The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13

The fire department was called out to
Sixth and Clay Thursday afternoon on
a false alarm.
Justin Council. with the Satna Fe at
Las Vegas, n. M, is visiting MS par
ents in Topeka
A large crowd of K. u. rooters will
come to Topeka tomorrow 10 help thelF
ball team to win.
Read about the free souvenirs in the
Union Pacific Tea Co.'S display adv. in
Saturdays Journal
A C. Carruth is in California and
Miss Franks OF the Empor1a Gazette
is reading proof in the state printing
office.
Leslie Wallace. private secretary to
Congressman Charles F. Scott, was in
Topeka Thursday. He will spend his
summer at lola, working on the lola
Register.
The steam fire engine at headquarters
is taken out twice week and fired
UP. This is for the purpose of keeping
the machinery limhered up and ready
for action.
Judge Hazen decided in the district
court Thursday afternoon that Henry
Kinsey should pay his wife Ida NJ.
Kinsey $500 alimOny. Mr.. kinsey's
whereabouts is not known.
A dispatch from the east says that
Secretary of War Taft has gone to the
Adirondacks for his health, but that
he will come to Topeka on Memorial
day to make an address.
DeVlin, of Topeka, who is known as
carrying the largest amount of life
insurance of any man in the state of
Kansas, was in the city yesterday.
A building permit was issued today
to Frank S. Crane for new residence
on Van Buren, street between
Eleventh and Twelfth, to cost $4,000.
Mr.. Crane has moved his old residence
away.
The Sells & Downs circus was at
Chanute a few days ago and now the
Chanute Sun runs a column about the
get rich quick games in the sideshow
tent and of the short changing of the
people by the ticket sellers.
Rev. Mr.. Pierson will speak at the
regular meeting of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association Sunday
afternoon at AIS o'clock. Mrs.
Walker Coombs will sing. All women
invited.
Whoever it was that stole the Fresh
man-Sophomore trophy cup at Wash
burn is not bit repentant. When the
students opened their hymn books in
chapel the other day they found in each
book a circular exulting over the cup
stealing episode
sGider' Smiths last forecast cafied
Tor rains up to last Sunday and then a
respite for a few days and then more
rain. The rains came as per the an
nouncement. After this clearing up
spell Mr.. Smith says there will be rain
off and on up to May Is.
People who go out to the baseball
games are tempted to keep out of the
mud by using President Plass' lawn as
sidewalk. President Plass threatens
to cancel the contract which the pro-
fessional team has for the use of the
park unless the crowd keeps off his
lawn Wouldn't a fence be more eff
fective2
Six years ago this morning ]. G.
Collins was murdered while asleep at
his home on Van Buren, street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets. The
day of the murder was Friday. the
18th of May. This, the sixth ami
versary of the day of the murder, is
Friday, the 18th of May.
A double-header game of baseball
is being played at Washburn field this
afternoon Washburn is scheduled to
play southwest Kansas at o'clock
and the Topeka and Sedalia leaguers
will meet at 4 o'clock. Topeka leaves
Tor Sedalia tonight to open UP a Sc
RES OF three games with the leaders
Saturday morning the PONY bri-
gade' being organized by Principal
Miller of the Topeka high school as
an escort for Secretary of War Taft
when he comes to Topeka on Memo
rial day, will meet at the fair grounds
at O'Clock for organization and drill
All boys who possess ponies are asked
TO join.
One of the green cars which runs on
the Washhurn line made record last
night for earning capacity. The con-
ductOr rang UP IS fares on the out trim
About Is people who could not squeeze
into the car were left standing at the
transfer station. The car went out at
$3.50 and was the first for half an hour
owing to a blockade of the line at Hun
tOon and Buchanan.
A dispatch from Lawton, Oklahoma.
says; William Fairsheet, 10 years
old' VINO was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiaTy for grand 1arceny.was
taken to Lansing, Kan, but the war
den refused to accept him.. After con
ferences between the governor of KAN
sas and the attorney general and with
the governor of Oklahoma it was de-
clded conditionally by the governor of
Oklahoma to parole the boy. He will
be sent to the reform school at Topeka
to serve out his term
The Wellington Mail says: "A Mrs.
tilll' OF topeka, who was on her way
nome from Okarchee o. t repOrted
TINS morning that her poeketbook con-
tanning all her money and her railroad
ticket was stolen after she got on the
tram Inc conductor was unable to
carry her any farther than wellington
ana she was put off the train here. The
attention OF Officer Bruce was called
TO her and the city provided her with
ticket to Wichita, to which place
she went this afternoon. The woman
was well dressed and had the appear
ance of refinement"
The Wichita Eagle says: Chester
Kidd, aged 10. was adjudged incorriei-
BILE yesterday morning in the probate
court and committed to the state re-
form school at Topeka. The boy alb
solutely refuses to go to school or be-
have as ne should, and when asked bv
Judge Enoch yesterday afternoon if he
would go to school if given another
chance, he replied that he would not
and his answer was very emphatic =
Isn't it a pity to stop a blessoming ca
reer before its budGs. Master Chester
might properly enough be called Ma
jor Kidd" some day if he followed the
rules of the game laid down by the
late Captain Kidd.