The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10
sHOTs ATH0MENEWs.

SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWS.
Nav has got an organ.
An paw got a mandolin.
An they're kinder settin' reaoy
To invite the neighbors in.
The self-instructor shows 'em
How to learn 20 play en- quick
With how to finger on the keys,
And how to hold the pick
NOW start says paw All right, says
maWs
an you'd laugh to hear, EN- play
Away Down South in Dixie,
An The Loved Ones Far away
Then paw gets befuddled.
An nav gets way ahead.
1t sounds like stats cracAin'
In an old-time rickety bed
Paw tries to make the tremblin'
Or the end of every verse
An NAV she tries to foller him.
Which makes IL all the worse
But Home, Sweet Home they got down
Fer it sort Of comes to nav.
An gives her eyes a tender iook.
Which sort Of tunes with paw.
Denver Times.
Graduating exercises are being held
today at Washburn and at the Kansas
university
Miss Ethel AIdrich and Nellie Lercher
viii conduct a summer school in the
Euclid school building.
Ed Fluke came IN from Kansas City
yesterday for a short visit with his par
ents His health is improving
If the Otto Floto dog show has found
a dry region there are people i'm Topeka
who would like TO know about 1t.
The Independent telephone company
has put an instrument on telegra PHI
pole ON the North side for the benefit of
the public
a. W. Dana, who has done good work
since the inundation Of North Topeka
cantaincd a party of shOVelers Tuesday
and did good work.
There was more mud singing in
North Topeka yesterday than there has
been before for years. The politicians
didn't object to fit q bit.
The State Journal has received a let
ter from -. a. Neer Of Kansas City
wanting Information Of George Howard
and Ed Stanley of North Topeka.
The flood has brought to light the fact
that many people in North Topeka
thought more Of their libraries than
they did of gold or breakfast food.
Clara Watkins has asked Judge
Hazen to divorce her from Jasper NJ.
Watkins because he has been cruel to
her and has threatened to XIII her.
quite a large portion of Laurent
street near quincy caVed in yesterday
The collapse is probably due to the
smashing of the sewer underneath.
The examination for teachers for the
city schools began this moi ming at the
high school. The examinations Will
continue through Thursday and Friday.
There is some talk of establishing
free employment bureau i'm North To-
peka. under the charge OF Sherm. W is
hams. free employment agent for To-
uclza.
Mrs O. a. Brown of Sour Lake. Tex
wants word of ker son, Clarence Brown.
who is supposed to have been employed
to drive team about May I by a North
Topeka man.
To the annoyance of a lot of people
who wanted to go east on the Santa F'e
this morning that railroad announced
Tuesday night that the plug would leave
at a. M. and then changed the time 10
ESQ.
Samuel Parr has taken his case
against Shawnee county for 81. 000 for
injuries received in the falling of
bridge near Tecumseh. to the supreme
court The Parr case has been brewing
for a couple of years.
over i'm North Topeka house was
carried away by the flood and another
and better one washed i'm and set upon
the foundation of the old one. Now the
proprietor OF the new house is worry
ing for fear some one viii come along
and claim it,
The Topeka Settlement Industrial
school has a scheme under way TO care
for the children of flood sufferers during
the day while the parents are at work
This viii be discussed al a meeting to
be held next Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G.. A Huron 22l Fillmore
street
Many of the North Topeka merchants,
who have opened flood sales in South
Topeka. viii recover much from what
was supposed to be lost in their stocks.
The sales have been greatly crowded
every day since they were opened one
or two are yet TO open
The naval recruiting station at the
federal building. in charge of lieuten-
ant Ryan. has done very poor business
during the three days it has been open.
Ordinarily topeka is one Of the best
places ON the circuit from which Uncle
Sam picks up his new marines.
Out Of ten FIRE alarm boxes which
used TO be in North Topeka, only one
has been recovered These boxes are
worth $3.50 apiece. ana VIII have to be
sent TO the factory to be reconstructed.
even if they are found Men are AT
work saving the copper wire for the Hra
alarm uoles as fast as possible
Another meeting of the policy holders
OF the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance
company was held this afternoon at the
Commercial club rooms. Some of the
policy holders have started a fight On
cyrus Leland as trustee, and are trying
to work through this organization os
policy holders which has been effected
here
Harry Bone secretary to Governor
Bailey, would like to receive informa-
ton for Out-Of-tOWn parties i'm regard
to the Wherea bouts of the following
North Topeka people who have not been
heard from Mahlon NeVill and Mrs. L.