The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
In Michigan.
There was a man in Michigan.
Who used to wish. and wichigan,
That spring would come,
So he could bone
And go away and fichigan.
-Chfcaqo Chronfclp
In Michigan

Chicago Chronicle.
The dismantling of the old court
house building has blocked the side
walk at that corner.
Miss Lillian Curtis, daughter of I. S.
Curtis of the Shawnee county district
court. is visiting in Paris. III.
The Welsh society of Topeka held its
annual reunion last evening at the home
Of Richard L. Thomas on Quincy street.
About rs persons were present.
The W. c. l. S. preliminary debate
8or the Washburn academy debate be-
tween academy members of that and
Gamma Sigma societies win be held in
the college chapel tonight.
The promoters of the plan to build
a Sheldon Hall at Washburn college
in commemoration of Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon, are again sending out lot
of circulars concerning the project
There is still one month yet for the
owners of dogs to pay up their tax on
The penalty goes on with the first of
April but bout one-seventh of the dog
tax has thus far been paid
A Toneka woman whose health has
not been good for several months re-
ceIved call from neighbOr day or
two ago who inquired pertinently
whether she had made her will and
what she expected to do with her
property.
Duck shooting is reported to be
real fireworks will not begin, how
ever. until County Attorney Otis Hum
gate hikes into the wilds- The other
day ne bought SIS worth of shells in
one bunch.
The Topeka baseball management
cannot locate King Kelly. the short
stop who was bought for $50 from the
Sioux City Western league team The
Sioux City management promises,
however. to deliver Kelly when the
playing season opens.
The street railway company is await
ing for material from the east in order
to carry on their work upon the rail-
way bridge over the Kansas river. Thus
far only the piers have been in place
though a gang of workmen is al the
site crushing rock which will be used
in filling up the piers with concrete.
The city council will offer for sale at
the next council meeting $50, 600 worth
of sewer bonds and $50 900 worth of
come from the east for the first of these
bonds. The total number of inquiries
thus far received run up to SO. Most
of these come of course from eastern
banking houses.
The pavement on Kansas avenue is
about the limit The city council is not
thinking very seriously of spending any
more money upon it an the way of re-
pairs and as a temporary nalxcshift the
holes have been filled in with crushed
rock which is anything but nerve sooth-
ing to the driver of a vehicle. On the
north side Kansas avenue appears to be
even worse than on the south side.
The registration at the commissioner
of elections office is only slightly above
5000 There are in the neighborhood Of
16, 200 voters eligible to take part in the
city elections. The books will close
upon the 24th of March. This leaves a
little over twenty days in which to reg
lister some 10000 people. From this it
would seem that some of the voters in
the city of Topeka will lose their right
of suffrage this year.
Atchison Globe. Chief Stahl, of Tope-
ka, has had much experience in
smelling out beer and sawdust trails
that he has the immortal Sherlock
Holmes bested. Leo Jodry. a jewelr.
was found dead in the street, with the
back of his head crushed by some
sharp instrument Murder" said the
people Run over by a hack says
Sherlock StahL Jodry's pocket had
been turned inside out, and his watch
was gone, but Stahl will find some way
to explain that the hack did it. A great
mind is Chief StahIs.