The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-12
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Twas more than three decades ago
a long, long time away
That we were jolly boys in blue.
Now we are boys in gray.
A poet friend has said of you:
Hes on the craft that sails
In glowing seas of constant youth.
Where boyhood never fails.
So at the end of many years
Along iife's rugged way
The blue has mingled with the skies
And We are boys in gray
The true and brave of all the hosts
And fought for what they deemed the
Are done with war today,
The rosy. round limbed queen of peace
Has broken wars array,
His hosts diSarmed, are silver haired.
And all are boys in gray
viii L. Visscher. in Tacoma Morning
Union
County Clerk Newman is said to be
the best dressed county officer.
The tomato vines are still producing
but the market gardeners are fearing
frost
Grant Howell. Topeka grain dealer,
is transacting business in Wichita this
week.
Notice to criminals: Sheriff Lucas
went TO st. Louis today to attend the
exposition.
F. Buck secretary of the Fremont and
Lincoln club.
Almost 1900 Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs are now in Topeka attend
ing their state meetings.
Prof. J. T. Loyewe1l went to Marion,
Kan, today TO testify in case pend
ing there in the district court.
The Fremont and Lincoln club will
meet Saturday afternoon at the old
court house and recruit new members.
A meeting at Jordan's hall last night
was addressed by Otis Hungate, P. H
Forbes. H. H. Keith and w. 1. Jami-
son.
City Attorney Spencer won his first
case in the district court at this term
He secured the conviction of Bee
Adams.
Albert Tucker. a hardware dealer
ing friends and attending the I. Q. o.
F. convention.
The Chanute Sun says: George w.
Cook, of Topeka, a registered pharma-
cist,' has accepted position in s. M.
Meals drug store"
C. H. Strawn has taken "a views of
Topeka buildings for Sam Radges.
They Will be used for illustrations in
the new city directory.
Cider Smiths apple crop seems
to be as good this year as last for he
distributes just as many apples among
his friends when he comes to town.
Major A NJ Harvey has notified
Otis Hungate that he will lend dignity
to one of Hungate's campaign meet
ings by attending, if Hungate so de-
Sires.
Women can vote at the coming fall
election, provided the council decides
to submit the question of voting bonds
to build a new span for the Melan
bridge
This evening the subcommittee OF
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question of Edison electric light rates
will meet for the purpose of talking
things over.
A Fremont and Lincoln club was
formed yesterday afternoon at the old
court house. 1t is made I'D of rs mer
who voted for John c. Fremont and
Abraham Lincoln.
The oldest man who Joined the Fire.
mont and Lincoln club Tuesday was
E. r. Partridge, aged IS years. who
cast his first vote for William Henry
Harrison for president
There was a small fire Tuesday night
at 1407 Monroe street. small house
occupied by Mrs. Ellen Slaughter was
damaged to the extent of $50. The or
igin of the fire is unknown.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building committee
met a number of architects on Tues
day afternoon to consider the building
plans of the new home. Nothing def
mite was done. No local architects
were present, all DeinS from OUT VI Inc
city.
The Good Government club will
meet with Mrs. Garretson, 1101 Har-
rison street at p. m, Thursday. A
large attendance is desired to COM
plete the plans for the reception OF
the State Suffrage association in No
vember-
Stanley Medlicott has returned from
the St Louis exposition. He is now
at his old stand in the county treas
urer's office ready to wait on custom
ers. receive cash payments on take:
and dole out receipts. CAS- it would
be printed in the Crossroads Clarion.
| Unity club will meet tomorrow ev-
ening in the parlors of Unity church
for the first meeting of the year. The
first work of the year will be the com
pIetion of the work on Dante's "Di
| vine Comedy" The club will begin
this fall the reading of the Para
| diso.'
E. o. Wilde, special commissions
of the department of exploitation o
the St. Louis worlds fair. was in To
peka on Tuesday comforting with thu
promoters of Topeka day at the ex