The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-16


Monday was Governor Stanley's last
pardon day before he goes out of office.
Col L. Hawkins of the T. A. A. is the
instructor in chief on billiards at the
club.
Charles S. GIeed will be one of the
orators at the midwinter banquet Of the
Saturday Night club.
Last night reminded people of New
York winter. 1t was clear, cold and the
sleighing was perfect.
People would rather lineup for num-
bers IN the Good Old Summer Time"
than in this weather.
The precipitation measured by OBJ.
server Jennings Monday amounted to Is
hundredths of an inch
The state chess tournament will be
held in Topeka next month. 1t will be
about as exciting as funeral.
Clarence Ritchie bagged q rabbits
Monday but there are probably country
boys who did better than that.
A Topeka lawyer journeyed to the
state house Monday and inquired where
the state law library was located
Cyrus Leland just can't keep out of
the public eye He is now dark horse
candidate for United States senator.
Col A. S. Johnson, grand president of
the Native Sons and Daughters of Kan
sas. is the Oldest native Kansan alive.
Congressman ]. M Miller wishes it
understood that he received 6,44I plu-
rality. He was credited with 1000 less
Governor Stanley granted a parole to
David Murphy Monday, so that he I
might leave the penitentiary and ger
married.
man: What is more enjoyable than go
ing sleigh riding these moonlight
nights"
Several hundred invitations have been
issued for the reception to be given by
the Native Sons at Unity church
Wednesday night.
Congressman Bowersock, of Lawrence,
is the richest candidate for United
States senator but his candidacy is not
keeping him up nights.
Governor Stanley, T. A. McNeal and
Capt. J. G. Waters will speak at the
Native Sons of Kansas meeting at Unity
church Wednesday night
Alonzo Warda1l has asked for the use
of the Kansas State Cooperative asso-
citation January 20 and Fl.
The first car for the asylum left the
street car barns at o'clock Sunday
morning and got back to the barn at
3 o'clock, having made one trip.
W. Bailey has intimated that he will
revive the position of executive clerk Ill
the governors Office when he assumes
command of the commonwealth.
c. H. smalley. head booAkeeper of the
Continental Creamery company, has re-
turned from Atchison where he visited
Foster Bronson and w. S. Barr.
George E. Vincent of the University
of Chicago will speak at the Wednesday
night session of the State Teachers as
sociation at the high school auditorium.
The fire department horses were ex-
ercised this morning by being driven TO
a sleigh. Rides in the sleigh were free
to anyone who wished to climb aboard
The state house janitors are using
more elbow grease. furniture polish,
feather busters ct al. than usual. Prepa-
rations for the coming session of the
legisla ture are under way.
Governor Stanley has appointed F. l.
Vandeveer, of st. Louis, commissioner of
deeds for Kansas in Missouri, and
the District of Columbia.
There were 81 persons lined up this
morning at Rowley & Shows to receive
numbers for the Frank Daniels Opera
company. The first man to get a num-
Der had stood since o'clock.
Mrs. Nation will be released from the
city prison at noon Wednesday and in
the evening she will speak at the Free
Methodist church in Parkdale and will
organize a Prohibition Alliance.
Governor elect w. ]. Bailey is using
the private Office of the lieutenant gov
ernor in the rear of the senate chamber
as the sancto sanctorum, where he will
hide while preparing his message.
Mayor Busby of Parsons has an
nounced that he may be a dark horse
in the senatorial contest. There is room
for few of the Topeka men who al
ways want something to get in the
race.
J. D. S. Riggs, president of Ottawa
university; E. r Nichols. president or
the State Agricultural college and L. H.
Murlin president of Baker university,
are among those who will speak at the
session of the State Teachers associa-
ton.
A car of iron and a car of marble for
the state house arrived yesterday. If a
and fed to the mechanics who are doing
/ the work tie noise in the temple might
cease in a few years.
/ Salt only costs $1.25 barrel. A barrel
/ Of = would clear all the state house
steps of ice. Can't the commonwealth
1 referred to by the spellbnders as tho
great state of Kansas" afford salt in
stead Of ashes for the steps of a $4,000
600 building?
The Atchison Globe which has been
! behaving beautifully. SO far as Topeka
is concerned. is about to fall from grace
as the following indicates; The Globe
has been accused of being an anti
Curtis organ" Nothing in it. But an
/ Independent paper may object to To-
peka having everything; an independent
paper may admire man as creditable
as w. J. Bailey. even though he is a
farmer, and does not live in Topeka
Central Congregational church will
celebrate Christmas by a gift service
next Sunday morning. Everyone who
goes to church IS expected to bring 4
useful gift of some sort for the inmates
of the Door farm or any other charity
cause which the donor may designate
Last year this sort of a service resulted
ia the collection of two wagon loads of
gifts for the poor farm people.
The only thing about the Ferris Come
dams which is tiresome is the curtain
| conyersationalist, who comes out be-
| tween the last and next to the last act
and tells the history of the company, its
md oh -aTIe-
each play to come during the rest of
the week One satisfaction the public
may get out of his talk is the thought
that it will grow shorter each night.