The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

"A few early Towering pulp plants are
in bloom
George A. Clark was in Kansas City
Sunday.
The fishermen are looking after their
hooks and lines
Hunters have brought some large
strings of ducks to town
Richards & Pringle's minstrels will be
at the Crawford tonight.
Several spots of grass will be green
tomorrow in honor of St. Patrick.
"The Chaperonsn are in Kansas city
this week and win be at the Crawford
next Monday night.
Tomorrow is the day that Chief Of
Police Tim Donovan would have made a
legal holiday by the legislature.
The Washburn college girls basket
ball team defeated the Y. W. G. A.
team Saturday night by the score Oh
j. to a.
The Kansas university has Withdrawn
from the state OratOrical ASSOCIATION on
account of the trouble at the contests
at Atchison-
stock of hardware and implements at
a bargain il sold at once. Cali on or
write j. d. Winfield, Blackwell, Ok,
and investigate without delay
j.. H. Greenwood says he is not a
candidate for the position Of police
Judge This simphhes the situation.
There are only nineteen candidates left
The city council will meet Wednesday
night There Will probably be only one
more meeting besides this prior to the
retirement Of Mayor Parker TO private
life
The police. the home defenders. the
sheriff and the law and order folk
should look into this: 1.-THE Moonshiner )
Daughter viii be at the Crawford
Tuesday night.
The executive committee Of the
Democratic city central committee mas
gone TO work to drum up big reglstra-
ton for the purpose Of beating W. ).
Bergundthal-
IN the Shadow Of the GaIlows. -
which played recently as one Of the
Sunday night attractions at the Craw-
ford, viii play all next week at the Gli-
lis in Kansas city.
The Kansas river has been rising for
several days and has almost submerged
the mouth of the city park sewer. There
isn't vet any danger of its overlooking
Topeka as it did last year.
Prof w. B. Chamberlain, of the Chi
cago Theological seminary, died sudden
is of heart failure. He addressed the
graduating class at Washburn four
years ago He was q brother Of A. H.
Chamberlain of Topeka
The funeral of Ralph Harshbarger, the
s-year-old son of Prof. and Mrs W. A
Harshharger, of Washburn college, was
held sunday afternoon. The little boy
died Friday of cerebro-spinal meningitis
brought on by grip.
The Republican city central commit
tees executive committee will meet this
evening to discuss the question of police
judge. 1t viii probably be decided to
allow the committee to nominate cam
didate for that office.
Topeka is certainly getting bad. The
Democratic city central committee held
a meeting on Sunday, and a Dutch
lunch is advertised as one of the at
fractions Of a horse sale to be held this
week.
The advertising for the Musical Fes-
tival in May which is being done in the
outside towns is attracting attention.
People are writing in to find out about
it, Nordica and De Reszke are a good
pair OF names to advertise with even
in Kansas
Tie Washburn College Alumni asso-
citation is holding it's annual mail cleo
zion of a member of the board of trus-
ices to represent the alumni association
Arthur j. McCabe. of this city, judge oil
the court of Topeka, is the leading cam
didate.
The Washburn Review. in it's last is
sue advocates am important change In
The MANAGEMENT of college athletics. It
wants one member OF the faculty tc
have entire management of the finances
OF football baseball and all other forms
Of athletics.
DIR. w. =. Bowen filed suit in the
district court Saturday afternoon
against Sprague Chase for $500 as his
fee for a surgical operation. Mr.. Chase
is about to move to Hawaii and has
sold his grist mill and shipped part OF
his property.
The big ill which is being made fol
the NinewoOd railway through the
Shunganunga bottoms in South Topeka
SIS quite an imposing sight East of thi
creek there is a fill several thousand
feet long and from 10 TO 80 feet high
West of the creek the fill to the railway
tracks Is about 80 feet high and 500 fee.
long The fill west of the creek wa;
done under contract by J. II. Maxwell