The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-13


Little has been heard from the duck
hunters this spring vet the ducks and
geese have been flying for some time.
They have not been very numerous
a bout Topeka
The only competitor Of the boys bugle
corps in the southwest part OF town is a
coiored man who can whistle Good By
Dolly Cay so loud that it can be heard
for several blocks.
The y. W. CA. viii establish a branch
IN North Topeka. There have been many
requests for an organization over there
and 1t is thought that one can be sue
cessfuliy maintained.
The owner ef Topeka house was
afraid that his home was to be blown
/ Sky high by escaping gas until he found
that II wasn't gas at all but fumes Of
4 boiling sauer Izraut.
That question of Ezra KendaH's
Z w hat has come over you all Of j sud
den2" might have been asked the joint
( lists Thursday and they might have
given Kendalfs reply Goose hesh.'
There is a balm for every wound.
\ The defeated candidates for judge Of
the city court are entitled, by reason
Of their paying so for the chance to
make the race. to be called ledge"
Did you get anything from the give
away at the state house? If you didn't
eryone who lives in, or out of, the
state.
It is rumored that Fred Slater was
defeated for judge of the city court
( because he had the wet element behind
him. The Baptists worked for him at
the polls.
DO you notice now that the primaries
are over everyone is an old original,
dyed in the wool. double copper distill-
ed. aged in wood and labeled in bond
Bergundthal man.
One of the defeated candidates for
judge of the city court says he is salts
fed, as Judge McCabe only got half the
votes and the other half was divided Up
among the other ave candidates.
+. d. Coburn is in Topeka for few
days. He viii return to st. Louis Sat
urday. He says the work of preparing
for the live stock exhibit at the St.
Louis fair is an enormous undertak-
ing.
Washburn having abolished the May
pole fight and the cane rush. it looks as
though the freshmen and sOphOm0Tes
would have to resort 20 the German uni
versty methods Of settling their differ
eDces-
J. w. Ferguson who has been serious
~ sick for three weeks at the home Of
his brother-in-law l.. B. Rousseau at
325 Clay street, has recovered sufficient
~ to be removed to his farm near
Ninewood
The market value Of joint drug stores
IS considerably below par just now
Since the primaries the proprietors are
had better do, begin selling drugs or
clear out entirely
Two Topeka men, who room together
and who have the spirit of chance we'll
developed. bet at night at what time in
the morning the alarm clock Will sound
The clock is not reliable and the men
say it is a square game.
Every man who understands the prin !
ciples Of addition and subtraction has
figured out some remarlIa bic conclusions
saf
maries- 1t is wonderful how many
things have already been proved.
The work of improving the north end
of Central park is going on steadily.
Half q dozen men and a couple OF teams
are busy there every day grading, har-
rowing, eXcavating for walks and plant
ing grass, trees and shrubs.
Now that the Commercial club has
the franchise to build three dams across
the Kansas river it is to be expected
that there viii be something doing in
that direction soon. 1t is understood
some foreign investors desire to take
the franchise.
William Allen Whites series of artfc-
les about Washington and The law-mak-
ers began in this weeks issue Of the
Saturday Evening Post The senators
and congressman are referred 10 by MI.
White as Our hired men in Washing
ton"
One Kansas town has paper that
runs advertisements like the following.
Look Here-Cal M phone 100 for
Hank Rice's cab easy riding and up to
date. Sober driver" The dryness of the
driver is not a bad point to make prom
inent
AT 2;30 o'clock Thursday afternoon
both houses of the legislature were call
governor only a FEW members We're
present in either body and after the pre-
sentation of the messages both adjourn
ed until 2-30 n. IA. today.
More results are being obtained from
the work on the Central park south Of
Thirteenth street on Clay this spring
than have been noticeable during any
season past. Paths and drives are being
laid out and the ground viii be seeded
to grass
be held Saturday night for the purpose
Of nominating a mayor and other city
officers A similar convention was held
two years ago and a good many people
thought it was good joke They
changed their minds on election day.
5 j. w Dansey left Thursday after
noon with party of engineers for a
summers work at Lamont, Ill. Tire
men Will be employed at track work
There are three boys in the gang, all OF
! whom live in Topeka. There are Viii
} lard Guild. Theodore EIcKibb0n and
Hugh Larimer.
W. s. Charles. who formerly lived ii
Topeka. and who recently died at Los
Z Angeles bequeathed to the TO0ckl
= w c. A the sum of $500 to be used il
advancing the work of the association
While a resident of Topeka, NJ. Charles
{ was much interested in the work whicf
it was doing.
The rules for admission to the Mother
Bickerd.ke home at Ellsworth are be
{ ing drawn a little tighter as the neces-
sary demands upon the institution are
{ ltsseninS A bin by Representative Speal
c has just been signed by the governor
In which the board of managers arr