The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

marriage licenses in the office ana Dan
Cupid can keep right on working dur
ing the absence OF the judge.
Every prisoner in the county jail has
been vaccinated. The contract with
County Physician Ellinger is 25 cents
a head, the union price. but in such
cases whether done by a union or nom
union physician it is scab work.
Judge Hazen has had difficulty in
finding work for the jury in the dis
| trict court During the past five days
every case but one set for trial has
come to a sudden end either by the de-
/ PENDANT having Jumped his bond or
pleading guilty.
| Although the caterpiIlars are so
| thick you can't walk without stepping
on tn EN- the absence of the red box
elder bugs, usually a plague at this
season, is noticeable. Is it merely a
coincident or have the caterpillars de-
| stroyed the bugs?
AS soon as the county treasurer's
| Office is opened, after the completion
| of the annual settlement, the treasurer
ceive payment of taxes for the 1904
| assessment
An extra mail carrier had to be put
in service to carry the additional mail
on account of the meeting here this
week of the traffic and operating Off
Gals.
Frank Montgomery, in charge of the
weather bureau during the absence ~oI
Director Jennings, claims that even II
Jennings had been here the weather
would have been just as hot during the
past few days Montgomery seems 10
have proven a good altbi-
The Leavenworth Times states that
right of way has been secured, grade
stakes set and the grading commenced
for the Kansas City-Bonner Springs
electric line. This is the line which
the promoters expect to reach Law
renee and Topeka
Miss Yoder, a missionary from India,
will speak tonight at the Provident as
ISOLATION rooms at the corner OF Fourth
and Jackson streets, beginning at half
Thorpe Mothers union and their hus-
bands are especially invited and every
body will be welcome.
County Commissioner Haynes, who
was interested in the North Topeka oil
wells and who thought every day dur
ing the time the drilling was going on
that oil would be struck, now says: II
am out of the oil business" when ask
ed what he thinks the chances are of
finding oil in Shawnee county.
The boiler at the court house is be-
ing repaired ready for cold weather
George W. Rake, who presided over the
promised to keep the offices in the
court house warm this winter if he has
to borrow a bag of gold coins from the
county treasury to hang on the safety
valve
Highland Parkers are doing a little
bit better than they did last year with
a larger car on the Vinewood line Last
winter one of the old arks was run on
the Vinewood line after the summer
season closed but now one of the newer
and larger cars is in service Perhaps
by next year a regular suburban car
will be run.
The gymnasium committee of the
railway Y. NJ. c. A has elected Frank
J. Gutsch physical director Mr.. Gutsch
is in the spring department of the
blacksmith shop and is first assistant
at the Turner'S. He has taken prizes
in the state Turner contests at Marys-
vile, Leavenworth and Topeka and
won first and second prizes at a meet
ing in Philadelphia where 80 different
organizations of Turner'S competed
The Shawnee County News, publish
ed at RosSville. says: Political goS-
sip has it that County Clerk Newman
will be in the race for the state audi
torship two years hence If it be true,
he will win in an easy canter. New
man has handled the business of the
county clerks Office in a manner that
commends him to the people as a man
worthy of their trust. He has fer
reted out the big corporation tax dodg
ers and compelled them to share in the
burden of taxation. He has been faith
full to the people who elected him and
his ambition will receive the hearty
endorsement of big majority of the
voters in this section irrespective of
party