The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

To evade mad bun climbed fence.
She was easy to catch,
Had the bun used dispatch,
But he didn't, which proves he lacked sense
Brooklyn Eagle
The Floto dog and pony show tent
seats $500 people.
The barefoot boy isn't having half a
show to get his feet tanned.
All railroad freight offices viii be
closed all day tomorrow-Decoration
Day.
Several fine elm trees on West Tenth
avenue have been killed by boring
worms
In 1867 the Kansas river was so high
that the pontoon bridge was almost
impossible.
The T. A. A excursion to Kansas City
tomorrow may have to be made with
flying machine or boats.
If some one would erect circus seats
along the river bank a rushing business
might be done at ten cents a seat
The barber shops will be open until
o'clock this evening and viii close at
noon Saturday and reopen at 8 p m
The Floto dog and pony show has
had seven weeks of rainy weather in
Texas, Indian Territory. Oklahoma and
Kansas.
There are 40 trained dogs. rs trained
ponies, 80 people and six railroad cars
in the Fsloto dog show equipment and
personnel.
The rainy season has just commenced
Frank Patrick donned his rubber
boots Thursday. This is a sure sign
that there win be more rain
For some reason the Fsloto shows
seem to be appropriately named. F'loto
sounds as if it might mean something
about floods and high water.
1t is rumored that there is little
spot in India, away off there as the
barber says in My Friend From In
dia," where it IS dry, extra dry
The county commissioners have been
using the country telephone lines con-
stantly for the past few days trying TO
1 keep track of the Kansas river bridges
If an old settler tells you that the
river was higher than it IS now way
back in 40. 80, 20 or somewhere along
there, don't argue with him for you VIII
lose.
The excursion to Fort Riley over the
Union Pacific. scheduled for tomorrow
has been postponed on account Of the
high water in the river and on the ran
road tracks.
In 1885 the ice went out in the Kansas
river quite suddenly. The river was
not as high then as now but cakes OF
ice were piled in the city park nan d
block from the river
If you can't tell a really good story of
| high water you have not the right 70
| stand on the rear platform OF the street
/ cars these days and enter into the
If the river doesn't cease to rise
pretty soon real Mississippi river
packet line will have to be run to Oak
1 land instead OF that street car packet
line which has been proposed
L. NJ Wood Of Topeka has made the
plans for an eight room brick school
house at Hoisfngton, Kan. He has re-
| turned from that place where the con-
| tract for the building was awarded Tor
81, 9S3
! IT.. ,,,.1,1 se++1a,-e in shawnee county
were told by the Indians that in the
forties the Kansas river was so high
that the natives could go by boat from
Burnett's mound to the hills north OF
the Reform school.
MarshaII's band will not give concert
al Garfield park tonight on account of
the high water. The band does not pos
sess a fleet of gondolas or the band
might initiate Duss and his Venice III
/ Madison Square Garden, New York.
The act in the Floto dog and pony
show in which a pony balks and kicks,
is called by circus people the Whoa,
| January" act. 1t was invented by the
famous Dan Costello, one of the most
celebrated men in the circus business
of years ago.
D. G. Marlzle. the dog and pony
trainer of the Floto shows, began the
business with another show four and d
half years ago and $4.50 per week wash
ing dogs and ponies. Now he receives
500 a week and he and his wife travel
in q, state room on the circus train.
Forty years ago today the first girl
/ was born in Larned. then a frontier mil
itary post The girl now lives in To-
peka but like other grown girls she
doesn't care about her age being known
and so out of respect for her wishes her
name is withheld. She lives in Topeka
south of Fourteenth street
Bedford, the head of the acrobatic
team with the Floto shows, was per-
former in show with AL Ringing 20
years ago when Ringing made $40 a
week At the end of the season Ringing
! invited Bedford to join show that he
was going to put out and Belford laugh
ed at him. Now Ringing laughs at Bel
ford.
The Mystic Shriners in Topeka vii.
go to Leavenworth tonight for some
doings that are to take place in Alb
dallah temple where some nOviceS are
to walk the hot sands of the desert and
ride the camels. On account of the
high water the desert is an oasis at
present and not very hot, and the
Mobiles from Topeka may not be able
to get there except by boat
One of the patrons of Washburn coll
lege called up the State Journal office
today and said. There was a debate at
Washburn college last night and I OBJ
served that only one member of the
faculty was present and that one was
serving as judge of the contest This
contest is one of the important events
of the school year. Why doesn't the
Washburn faculty take more interest in
the college affairs2 1t seems to me they
need to be reminded of their duty. They
do not attend the baseball games, and
now they seem to be cutting out other
college affairs.