The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

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Are placed within the tins.
And Bertha, with her critics eye,
Surveys the outs and ms
Of that raw bread, and pats It well,
And says it's nice; ali, bliss!
IN desperation born of love
l snatch from her a kiSSf
Who blames me If I lose my head
When Bertha mixes bread?
p. J. Sherman in ~Lippincotts.
Lilacs are in bloom.
1t will soon be corn planting time.
Box suppers are having a run in the
country.
The Commercial club meets on next
Friday night.
John Gardiner came to Kansas just so
years age, April 5.
Many of the country schools have
closed for the summer.
Many oar fields in the country round
Topeka have been sown.
Ed O'Neil has assumed the duties OF
clerk Of the city court.
Mayor T. B. Gilbert of Kansas City
was in Topeka yesterday.
The Independent telephone line is be-
ing extended to Indian Creek.
Ex-County Truancy OFFICER Ramsey
is teaching school at Wanamaker.
Weatherman Jennings seems to be
delivering Intermittent weather.
The woods are decorated here and
there with red bud trees in BLOOM.
Major William Sims farm near Mis-
sion Center is named "Res-a-While."
Tt has already been punned that the
new chief of police is a "Goodwon."
This is the season of the year when
the Incubator are working overtime.
The new chief of police should investi-
gate the vicinity of Brown jug in this
county.
team played baseball at Washburn park
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. volney Cross. of 724
Van Buren, street, leave today for
Portland, Ore.
Bert Orrin and Ernest Green vent
to Lawrence yesterday to attend the
funeral of E. E. Gore.
Down at Dale Hollow, in Shawnee
county. a barber does tonsorial work
every Saturday afternoon
Today Weatherman Jennings began
the weekly publication OF a Kansas
climate and crop bulletin.
Years ago Tecumseh boosted of a
baseball team that could "cross bats"
with any team and pull out a victory.
A farmer who ought to know says
this is the first time in 20 years that
ounces, apricots and plums have been
in full bloom at this time of the yea
The usual number of Indians are
hanging around the federal court since
the session Of the United States district
court is on.
John Macdonald will speak at the
meeting to be held at Wakarusa to de-
eide whether three schooI districts shall
be combined or not.
An Ottawa paper says: Miss Alice
Kirchman went to Topeka this morn
ing to take a position with the Bell
Telephone company.
Chief of Police Goodwin has been
requested. by rank outsiders, to lend
the patrol wagon to Frank Stahl to
! move hanT- ~ AarAr4ra
United States Attorney Dean says
that there are not any very important
matters up before the federal grand
jury for consideration.
County Commissioner Frank Har-
rison las bought a place on the Bur
lingame road just south of town and
has moved there to live.
l. W. Thompson secured judgment
in the district court against DR.. S. F.
Nicely. Of Leavenworth. ex-United
States marshal, for $500.
There will be no rehearsal of the
Choral society tomorrow evening on
account of the conductor, Prof. Penny,
being confined to his home.
The Kansas Authors club will meet
April u. Judge S. H. Allen and D. 0.
McCray will read papers and Mrs. w
E. Atchison and Miss Eliz. N. Barr
will read poems.
The Ladies' Aid society of Lowman
Hill church will be entertained We'd
nesday at $3.50 p. M. by Mrs. Stricken
and Mrs. Tullock, at h home of h
latter, 2107 West Tenth.
Anyway, Frank StahI car give his
annual prohibition picnic even if he
isn't chief Of police for he gave these
annual affairs 25 years ago before he
became chief.
An Oakland man did not know yes
terday who had been appointed mar
shall and street commissioner of Oak
/ Land NV NTa1~nr CnffnQn And Oakland
is a third class city!
A Pleasant Valley correspondent says:
Jesse Butner is counted the best fish
erman on Mission creek. He caught a
carp that weighed IA pounds" Bent
Murdoch please take notice
The clerks n judges at the recent
city election who think they didn't get
enough pay viii meet at the council
chamber Wednesday to discuss how
they can collect some more.
The Clay Center Dispatch says: Rev.
A. Alexander of Topeka VIII give a
lecture at the Swedish Baptist church
next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Subject, 1.-The Prominent Men of
Sweden"
At the Scottish Rite reunion Albert
venerable preceptor and have charge
of the comforting of the twenty
second degree, Knight of the Royal
Axe.
The court house is one OF the po-
liticaI centers JUS now Everyone
who wants a city administration job,
from official ringer of the curfew to
sanitary sergeant, wants h endorse
ment of each and every county officer.
Mrs. ]. Huey has moved her family
from Harrington, Kan, and occupies
the Payne residence at SIS West Sixth
street. Her on, l. W, IS taking a
business course at S~trickIer's usine
college.
Complaint comes from Elmont that
the new road la whas played smash
with our road supervisors and their
good Intentions. Instead of u Q
S,1nervisors in Soldier township the
township board has appointed two to
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