The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-23
JAYHAwKrR lots.

Kingman Is sufferer from scarlet
fever.
Dodge City is the poorer from the
visit of gypsy gang.
An auto viii carry the mail from
Hartiand to Hugofou.
Marks has Chopin club It Il not
known whether they are axes or razors.
A family OF flve Bennington children
are teachers AZ the father was before
them.
A needle in the heel of little Inde-
pendence maid caused q painful case OF
lock1aw.
Milk punches are not 50 popular at
Parsons since the town milkman's can
exploded.
Speaking Of corn a Manhattan maa
produces an ear having "A rows with
1,48S grains.
Wellington II really talking about
closing her joints-and just before car
nival time. too.
Kansas people are always doing some
thing odd. a Caney- woman ghost
dt eSsees in black.
The Buckslkin Bill outfit not only rob-
bed the old stage at Abilene but the
whole audience an well.
An island in the river at Kingman n
known as No Mans-Land as 1t belongs
to neither city nor county.
Grapes are ripe at Clyde. Tn. editor
OF the Herald has been remembered
with q quart Of fine jelly.
colored woman evangelist with her
own tent and equipments, minus . hus~
band. II billed for Atchison.
A Topeka man who il recovering from
a fierce boil declares that hereafter he
will have then in the tea kettle.
The Winfield fmbecfle asylum contains
2S8 patients, thirty-two Of whom can
not feed themselves and five are blind.
A Toreka v oman put up ten quarts Of
tomatoes from half busbel OF the
The old abandoned Winfield city jail
has been repaired and cleaned sufh
cient to be considered fit for DRINKS and
tramps.
The Fort Scott man who is starting
the biggest chicken farm in the west
will undoubtedly succeed. He should at
least know the clay of the land.
The watchword OF the middle of the
road state convention Is reform. That
seems to be q medicine that every poll
tician wants the other fellow to take.
A Water Vile man succeeded IL retain
ing his seat on q bucking broncho Tut
his pocketbook containing $40 flew SO
| far in the weeds that it was never re-
covered.
A Leavenworth woman II threatening
| to sue for a divorce because her hus-
band refuses to wear the neckties she
bought him to match the carpets and
wallpaper.
A Reno county young man wrestling
on SUNDAY broke MS arm serves MIN
! right. If he had taken his sweetheart
out riding, at the worst, he would have
| only gotten 1t out OF place.
| Dave Hanna's friends will be sur
| prised to know that he is a member of a
| brass band. A dispatch from Hill City
says at recent blowout Dave walked
| down the street footing his horn"
| A Valley Center bridal couple COM
| plain of damage from showers Of old
| shoes. rice. etc. One OF the jolts was
| probably from the wise young brother
| throwing away his mothers slippers.
| A roor, friendless citizen Of Wyan-
! dotte, once rich and influential. came to
| his death through love of whisky. The
rock Of adversely is so closely related
| TO rock and rye, yet how easy to for
| get.
| w. e. Stanley says that he will give
| no more money to the churches. init
| mating that he has been held up" by
| the workers. The governor seems to
have caught on to the fact that it is
| the mission Of the churches to watch
| and prey.