The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-10

With muscles firm and whiskers tanned
III be happy harvest hand.
The Kansas corn-fed maiden
Perhaps will smile
And ask me after harvest time
To hang around awhile,
And ] may win her ample hand
With half a section of good land.
Then. no. for bleeding Kansas.
And may ! be first aid
To save the crops. What from2 Search me.
But L m not afraid
I WILL though dreadful dangers Turk,
Do any daring thing but work
Deputy Marshal Flenniken of the
United States court, has gone to Color
do Springs for visit.
Frank Rossetter, who was hurt at the
Continental creamery by the falling of
scaffold, is improving rapidly.
The police are holding Tom Sporting,
who is suspected of being a deserter,
pending advice from FIT. Riley.
Marshalls band will give its second
free open air concert at the corner of
Eighth and Harrison streets tonight.
l. f. Myers, vice president of the
City railway company, will go to his
home in Chicago Saturday for few
days.
J. S. Parks. president of the Conti-
mental Creamery company returned
Thursday from a business trip to New
York
Prof. w w. Silver of Washburn coll
lege is building a house on College ave-
nue. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets.
w. H. Mackey, United States mar
shall, and w. A. Calderhead, congress-
man from the Fifth district, were in
Kansas City yesterday.
The Grocers' picnic, proposed to have
been held at Vinewood on July %, has
been postponed and will probably be
held some time in August.
The members of the National Guard
who were in active service in Topeka
during the flood were paid this week.
The privates earned $24 each
Rev. John R. Dill gave a free lecture
at the Reformed Presbyterian church
tural View of Christ's Kingdom"
John Lucas. city detective. fell and
seriously injured his right shoulder
last night while trying to catch his
horse. which had escaped from the
barn
Governor Bailey has offered a reward
for the recapture of John Nelson who
escape from the county jail at indie
pendence while awaiting sentence for
the crime of murder
The annual picnic given to poor
children by Mrs. Thorp, police matron.
will be held July % this year for the
benefit of the children attending the
Social Settlement school
Taxes on nearly all the property in
the flooded districts have been paid.
The time for the payment was extend
ed until July 10, today, and no further
extensions will be allowed.
John Kieth. under arrest at Dodge
City, will be taken back to Missouri
where he is wanted for forgery. Cover
nor Bailey honored the requisition of
Governor Dockery yesterday
The Free Methodists are holding their
annual camp meeting at the fair
grounds They commenced Thursday
and will be in session for ten days. Rev.
Fred Scott is conducting the meeting
The streets and walks committee of
the council, at its meeting this after
noon, will take up the plumbers ordi-
nance, which provides for the estab-
lishment of a board Of plumbers ex-
aminers.
Fifteen members of the Topeka Y. NJ.
C. A. have organized an amateur
photography club and have fitted out a
dark room with all the best conven-
fences at the association rooms on East
Eighth street.
The ways and means committee of the
council will meet tonight to consider
the franchise ordinance for the proposed
gas company which promises to pipe
gas here from the southern part of the
state.
Five of the old agents of the Kansas
Mutual have accepted contracts with
the Illinois Lifes Those who signed yes
JeTQaY were Lee MdXey, -. 4. NC
Cready, Charles De Forrest, R. c. Bag
by and ]. 2. Scott.
Work has been begun on the Topeka
avenue pavement south of Fifteenth
street. Many of this years paving con-
tracts will not be finished. The con-
tractors have never had greater diff
Guilty in securing brick and sand.
Detectives Lucas and Gardiner found
some goods yesterday consisting of
shoes and cigars. which had been
stolen from a Santa Fe car about July
4. They have made no arrests as the
persons they suspect are out of town.
The attorney general of state holds
that the state law authorizing the issu-
ance of free licenses to old soldiers APP
plies only to soldiers of the civil war.
The question was raised by a soldier of
the Spanish war, who wanted a free Ii
cense.
B. F. Golden, who was injured in a
runaway at the corner of Tenth avenue
and Quincy street a week ago and has
been at the home of his daughter, Mrs
S. NJ. Robinson, 91S Quincy since, is i'm
proving, although he will probably be
bed fast for several weeks.
The Topeka Manufacturing company
has filed an amendment to its charter
to $4,000. The directors of the COM
pany are J. A. Buffkin. c. w. Horn, J.
P. Lewis, E. K. Heit, p. w. Griggs and
c. A HolcOmb-
A man mas buncoed a number OF
prospective harvest hands into giving
him a dollar apiece by promising to
place them in the harvest fields upon
the payment of that amount. Free En-
ployment Agent T. S. Williams would
be pleased to meet the man.
The stock of drugs, soda fountain.
paints glass counters and shelving of
VIM. D. Lacey. bankrupt, is now ready
for sale Stock to be sold in a lump.
Any one can inspect the same at the
Grand opera house by calling upon
James f. Larimer, receiver, 2S Column
bian building.
This is the day when the tents in