The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
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ONAE toHO > "A 4 n OME N Il " ,
I got a. close writ postal from my Aunt
Jennima's iInele Tody's wife. they're lv-
I'd wrote about a week ago and told her
Wed all be comm out there when the
days got good and hot
And this IS what Jemima said as near as
Tn glad to. get your letter; twas score
of years last fall
To see US, and we'd rather guessed you'd
given US the slip.
Your mother. I remember well. once
held herself aloof
And wouldn't even hesitate beneath our
Twas that as much as anything that
drove your uncle west
He said we'd always quarrel and to sepa-
rate was best.
Since then the world has prospered US in
basket and in store
I'm glad your dear old mother doesn't
It's sweet to be forgiven by the one
you've never WrOnged
And recognized by those to whom for
years you have belonged.
But yet your letters vague about the
circumstance that made
Your mother change her notion. I'm no
Than VIII When She ii used to snub me in the
I wonder, o Wonder if the fact that
out here : with US this summer didn't melt
I wonder. 8 I wonder if that couldn't
Still we're exceeding careful who we
shelter in our home;
I'm writing you this postal now TO say
''1' Baltimore American
e d. McKeever will read a paper be-
fore the Saturday Night club tonight.
Lucille Elmore daughter of f. P. FL
more, No. 1877 Greenwood avenue, IS
sick with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Nicholas, of S12
Buchanan street, are the parents of a
daughter, born May Il.
Friday, the 18th of the month,
seems to be a lucky day for Topeka
At any rate unlucky for Sedalia-
The Topeka Cash Dry Goods COM
pany of Topeka has been awarded
the contract to supply the bunting for
the Semi Centennial.
Leslie Randolph has been called to
NortonvilIe by the death Of his IS
months-old nephew, who died from
drinking carbOlic acid.
DR.. George Esterly. of Lawrence,
formerly of Topeka, is at Stormont
hospital where he submitted to an Op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
The basketball season will close at
the Y. w C. A gymnasium tonight
with game between high school
girls for positions on next years team
Governor Bailey has a stepson who is
the pitcher for the Clay school ball
team. He may be used as a substitute
pitcher in the state ouse-newspaper
game.
The annual dinner of the Saturday
Night club will be held on the evening
of May IS. Ewing Herbert and Con
gresham Charles Curtis will be the
star orators.
This joke, going the rounds, has
cached Topeka in time for the strike:
Mrs. O'Hoolohan@"Our Maggie is go
in to get vaccinated." Mr.. O'Hollo-
han~-"She's not! Ohm a union mon,
and Oil have no scabs in me family.
Rev. J. H. Speer. of Denver, Colo,
will address the Y NJ. G. A., III East
Eighth street, Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. on the subject Overcoming
Nazareth" A special feature of the
musical programme Will be a vocal
solo by Miss Ada Taylor
Rev. E. A. Fredenhagen, general sup
erintendent of the Society for the
FriendleSS, will address the congrega-
ticn of the First NJ. z. church Sunday,
both morning and evening. His sub
ject at the morning service will be,
Cardinal Points in the Redemption of
the Criminal and at the evening ser
vice, Unto These Least
The Lawrence Gazette says: "a
fierce war is going on between Topeka
and Iseavenworth as to the proper
manner of sending the surplus canine
population to the Great Beyond.
Ieavenworth says Topeka shoots dogs
with a target rife until the shooter
gets tired, after which he kills them
with the butt end of his gun. Topeka
alleges that LeaVenWOrth smotherS
the ours with sulphur fumes. But that
is hardly possible. Sulphur fumes
would not hurt a dog after he had
been raised in q town where Colonel
Anthony talks and writes every day"
A morning Kansas City paper says:
capt. Clad Hamilton, police judge of
Topeka, who was at the Baltimore
last night. says that the Kansas cap
ital is again beginning to assume
dry aspect. You know, we have a
new chief of police he said. Frank
Stahl is in again, and he seems to
have the jointists pretty we'll bluffed
They know from their former expert
ence that he is absolutely honest and
that he means business. The people
have confidence in him, and he has
the moral support of the town back Of
him more than any other chief we
have had recently -