The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Why should I want to be a boy again. I'd
Amt Buffalo Bill still runnin' his same
old Wild West show,
An ev'ry spring the btHboards with the
circus posters glow,
The same as WEI I wuz a little Teller
long ago?
Why should I want to be a little boy
Miss Adeiina Pattf's still a-singin' fare
An ev'ry village has it's Uncle Thomas
Jest like as Wen I ulster be a ~youngster
long ago? =,
An up at his theater Tony Pastors billed
to sing,
Fitzsimmons keeps on sayin' tits his last
Old Jefferson is playing RIP Van Win
kle" as of yore,
Wen I was jes' a rompin lad OF thirteen
year or more?
Why. hould I want to be a o again, I'd
Wen Everything is jes' the same as it
wuZ long ago.?
You only know you're gettin' old wen
some one shows you where
The little siIv'ry snowdrifts are appearing
IF. P. Pitzer in New York Times.
Burns L. Williams is suffering from
an attack of grip.
Sheriff Lucas is still collecting un-
paid personal property taxes.
A movement is on foot for the re-
organization of the Topeka Symphony
orchestra.
The grip ought to be prevalent in
Topeka with all these seven hundred
Masons here.
The Republicans will hold a rally in
Jordan's hall at IT'S Lincoln street, In
Tennesseetown, Thursday night.
Probate Judge R. f. Hayden has
gone to St. Louis, where his brother,
Henry Hayden, is seriously sick
Anna Eva Fay might tell the North
Topeka prospectors whether they Will
strike oil, gas, salt, coal, or anything.
The smoker to be- given by the Scot
fish Rite Masons to the visiting Ma
sons will be held at h Masonic quar-
ters Wednesday night.
Policeman Duzenbury, the bicyclists'
delight, is now on duty at the Park
hurst-Davis building keeping people
from getting too close to the ruined
walls.
The Topeka Choral society has filed
with the city clerk a request that the
council change the date for its use of
the Auditorium from February 20 to
March 8.
Some of the adjusters for the insur-
ance companies who lost money in the
recent big fire are in the city, and the
work of settling the claims will begin
Wednesday.
There will be a meeting of the Wo-
mems Municipal league at Lincoln Post
hall at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, The
purpose is to look out for getting out
registration.
Arthur Griggs, who went to K. U. last
fall and was a nj of the footbaH
team, has quit the university. and Is
back in Topeka. He may enter the
Washburn law school.
George NJ. Crawford, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Crawford
is recovering from an operation for
appendicitis performed at Stormon'
hospital Monday morning.
"Civio Pride" the monthly magazine
published in New York of which Johr
P. Fritts, of Topeka, is associate ed
itor, has appeared. The first issue is
a neatly printed and attractive num-
Der.
The annual convention of the State
Temperance union began at 1870 p. m
today at the First Methodist church
F. d. Coburn, president of the union
is in the city. having come yesterday
from st. Louis, where he is engaged
with his duties at the worlds fair.
While the frebells were ringing, ant
the fire apparatus was hurrying out t.
909 Fillmore street Monday afternoon
w. c. Garvey. the owner of the hous'
which was burning. was standing il
front of the Journal office c-omplacentl!
reading the war bulletins. He didn'
know where the fire was.
A. w. Dana, candidate for judge o
the district court in this county, ha'
opened headquarters at the old cour
house. They are in charge of H. Ware
Page. Page is also chairman of thu
city central committee and will con
duct city headquarters at the sam
place. The county campaign will b.
over before the city campaign becomes
: very active.
The Republican city central commit
tee held a meeting in the old cou
l house last night. 1t was decided tt
change h hours of the primaries OIL
March 16 so that they will be helC
from l o'clock in the afternoon unit
z in the evening. No assessments wer'
levied on oficeholders of the city. TIT