The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-28
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.

Henry Munroe has not yet begun his
duties in the county clerks Office
The supply of free samples at the
Nfidwinter exposition seems inexhausti-
Bile.
DR.. Sauber, of EmDoria, is in Topeka
attending the Vinton evangelical meet
ings.
The Midwinter exposition will close
Saturday night, not Friday night as
stated.
man who has been there says the
fog this morning didn't resemble a real
London fog
The flag is flying from the Masonic
building which means that the Scottish
Rite reunion is in session.
The Kansas State Cooperative union
win hold the first annual meeting in the
council chamber of the city building
January 20 and go
The healthy Gold Fish as advertised
in last nights Journal are for sale at
Keene & knowltOns drug store. two
doors south of transfer station.
The government thermometer ranged
between 81 and ~ Tuesday. The thick
ness of the fog ranged between the con-
sistency of gravy and bean Dorridge.
A Topeka man sent a telegram to Cot
tonwoOd Falls at Il a. m and 1t was
delivered at a. m. the next morning.
The telegraph service may improve
some day.
French z. oliver, the evangelist who
is holding services in North Topeka
roasted Representative Campbell at the
services last night. Campbell introduced
a local option bill and French said that
he believed that Campbell should be tied
up and whipped at the stake.
Calvin Baker. who has served several
terms in the Shawnee county Jail, was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Hook to
serve nine months In the county jail
here and pay a fine of $780, for the
crime of selling liquor without a gov
eminent license. Baker was boOtlegging
at Horton. Kan.
Scott Williams. of Horton, charged
with pension fraud, had his hearing
Tuesday before United States Commits
slOner Hayden. He was bound over for
trial. 1t is claimed that Scott Will
Jams impersonated William Scott. and
collected Sl,400 pension money, Will
Jams is 65 years of age.
The Shawnee County Rochdale Co
Operative association will hold its an
nual meeting tonight at o'clock at To-
peka Post hall, III East Seventh street.
Lunch VIII begin at o'clock and the
business meeting at s. If lunch is not
over with inside the time limit the bust
ness meeting will have to wait a few
minutes.
County Attorney Nichols seems to be
enjoying his present position. Since he
began moving so mysteriOusly in regard
to the joints he has been the most ques-
toned man in Topeka and Nichols likes
to look important, just like Chauncy
Depew, Senator Burton. Bath House
John or other political dignitaries and
say I have nothing TO say"
Max Wardal, a Topeka young man
who has been around the world and
who also made money in London and
Australia with a 10 for a quarter
Photographic outfit has graduated from
the law department of the University of
Washington at Seattle He will go into
partnership and practice with his broth
er. Ray Wardall, in Seattle.
Dean Harris 13-year-old coIored
| boy, was convicted in the city court
Tuesday on the charge Of stealing a
basket of eggs and bound over to the
district court A man who was caught
red handed with q wagon load of con-
ira band chickens was convicted of steal
ing one chicken, so Dean Harris ought
to be convicted of stealing one egg and
a bad one at that
A shooting scrape, which did not come
to the notice of the police, happened in
Parkdale last week. Roy Alexander
shot John Williams. Both We're boys
about IA years old. The Williams boy
said something Alexander did not like
and in turn, woOlly western style Alex
lander drew % calibre pistol and put a
bullet in the impairment young mans
leg, DR. Mcfarland took the bullet out
and no arrests We're made.