The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


/ De folks is mighty curious
4 On dis Yer rollins bali.
It's all right Wen you climbin'
Bullock out whar you fan.
| Atlanta Constitution.
Miss Elizabeth Tharp9is i'll at Christ
hospital
Mayor Albert Parker leaves today for
a trip to Chicago.
F. J. Lynch returned Wednesday
night from the Indian Territory.
C. A. Mills. of Topeka, is registered at
| the Darlington hotel in New York
Sheriff Lucas took Dottie Cornett to
| the Beloit Industrial school Wednesday
The court house officers are planning
an extended hunt to be pulled off before
Thanksgiving.
Cosmos is forgetting that it is about
| time for it to quit and give the clrys-
anthemums a chance
| W A. Pierce. who has just returned
| from South Africa, is talking of colon
izing Beers in Mexico.
John F. Switzer has bought another
| farm. 1t is of $40 acres and is three
miles southwest of Auburn.
| Arthur Capper's new automobile has
been christened 1.-The Baby Carriage" by
his friends. It is the smallest machine
in Topeka.
Deputy Warden Frank Lemon has
gone back to Leavenworth with Convict
! L. - mating WHO was Gd0EEI T6GCIllty
near Denver. Rating escaped in the
mutiny two years ago.
The man who announces the reDer-
| toire show at the opera house has
coined a new word He says the sleight
of hand artist is tdexterious.
Think how much prettier the map of
Topeka will be when the old Jackson
and Second street tracks of the Oak
land street car line have been removed
Councilman Nellis is uneasy again.
This time he is said to be Worrying be-
cause the ordinance compelling people
to put lanterns on street distractions is
disobaYed
Major T. J. Anderson will go to Usage
/ City to see the Parker show which will
be put on there shortly. He is prospect
ing for entertainment features for the
semi-centennia1 celebration next day.
A single track has been completed on
| the West Twelfth street line of the To-
peka Railway company and the second
one is nearly finished. The line will be
ready for service again in few days.
The second trial of the Lowe murder
| case will be set for hearing some time
| in December. The Mason and DeMoss
murder trials will not be set for trial
until the January. term of the court.
w L Kellam of Denver. Col, was in
Topeka this week looking for the Sc
he has represented in Denver He
couldn't find the company or anything
about It.
A Kansas City paper says: Charles
| J. Devlin, the well known coal operator
of Topeka, is looking after his black dia-
mond interests in this locality He ar
rived yesterday morning and will re-
| main several days
There is considerable complaint now
because the death and birth records of
the city health department are not be-
ing properly kept up. It IS only a
/ sample of how DR.. Storrs keeDs all his
secret public documents, perhaps.
The change in the weather predicted
by Cider Smith is now due and he
saws il is bound to come. Have your
can get at them. Better have pair OF
rubbers at each end of the line, too.
Two Topeka girls have recently fur
nished and decorated a den which they
/ call their swearing ROOM It contains
all the pipes, smoking caps, guns and
other essentially masculine things they
can find and they are out scouting for
more.
A bony old lady with several front
teeth missing appeared at Crawford $
opera house last night in a dress very
| decoiete at both ends and sang song
| of which the refrain was, Wont you
give me a kiss?t' As she pronounced
the words with great gusto. voice in
the gallery cried out, Not on your
lifes-
/ A haESdS lily paper
cey Dewey, son of C. P. Dewey, the
wealthy Kansas ranchman, was in town
yesterday Mr.. Dewey has been very i'll
at Eureka Lake and looks thin COM
pared to his usual condition, but other
| wise appears none the worse for the
strenuous life he has led for few
months He declined to talk of his trou-
bles with the Berrys or the govern
ment."
About $50 young people were in at
tendance at the social given by the
Topeka local union at the First Con-
gregational church last night. An ex-
ceIlent programme consisting of vocal
and instrume music and readings
was enjoyed by all. Fruit punch was
served during the evening. These So
Gals viii be q regular feature in the
work of the young people during the
coming mCaths.
East Second street people don't like
it very well because the street car COM
paay has taken to running its cars
from Oakland via Fourth street in
stead of Second. They will protest >
Sometime, perhaps, people will discover
that the time to protest is before an
ordinance is passed giving away a
franchise. not after the city has given
a corporation the right TO do certain