The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-11

THE PLANT OF THE LOAFER.
W sSas sf the 0d drit and n df oam
lounged till the last car vanished,
Then slowly plodded home.
Judge Henry Keller il in Atchison on
law business.
The government thermometer got up
to rs Thursday.
Marshalrs band will play at Garfield
park tonight II the park il not under
water.
The Western Wooden Mill company
will increase its capital stock from $780,
900 to 100000.
The Bell telephone subscribers on the
west side are having no end Of trouble
with the service.
Fred Armstrong and o. Orison of the
Topeka Wooden mill have returned from
a visit in Kansas City.
1t Is reported that A. T. Pigg has
transferred his lease on the Fifth Ave
nue. to Hankla brothers.
Street Commissioner Griggs has
force Of men and teams at work clean
ing the mud off the pavements.
F. w. Emerson, the prohibition can
dtdate for governor, delivered an ad-
dress at Lawrence Thursday night
Tents are being shipped from @. A. r.
headquarters here to Douglas for the
| reunion to be held at that place.
The recent marriage of John r. Null
| the fact that his middle name Is Ross.
D. r. Anthony. Jr., Of Leavenworth
| was in Topeka Thursday, but, 1t is re-
| ported. did not call on Congressman
| Curtis.
| The newsboy's baseball team has at
| last met its Waterloo. The Lincoln
| school team defeated them by a score
| of IL to 9.
D. D. Sally, a student at Doueherty's
shorthand school, fell down a flight OF
| stairs at the school yesterday and was
| injured seriously.
| The old detention hospital has been
| torn down and now awaits the removal
to the site of the new hospital, wher-
| ever that may be.
| The T. A. A. ping pong team worked
out last night and after the games were
| put through shower baths by the train
| er and then rubbed down.
| Bishop Millspaugh will return from
| Salina Saturday and will officiate at
| Topeka, at II O'Clock Sunday morning
| and at st. Sfmon's at 4:30 O'Clock.
| Now is the time to begin a saving
| fund to be put into home: The Shaw
nee Building and Loan association is
| opening q series Of stock this month.
No membership fee. No withdrawal fee.
A Philadelphia man is to be the new
| pickle expert at Kuehne's preserving
works. No need of sending to the Quak-
| er city for any young fellow in Topeka
| who is in love knows all about pickles
The Topeka Business college baseball
night and between puffs swore to de-
| feat the Westmoreland-o on the Hills
| team on the Washburn grounds Satur
| day afternoon.
| The strangest part Of the high water
| episode is that Harve Wheeler, an ex-
! jointist, superintended the getting the
| drift wood away from the city railway
bridge. He did not seem to be q bit
| afraid of the water.
County Clerk Squires is receiving
many inquiries about the big batch OF
Improvement bonds which the city will
put on the market within a short time
There will be about 100000 worth to
sell, and there is no lack of buyers.
A representative of Peoples Ice Co.
stated today that many Topeka people
, were beginning to realize that in order
to obtain full weight, fresh, clean Ice
and prompt service from experienced
drivers they should deal with Peoples
Ice company.
There will be an excursion next Tues
day to Fort Riley, given by the Sunday
school of the First Presbyterian church.
A special train will leave over the I'm
ion Pacific early in the day returning
late at night. The roundtrip fare as an
nounced is so cents.
An Elks lodge Is to be started at
Ottawa with the understanding that 1t
will be dry. That's a joke worthy of
Munchausen. Ottawa is a dry town ex-
cept when the Marias des Cygne over
flows. An Elks lodge is liable to over
flow too once in a while.
| Harry Adonis, who married a Kansas
| City girl in Topeka some time ago while
| en- route to the Pacific coast on a walk
| ing trip, is now at Salina- His wife has
| been sick and had to ride on the train
most of the distance. Adonis walked
and pushed his wheelbarrow.
| Ellen M. Stone, the $4,000 ransomed
| missionary who is to speak at the OF
| tawa assembly, is now telegraphing that
she will be there She is being held up
| by high water at present, but this time
| it will take life preservers and row
boats, instead Of cash, to obtain her
| deliverance-
Mr.. Ernest Bernhard, formerly with
the Ritters Preserving works of Phila-
| delphia, has secured a position with
Otto Kuenne & Co., as manager Of the
| preserving and syrup department. He
comes highly recommended. The firm Is
to be congratulated on securing the
services of such an efficient and exper-
fenced man.
j. E. Nissley, who was formerly con-
| nected with the Continental Creamery
| company announces that within few
weeks he will have in operation a new
creamery which will be located at the