The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
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THE GOVERNORS.
The governors-they told their stats to
brighten up the braid
And deck themselves as solomon had new
They climbed upon the special trains and
In ali the he halls Of state the only ruling
They whiried away across the land as fast
as they could whiz,
Until they reached St. Louis-old St. Louis
on the Alz.
IKE eovernors-they left their trains. with
And wondered why they were not hailed
with hearty yeils and whoops.
They marched in solemn silence TIL lreo
And said: let your committee on reeep-
But there o they sat unnoticed in that place
the Oh ci hqs' ef ST. Lous-old St Louis on
the Nix q,
Frhe qovernors-they fingered till the fun
had an been hads
They loitered in the corridors, impatient,
hot and mad;
And then they packed their medals ana
their sabers. and their plumes,
AID dug into their wallets Tor the money
for their rooms.
way to raise it is
10 tell them Of St. Louis-oid st. Louis on
". D. n. in Chicago Tribune
A few more rains and the Daved
streets Will be clean.
There is one thing certain-the U. Z.
r. delegates are a lively lot
Jennings denies that he is at all re-
sDonsible for the long continued cloud
ness.
Henrietta Crosman will be at the
Crawford tonight in "The Sword OF the
King"
Ex-Mayor c. A. Fellows who has
been visiting his family has returned to
Colorado.
The u. C. r. parade viii be at 1870
p. m, Saturday. There will be six
bands III the procession
Are you willing to wager any money
that the circus parade tomorrow will
start on time? Don't do ii.
According to the Kansas City prints
G. A. Barnes, Of Topeka. made jour
ney to that metropolis Thursday.
A nail driving contest is one Of the
features Of the o. G. T. meeting. only
women win be allowed to compete.
Topeka is as full of people wearing
L. c. T. badges today as it was of rail-
road Y. NJ. c. "A. men week ago.
Tomorrow is the second circus day Of
the year. The Sells and Forepaugh
circus win come in from Ernooria.
The county commissioners will soon
sit as a board Of equalization Then
the troubles of the over-taxed are
heard.
Blanch & Heating. Of Topeka. have
house at Eudora- The contract price IS
sa.075.
The chances are that the weather win
be fair by Sunday when Marshall's
band opens the concert season at Car
field park,
There is one advantage in late, cold
spring. 1t holds back the opening Of
the list of drownings of boys who go in
swimming.
Topeka man who buys two suits of
nd "a
week with a fiat iron has the reputation
of being well dressed.
A license to marry was granted to
John v Warner, of Kansas city, and
Emma LANG of Topeka, in the probate
court Of Kansas City.
UTpchurch lodge No 244 A. 0. L. w,
gives an entertainment this evening at
their hall, open to all WOrkmen in the
city and their families.
Have you secured your tickets for the
vaudeville show in the Auditorium Sat
urday night2 The tickets are free, but
you must have one to get in.
Mrs. Minnie S. Conwell of Topeka
and w. Bert Henry of Kansas City
have secured a license to marry. Mrs.
COnweH lives at 500 Topeka avenue.
The paper hangers carpet cleaners,
stove movers professional house clean
ers" and their helpers are having the
busiest time of their lives just now.
The Topeka bowlers will endeavor to
make up for their humiliating defeat at
Saliua when the Salina bowlers come
to Topeka tonight The contest will be
on the Elite alleys. beginning at 7.15
The Oklahoma delegation to the grand
council Of the u. c.. T. are distributing
small paper valises bearing the inscrip-
ton Meet me at the grand council
meeting at Oklahoma City"
Hiram Lands has filed suit in the
district court against the order of the
Royal Eiighlanders for $3.50, claimed to
be due him for securing new members
at 81 head.
Ed Howe. of Atchison, is expected in
Topeka hourly. There are seven or
eight brass bands and a circus in town
and Howe has never yet been known to
Withstand that combination of attrac-
tiOrs.
An open meeting of the A. O. U. w.
Will be held at K. p. hall corner of
Sixth avenue and Quincy street tonight.
Webb McNall. supreme master work
man, and c. E Foote VIII deliver ad-
dresses on Fraternity" There will
also be music and recitations.
The residents of clay street in tho
Third and Fourth wards have resumed
their fight upon the telephone poles THAI
line their streets. The couRcilmen from
those two wards are beginning to take
notice. The pole question promises to
become political issue in the west END
OF town.
The Washburn baseball team viii
play the Nebraska University team on