The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

of st. Marys yesterday. 1t is a good
thing for a politician to raise mules to
be sure of an income.
Since the September term of court
| there have been 90 city cases APP
| pealed from the police court to the
| district court These cases. with
those carried over, bring the total
number of city cases up to 137.
AT its meeting Friday night, the
| streets and walks committee of the
city council recommended that a block
| OF sidewalk on the north side of East
| Eighth avenue between Adams and
Hancock. be raised to a higher grade.
J. P. Farnsworth, city inspector of
weights, measures, food, meat, and
most anything else that needs inspect
ing, has notified Mayor Bergundthal
that the city scales are in bad shape,
and ought to be replaced with new
ones.
The Topeka Federation of clubs will
hold a meeting Monday in the north
corridor of the fourth floor of the state
house. The chief attraction will be
the inspection of the library and
museums of the State Historical So
ciety.
c. ]. Devlin owns farm south of
town. The country correspondent
writing from that neighborhood to a
weekly paper says: Mr.. DevIin is
building large green house. Moneyed
men are a mighty good thing in a
neighborhood.''
The same day that the Bird VS.. Bird
divorce case was dismissed in the dis
trict court, the case of McCrow VS.
McCrow was decided for the plaintiff
1t wasn't much of a day for birds of
peace and harmony in the same nests
after all.
Charles Bower, the new district
court reporter, who assumes the duties
vantage of A. w. Dana, who win be
the new judge, by practicing in the
court room. Judge Dana doesn't get
a chance to practice, but perhaps he
doesn't need it.
The water company dug up a piece
of their 12-inch main on Eleventh be-
tween Kansas avenue and jackson
Friday, and found that after being the
ground years, the pipe was in as
good condition as when put into the
ground The paint was still on the
outside of the pipe, and there was no
mud inside of it.
Judge Hazen will hear the argu-
ments on the report of the referee, L.
S. Ferry, in the Mccarthy & Reichart
company case against the st. Louis 6.
San Francisco railway in the district
court next week. The arguments will
probably require several days atten-
ton on the part of the court
The regular memorial service of the
Elks lodge of Topeka will be held in
the lodge rooms on Sunday, December
4, at 2:30 D. M A full attendance of
the members and their friends is de-
sired The music will be furnished by
Marshall's band. The eulogy will be
delivered by G. c. Clemens.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sprague of New
York, missionaries for the National
Spiritual association, will be in Topeka
on December 3. 4 and 5, to hold meet
ings every evening at 1880 o'clock and
on Sunday afternoon at o'clock in
Security hall. Admission will be free
and the public cordially invited.
County Commissioner Harrison drove
in from his home near Auburn yester-
day morning and reached town by s
O'Clock. Eighteen miles before break
fast and in a bracing atmosphere gave
him an appetite for breakfast that
John D. Rockefeller would give a mill
lion dollars for and never bat an eye.
1t was Eugene Ware who once pro-
posed getting law through the legis-
lature that all lunch counter walters
be compelled to study geometry in
order that they would quarter pies in
equal pieces. Mr.. Ware is coming
pie at the restaurant for his noon day
lunch. Hadn't the legislature better
take notice?
GERS of Shawnee camp No. 2S00, NJ. w.
night: Consul, w. T. Luce; adviser,
L. w. Jacobs; clerk, Edward T. Hear
lex; assistant clerk, Frank Curry;
banker. Harry Jones; Waterman, J.
H. Baker; sentry, J. w. Smith; man
ager, ]. r. Johnson; physicians, F. H.
Scholle, L. NJ. Powell. F. H. Martin.