sas Chief shows that Governor Stan
ley has chance to do business at Troy
tomorrow: There viii be a prize fight
by women next Sunday at o'clock, at
McDonnough's wheat field. at the ball
game. No admission charged
New York, first; Chicago. second; To-
peka, third This has been the record
of Bailey Bros. & Co. general agents
for the Union Casualty for several
months past, as regards the production
pany will double its business this year.
George Hansen. the Pasadena CAL.
man who came here to act as official
body guard and private secretary for
Carrie Nation. is now at Fulton, III,
and has written to Mayor Hughes in
curing whether or not it is true that
Carrie was fined and jailed by Judge
Hazen-
The dispatches say that r. J. Calling,
the Calling gun inventor, has invented
a motor pillow, which will plow thirty
acres day and sigh for more A To-
peka man says now it is in order for
some one to tell about beating swords
into plOWshares. That would be
maxim and gatling.
A Rossville paper remarks that there
are girls in that town so homely that
Il is a wonder they ever look IN q. mir
ror. Perhaps they don't. What does
the editor know about mirrors or good
looks. He may agree with his foreman
on a good face Of type but he may be a
Kansas avenue merchants have
playful way of throwing dead rats out
into the middle of Kansas avenue for
the wagons to squash" Yesterday af-
ternoon there were three deceased
rodents plastered rather thfnly to the
asphalt at various places on the avenue.
Where were the white wings2
Suggestion for the City Federation
of Clubs: Place a continuous row of
benches along both sides of the five
walks leading to the south steps of the
state house for a distance Of perhaps
three hundred feet, and arrange for
free band concerts on the first level of
the entrance to the capitol building.
Capt B. NJ. Spivey has just returned
from southwestern Kansas. Things
look like spring out there" said Mr..
Sptvey- They have plenty of water,
and the fields are green and beautiful.
They viii not have much corn. but they
will have lots OF fodder and late crops.
People are feeling pretty good over the
outlook
Many people would like to see David
Overmyer's opinions on woman's suf-
rage, as given to Prof Deschamps, in
print. But Overmyer's answers to the
professors list Of questions are already
on the road to Belgium and he says he
viii not duplicate them. He says he
has quit talking for the newspapers
anyhow.
The esteemed Topeka Journal speaks
by a rattIesnalze that he died the next
day. Wouldn't that rattle you?-Ober-
lin Eye. And yet it is q matter of fact
that snake doesn't bite, but does
sting. The Eye should read up on nat
ural history-Concordfa Blade. Anyway
the boy is dead.
The following is from the Clay Center
Dispatch: "A black woman and her
white partner in iniquity were tarred
and feathered at Topeka Tuesday
night. This is an effective way of
reaching the desired ends, but the news
would sound more natural if it came
from the backWoods of Tennessee in
stead of the holy city Of Topeka"
People are complaining that the re-
fuse from the horse stalls at the fire
department is not hauled away from
the building. The trouble seems to be
that the city crematOry, which has been
under contract to do this work, has
severed its official relations with the
city, and is neglecting to do the work
which it has formerly done.
An urchin was rewarded with an 1887
digest and lawyers directory for work
ing for a week cleaning a Kansas ave
nue. attorneys Office. The book is prac-
tically worthless, but the energetic, un-
conscious youngster damaged that
ing to sell the book on the street yes
terday afternoon for 20 cents.
At the request of Fire Marshal viii
marth, the court yard back of the city
nall VIII De MADE INTO a DedQuIui little
park for the benefit Of the public and
a place for the ffremen to spend their
leisure time. The fremen will take care |
of the park after it is once put in shape. !
Fire station No in North Topeka has /
a nice park north of its building.
A man has written to Mayor Hughes |
asking that the $12 900 left over from |
the purchase Of the Santa F'e shop land |
be used to open Second and Third !
streets between. Polk and Fillmore This |
would be OF great advantage TO the /
people living in that part Of town, but I
Mayor Hughes says that it viii be nee
essary to have an act of the legislature I
TO divert the money voted for the shop I
bonds.
Prof. F. 0. Grover Of Oberlin college