The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-18

Il0d4 SuIuuSlaSIlc fGnDln DOWleIS OWL
their own bowling balls
Those who ought to know say that
poSSumS are scarce this year
Lizzie A Black of Wichita. has been
brought to the Topeka insane asylum
John E Frost IS an expert chess
player. He belongs to the T. A. A. bri-
-ade-
The best player on the High school
football team keeps himself in training
by slowing coal away in the cellar of his
ho-saa.
Capt. ]. G. Waters and DR.. A. 3. Dick
are -ow neck and neck in the race for
the chess honors of the T. A. A.
Irving Cole has not decided whether
he viii remain in the state auditors
office Tor two years more or not.
At least. half the weekly papers in
Kansas printed notices of Elizabeth Hol-
hday's first effort as playwright
The elevator boy at the Columbian
building seems to be there to stay he
has held down the job for more than
three weeks.
A good many Topeka people have re-
celvea roasts, verbal roasts from JoVlal
I0ny Brown in years gone by but TINS
is the first time they have had chance
to mast1cate a roast from Tony Brown
Several Topeka people interested in
the proposed SO, 600 600 cotton mill at
Kansas City viii attend the meeting or
the Kansas City Commercial club to
night, at which the project will be dis
cursed.
Another plain drunk was discharged
in police court this morning because he
was an old soldier, which tends 70 dispel
the popular idea that's all Democrats have
system of giving old soldiers the heavy
end of the club.
The California Limited which passed
through Topeka yesterday on the Santa
re, reminds many of Vincent Coggins,
the engineer who was killed by a mail
crane. He used to pull the Limited on
notwithstanding trips.
A Topeka paper mailed Friday was
delivered on Kansas avenue this morn
ing. Such quick work by the postcffice
may force the publishers to use ashes
tos paper to keep the publication from
catching fire in transit.
A Topeka wholesale grocery house
sold out all the stock of a certain kind
oered more. could not get it, then or
dered another kind as a substitute and
sold two car loads in three weeks.
The suit of Dr. A. S. Embree. executor
OF the estate of Eliza Chrisman, some
time ago brought against Fred Per-
nell to gain possession of the build
ing occupied by the Topeka Cash Dry
Goods company, will be tried in the dis
trict court December 2.
When the survey was made for the
paving In the alley between Eleventh,
Twelfth, Van Buren, and Harrison
streets, it was found that the barns were
several inches over the line into the
alley The property owners were not
put to the trouble of moving the build
ings but the pavement was made that
much narrower.
William Sells. senior proprietor of the
Sells & Downs shows. left Monday af-
ternoon for New York city where he
goes to purchase animals for his menag-
erie. ship load of wild beasts from
Asia and Africa has arrived lately, and
the different showmen of this country
are going there to buy what they wish.
How would this do for Thanksgiving
dinner menu? Oysters on the half shell,
cream. of chicken soup, fried smelts,
sauce tartare, roast turkey, cranberry
sauce. mashed potatoes, baked squash,
boiled onions. parsnip fritters, Olives
pie, mince pie, charlotte russo, almond
ice cream. lemon. jelly, hickory nut
cake, cheese, fruits coffee, nuts, crack
ers, raisins.
The Topeka Savings hank has small
play banks in the shape of barrels
that are given to the banks patrons
who wish to save their small change.
The banks are made of steel and the
keys to open them are kept at the bank
office. When the despositor wishes to
get the money out he has to take the
small bank to the big bank to have it
unlocked.
Harry Grayson, William Burns and
Frank Weaver. three men charged with
postoffice robbery at Green. Kas.. We're
bound over to the grand jury by Com
missioner r. F. Hayden of the u S.
court this morning. The three men, it
is claimed, are old crooks, and blew open
the safe at Green on the night of DC
tOber 81. They obtained $500 worth of
stamps and escaped on a handcar They
were arrested at Clay Center through
the efforts of Postoffice Inspector Slusser
of Denver and Sheriff Need of Clay
county.
Cream v,eDpars s+,,erad -v,t+1, ,,.t,,o,z
chicken are an excellent substitute for
hot tamales. They don't taste like ia
males at all.
Just be patient, Jennings will get a
snow here before the winter is over.
]. w. Thurston. of the Bank of Tope-
ka, walks Al blocks a day betwe en his
home and the bank.
Do you know the name of the post
man who takes mail to your address,
Some people will now wait for tie
new truck of the fire department to
turn over and then they will say 81
told you So"
The property owners on the west side
of Van Buren, street. between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, banded together AMI
had the trees in front of their houses
trimmed 1t greatly improved the az
pearances of the street.
William Davis. who lives near Oak
land, is a successful peanut grower.
Inc schools and churches OF the cOun-
try are now giving box socials. Some
Topeka churches are trying the plan
with success.
Miss Fannie Davis, of Ki1mer, still
owns the claim she drew in Oklahoma
and she is improving it. Most of the
Topeka people who were lucky sold
their claims.
Col. N H. Loorn:s. the Union Pacific
attorney. has not had a chance SO far
to wear his regimentals.
This is a bad season for those who
have a taste for wild fruit. Pawpaws.
hazeinuts and oersimmons are scarce.
Anyone who thinks Eugene Hagan IS
not one of the old sod would be surpris-
ed to see the ability he disDla n a.
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