The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
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Oh. the Iaziness is creeping where the
violets are sleeping.
stream,
Where the timid shadows SILVER on the
border Of the river
When the south wind wakes the crocus
from its dream
When the green is softly glintfng like the
whisper Of tintinE
And there's music n the rhythm Of the
It's the lazy. hazv season. built for rhyme
And we're glad to rave it with Us once
All. we need no Maypole dancing nor the
glancing maids enhancing
To make festive SUCH a gentle time as
FOR It's time to watch the cleaning OF
the world with sunlight tserning
And existence is a sweet and priceless
bliss.
There is drowsy satisfaction in this per
sonal inaction
While around you nature tolls wfta
There is joy enough in knowing that the
grass and trees are growing
And the lazy time Is with Us once again
Washington star
A padded cell viii be upholstered
in the county jail to be used for in
sane persons.
The sessions of the grand chapter Or
der Eastern Star, viii be held IN Rep
resentative hall Wednesday and Thurs
day.
DR.. H H. Keith's injunction case
against the Kansas Medical society
VIII be heard by Judge Hazen next
Monday.
If DR. Menninger wants to find
some plumbing that is not charged
with being sanitary he might visit the
court house
The meeting of the Lowman Hill
Ladies Aid society which was TO have
been held Wednesday, has been post
poned on account Of the death Of a
member
George Lugton. the elevator con-
ductor at the federal building is still
confined TO his home in North Topeka
from the attack of heart trouble which
he had last week.
The people of Dover township have
complained to the board of county
commissioners that the township off,
GERS are not keeping the Corey road
IN good condition
The Evangelical Lutheran church
VIII hold its annual meeting tonight at
the English Lutheran church and will
be attended by Prof EisfeIdt. Of Mil
waukee- founder OF the church
J P. CoIviile left today for Lincoln,
Neb-, to attend the Nebraska State
Photographers convention. He is one
Of the adjudicatOrs of the prizes to be
awarded for the best productions
The postoffice has received a second
consignment Of garden seeds and they
VIII De gwen TO people VINO call Tor
them at the postonice- the packages
contain radish. onion. lettuce, parsnip
and mUskuelon seeds.
Sheriff Lucas has a new Colts au-
tomato revolver which shoots nine
times without reIOadine It cost him
30 cents in a rattle and some admirers
OF Lucas say he can make barn door
look like thirty cents at fifteen PAGES
When q man becomes a politician
Of state importance he goes to Excel
81 =--s-
Clerk Newman are calling attention
to the fact that he is 4 candidate for
state auditor and that he has gone to
Excelsior
The state convention of the Eastern
Star viii begin Wednesday morning in
this city. There will probably be more
than 600 women from out of town To- |
night from 1880 TO 10 o'clock the local |
lodges wiz give the visitors a reception
at the Governors residence
Frank Nelson gave a lecture at the /
Swedish Baptist church Monday night /
for the benefit Of the Sumner school 4
piano fund A short musical program 4
was also given by Miss Ruth Collins, /
ist. and Miss Catherine Graves OF the I
Ladies Music club The attendance T
was good
The Jury in the dfstrfct. court Mon I
day. brought in a verdict for the de- /
PENDANTS in the case of W J Schick 4
against Millice and HolcOmb- The /
case is for the possession of the build /
ing occupied by the Topeka foundry I
of which the defendants are the pro-
prfetors- Schick bought the building
a year ago but the foundry can find (
no other quarters Judge Hazen does
not think the verdict just and viii set
It aside
The State Journal baseball bulletin (
service is attracting a great deal Of IT
tentiOn- An Independent telephone has {
been installed at the ball grounds and
the results by innings are promptly
teIephoned so that a person At the
State Journal Office knows Just how the
game is going The results in other
Missouri valley league towns are IT
ceiyed by special wire as soon as the
games are ended