The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08
NORTH TOPEKA.

CLeave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. 912 N Kansas ave.I
Roller skating at opera house to-
morrow night.
Harry Palmer was in town today
from Valencia.
Ollie Hoagbin of 1927 Central avenue,
who is i'll with diphtheria, is improving.
The K p As hove ehan ~ed their
time of meeting from Tuesday to Fri
day evening.
passe partout small pitcures,
L frame pictures. don't forget that.
H II. Bair, 917 Kansas avenue.
Congressman Charlie o'-,--t9~ 5~ having
a neat iron fence placed around his
home property at 905 Van Buren, street.
Mr.. Jerry Klinefelter of shorey,
who is suffering from inhammatory
rheumatism, was taken yesterday to
the Santa Fe hospital for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shark of Terre
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and
Mrs. VIII Sheetz for the mast few days,
left yesterday for c fOrnia where
they win spend the winter.
MI and Mrs. Maurice Todd of St.
Joseph, Mo- are the guests of Mrs.
T0dd's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Anderson, 1101 Madison street, and win
probably remain all winter. Mr.. Todd
has taken a position with the Santa
Fe.
A train load of japanese wOrkmen. so
in number. arrived last evening from
Cheyenne, WyO., to work on the dou-
Bile track between here and Kansas
City. The men left this noon for
Granville where they begin operations.
The railroad cont actors say the Japa-
nese make the best kind of WOrkmen
as they are willing. industrious and also
very neat about their personal appear
ance Last year the railroad company
had a gang of Hungarians but the Jap
anese are far superior to that nation
atty
Pratt Bros. hardware store at 901
Kansas avenue, was robbed last night
and two rifles and some cartridges ia
ken The rifles were valued one at
$3.50 and one at $3.50. This is the
smallest part Of the firms loss as to
secure these guns the person threw a
brickbat through one of the plate
glass windows in the front of the store
destroying window worth SIS.
Through the hole thus made the fellow
reached in and took whatever he could
put his hands upon. Fortunately ne
overlooked a $14 rifle which was also in
the window.
A good story is being told about the
North Topeka postOffice. It seems
that these Japanese who come here to
work on the railroads are not at all
slow in catching on to the American
ways and especially Topeka ways.
Last evening two of these men went
10 the North SlUe DOSLOulCe ana
noticing that the building was parti-
toned off supposed they had found
the place they wished. They saw Su-
perintendent Crouch going behind the
partition and tried to follow him, but
as no one except the emDlOves are al
lowed there they failed to gain ad-
mittance. They then went to the
stamp window. Mr.. Fiederling asked
them if they wished a stamp and they
in a disguised tone of voice replied.
NO, no, beer, beer and went through
a pantomime performance of drinking
the beverage. Although their knowl-
edge of English is small and Mr.. Fled
erling's of the japanese language very
limited he made them understand that
they had gotten into the wrong place.
They left the postofice to look for an
other building the part of which was
partitiOned off and behind said parti-
ton they would be allowed to go. It is
not known where they went nor what
they found in this second search.