The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-16

But oh, the spasm seldom lasts
- Chicago Daily News.
The county commissioners meet to-
The vehicle stores are doing rush
ing business
Good driving horses are at premium
in Shawnee county.
Judge Thompson of Burlingame was
in Topeka Wednesday.
The boys bugle corps held a banquet
at Grace Guild parlors last night
These are duh days in the district
court Next week there viii be jury
Joe the Turk will preach at the Sal
vatlon army hall tonight on The Hole
The new building at Christ hospital.
to be known as The Nurses Rest IS
nearly finished.
Mrs. John r. CLANCY is recovering
from severe surgical operation at
Stormont hospital.
Wilder S. Metelaf went 10 Atchison
Wednesday and made a speech at the
Odd Z fellows banquet.
John Bull of Topeka has secured
position in Atchison as salesman and
bookkeeper at J. c. Gibson's.
The Topeka City Troop met last night
to make arrangements to act as an es-
cort from President Roosevelt.
;, F. E. Grimes. went to Kansas City
Wednesday. He took grip full of
sample shirts and Orient bonds with
him.
An experienced nursery man says
that the best mulching for trees newTy
set out is grass raked up from the
lawn.
H. J. Bone. secretary to the governor,
is expected home shortly from Excelsior
Springs, where he has been for few
days vacation.
Holland & squires of Topeka have
just been given a contract to make
plans for court house at Anadarko,
Indian Territory.
The members of the fire department
are being given daily practice in climb
ing tall ladders. in preparation for the
aerial truck work.
The three gray horses for the aerial
truck are learning their business very
rapidly. They get into their places now
at the sound of the gong.
Emporia Gazette: I. P. Lindemood. OF
Topeka, and Miss Florence Walk, OF
Eureka, were married at the M. F. par
sonage today by Rev. John o. Price.
The Blues defeated the Reds in
bowling contest on the Y NJ. c. A. al
the totals being Blues 1927; Reds. 3
BIZ
Governor Bailey and Bank Commits
sioner Albaugh went to Clay Center
Wednesday evening to attend the meet
ing of the bankers Of that part of the
state.
A number of pink ribbons adorn the
interior OF the new car. No. 100, on the
city railway The new cars don't need
adornment half as much as some of the
old cars
City Engineer McCabe has notified
| the plumbers OF the city to complete
their pros rective1 work in the streets
: which will he paved this year before
the pave nent is laid.
Governor Bailey has abolished the
plan of hearing pardon cases on the 18th
! of each month, as Governor Stanley did.
Now cases are heard whenever they
come up in routine business.
superintendent Dayhof goes to Linn
county Saturday to address teachers
association. and Assistant Superintend-
ent Dyer goes tosUtica to deliver a sim
liar address on the same day.
There will be 3. meeting of the Ohio
J club next Monday evening at 119 West
Sixth avenue. All persons of Ohio
birth are invited to be present whether
or not members of the club.
The members of the WSshburn base
ball team returned this morning from
Emporia. They say they would have
won every game on the trip if the full
schedule had been played.
A prominent contractor who is figur-
. Ing in bidding on the new pavement to
be laid stated today that he thinks the
bids will be very close to the Sl-25 linn
it on brick pavement this year
Two new farmers telephone com
panieS were chartered Wednesday,: One
at Upland, Dickinson county Sith q
/ capital of Sc, coo. and the other at An
trim Stafford county with a capital Of
$780,
: A charter has been granted to a mum
Der of Osborne business men to build a
new hotel in their town. The directors
of the company are Allen Clark, T. A.
Smith. F. G. Maxwell, c. W. Lands and
S B. FarWeL
A Grand and Rare Recital is to be
given at st. Johns A. M E. church to-
; night by Miss Halle Quenn Brown, ad-
: vertisef% as the mistress of science and
the world renowned Afro-American elo-
, cutionist-
The Kansas City Journal says: J. J.
German, who represents a large me
! chanical house in Topeka. was in the
city on business YESTERDAY" The
mechanical house" happens to be a
typewriter concern
? The Presbyterian union missionary
meeting will be held at the Westminster
church Friday. lTne party Ending IL
! this notice failed to state whether II
r at nisht) Mr.. Adams, a missionary
? from Korea. will speak
: County Commissioner Frank Harri~
son. who lives at Auburn. gets up at
o'clock in the morning and drives to
l Burlingane. in Usage county, to take
e meetings. Mr.. Harrison is anxious for
the electric road to be built from To-
peka to Auburn and Harveyville- But
then he gets five cents for every mile
: travelled