The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-18
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

For twenty years or more.
It seemed that everywhere he stopped
jim $ father left a first class farm,
: A place that paid quite well
Till Jim took hold, and then things went
So bad he had to sell.
It amt no use fer me to farm
Said Jim. I'm move to town.
There's twice as many chances there
Fer any man that's down"
And so he moved, and opened up
A fancy grocery store,
But 'tWasnt long before his luck
Had Topped aim on the floor
Then next he tried q butcher shop,
But pretty soon the trust
Began to run one right next door
OF course Jim had to bust.
l don't know Just how many things
Jim tackled after that
To try to sbuiId his fortune up,
But every one fell fiat.
At last he tried a brand new scheme
That made the money pour
In on him till he had as much
As old John D., or more.
He sold tips on the markets but
The thing that did the trick
Was writing up a book he called
1.-The Way to Get Rich Quick"
Chicago Journal.
The annual stahi picnic will be held
June %.
The moon changes tomorrow. Look
out for rain.
The Washburn college spring vaca-
ton closed today.
The 7. M. G. A. building fund now
amounts to $4,000. It is gradually grow
ing.
The dentists viii hold their state
convention in Topeka May 10, 10
and 20.
People who took down their stoves
on April 1 have regretted it several
times since.
A 80 page Masonic calendar and direc-
tory has been issued by the Topeka Ma
sonic lodges.
Pearl o. Black has asked the district
court to divorce her from ". c. Black.
She charges mistreatment
Charles A. Fellows. ex-mayor Of To-
peka, who is building a $3.50, 900 elevator
at Argentine, is in Topeka.
Eliza Thomas has filed a petition in
the district court asking for a legal sep
aration from Andy Thomas.
Now that Mayor Davis has made
his appointments, his burdens ought
to be considerably lighter.
The present session of the federal
the week. The Fort Scott term opens
May 4.
The West Eighth avenue asphalt
pavement is daily growing worse. It
is a menace to life and limb to drive
over it.
The First wesleyan Methodist
church is holding revival services at
Jefferson.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Westminster church will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. R.
Silver, 1881 College avenue.
Washburn and Manhattan AgricuI-
tural college will play baseball at
Washburn park on next Friday after
noon. Haskell will be here on April 20.
The Sunday school of the First
Baptist church has set out to raise
$100 d Sunday for tWenty-seven con-
secutive weeks to be applied to the
building fund.
A sunrise prayer meeting will be
held at the First Christian church al
$50 next Sunday morning, Easter
Sunday. The meeting will be partici-
pated in by the young peoples socie-
ties Of the various churches of the
city.
The annual meeting of the Y. NJ. G.
A. secretaries of this state set for To
peka for thisl week E34s been indehnite-
" postponed. George Z. Lerrigo, sec
rotary Of the local Y. NJ. c. A. states
that unlocked for occurrences have
caused the postponement.
The jury in the district court which
heard the evidence in the suit of Mr.
and Mrs. White against L. D. Eversole
for $4,000 damages for the death OF
their son. Paul White, by being drown
ed in the basement of the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, returned q verdict awarding
the parents a judgment OF $780,
Barney Oldheld. the professional
breaker of automobile records fol
short distances, is trying to arrange
a date for Topeka on next Sunday a
the fair grounds. Oldfield has beer
| touring the country and has had {
number of dates within the las
month or two on the coast and thS
southwest. He will endeavor to breal
the half mile record if he can secure
enough support to his project of pull,
ing off a race here.
The members of the gymnasium class
es and Bible classes of the Y. NJ. c. A
Will join in giving banquet al the asso-
citation rooms next Monday evening il
honor of F. G. Mitchell and J. A. Au-
gustus who will leave Topeka shortly
to take up association work in the west
Arrangements are being made to sea-
about $50 guests. Augustus takes {
1 place in California, and Mitchell viii
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