The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-20
JAYHAw KER JoTs.

The wellington p ansy club were pres
ent in full bloom at their first summer
outing.
The plutocrat of N eosho county is the
register OF deeds. Ills office has paid
loo in the past six months.
a Free Methodist tent meeting is to
be held at Mcpherson Collections will
be taken, however. just the same.
Mr. Cook came from the Phil ppines
to Fort Scott Cor a bride. Isn't Lhat a
long distance to journey after a cook?
When the first. load of harvest apples
reached Mcpherson it took a couple OF
policemen. to keep the small boys off.
Burrton's Jail fastenings are so weak
that the combine of a small boy and a
wooden chair leg easily pried them
open.
While most Kansas towLs would be
satisfied with an oil well or north
and south road 4Axtell is cklmoring for
a brass band.
Again does thirt cen prove unlucky. A
Hoiton lad of that number of years Is
missing and with him $4S OF neigh
boris money.
With the aid of a. dime musee a four
legged Axtell chicken hopes to be able
to run the gauntlet of pastoral visits
and spring fries.
The wicked" stand on slippery places.
The wagon of the butter trust at Clay
Center, turning too rapidly, upset and
burst twanty-six firlcins.
Two fishermen at Nine Mile creek
caught a pound catfis without a vest
ige Of a tail. This tale of woe Is vouch-
ed for by the LeavenWorth Times.
The new Clay Center town clock
strikes the hours during the night. This
will be severe on the married men who
come home at midnight and declare it's
only 1920.
Bucklin's two pastors were in the
harvest field every day from the start
to the finish. That meant, OF course,
close to a fortnight of yellow legged
chicken daily.
A Sumner county citizen is the proud
recipient of a couple of alligator eggs
from a friend in Dixie. They are about
the size of duck egg and will hatch
without the mothers's aid.
Again Salina bids for fame. A young
lady resident has danced with Chauncey
Depew While one of the swell young
men has a genuine panama hat and
change of six undershirts
A Labette county citizen out fishing
was bitten on the hand by rattleSnake.
his finger on post aud bravery ampu-
tated it with his pocket knife.
A private telegram went around the
world in nine minutes. A letter was six
days going ten miles in Gray county.
This might well cause those who favor
government ownership to ponder.
Three crates of parrots were switched
off at Parsons for an hour the other
evening and every druggist closed in
stanter under the impression that the
Home Defenders" had struck town.
.Workmen clearing up the debris of an
Arkansas City mill burned over a
month ago, yet find the stones too hot
to handle. North pole explorers VIII DO
we'll to note this fact and take a bushel
or so along.
In the moving of the postofice'' row
a ChetOpa Uncle Sam is getting hum
dreds of pointers from interested pat
rons as to the best location. Giving ad-
vice on such occasions. however, is like
pouring water on a ducks back.
Irving citizens are lulled to sleep these
drowsy summer nights by the surf
bound echoes from the waves of the
Blue, as they softly lap against the
ferry boats. Besides the additional pur-
pose is answered of allowing everyone
to play they are at the seashore ana
thus save vacation time and expenses.