The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-22
SNAP SHOTS NEWS


Gittin' some caresses. an a mighty sight
It's been a-goin' dat way ever since long.
An It's gvine to keep a-goin' fob a mil
lion years or so.
An sometimes specks de sorrows an de
joys dat goes through
Don't 'mout to nothin' like as much as
IT'S haRd to bear de. penalties when for
But when you counts EN- up. it's only fob
little while.
De 'speriences you runs across is mighty
But dis oil worlds got to stan EN- fob
Washington STAR
Tomorrow is the Sells & Downs cir
Gus day.
This is guaranteed to be the first
fresh -verda Mt balTny genuine spring
day of the year.
The annual report of city Clerk
Squires will be ready in time for the
next council meeting
Washburn College and the Topeka
professional ball team are playing this
afternoon at Washburn field.
DR.. Geo. z. Cole lectured at the
Washburn College chapel last night
on Indian Art and the Cliff Dwell
ers''
County Attorney Otis Hungate and
L. Biscoe killed ten ducks and twenty
jacksniDes while hunting near New
man Thursday.
Street car traffic was considerably
interfered with Thursday by the torn
up condition of the track at Eighth
and Kansas avenue.
There has been a boom in the coal
business in Topeka during the past
week. Some dealers were unable to
supply the rush of orders.
The presentation of ''The Cricket
on the Hearth by the Washburn
College Dramatic club will take place
at the Crawford next Wednesday ev-
enins.
1t has been decided by the Epis-
copal church authorities to wait until
fund OF $4,000 is raised before be-
ginning the erection of the proposed
cathedral
Defective electric wiring and leaky
roof conspired to cause a slight fire at
Central Congregational church Thurs
day afternoon at o'colck. The dam
age to the building was small.
Luther Nellis will give a talk to-
night at the Reid-Stone art school on
Indian pottery. Mr.. Nellis has quite
a collection of curios from the New
Mexican and Arizona aborigines-
The meeting of the general secre-
taries of the Y. NJ. C. A. organizations
of Kansas was completed yesterday at
noon. The attendance was not as
large as expected but great deal of
work was done.
The display of prizes which the
| travelling men viii give away at their
concert Tuesday evening is attracting
much attention in Mills window. Each
of the prizes is neatly labeled to show
the name of the donor.
This evening the girls defamation
contest for colored pupils of the va
rious schools of the city will take
place at Shiloh Baptist church. The
medals are given by DR.. S. G.. Stewart
and John NJ Wright.
The first of the three new wells to
be drilled on property of the North
ern Shawnee Development Company
at Shorey viii be started next week.
Laborers are now fixing a derrick and
putting UP the proper rigging for the
drill.
There is not much probability that
special council meeting will be held to
consider the Potwin sewer situation.
Few of the councilmen seem to think
/ it is necessary, and the mayor is op-
1 posed TO the plan. They may awaken
+ to the situation after an epidemic of
1 typhoid is started.
/ Through a misunderstanding, the
aerial truck made the run to the Cen
4 trail church fire Thursday afternoon,
and one of the gray horses fell as the
truck made the turn at Tenth and
Quincy. The animal was not seriously
/ injured, however. The accident was
due to slippery pavements.
Word has been received by the Y
NJ. c. A. that Chas. H. Palmer who has
been announced to speak at the Craw-
ford on Sunday is detained by a strike.
The meeting, however, will be held as
advertised and will be addressed by
Evangelist Houser who win give his
famous lecture, 1.-THE Three Keys to
He'll
J. T. Lovewen. while working in
/ his chemical laboratory Thursday,
/ burned his hand severely with brom-
inc. He was removing the glass stop
per from a pint bottle of that chemf-
cal when the bottle broke. Bromine
not only burns like surphuric acid,
! but is poisonous besides.
When the word was received that L.
/ M. Penwen was chairman of the Dem
ocratic convention at Holton and that
/ Major Harvey had been nominated for
4 CONGRESS, it was said that Penwell, be-
ling an undertaken, was looking for a
dead one and that he chose Harvey.
! When it was told to the major he said,
/ There may be a resurrection.
In the announcement of the prizes
won by the graduates of this years
| class from the Kansas Medical col
! lege, the prizes offered by Dr. Minney
and Dr. McClintock were not men
toned yesterday. DR.. Minney's offer
ing for the best grades. consisted of
hypOdernic Syringes, and were won
bv Mrs. Ida NJ. Scott Miss Martin and
i F. j. Ernest. DIR. McC1intock's prizes,
] pocket operating SETS were won by
/ William StiIson. T. c. Hinkle and
| Mrs. Ida NJ. Scott.
The Kansas City Times says: ''Otis
e Hungate, prosecuting attorney for
I Shawnee county has succeeded in
driving out of business the Royal sa-
loon and gambling house, which was
I established in Topeka 10 years ago. The
place has been run almost continually
and in spite of the efforts of the police
steel doors and steel shutters to the
windows and all evidences of gam