The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-28
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If they was to try.
1t really made me nervous, so jes' braced
An thought I'd go ahead an show my
manners, anyway
On Sunday Std O. turning round an gaz-
in at the view.
I looked at them and says; "Helloi" An
they says; "Howdy do!
1t want the cold an formal greetin' that
you've sometimes heard:
They smiled an said II hearty, Ike they
meant it, every word
It's solemn to reflect on what we miss
BY not jes' being natural an good humor-
ed day by day.
There's lots of folks who fling the simple
Because they dread the shadows of their
own unconscious pride
An nine times out o ten you'll find the
Jes' tell the world .Helio!" and it'll an
Washington Star.
c. P. Bolmar has a great fondness
for cats.
H. w McAfee was in Kansas City
MONDAY.
Good morning. have you been to
Vinewood?
Frank Forbes expects to go to yell
lowstone Park next month.
Arthur Beard has returned from a
visit of several days in St. Joseph.
The Floto Dog and Pony Show will
Many small picnic parties of four and
I'VE. went to Vinewood park Monday.
Harvey WorraH made his tenth trip
TO Vinewood on the new street car line
today.
The Second United Presbyterian
church held a picnic at Vinewood park
today.
cider" Smith said today, THE reg
ular order would be for rain on Friday
OF Saturday"
Hardy hibiscus plants are now in
bloom. They make an excellent show
ing on a lawn and are really hardy.
Dr. Van Mugs and Albert Lapham, of
Chanute, who were in Topeka on bust
ness for several days went home Mon
day.
Joseph Augustus junior Y. NJ. c. A.
athletic class journeyed to Cowles
pond this morning for their weekly
swim.
A building permit has been taken out
by A D. Washburn. who Will build
S., 900 creamery building on lower jack
son street.
Rev. ]. d. Countermine, pastor of the
First Methodist church, will leave
Thursday for a months vacation at
Winona, Ind.
A Topeka grocery company was late
IN making deliveries Monday. Reason.
the drivers and clerks went to Vine
wood Sunday
for Is cents dozen today, but they
are very scarce and the demand ex-
ceeds the supply.
H. Z. Nudge and family and DR.. and
Mrs. c. Z. Menninger left Monday III
the Nudge private car for the Glorietta
mountains in Mexico.
Ellsworth Kelley, the Woodson coun-
ty school teacher, has a story in the
August number of Harper's Monthly
entitled AN Exchange of Confidence"
Governor Bailey on Monday issued
justice of the peace commissions to jeff
Henson, of Grant township, Neosho
county, and +. w. Wilson, Timber Hill,
Bourbon county
Plans are being made to secure the
services of DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman of
Winona. Ind. for a series of evangelist
ic services at the corner of Eighth and
Harrison beginning September l.
'Blest be the tie that binds said a
Topeka man when he saw loads of new
ties being unloaded on Kansas avenue
preparatory to being placed under the
billowy street car tracks.
There is getting to be quite a demand
for copies of the new house and senate
journals. Children have discovered that
they make good scrap books and that
is about all they are good for.
Walter Gust has returned from Chi
cago where he has been for several
weeks on business for the Santa Fe. He
country home near Martins Hill.
The watermelon supper to have been
given this evening by Harry Wright at
his home. 1928 Tyler street, has been
postponed for two weeks on account OF
the illness of Fred Shellabarger next
door.
The Missouri Pacific railway has APP
pealed to the supreme court from the
Comey county district court in the
mandamus suit brought to compel the
"a safe
dangerous railroad crossings.
j. G. Goings. secretary of the South
western Grain Growers association, has
Just received 200 reports from points in
the corn country, and says that hot
winds are doing considerable damage.
but that a good rain will save the crop
Attorney General Coleman has decid-
ed that the Australian ballot law does
not apply to school district elections.
Such election must be held under the
old style of balloting, not at public ex-
pense.
Jacob Zorn, a state house janitor
whose home is in Rawlins county, has
Just returned and states that a good
deal of wheat was wasted in his county
because of lack of men to harvest it.
1t got too ripe and fell to the ground.
The State Historical society pre-
serves carefully a copy of all the va
rious editions of house and senate jour
nails They say that the only time they
are used is when some politicians are
making poison and want to look up the
record of their adversary.
r. T. Herrick, formerly attorney for
the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, and James L. Allen. senator from
Doniphan county in the last legislature,
have formed a partnership to practice
law in Kansas City. Mo The firm name
Is Herrick & Allen. They have three
rooms in the New York Life building.
Allen is still holding down the job of
Price raid claim commissioner. He
comes to Topeka from Missouri once
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