The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-07
sNAP sHoTs ATHoME NEWS.
A LENTEN SERMON
a poor umbrella solely,
I'm not for preaching meant
Yet I have gotten holey
BY always keeping Lent.
Boston Herald
The polls close at s P. m.


The polls close at s p. m.
Some of the asphalt pavements are III
bad re7air-
The old Stafford homestead on Rail
road street has been abandoned.
The Topeka Scottish society will meet
at Judge Guthrie's office Saturday
night.
John D AIilliken, of Mcpherson, was
practicing before the supreme court
Monday
No matter how early you arise you
can vote under the new law as the
polls open at a. m.
A divorce was granted in the district
court yesterday to Mary Wells from
Charles Wells on the ground Of gross
neglect.
The tracks of the city railway on
Kansas avenue are being repaired IN
an effort to hold the streaks together
until the merger is completed
Congressman J. NJ Miller has been
here from Council Grove urging the
election of one of the Fourth district
candidates as railroad commissioner.
Next Thursday is Mandy Thursday
and the Scottish Rite Masons win cele-
brate the event with the ceremony OF
lighting the candles and with banquet.
Frank Long received a telegram from
New Mexico last night announcing that
the condition of Mrs. Long, who is there
OIl account OL rheumatism, IL SCI AOl1
and he left at once for her bedside.
The suit of Barbara Tauer against
the estate of Mrs. Simon Greenspan,
which the plaintiff won in the district
court. is set for bearing in the supreme
court Saturday.
The voting population of Topeka has
been considerably increased since yes
terday. The clerk Of the district court
was busy yesterday afternoon and last
night giving the Russians of North To-
pelza their first naturalization papers
There is a Dreyfus case set for hear
ing in the supreme court tomorrow In
this case. however, Dreyfus is Kansas
City wholesale liquor dealer and he is
suing G. w Goss. a Chautauqua drug
gist, for a. liquor bill.
Ralph Valentine was admitted to prac-
tice in the supreme court Monday. His
admittance was moved by Samuel A.
kingman, first chief justice OF the
court, while the court room sat his
father. ex-Justice Valentine.
The Kansas City alumni of the Uni
fversity of Illinois. are planning ban
quet for next month to be given in
honor of two of their number VINO now
occupy gubernatorial chairs. They are
Governor Bailey of Kansas and Cover
nor Frank White of North Dakota.
Judge J. w. Green Of Lawrence yes
terday filed with the clerk of the United
of the United States supreme court IN
the Hillmon case, reversing the action
of the United States court Of appeals.
Judge Green has been connected with
the case for twenty~four years
On Friday, April Il. a cast of student
players from the elocution department
at Washburn college will put on the
play, sShe Stops to Conquer" at the
Crawford opera house. The proceeds of
the show are to go to the Athletic as
sociation which has for some time been
in a condition of financial debility. The
college boys and girls have been work
ing upon the production all winter and
have gotten it in very good shape
Here is a brief story Charles Sea
graves used to use in his sugar beet
lecture tour: The sugar industry ia
Michigan. which is only five years old
mas made wonderful growth. In the
fall of 1893 there was only one factor y
in operation; now there are sixteen. The
total output for the season of 1889
was less than 100000 pounds, While
that for the season of 1902-03 is esti-
mated at 100. 900 600 pounds. Its value
is given as $4,000, 000.