The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-15
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

Neither Nj Sauerwine of Valley Fails
nor Mr.. Casebeer of Ottawa county are
in the joint business.
It looks as though the Ottawa Chau-
tauqua this summer is to be a re
form affair. On the programme are
Lawson, LaFollette, Jerome and others
You may be unlucky,'' says the
Atchison Globe in an optimistic mood
but you have had two pieces of good
luck recently: You don't live in Mar
quette or Snyder"
The Chanute Tribune allays our fears
by assuring us that Togo is just as sure
to lick Rojestvensky as water is to run
down hill. This wouldn't count in Colo
RADIO, though, where water runs up hill
every once in a while.
The Ottawa Herald says "a beautiful
example of woman's scorn' was on cx-
hibition there a day or two ago When a
"colOred lady" armed with a hat pin
chased her recreant spouse through the
main street Of the Chautauqua town.
CONGRESSMAN Scott testiies as follows:
Less than twenty years ago w. J.
Bryan wanted to go to congress, as he
frankly said, for the money there was
in it. The other day he bought blood
ed heifer for $500 which you bet no cor
gresham can do"
Tom Cordry sends the following buile-
tin from the Second district race track:
! 'sW. c. Landson of Fort Scott. has an
nounced that he will not be candidate
foS congress in the Second district This
leaves J. LeefOrd Brady the only caudi-
date for congress entered in the slow
race in that district
J Bill White is getting persnicIxety.
/ There was a ''shiveTee'' in Emporia the
other night. and he grumpily remarks:
I Still there was no need in waking ev-
/ cry one in town because a member Of
/ the Dirty Face crowd got married last
night As a matter of fact. people v ere
married before the Dirty Face crowd
/ existed
! If desired, the State Journal will send
the Parsons Eclipse two copies of the
/ Journal, in order that it may clip mat
ter from both sides of a sheet. A recon
! issue of the Eclipse contained ffteer
| editorial paragraphs taken from the
! State Journal without credit, besides 4
/ number Of news stories This shows
that the editor of the Eclipse has ex-
cellent judgment. The Fort Scott Re-
publican exhibits commendabIe taste
along the same line.
Governor Hoch's announcement that
he knows what he win do IN the Willie
/ Sell case, but will wait until some #
| the attorneys file additional pleas he
fore he announces his decision. reminds
! the lola Register of the old story cf The
! justice of the peace, who, after hearing
a case announced: Il shall take This
case under Amusement Cor two davs.
/ and viii then render a decision for the
plaintiff"
The independence Star tells ? new
jointist story: Once several years ago
an aged German settled at CoffevviIIe
and began to deal out the real article
The courts decided that a man could
keep It in his own house for the use of
his family and that is the way he work
ed it. Il keep der peer for my family. .
was his plea. Finally Jerry McCue be
came county attorney of MONTGOMERY
county and he went after the Ger
man. The jointist made the same old
plea about his family, but the coIrt
stuck him for light fine. which was
cheerfully paid Dot vas a goot one
on Cherry" the victim cbuel5le5 ~ a
neighbor as he left the court room. II
clear eight tousand dollars last wear on
q my peer for der family"