The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-08
SNAP SHOTS At OMENEWS


Unless one is truly and wondrously wise.
To answer then questions they ask when
he tries
But, oh. there's a test that is harder than
For Showing the depth of ones knowl-
And that is to chat with the erudite miss
Who has recently finished" her college.
Nixon Waterman in Ainslee's.
Major T. ]. Anderson is out again
after a brief illness.
Once Topeka was Noro'caed. now the
town has been Rileyized.
County Commissioner Sterne was in
Kansas City Monday investigating rock
crushers.
The Lowe murder trial follows the
Mason trial in the district court on
Thursday.
George w. Barnes wishes to be di-
vorced from Eliza J. Barnes. The
charge is abandonment.
DR.. D.. c. Jones, formerly mayor of
Topeka, is now. surgeon of the National
Soldiers home at Danville, I'll.
Edward Ward. trustee of Menoken
township, says that he has decided not
to be a candidate for representative.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Topeka Commercial club will be held
Wednesday evening, December 8. The
Commercial club relief committee will
L.
State Bank Commissioner Albaugh
will deliver an address tonight on "Our
Banks" before the meeting of Group
One, Kansas State Bankers associ-
alton, at Kansas City, Kan.
The quo warranto case in the SUI
preme court against the Excelsior Coke
& Gas company to forfeit the franchise
the companys franchise has been set
for argument in March.
The question of those who heard
James Whitcomb Riley recite IAN Old
Sweetheart of Nine and others of his
verses at the Auditorium last night, is:
Why was he never married?
]. Duke Murray, the advance guard of
Edward CARVE in Mr. Jolly of Joliet"
was here today and said Garvie is fat
ter and jollier than ever If this is SO
the Crawford stage will need strength
ening.
Charles Sardou, who worked so hero
! ically during the flood rowing refugees
across the river from North Topeka, is
suffering from straining his back dur
ing the work. He will probably go
south to spend the winter.
Judge Hook has announced that his
official residence as United States cir
cult judge will be Leavenworth. 1t is
necessary for him to have an official
residence from which his travelling ex-
penses are reckoned.
Galen Nichols, former county attor-
ney of Shawnee county, but now of
Kansas City, Mo-, is on the programme
| of the bankers meeting at Kansas
City. Kan, today to read a paper on
Recent Laws and Their Effects"
In reply to some of the complaints
for lack of car service filed with the
state board of railroad commissioners,
the Missouri Pacific says that the flood
is to blame for it. The food damaged
it's facilities for handling traffic.
John Braham, who conducted the per-
Torrance Of 1.-The Sultan of Sulu' here
last year, composed the incidental mu-
sic for Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
PATCH to be here Friday night: Mr..
! .Braham comes of well known family
of musicians
Judge J. C. Pollock handled his first
case as judge in the United States dis
trict court very unceremoniously. He
went to his chambers in the federal
building Unexpectedly Monday ana
while there sentenced a prisoner VINO
was ready to plead guilty
The attorney generals department
has decided that county officials cannot
pay their expenses out of the fees they
collect and then divide the balance
with the county. They must divide
with the county first and pay their ex-
penses out of their own share.
The Ladies' Aid society of Central
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. r. H. Cav, No. 1921 Fillmore
street, Wednesday, December 3, 3 p. m.
Natural Wonders of the sea-" and there
will be an interesting collection OF
shells and curios on exhibition.
At a meeting held Monday afternoon
1t was decided to organize an Actors
! Church Alliance chapter in Topeka.
Dean James Philip de Bevers Kaye will
be temporary chairman and Canon
Burke will be temporary treasurer. and
secretary until the permanent organiza-
ton is perfected in January.
The Harmon Wilson book which is
being published by the newspaper as
sociates of the brilliant paragrapher,
has been delayed by the Illustrations.
but they have now been completed by
Mr.. Albert T. Reid and the book will be
out next week. 1t Will be one of the
most artistic publications ever. printed
in Kansas J. E. House, secretary of
the committee, has already received 200
orders for the book.