The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-27

with weil-known dark-blue devils.
And unto him who's sorrows guest,
And unto him. who. chading,
Drinks down the gall and hides 1t all
Beneath mask of laughing
We merry-makerS lift our cups
And cheer: May next Thanksgiving
Bring better luck to every chap
Who's sorry now he's living.
The Santa Fe offices were closed all
day today.
B. F.. Milton of Dodge City was in the
city Wednesday.
B. w. Hanna, of Salina, is no longer
in the race for secretary of the senate.
E. S. Knight, of Goodland. may keep
his place in the office of the secretary of
state
Alas for Cider Smith. This is the day
he said would be stormy and disagree
able.
Fred M. Harris. of Ottawa, will re-
spond to the toast Kansas on Kansas
Day.
The postoffice was closed after 10
o'clock this morning. Only one delivery
of mail was made today.
Judge w. c. Hook adjourned the cir
cult court until Friday, and will spend
the day in Kansas City.
Postmaster Guthrie says that he will
have enough help to handle the Christ
mas mail without any delay.
Turkey meat isn't so very expensive
after all. A Topeka man has 20-pound
baby that has cost him SO far about 5000.
Several of the big stores on Kansas
avenue are decorated today with Wash
burn and Ottawa colors. 1t locks right.
The Santa Fe shops are closed today
and all the men are either off hunting
or eating Thanksgiving dinner with
friends.
The city Y. M. c. A. basketball team
went to Burlingame today where this
afternoon they play the Burlingame
High school team.
John Dawson, the merry Scotchman
in the office of the state treasurer, will
prObab bly, be in the attorney generals
office under Mr.. Coleman.
Some of the restaurant proprietors are
indignant because a number of joint1stS
are putting in lunch counters in connec-
ton with the regular business.
Perhaps after all Dave Leahy is not
responsible for all the fakes which come
out of Wichita. Mr. Draper seems to
be lighting hard for the .laurels.
Santa Fe freight engine 401, which
was in the wreck at Rushville. Mo, on
Monday night, arrived at the shops
last night The engine will be repaired.
Turkeys have slumped in price. as is
usual on the verge of Thanksgiving
day. Instead of IS cents, the current
figure today is II and Is cents per
pound.
The new bridge manufacturing COM
pany which is to locate in Topeka comes
from Elizabeth, ILL.,, where the plant
has been operated for a number of
years.
The Nixon contest case from Barber
county has at last been filed in the su-
preme court by A M. Harvey. attorney
for H. C Walker. the fusion candidate
for representa- tive.
Russell Frost son of John E. Frost,
president of the Commercial club, is
carrying an arm in a sling. The Hga-
ments were torn in a football scrimmage
at the high school, o.
The city officers were obliged to do
considerable work today 1t is so near
the end of the month that reports have
to be put in shape for the council meet
ing Monday night. ls H.
Isaac Renshaw. sweep in the round
house, was hurt Tuesday morning. A
piece of glass fell from one of the win
dows and hit him on the head and hand.
His hand was severely cut.
There will be about fifteen members
of the faculty of Campbell university to
begin with. A large number of the old
Campbell university teachers will prob
ably be retained, but of course the Lane
people will have thelpreference.
Within the last two days there has
been an exceptionally good business
around the Topeka hotels This is due
to the fact that court has been in ses
sion here as well as to the growing in
terest in the political situation here.
Mayor Parker is giving a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner today to about thirty friends
and relatives. The mayor is New
Englander, and is celebrating the day
in good old fashioned down east style
p H Donovan. foreman of the air
brake repair room at the Santa Ee
shops, has returned from an extended
visit in Denver. While there he visited
all the principal railroad shops in that
vicinity.
The Rock Island system has gotten
out a new time card for Topeka The
only changes in the card are the new
Golden State Limited and west-bound
No. 1, which will leave Topeka at 1:1U
instead of ! p. m.
Services for the deaf of Topeka win
be held Wednesday, December 3, at 7:30
p. M, at the German Lutheran church,
corner of Second and Van Buren streets
Rev. Hallerberg of ST Louis will preach
in the sign language. All the deaf are
invited.
The case of sickness reported Wednes
day in the family of Harry Felt, 222
Buchanan street. proves to be chicken
pox. The patient is Mr.. Felts eight
months old baby. Mr.. Felt is not stay
ing at his home during the sickness, and
so is not quarantined.
One of the State Journal dramatic
critics who saw the Sam 7. Jack aggre-
cation last night is in sackcloth and
ashes this morning. He says: After
seeing last nights show l want to apol-
ogise to the public for ever roasting any
other show.
Department Commander Loomis of
the G. A. r. has issued a circular urg-
ing that pupils in the public schools be
required to salute the United States flag
every morning when school takes up
He says this will teach children to be
patriotic and that the lesson will always
/ be renemh hered.
George r. Henderson. superintendent
of motive power for the Santa Fe, will
go to San Bernardino. Cal. the first of
next week on an inspection trip. Mr..
Henderson will visit the new Santa Fe
shops there. He says that the work in
the shops is advancing rapidly and it
will not be long until everything will be
/ in perfect running order.