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

still were hearts queen
But grown of kissing somewhat coy
You see-you're quite sixteen!
When was thirty, bronzed and tall
With sweethearts, too, in plenty,
I met you at the Wilson's ball
You told me you were twenty
I'm forty now, a little more
Oh, Time, you ruthless Dano1e!
But you-you're only twenty-1our-
'S-'- NJ '--| Parsons Weekly.
Charles K. Holiday is building sew
eral small houses on East Eighth ave-
nue..
The rural mail carriers working out
of Topeka handled about $4,000 pieces
of mail during the month of February.
The high wind last night broke off
many limbs Of trees and also dis
arranged a few telephone poles and
signs
March had gotten well started on the
stunt of coming in like a lamb when
the lion was roaring at the heels of the
lamb
A. B. Rose of the Rose Dry Goods
company has returned from a goods
buying expedition to st. Louis and Chi
cago-
C. V. Nynan and Miss Selma o. Pet
erson were married in the Swedish
Lutheran church last night by Rev.
A. M L. Herenius-
This will do for an indoor circus, but
what would have become of a circus
tent when the wind whizzed past yes
terday afternoon and last night?
D. J. Greenwald, one of the Topeka
men who brought Ships circus to To-
peka, denies the report that the Audi
forum is being damaged by the cir
Gus.
Charles L. Wood is interested in the
big Epworth hotel on the ST Louis fair
grounds. He will be there much OF the
time this summer, but will not abandon
topeka.
There is an adage that "a peck OF
March dust is worth a kings ransom.
Anyone who wants a ransom can get
mouthful on Kansas avenue any WINDY
day this month.
The Shawnee delegation to the state
convention at Wichita will have head
quarters in the Manhattan hotel, where
E. J. Dinner is now dispensing hospi-
tality in Wichita
Four or five bids have been fled by
the largest organ builders in the coun-
try for the construction of the auditor
ium pipe organ. 1t will take about six
months to build the organ
Rooney, the star equestrian at the
Indoor circus, sustained a hard fail
while practicing Wednesday afternoon
He lit on the floor outside of the ring.
in among a lot of chairs, but fortu-
nately was not hurt in the least.
The Capital City Oil and Gas COM
pany, with capital of $25o,O0O. has
been chartered. H. P. Dillon, Eugene
Hagan, F. R. freeman, W A L
Thompson, and w. R. Smith are the in
corporators.
The building which is to be used as a
recreation club for the employees of
the Topeka Railway company at the
yards at Twelfth and Jackson streets
and for offices for the superintendent,
is about completed
Self denial week for the Salvation
Army will begin on March "a All
members and helpers of the army are
expected during that week to deny
themselves something in order to give
something to the army
Minnie Madden was in Topeka in
1885. At that time she wrote IN the
autograph album belonging to the
Elks' lodge: I like the place.-Minnie
Maddern.'' Now she is Minnie Mad
dern Fiske and is coming to Topeka
again tomorrow night.
The new financial plan for the man
agenent of the city will go into effect
with the beginning of the new fiscal
year. After that time all financial at
fairs will be handled through the ways
and means committee of the council.
A tournament game to decide honors
between the Topeka high school girls
basket ball team and that of the Y. W.
C. A will be played on the Y. W. c. A
gymnasium floor on Saturday evening
This will be the second of the SERIES
Now the insurance men are kicking
about the electric wiring here IN To-
peka. The insurance men nave adopted
some new standards for electric wiring,
and want the city to appoint an 1nspec-
tor to make everybody come up 10 TINS
standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Dougherty
are at Downs, Kansas, where ,. A:
Getty, Mrs. Dougherty's father, dleo
Wednesday morning Just three weeks
ago Mrs. Getty died and Mrs Dougher-
ty has been with her father since that
time.
out of a force of Is Office employees
who were formerly in the service OF the
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance COM
/ many here. only three are now employ
| ed as the office force of the Illinois
| Life All the records of the Kansas
| Mutual and Illinois Life have been ia
ken to Chicago
E. Reinisch, superintendent of parks,
has set men at work in Central park 70
| cou7plete the extensive grading opera
| tfons there. The main dam for holding
inpounded the water for the arunclai
| lakes has been completed. and the wa
ter will be put into the pond early tnls
/ coming summer
The state Journals statement tnat
Mr. Spear was proprietor of the New
| Fra store was q mistake. The owners
to the new store at 619 Kansas avenue
and the New Era in North Iopeka are
A. F. Greer and K. N. Nash Mr.. John
/ smear has not been interested IN the
New Era since December /.
The work of the Shawnee county dls-
trict court is about finished Tor the
January term. The jury, which was
dismissed yesterday, presented JuaSe
IJo--s,, 18th a fine Elks' charm for his
watch. and gave Bailif John Coyne a
box of cigars. There are stu num-
her of court cases with which Judge
Hazen will be occupied most OF the re-
Emainder of the term
Der strasse vas cofered oop NIT soil
| Chust den der Wind skvept proutIy py'
| No longer yet der vite-vings toll,
Fer ali dot dust ISIS in my eve