The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23

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Chicago Tribune.
The government Thermometer ranged
between 80 and 81 Wednesday.
The faculty at Washburn college will
play the seniors baseball team on
May 4.
an investigation in the probate court
Wednesday afternoon.
The nights are so cold that comforters
have been again dragged out of their
places in the closets
Alfalfa" stotts of Garden City has
returned to Topeka after disposing of
500 sheep in Kansas City.
The jury in the district court began
the inQuisition liquor cases today. No
knowing when they will end.
The Sells & Downs new calliope has
arrived It is right from the factory
and Is tuned to international pitch
The Topeka city troop will meet Fri
day at p. m. for the first drill pre-
paratory to acting as an escort for
President Roosevelt.
There will be a special meeting of the
Knights of Columbus this evening to
arrange for the state convention to he
held in Topeka May ;.
The Elite bowlers have refused an in
vitation to bowl the Tonganoxie team,
so it is rumored. The Elites are not
looking for matches at present.
The Thompson damage suit against
the city will come up May 4, and the
Moeser damage suit IS set for May 3.
Both of these are district court cases.
Hired girls are so scarce that every
mill1man and every grocery order man
receives half dozen appeals from
housewives every day to find them
servants.
The streets and walks committee will
meet Friday and among other things
Will inspect the Melan bridge to deter
mine what repairs are necessary to that
structure.
The deal which the city Railway
company had or foot to purchase the
land adjoining the present site of the
car barns on Jackson street, has fallen
through for the time being.
The report that Burton Maunsell, son
of Superintendent c. r. Maunsell of the
Edison plant, might lose his leg as re-
suit of bite by a dog is incorrect. The
wounded leg is not in serious condi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dietrich spent to-
day with George B. Payne, Mrs. Deit-
rich's father Mr.; Dietrich is secretary
and treasurer of the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Texas railroad. located at Fort
Worth.
A strong man exhibiting some ath-
letic goods in downtown show win
dow yesterday attracted a large crowd, |
of which IS per cent was feminine
This is a tribute to husky masculine
development.
The florist who has the contract for
decorating the Madison Square garden /
IN New York has named a new rose the
'Ncrdica rose It IS said to be as
pretty and as sweet as the prina donna I
for whom it Is named
Washburn college feels a good deal |
cheered at the intelligence that her /
baseball team lost to K U. by a score /
play the best baseball of any Kansas
college.
Some additional seating capacity in
the auditorium will probably be Sc
cured by placing seats on the stage and
in the aisles. Somewhere between 200
and 500 additional seats can be secured
in this way.
Mary Mannering. whose husband.
James K. Hackett, viii play The
Fitch, in St. Joseph tonight. This is
family of two with two stars in it.
Capt H. NJ. Philips wonders what the
Kansas delegation at the St. Louis ex-
position dedication ceremonies viii do
with onlN ftteen men IN uniform
Georgia is to have 104 colonies in line,
to say nothing Of a few captains and
generals
There was small fire last night in
the Keith block It is believed to have
started by spontaneous combustion in
the closet of a room occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Wolf 1t was ex-
tinguished with slight loss by the fire
department.
Roy Farrell Greene might try his
hand a Down Where the Arkansas
Flows now that the German comedians
have worn the edge off the ditty Down
Where the Wurtzberger Flows" Per-
haDs Mr.. Greene doesn't deal in SUBJ
terranean verse.
other day asked a bottoms native what
was the best time to go to that vicinity
for ducks. You can't most always
tell" quoth the native. Some. days
there amt any, and some days there are
twice as many
Purchases of tickets for the May
Musical festival indicate that a thou
sand OF two out of town people viii
visit Topeka during the three days.
These are mostly people with money
and their sojourn here will be a good
thing for the merchants.
Harrison Colbert. the colored boy
charged with trying twice to escape
from the reform school. was not SEN
Tor the reason that his lawyer found a
-echnicalitg by which his client was
and he Will not have to go
10 the reformatory at Hutchinson
II tne WaSnpurn students don't get
10 ring the college bell tonight they
ought to take seat at the back Their
ball team is in the wiIds of Missouri
and they have two debates, one with
Park in the college chapel and the other
with Highland Park college at Des
Aoines, Iowa
Here's a suggestion from the Atchi-
son Globe: The Topeka women might
wait on the table. at the dinner to be
given the president by Governor Bailey.
They do this cheerfully when a bisnop
comes to town. In Topeka the Ell
luette for bishops and presidents differ.
A suggestion from Atehison whose ex-
oerfence is confined to bishops seems a
rifle out of place.
When the Sells & Downs circus is
given Saturday most everything will be
lew. The wagons have been newly