The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-25

laying Of the conner stone of the Rail-
road Z NJ c. A. building next Friday
evening.
Brigadier General Hughes viii not be
in Iopeka to take part in the reception
to President Roosevelt. but his son
James has organized a troop of % uni
formed pony riders to help in the dis
play.
Dr. H H. Keith has sold his drug
store in Oakland to DIR. G.. H. Ensign
of Kirwin, Kansas. who will move here
with his family The Oakland people
may now get ready to fight another ap-
their community.
The meeting at the Y NJ c. A. to-
morrow afternoon will be addressed by
Rev. J. E. Adams formerly Toneka
boy, but now a missionary TO Korea
Rev. MI Adams has been in Korea sew
eraI years but IS obliged to make
visit home for the benefit of his wife 5
health.
Frederick Wellhouse. of Topeka. ana
his brother George Wellhouse, visiting
here from Cleveland. Ohio, have not
been to a circus together for sixty
years. They went this afternoon to the
Sells & Downs show and chaDerOneo
ten young girls, their niece and nine
friends.
Fred W. Wright. who for two years
has been superintendent at the Capital
Iron works has gone to Overlook to
open machine shop of his own Over
brook is farming locality, and great
deal OF difhcult repairing OF farming
machinery is sent out from there.
DR.. D. NJ Fisk, of Washburn college.
has returned from a three weeks lee
turing trip through Osborne, Rocks.
Norton, Phillips and Smith counties and
to Franklin academy. Nebraska He
made twenty lecture dates. DR.. Fisk
leaves today for yanl1ton. S. D. where
he VIII give a series of twelve lectures
at YanktOn college.
of the Y W. c. A. has returned from
the biennial convention of the associa-
ton at Wilkesbarre Pa Rev H. +.
Work, pastor of the Walnut Grove NJ.
F. church. will address the Sunday Y.
w. {. A service at the central rooms.
The best advertisement which the fire
department entertainment has had was
the taking of the moving pictures Fri
day afternoon. Quincy street was lined
with people for blocks watching the en-
make its exhibition run. Some excel
lent pictures were secured.
A fling from the Atchison Globe: "It
is said that the Topeka woman who re-
Gently came to Atchison to solicit aid
for the State Temperance Union. has
telegraphed for money to get home on
Well, at any rate this woman will re-
member after this that there IS more
money in Topeka that there is in Atchi-
son.
guard rails along the inside of open
street cars, the city railway has at last
adopted a safeguard against accidents
resulting from people getting off the
wrong side of the cars. A siX-ineh strip
of canvas is now run along the entire
length of the inside of the open cars
when they are running on a double
track line.
The latest popular song bears the fol-
lowing title: when You Come Back
THEY'LL Wonder Who the ~
Are" This bit of sentiment might ap-
ply to Mary Ellen Lease and Brigadiar
General "Chappie" H. H Artz. both of
whom have left the scenes Of their for
Ener exploits, wnere they rose TO a posi-
ton in the lime light, for parts else
where.
The Mexican Herald says: Yesterday
was lively day at the golf links, both
at San Pedro and Mfxeoac. At san
Pedro the principal event was the final
for the Elassar trophy, for which the
pair left in the handicap was Paul FIud-
son and w E. Powell. both playing
from scratch The contest was Sc holes
medal play PoWell's total for the
double round was 176, Hudson's figures
being 1S1.
What are said to be the most success
full counterfeits of twenty-five cent
pieces ever made are in circulation in
Topeka One of them was detected by
Topeka bank yesterday. The counter
felt is so perfect that an ordinary per
son viii not notice the difference. The
money is of standard weight and has
the right sort of ring. There is also
said to be an unusual amount of
Canadian money in circulation in this
part of the country now.
Many states have been .im11ortaliz-
ed in popular songs Ny Little Geo1-
gia Rose" My Old New Hampshire
Home" Mid the Green Fields OF Vir-
ginia.' sShe Was Bred in Old Ken
lucky" MY Louisiana Lot" My
Hearts Tonight in Texas In Dear
OLD Illinois, Way Down in Old Irdi-
ana . Down on the Ohio" In Sunny
Tennessee" In My Carolina Home"
THE Day That 7 Left Arkansas. The
Old Missouri Shore Where the Sill
very Colorado Wends Its Way" and
dozens of others but Kansas has been
left out in the cold. Why couldn't tie
Versatile Paul Dresser write something
about The Gentle Kansas Zephyrs'' or
When the Sunfowers Nod Their Vel
come Every Day" Topeka also has a
few song writer's who might try their
hands in this line.