The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-25
SNAPSHOTS An HONE NEWS

Remembering in simplicity, just what the
He simply found the hungry, and he simp-
ly gave them bread.
lite so much priced
BY those who think that Charfty's a sin
And why a man was starving didn't much
disturb his head.
He simply found the hungry and he simp-
ly gave them bread.
He did not pour more gall on Want with
myriad questionings,
Or hire other folks to do such questiona-
BILE things.
But ere the famished mortals here were
altogether dead
He simply found the hungry and he siTnp-
ly gave them bread.
All. well, the experts call his course ''un-
scientific, quite
course, they must be right;
'Twould hurt them should his notions-or
Cnrist's-too freely spread,
He simply found the hungry and he simp-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The duck pond at Lake View is now
two miles long.
The Emahizer & Spielman building on
Jackson street is finished.
Saturday nights frost put most veg
etable patches out of commission.
w. H. Wilson, of the board of edu-
cation, was once a marble cutter.
VIM. Curtis, travelling passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, is in the city this week.
The jury in the district court will
be discharged at the end of this week.
County Commissioner Haynes has
returned from the st. Louis exposi-
ton.
The Scottish Riters are here today
with their grips and goats ready for
the candidates.
Next Monday night is Halloween. Get
a big red apple, a candle, a, mirror and
a tub of water ready.
No carriages will be allowed inside
the grounds for the Washburn-Kansas
football game Saturday.
G. e. Roe, general agent of the Santa
Fe freight department of Kansas City.
was in Topeka yesterday.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon is the only
minister in Topeka who is a regular
patron of football games.
The weather man at Medicine Hat
was not responsible for the cooler
weather yesterday afternoon.
L. Hazelbart of Mount Olive, Ohio.
is thinking of buying the old court
house. The appraised value is $500.
Mrs. Buel E. Cole and daughter
Daisy of Albany, n. Y, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Matterson.
A. H. Officer. secretary and auditor
of the Ration Coal and Coke company of
Ration, New Mexico, is a Topeka visitor
this week.
The Washburn Review will contain
some time during the year a college
story written by Charles NJ. Sheldon,
the college pastor.
The attendance at Saturdays football
game between Washburn and Kansas
university will probably be in the
nefghborhood of 1900.
Sarah E. Harvey secured a decree
of divorce in the district court Monday
afternoon from r. L. Harvey. She
charged abandonment
! Now that the campaign speakers in
Shawnee are just getting used to their
work and have gotten over their stage
fright the campaign is about to end.
Jacl<son's- band win play AEs the
colored Republican meeting at the
old court house Wednesday. jackson
has promised to play a trombone solo.
F General Manager H. u. Nudge of the
Santa Fe is visiting the Worlds fair
this week. He will return for the stock
holders meeting in this city Thursday.
Director Jennings fully expects to
deliver some excellent weather during
the rest of the football season. Wheth-
er the weather will come up to his
intentions is to be seen.
The Fourth Ward Colored Republi-
can club will meet at the old court
house Wednesday. The speakers will
be A. w. Dana, J. 3. Belts, j. H. Guy,
w. A. S. Bird and John T. Clancy.
When the Sons of Ichabod play the
Rock Chalkers from Mount Dread
Saturday they want to be sure and
have the same rabbits foot with them
they had in the game with Doane.
Auburn township wants a bridge
over the Wakarusa. The county COM
missioners have whole deck of
bridge petitions. Enough to play a
game of bridge whist to see who gets
the bridges.
Otis Hungate went to Lake View
yesterday afternoon looking for ducks
There is some talk of telegraphing
ahead and warning the mallards and
teals when he sets forth with his gun
TheWashburn senior class has elected
the "Kaw," which will be published
next May. Maud Neyhart was chosen
editor-in-chief and Helen Ingham and
Charley White were elected associates
Herman Carkhuff will be business man
ager.
Louis Monday to attend the Trans
mississippi Commercial congress and
the Interstate Commerce Law conven-
ton, as a delegate from the Topeka
Commercial club. Mr.. Troutman will
urge the protecting of lands in the
Kaw valley from floods.
Henry Gruber was released from tn e
county Jail Monday by order of the
board of county commissioners with
the understanding that he pay the
costs of the case, $50, at the rate of
$40 a month. Gruber had trouble with
Charles Swearingen and was sentenced
to the county jail for 80 days by Judge
Hazen.
There were some political speakers
at work last night in Shawnee county.
Charles Curtis and D. c. Tillotson
spoke at meeting in Oakland, but the
by that silver tongued orator from