The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
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eminent
Col P NJ Hoisineton of Newton. a
D. Walker of Holton and J. E. Stevens
of GoOdland, are among the late arriv-
ais in Topeka.
Sheriff Cook now committing to mem
cry that beautiful ballad Down on the
Farm" He viii sing It when he goes
out of office.
Special Agent Mills of the rural free
delivery. service has received instruc-
tons TO inspect all rural routes run
ming out OF Topeka.
The Topeka Primary Sunday School
Teachers union viii meet Saturday
afternoon al the Central Congregational
church at > o'clock
Wooden strips are being fitted to the
front Of the Auditorium to hold the wiz
ing for the electrical display for the
NIidwinter exposition
The F'lints, hypnotists, comes to To
peka. next week They took in 81, $3.50
in six weeks. Flint doesn't need to
find a KlOndike gold mine
On Thursday John I. Mott. secretary
of the Worlds Student Federation, of
the Y. NJ. c. A, will be here to meet the
member of the state committee.
The promised improvements in tbs
! Bell telephone system are mighty slow
in coming. The people ought to APP
preciate them when they do come.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland were
in Kansas City Tuesday They didn I
go to buy books, but it is a safe wager
that they brought some home with them.
The officers and advisory board of the
Central Congregational Church Mothers
union will meet Thursday afternoon at
3 O'Clock with Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon.
William Allen White gives it out cold
that if anybody tries to come to Inc
Kansas Day banquet in q full dress
shit he will he mt ont or a least ont
Of place
John King, of Minneapolis, will be
the baby of the house this winter in
years, but he viii by no means be the
least in taking an active part in leg
islation.
There is an eating house down below
Fifth which bears the words. Little
Variety" on the front window. One
wouldn't think that attention would be
called to the fact.
E. G. Davidson, the new manager for
David Harum," is pretty apt to sue
energy which would startle the average
sleepy eastern manager
William H. Turner who played
David Harum" was in Topeka last
season as DIR. Petypont'' in The Girl
from Maxims." He was the only re-
deeming feature in that farce.
In some counties in Kansas there is
talk of cutting off the rural delivery
mail service unless the roads are made
better This sort of move would
bring about better roads in a hurry
An agent for the new book about
Ingalls, has struck Topeka. This agent
is one of the kind who cults short off
and leaves you when you say you dom
want his book May his tribe increasA
A Topeka girl who has been credited
with having q stony heart used net
handkerchief freely to keep her eyes
/ dry at David Harum" last night
which means that her heart isn't So
hard after all
The advance sale of Nidwinter expo
sition tickets has started off a a good
rate. They are on sale in about every
other store on Kansas avenue as vel
as numerous places scattered through
other parts of town.
President Chas. F. Street. of the To-
/ peka Water company, has returned t.
4 his headquarters in the east The city
regard to the proposed 20 per cent. re-
duction IN rates.
The local chapter of the Native sons
4 and Daughters of Kansas viii hold I
meeting at Unity church Friday even
( ing. Ralph Moore is president and j
+ @. Mohler is secretary. The members
4are all urged to come and bring other
natives" with them
"Old Jed Prouty' will not be at ths
Crawford Thursday. Richard Golden /:
,
port, Hancock county. Maine coined.
could not get along without him. Thu
show has stranded. closed, gone t.
pieces. or busted" Just as the term
MAJ suit.
It was @Eod" Neweomb's horse which
took part in the play of David Harum'
at the Crawford last night and which
was the horse that baked in the rain
Newcomb was so worried for fear hi
horse would catch the collie in the rai
that he rushed down the main aisle ant
back a couple of times.
One of the large new cars which run
on the Washburn college line was de
frailed this morning shortly before
o clock at the switch on Huntoon street
The car landed scuare1y across bot
tracks. and blocked all traffic on III
Washburn line Just at the busiest tim
Of day. Many people arrived late T.
work from the southwest part OF town
The following is from the Hutchinson
News. Ed Morgan. a crazy man, over
powered the county, 5aflsrs Uncle Alec