The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-18

sign on his banjo and hung it in the
window of his store; an indication of
/ budding genius crushed.
! From the Joplin Globe: Dead Bird
Armstrong. captain of Leavenworth the
I past year, has been made captain and
manager of the Joplin Miners baseball
! team for next season. He will get S175
| a month.
Rev. Charles B. Crawford. of the
Episcopal church, who has been arch
deacon of the diocese of Kansas for
seven years, leaves November / for
BOlaXi, Miss, to become rector of that
parish.
A portion of the roof over the big
cistern at the intersection Of Sixth ave
nue. and Kansas avenue cayed in yester-
| day. The roof broke loose where the
street car force had been at work on the
from their sledges caused the trouble.
The State Equal Suffrage associa-
ton meeting, to be held here Friday
and Saturday will convene in the
Christian Science reading rooms, 108-
/ 40 West Ninth street, instead of at
the First Baptist church, as originally
announced.
Mayor w H. Davis refused to make
any further statements this morning
as to what he would do with regard
to the recommendation of the city
council looking to the removal Of
Chief Goodwin.
L. G. BeaI and R. l. Thomas. ac-
cOuntants, are being consulted by
Mayor w. H. Davis relative to Install
/ ing new system of municipal ac-
counting in the Offices of the city clerk
and the city treasurer.
George NJ. Stone has gone to Chi
cagO to attend the opening reception
of the annual exhibition of oil paint
/ ings and sculpture of the Art Institute
[ OF Chicago. Mr.. Stones painting,
/ THE Horse Pasture" is one of the
paintings on exhibition there.
! 1t may be just a coincident. but
/ Clerk O'Neil of the city court says
that Santa Fe pay day is to blame
and that large per cent of the suits
| filed are garnishments against en-
plOyes of that road. Fifteen suits
were filed in the city court Saturday
for amounts ranging from SO to SIS,
most of them being suits for coliec-
ton and many of them with the gar
nishment clause attached to them.
Probably not more than One-haf of
them viii ever come to trial, but will
be settled before the time set for trial.
! Every month about the 18th just
about such a grist finds its way into
this court and spOils the disposition
of its officers for day or So
From the Kansas City Star about
Freddie B.. who wiped the slate clean
for blue ribbons at the Topeka horse
show, and who was in the Kansas City
exhibition last night: In class for
T roadsters, single, 3 years old or over,
the sympathy of the spectators was
with Don Riley's king" until Salt
house & Norris Freddie b, under
/ badge No. 3, was sent around the arena.
/ The animal showed such speed and
I such excellent action and the appoint
I ments were so perfect that laymen
+ thought he should have the blue ribbon.
/ The judges seemed to think So too, and
/ were evidently long in doubt between
/ the two horses, No. and No. 1. Finally
Dr. r. c. Moore, the association veter-
/ marian, was appealed to. He examined
/ Freddie B. s legs and Freddie's chances
| fed Freddie is said to be older than
the combined ages of two or three Of
! the horses in the ring with him last
night Don Ruey's King received the
ribbon and was applauded, but Freddie
had the hearts of many with him.