The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11

But how could man die sweeter2
Chicago News
NJ. W. Van valkenburgh was in kan
sas City Friday.
E swartz of st. Louis. formerly of
North Topeka, was in town Fdiday-
Service will be held Sunday morn
ing al 10 and IL o'clock at the North To-
peka Methodist church.
The Asylum baseball team won
game from the Overlook team Friday
by the score of % to 8.
Walter N. Allen of Meriden, has gone
to Hot Springs, Ark, to take the baths
for rheumatism from which he has been
a sufferer for some months.
In addition to the deputy grain in
spectors already appointed Governor
Bailey yesterday appointed ]. F. Buell.
of st. Marys as a deputy inspector.
when l tell about the flood nine or
ten years from now" says Topeka
man, I am going to tell how hung to
tree by my teeth for thirty-six hours"
The case in city court against Arthur
Reams, the little negro who stole 81
from Mrs. F. /. Seamon to purchase
| fireworks on July 3, has been continued
until July Is
The Haskell Indian band passed
through Topeka last night on it's way to
Colorado where it will give a series of
concerts in Denver, Colorado Springs
and other mountain resorts.
"A lldn III AIcnlSOn mas invented d
pasteboard berry box which can be put
together without tacks. Samples of the
box are exhibited by Secretary Barnes
of the State Horticultural society.
Burleigh Johnson. well known in Kan
sas politics, has been appointed collector
for the Kansas exhibit at St. Louis. He
will travel through the state picking up
choice specimens of things for the fair.
Senator Burton has gone to ST. Louis
to be present at the dedication of the
city of Jerusalem exhibit which will be
part of the exhibit on THE Pike"
Senator Burton is one of the proprietors
of Jerusalem.
The school board of Topeka has made
arrangements with the state school
fund commissioners to sell to the state
the entire issue of $131,500 in Topeka
school bonds which was authorized by
the city at the last election.
C. H. Kassebaum, the man who made
big corn Indian for the Atchison corn
carnival last year, has been employed
by the Kansas commissioners of the ST
Louis exposition to erect a similar In
dian at the exposition in St. Louis.
Bailey City," at the fair grounds,was
closed out yesterday and Officer Nc
Intosh, who has been mayor, council
and chief of police there. will accom-
pany the tents back to Fort Riley to-
day.
The Kansas Worlds fair commission
GIS announced fIlQdN lndI lu6y WOQlu
appoint none of the heads of depart
ments until August Z, and Immediately
afterwards appointed W. z. Schell Of
Wichita as superintendent of the Kan
sas horticultural exhibit
J. J. Brinkerhoff, actuary for the IL
linOis state insurance department, and
John H. Upton for the Kansas insur-
ance department. are now at work max
ing the distribution of the assets of the
Kansas Mutual to the policy holders.
according to the terms of the reinsur-
ance contract recently entered into.
The Kansas sheriffs did not turn out
in force this year for the association
meeting About one-fifth of the mem
bers met at the court house yesterday
and elected officers. D. E. Myers.
Douglas county, was made president
A. T. Lucas, vice president, and A h
Jelly, of Miami county, secretary.
A F. Poole, famous as the champion
chicken thief of Kansas, has been par
doned out of the county jail by an
agreement between the county commits
sioners and Judge Hazen; me PARDON,
which saves Poole about months of mis-
sentence, is conditional, and he must
leave the state and remain out of it.
There are chickens in other states
Mrs. A. H Griesa of Lawrence, wife
of the well known berry raiser there,
sustained serious results from bee
sting a few days ago. The bee stung
her on her nose, and the wound seemed
to poison her entire face. Her face
swelled and the services of doctor
were necessary for several days Mrs
Griesa has many acquaintance in To-
peka.
The department commander of the q.
A. r. received yesterday a contribution
for the veterans flood relief fund direct
from Captain T. st. Peter of North
Manitou island, Mich. The contribution
is a 81 bill but Captain St Peter says
he wishes it was 800, so his intentions
are good. Captain St Peter is connect
ed with the United States Life Saving
service at North Manitou Island sta
ton.
The city of Topeka has filed a reply
to the petition of the plaintiff in the
suit brought by the Amusement Syn
dictate for $500 damages. Citizens near
the corner of Tenth and Polk streets
objected to two bill boards erected by
the syndicate and tore them down The
syndicate claimed that they were torn
down by mob and the city was La
Bile In their reply the city denies that
a mob removed them.
The Colorado Springs Telegraph, of
July 8. under the head line Topeka
capitalists stop off in Springs says:
"A party of Topeka capitalists, who are
interested in the Thunder mountain dis
trict, stopped in the city yesterday on
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