The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-17
JAYHAWKER JOTS.


J. Leeford Brady is still knocking on
the circus parade. He has evidently
given UP any hope of getting the dele
cations from the Young American clubs
in his congressional race.
Pratt society is looking forward with
a great deal Of interest to the Hoch-
Wharton nuptials there on June l. 1t
isn't every town that can have a COVER
nor's son as the groom in one of it's
weddings.
Fred Trigg notes that it took 500
words for Lawson to say. yes by wire in
answer to Governor Hoch's invitation to
speak at the Ottawa Chautauqua, and
Mr.. Trigg wonders how long LaWson's
speech will be.
The North Central Kansas Editorial
association will meet this summer on
August . on the grounds of the Lincoln
Park Chautauqua near Cawker City
The Chautauqua management has in
vited the editors to be its guests
The Hoxie Sentinel notes thatsfive
gallons of kerosene can now be pur-
chased away out there for ninety
cents, whereas before the oil legisla-
ton was passed the price was $115
for this amount. A saving of five
cents a gallon, or over twenty per cent,
| is pretty fair.
The county attorney of Allen county
recently gave notice that the saloons
| there must close, and set a date q week
| ahead for the commencement of the
/ drouth. Why is it always necessary for
an officer to wait until some time in
! the future before beginning to prosecute
law-breakers?
Considerable surprise is expressed in
/ some quarters because it is noted that
| in Emporia. not one of two dozen print
/ ers who work there drinks, less than
half of them smoke, and over half are
cause surprise? There are no more
Muscogee Reds among printers than
among any other class of people.
The memorial address at Concordia
| this year will be delivered by Father
| Van a young Catholic priest there.
! While delivered by local talent, the ad-
! dress will probably draw a larger crowd
! than would one by an imported orator
| for Concordia people know Father Van.
| He is making a name for himself in
taking a public stand for sobriety ard
/ the Observance of law. In this connec-
ton it might be noted that a sermon
by Bishop Lillis, the Catholic bishop at
LeavenwOrth, is responsible for the
movement towards a more strict en-
forcement of law in LeavenwOrth
T. F. Hersey. who died in the state of
Washington yesterday, was one of the
pioneers who had great deal to do
with the settlement and early develop
ment of the Solomon Valley from the
mouth of the river to its fork at Cawl<er
City. He settled in Dickinson county
only a year after the territory of Kan
! SaS was organized, helping to lay out
the town of Abilene later 4 dozen
years afterwards he developed the wa
ter power on the Solomon at Beloit.
perhaps the best along the entire river.
which resulted in the founding of the
town of Beloit in 1871.
The northwestern part of the state is
now talking of burning crude oil. The
solomon Valley Milling company at Os-
borne has had Sc much trouble recently
getting coal that it is considering put
ting in oil burners under its furnaces
and storage tanks. The mill had to ssfuf
down most of last week because two
cars Of coal which had been ordered
two weeks previously had failed to ar
rive, ana this resulted in sending a man
70 Kansas City to investigate the cruda
OIL proposition. When the mill runs %
! hours 1t consumes three tons of coal
ana two tons is consumed in a twelve
s hour run Three barrels of oil win dc
at least as much as one ton of coal and
at 20 cents a barrel would cost a5oI1i
half as much.