The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02

MAY print a kiss on your lips?" I said
And she nodded her sweet permission
So we went to press and rather guess
we priii'eu d AOii The The New Yorker
The Topeka postofffce is paying out
$45 900 in monthly salaries to its 800
rural mail carriers in the state.
The fireman at the court house is
having trouble this week keeping the
occupants of the building warm.
The snow storm put, an end to the
work of paving. 1T is doubtful whether
any more can be done until spring.
This is the night that Eliza will cross
the ice and the .bloodhounds will give
chase. All this will occur at the Craw-
ford, @s s4Aat1-s
Otis E. Hungate will deliver the adj
dress at the Elks memorial service
next Sunday. He has promised to say
nothing about the gentle art of gam
bling.
A. P. Riddle, editor of the Minneapo-
lis Messenger and formerly lieutenant
governor. was in Topeka last night at
tending the meeting of the State His
torical society.
c. H. Rhodes, of Topeka, is the judge
in the Clay County Poultry associa-
TONS exhibit now in progress at Clay
Center Mr.. Rhodes has a wide repu-
tation as a sEillful judge of poultry.
City Engineer McCabe evidently knew
what he was about when he insisted
that the city railway company quit
opening up new jobs, and confine its
attention to finishing those already COM
meneed.
Street Commissioner Snyder had the
grader at work Monday cleaning the
snow out of the cutters on Kansas ave
nue.. The city water was also turned on
from several hydrants to wash the snow
into the sewers. 'i-@
Three theatrical attractions headed
for Topeka have stranded within the
past week. They are 1.-THE jolly Mans
Troubles" Might of the Play and
MY Friend From Arkansas" They
won't be missed.
Although the Thermometer has reg
istered temperatures far below the
freezing point for days past, the To
peka railway company hasn't done
anything in the way of equipping the
1t is expected that Judge Pollock will
arrive in Topeka in time to dispose of
some Of the business of the U. S
circuit and district courts left by Judge
Trieber on account of his sudden de-
parture Monday afternoon.
The Commercial club is looking
about for larger quarters. The idea of
erecting a club building has been given
up for the present. and the directors
are now casting about for suitable
rooms that can be rented.
c. N. Greene, of 1921 Monroe street,
brought a prize stalk of corn to the
State Journal office Tuesday. 1t is 16
feet long and the distance from the
ground to the first ear was over ten
feet It is of the West India variety.
Washburn now has reinstated Captain
Dadisman and Manager Leach in con-
troll of the football interests of the
school Coach Kennedy is the only one
missing in the trio, and he is pretty we'll
hooked. This means another big foot
ball season for Washburn-
.. Frank f. Guy, C. E. Carpenter and
P. L. Wise, civil engineers of Topeka,
have applied for the job of surveying
ridge & Council Grove electric railway
Six engineers from out of town are
also after the work.
It's a pity Ironquill is not in Topeka
to welcome James Whitcomb Riley
| next Monday night. The Kansas poet
| and the Hoosier poet are close friends
/ and Riley is the author of poem tell
| ing of the interest to be found in
Rhymes of Ironquill.'
A Kansas City paper says: Judge
Frank Doster, of Topeka, arrived in
Kansas City yesterday The only
thing I know" said the judge, lis that
the appointment of Judge Pollock suit
ed me. AS to his successor, have no
/ idea who he will be"
The Kansas Worlds fair commission
will shortly name a custodian for the
Kansas building at St Louis. There
are a large number of applicants for
the job. but it is said that it will go
either to J. A Halliday of Baldwin or
Samuel Hackley of Kansas City, Kan.
w J. Black, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, has received word that
/ important gold discoveries have been
made near the Santa Fe line at Rfncon,
N NJ. The discovery is one of the placer
kind, and water for working. it is said.
can be easily obtained from the Rio
/ Grande-
Friday morning at 10 o'clock, the
! judiciary committee Of the city council
will hold a meeting The principal
/ business is the consideration of the pro-
posed refunding bond ordinance, which
for some mysterious reason was sent to
| this committee instead of being taken
up and discussed in open council meet
/ ing. There is opposition to the ordi-
nance in its present FORM
An appeal has been filed by the Atch-
| ison & Eastern Bridge company in a
case brought against it by the widow
| of William I. Miller, an engineer for
| the company who was killed by hook
| 70 fn Ior0a chain giving VEaN