The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-14
sNAP sHOTs Hone NEWs


Edward Wilder was in Kansas city
Tuesday.
The government thermometer ranged
between II and 40 Tuesday.
County Clerk Newman will keep his
office open during the noon hour
c. H. Samson was IN Kansas city
Tuesday to attend the live stock con-
vention.
Captain and Mrs J. H. Churchill of
Dodge City are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs Norman Weir.
The Grand opera house was comfort
able last night This is an indication
that some one is to blame when it isn't
Harry Jackson. who has been travel
ing out of st. Joseph for the Nave Nc
Cord company, has been transferred 10
Topeka.
Harry Bone says the state house
1 looks mighty small and mean to him
after living for a day in the governors
house.
In this issue is the announcement of
the Palace Clothing Co.'S $3.50 suit
sale. a small price for suits sold up
The degree team of the Topeka lodge
of the Knights of Columbus will 20 to
Atchison to confer the degrees Sunday
afternoon.
Mabel p. Ramsbarger has filed suit in
| the district court for divorce from Louis
Ramsbarger. Mrs. Rams barger charged
infidelity and names Edna OFT as
party defendant.
4 thought we had about all the COM
missions we could use in Kansas,
said Governor Bailey this morning, but
yesterday some one suggested to me
that we need a commission of irriga-
ton in this state"
A Kansas City paper says. Colonel
Sim Bear, who has the distinction Of
being the only Republican IN Shawnee
county who is fighting Charles Curtis,
was here from Topeka yesterday
The Gordon Shay Grand Opera COM
pany must be doing well or clinging
mighty close to the pocket book of the
| angel" for the company is singing in
! Denver this week and IS moving toward
the Pacific slope.
D. H. Case has sent to Topeka friends
/ from Honolulu copies of the Pacific
I Commercial Advertiser of Saturday,
January 3. 1t is the cable. edition" and
| contains the first messages between San
| Francisco and Honolulu and is d TWEEN
| ty-four page edition.
Tonight occurs the annual meeting Of
the Topeka Commercial CLUB ard the
| election of officers for the coming year.
After the meeting the club will join the
members of the Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association in smoker at the
oxford.
The Hnemen of the independent Tele-
phone company, who are stringing a ca
Bile on West Twelfth street. sit on top
of the poles and swear at each other
like poll parrots. They are ade3t at
feet working order they can be heard
for several blocks.
Winnie Mercer, the baseball pitcher
who committed suicide in San Fran
cisco by taking gas, pitched for the AIS
American game WItAs the All-NatIouaIs
in Topeka last faM He pitched all
/ right and the fans can see no reason
for his wishing to end his life as he won
that game by big margin.
A. F. Poole, the man who is charged
with taking chickens which did not be-
/ long to him, will be tried for the second
time in the district court tomorrow. He
was convicted on the first trial but re-
ceived a new trial because the complaint
said the hen house was fifty feet from
the residence of the owner while in real
| ity the hen house was about ffty-five
feet or more away. Distance in law
cuts considerable figure.
Lieutenant Governor Hanna makes a
good presiding officer for the senate.
With a little practice he will be able to
keep things going with dispatch and
general satisfaction. At the present time
he is a little handicapped BY not being
acquainted with all the members of the
body and needs an occasional prompts
ing from Secretary Charlie Sheldon.
Hanna is the best dressed and best
looking presiding officer that the sena tie
has had in long time.
The annual meeting Of Kansas post
masters will be held in Topeka on Janu =
airy % and 20. The railroads in the state
4 have announced a one fare rate for the
entire state and it is expected that there
viii be a pretty full attendance at the
meeting. Most of the postnas ters are
expected to remain over for the Kansas
Day club banquet on January % and the
convention will adjourn in time for it.
Postmaster Guthrie said today that lie
expected some of the postal department
officials from Washington to be pres =
ent