The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19

which blood poisoning set IN Kinsey
IS the son of a well-to-do farmer of
M0ntrose.
II. D. McNeeley last week sold his ice
business to Fl. L. Peppmeyer, proprietor
Of the Topeka Ice company. Mr.. Nc
Neeley was running two wagons, but
mad SO much trouble getting drivers that
ne decided to quit.
Several weeks ago, when there was no
water in the kaw river, City Engineer
McCape was instructed to devise soma
way for extending the outlet of the
North Topeka sewer across 500 feet OF
dry sand to the river channel BY the
time Mr.. McCabe got around to figuring
on how. to accomplish this feat of en-
gineering, the river was up so high that
the mouth of the sewer was submerged.
O tickle, tickle Kaw.
One of the newly invented species of
fireworks this year consists of a couple
or sticks of wood covered with SON G exc
plOsive paint which explodes when the
sticks are struck together. A boy with
pair of these sticks can make noise ali
day, but there is no danger of getting
burned or killed, and so they viii not
prove popular.
Wheat harvest in the vicinity Of
Rossyille has been about half compile
ted. The crop is fair, the quality of the
berry being much better than was ex-
pected early in the spring. Harvest
hands are receiving from so to S1.75 a
daY.
G. Q. Blandin, who has been manager
Of the Western Union telegraph Office at
Atch1son for three years, has been proc
NOTED to the managership of the To-
peka office of that company, effective
June %. S. G. Harper of Junction City
takes his place at Atehison.
The entertainment committee of the
Commercial club has authorized C. L.
Wood to appoint a special committee to
attend to the wants Of the visiting
newspaper men in Topeka during the
Popul1st canventiOn here next week.
This is what Ed Howe says he would
DO If he were rich: IF the editor of The
Globe ever becomes a rich man, he will
spend his money in sending a big brass
band over the country to give concerts
absolutely free. No talk, nothing but
good musical selections and JohL 3.
Marshall may be employed as director
The Atchison Globe is laboring under
the false impression that the company
which played AS You Like It. was
composed of Topeka anna teurs and he
says: Here in Atchison. we suffer in
silence when amateurs get up,and throw
bouquets through fear of offending
neighbors whose kin are taking part
Miss Treats 'ROsalind' was worth see
ing, if it was really so bad a rock was
appropriate"
The Emporia Republican says: The
Pr rl1hurst-DaVis wholesale house of To
pel1a Is going to enlarge its business
mere. foF thirty Gays II mas been look
ing for a suitable location in which to
move from its crowded quarters on
lower Commercial. The Lewis building,
the Odd Fellows building, the Moore
block on Commercial and the Baird
building on Merchant street, are being
considered.
J. v. Pierce of Galena has sent the
State Historical society one of the cir
culars used by the notorious Kate Ben
der to decoy victims to the Bender home
IN M OF 1EaT.xr
The circular tells how Prof Miss Kate
Bender can cure all sorts of diseases:
can cure blindness fits, deafness and
Residence, IA miles east of Independ-
ence, on the road from Independence to
Usage Mission. one and one-half miles
southeast of Morehead station
KATIE BENDER,