The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

1t really doesn't matter much
If We've no shining fame;
II we plug on; and do the square,
Well get there just the same
Joe Gone in Four-TTack News FOR Au-
gust.
Dancing this evening at Vinewood
H. L. Wintrode left yesterday for his
home in Manhattan.
The onions that are being harvested
are unusually strong.
Colonel w w Phillips is i'll at his
home on Jackson street.
Sheriff Lucas has not made trip to
New Mexico after. a prisoner for three
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Drew leave
today for a short visit with friends in
Burlingame
c. H. Samson sold his fine driving
horse, Topeka Lass. to a Minneapolis,
Mimi, man.
sionary union will hold special meeting
Friday night.
Professor Harvey Worran made his
usual daily trip to Vinewood at s
o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Bevier, who has been at
the state printing plant for seven years,
has gone to mining brokers' office
Bailif John Coyne of the district
court has harvested his early potato
crop, and is now caring for his cab
bage.
Leo Holcomb, who has been manager
of the Union Pacific Tea company in
Topeka, left Tuesday for Decatur, Ill.,
where he will remain permanently.
The first Rocky Ford melons will
probably be ready to ship next week.
The Denver papers say the crop this
year will be smaller than last years.
Governor Bailey, Morton Albaugh and
J. M. Simpson left for Beloit Tuesday
ff,r.r lou
makes a speech today at a ChautauQua
assembly.
COMPLAINT has been made to Gov
ernor Bailey that there is needless de-
lay in distributing the relief fund at
Kansas City, Kas. The governor will
investigate the case.
The Topeka Boys Bugle corps viii
attend the Grange picnic to be held at
BerIyton Thursday. Some of the Y. M.
G. A. boys will attend and will give an
exhibition of tumbhng.
In spite of the care taken in paving
the tracks laid by the Vinewood Rail-
way company on Fifth and Seventh
streets, the surface has become badly
corrugated by sinking bricks.
The federal authorities have arrested
Theodore Dice, at Edison. Kan, on the
charge of robbing the postoffice there.
The boy is IA years old. He will be held
at junction City for his examination.
Albert w. Raymond died last night
at Pueblo in a hospital. He was for
merly employed at the Santa Fe shops
in Topeka. He was member of Irwin
lodge of the a. o. u. w. in Topeka.
A voucher for $4,000 was cashed Tues
day by the state treasurer. This Large
sum is paid for the purchase of the
Green property adjoining the state peni-
tertiary at Lansing. 1t will be used fog
mining purposes.
The stockmen of the state are dlina
nafifinnS with he 20: nd
commissioners asking that the rail-
roads be stopped from putting in the
Is per cent. advance in stock rates
which is contemplated for September i.
Senator Chester I.eItong was in To-
peka Tuesday for q Short time on his
way TO Beloit. where he speaks today.
He will return to Topeka and be here
on Thursday and Friday for confer
ences with his friends.
Joseph Bromich win establish a
plumbing and steam fitting wholesale
house at the corner of First and Jeffer-
son streets in connection with his boiler
making establishment. Mr. Bromich is
completing a $4,000 addition to- his
building.
W. E. Connelley, formerly of Topeka,
has resigned from the office of special
pension examiner at Kansas City, pay
ing $4,000 per year, to take a place with
the Keystone Oil & Gas company. Mr..
Connolly has written several books on
hdllSdS historical D1dIl6IS.
The water in the new channel which
the Kaw cut through Wabaunsee coun-
ty south of st. Marys at the time of the
flood, has not entirely receded as the
river has fallen. There seems to be an
underground current and the land has
caved in, leaving a great depression as
wide as the river bed.
Just as the Humane societies and S.
P. c. AS have succeeded in convincing
the world that it is an unspeakable cru
city to oblige a horse to plod around all
summer with his head exposed to the
sun, the girls and young men have ia
ken to going without their hats.
While working upon a scaffold at the
new presidents residence at Washburn
college, Nels Peterson of oil West Fifth
street, fell with a broken scaffold dis
lance of eighteen feet and broke several
ribs Peterson was taken home in an
ambulance. He has no internal in
juries.
In addition to Bernard Kelley, of To-
peka. Department Commander Smith
has appointed Mrs. Emma Wall and
D. b. Shuey both of Emporia, to as
sist in the distribution Of the $1,000
lief fund. The committee will serve
without pay, and will meet in Topeka.
August 6. to make the distribution.
The reason there was little rain this
morning was because the Floto shows
will be here Thursday. When it comes
to the undisouted title of 'rainmakers''
it gees to the Floto show and not to
Ringlings as heretofore. The Flotos
were marooned in Topeka during the
flood.
There are still six unpaid warrants
for members of the legislature, vino
served in the special session. The mem
bers who have not yet called on the
auditor for their none are Senator
Ward. Senator Wulfekuhler, Senator
Fulton, Representative Stubs, Repre-
sentative Belts and Representative
Schmidt.
It is to be feared that the Kansas
smart set Is slow. They were run
ming around New York and the Atlantic
resorts bareheaded and with their shirt
waist sleeves rolled up four summers