The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18

Shawnee county farmers say that
quail have been almost all killed.
There is not clerk in Topeka stores
now who is not earning his salary.
The Vinewood people are going on
with the construction of their road de-
spite the bad weather.
A box of Cream of Roses OF Modern
Wcodmen five cent cigars will make Il
appreciative Christmas present.
People exercise more care when they
walk down the state house steps than
they did before the accident to Nh
Albau<h.
A Topeka man who keeps a wife on
Sc week ought to be able to write 4
mighty interesting book if he will tell
now he manages it.
The latest fad in bowling is "kanka
kee.' in which the bowler tries to knock
down five pins placed horizontally at
the end of the alley.
Face massage is the latest fad at the
Topeka barber shops. A person who
lives through one of them is supposed
to become radiantly beautiful
Buy your husband. brother or gentle
man friend A box of Modern Woodmen
or Cream of Roses five cent cigars for
Christmas. They will appreciate then.
A. w. Dana is pretty apt to be can
didate for district judge and If he is
some one viii have to get up pretty
early in the morning to defeat him.
The military clothes seen on the
streets now do not presage approaching
war. They indicate that the army of
military college students has returned
for the holidays.
Frank Daniels will be at the Craw-
ford tonight. When he was here two
years ago ''Hod" Lawrence, of Topeka.
has retired from the stage.
Usage City shaft coal now costs 81. 25
per ton. An advance of 25 cents was
made this week. and another is coming
~ Ions
was made BY the mine operators.
Ex-Mayor c. A. Fellows now spends
all his time in Pueblo where he is doing
a great deal of building for the Santa
Fe. His latest venture in Colorado is
the construction of a large hotel at
Trinidad.
The Santa F'e passenger department
charges so cents apiece for its new books
about the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
This is the biggest tax the Santa Fe has
ever put on its literature. but there is
no doubt the Canyon book is worth the
price.
Probably the next big story which the
newspapers will print will start off like
this: while thawing out dynamite at
the Washburn college sewer excavation
today, ten men were killed by an eXplo-
sion which took place"
Plans are made for the Incorporation
within a few days of the Topeka Labor
Temple Cooperative association. About
$4,000 worth of stock will be issued and
the purpose of the company is to erect
a labor temple in Topeka.
Among the Topeka people who We're
in Kansas City Yesterday are Galen
Mrs. c. Miller. G. o. Smith, ]. G. Hub
bell, w. r. Frederick, Mr.. and Mrs W.
G. Kelley, E. B. Stotts and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Wood.
DR.. Judd says that the reason there is
so much COntagiOn in town is because
the vaults have not been cleaned. DIR.
Judd has spent more money on the san
itary department than any other city
physician in the history of Topeka. and
has six sanitary policemen under his di-
rection. Why hasn't the work been
done?
The Jury in the case of the Central
National bank against A. Steinbers
was out several hours Yesterday after
non and then failed to reach a verdict.
and will try it again today. The bank
is suing Steinberg for $500 on a prom
issory note
The Washburn basket ball team of the
female persuasion will have a tussle
with the PocahOntas delegation from
Haskell this evening at the Y. W. c. a.
gymnasium. Haskell girls are said to be
as fierce in their line as their redskinned
brothers are on the striped field.
Several young men got girls for
Christmas presents yesterday. Judge
Pagan Of the probate court issued mar
riage licenses to seven young men dur
ing the day. but not one of them took
advantage of the chance to have the
ceremony performed at the same desk
A Topeka man who was at the hospi-
tai for two months was told by his
physician almost daily that there was
nothing the matter with him. Now tile
physician is sick and his former patient
takes an almost hendish satisfaction in
visiting him and telling him that he is
mistaken about being sick
At the annual meeting of the active
members of the Y. NJ. c. A. held
Wednesday evening, the following di
rectors were elected: ]. P. Davis. ]. E.
Nissley, w. c. Carney, Richard Wilson,
8 G. Stewart and ]. B. 1-arimer. Re-
ports of various committees were re-
ceived. OF the total receipts of the as
ISOLATION for the past eleven months, 20
per cent was from the members of the
association.
J. T. LoveweIl, of this city will read
a paper at the annual meeting of the
Kansas Academy of Science on Gold in
Kansas" 1t is expected that some in
teresting information will be given
about the Wamego gold finds. The
meeting of the acadamy will take place
on December 81 and January l and ,.
Other papers VIII be read by H I.
Woods. the astronomy professor 1T
Washburn. and George Perry Grinsle2
curator of the Kansas Academy of Sci
ence museums and professor Of natural
sciences at Washburn.
Several motions in the case OF W w
Harvey, as receiver for the Masonic
c. WATSON were taken under advise
ment by Judge Hazen yesterday. The