The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

r r, scout OF lola, formally announcing
mat ne VIII retire from congress at the
ena OF the present term, and devote his
entire time to his business affairs.
During good season Shawnee
county raises a large crop Of straw
berries and some of the straw berry
experts say that this is going to
good berry year.
Cedar Point Marion county. is re-
POFIe9 70 De q good fishing ground and
J. ;. Dean Will take some anglers there
next week to determine the exact
standing Of the point as to its ability
to furnish fish
A light case of smallpox was re-
P POT! 10 the city health department
FRIDAY afternoon. The case exists in
the family of Simon CayIor. who lives
house.
An excursion will be run to Leaven-
worth Sunday and the excursionists
VIII spend the day in the penitentiary
ana soldiers home. One day in the
pen viii be enough, the excursionists
think.
Judge William Redwood Smith is
reported to have belonged to a circus
When he was a boy. Is this report ex-
standing? 1t won't for there is not a
voter alive who did not either run
away with circus or want to.
Announcement from Rossville, tell
ing OF the latest event in the life Of
Representative "Firecracker' John
moved into his new Office on the east
side of Main street and has hung out
his veterinary single"
There is to be a big Democratic
banquet at Abilene on next Wednesday
night, and David Overmyer, of Topeka,
subject will be Democracy, the Bull
Wark of the People" The banquet is
one of the dollar-a-plate variety.
Governor HOch has decided to make
no changes in the list of attorneys who
represent Kansas in the Colorado
water litigation. The attorneys are
I Dumont Smith, n. H. LOOMS and S.
S, Ashbaugh. The legislature appro-
priated $4,000 to pay the attorneys.
Tom McNeal says, among other
things, about Fred VandegTift's re-
tirement from the newspaper work:
we like Van and hope he will get
| hold of business that will make him
independent. We would be glad to see
him rich but he probably never will be
that"
The preHminaries for the Washburn
students who will take part in the
quadrangular track meet will not take
place until May l. Coach Outland is
very much adverse to such an arrange
ment. He says that it does not give
the men time enough to get into con-
dition.
Mr. F. G. Mitchell, assistant secre-
tary of Y. NJ. c. A, who will soon leave
to do missionary work among the Nav
ajo Indians, will address the mems
meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. parlors to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock on the
! subject, How to Work for God" This
will be his last service and all young
men are urged to attend. There will be
| special music.
The Marsh Bridge company has
moved the engine attached to the pile
driver from its position near the ap-
proach to the bridge. The engine
frightened horses and caused several
, runaways because of its near prox-
unity to the temporary bridge which
| is used for traffic. The new location
is sufficiently removed to keep it from
/ endangering safe driving.
None of the contractors who were
awarded contracts by the city council
at the last meeting of that body Mon
/ day night have signed their contracts
This includes the contract for the
| change of channel of Wards creek in
Auburndale, where Mike Wall. the
contractor, has been given but thirty
days to complete his contract Some
! of the contractors will have to hurry
up in order to complete the work with
in the specified time.