The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-29

Their coming in to greet.
And Willie Sells. I wonder, yes
I wonder if you are
AS happy now as you were then
When kings. of lands afar,
saw you perform those wondrous feats,
AS round the ring you went,
And held the whole attention
OF all beneath the tent7
And Willie Sells, I wonder, yes
I wonder If you'd like
To live again those youthful days
II only for tonight,
And what you'd give to hear again
The music's crash and swing,
And ride old Chesterfield once more
Around the sawdust ring?
Arthur S. Kane will soon move to
FL Paso, where he will manage a the
alter.
Rev F. NJ. Bennett. of Lawrence, will
occupy the pulpit Of Unity church Sun
! day morning.
If you were to pick a place in the
country to live CO you beat
Haleyon, shawnee county?
Bert Baker, Sam Brelsford and. Z.
Luenberger have been appointed road
overseers in Topeka township.
Tuesday night the annual social ses-
sion of Sloan lodge will be held at
| Steinberg's hall, for members only.
The military board adjourned Friday
afternoon. There was some business left
over, and another meeting may be held
before long.
The Socialists will meet Sunday
afternoon at Exchange hall. The sub
/ ject will be Slavery from Mill's
work Struggle for Existence
Mr.. H L. Miller, of the high school,
/ will address the Young Peoples society
| of Unity church al o'clock Sunday af-
! ternoon, speaking on Motives of Con-
duct"
| ssi1oar, 1o5e,a will z,oI15 =, -,,aofoI ,-,,-
munication Thursday, beginning at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. Supper will
be served in the Masonic dining room
at g.
NJ A. Low and W. R. Stubs left
| Kansas City yesterday for southeastern
Kansas and Indian Territory. where
/ they will inspect some oil properties to-
gether.
City Truancy Officer Gage has made
complaint before the city court that
boy to school The city court will set
tie the case.
News from Auburn says: Mr.. and
Mrs. William Baxter are the parents
1 of a baby boy" Who ever supposed
that Chilly Baxter" would be the head
of family?
Carr Taylor. attorney for the board of
railroad commissioners, is preparing to
bring a complaint before the Interstate
| commerce commission on the lumber
| rates of Kansas.
! The small elm seeds are so thick on
the street car tracks in some places
that they hinder the cars. The little
seeds are greasy and when crushed
make the tracks slippery.
The Saturday Night club will be ell
tertained tonight by Burton Howard
Pugh. the potato king of Shawnee
county, who viii read a paper on
1.-The Clansman."
Monday is the day set by Governor
Hoch for hearing the Willie Sell par
don case. The people of Neosho county
are fighting the proposition to pardon
the boy who has now been in prison
for 20 years
We want patients who appreciate
good, artistic and up-to-date dentistry.
clean, antiseptic and careful treatment.
If you are that kind, call on G. p Lux
and w @. Lux. Ind. Phone 644. 800
Kansas avenue.
Atchison Globe: Topeka sends an old
nuisance to Atchison nearly every
month. Unless the new mayor puts a
stop it, we viii see that the AtchisOn
| town drunkard goes to Topeka occaS-
ionally, and talks to the prominent men.
Boom news from Elmont: Dis
| couraged at the prospect of its being
able to contain even a small portion
| of the promising crops OF this season
the old eranary and corn Grill. on the
railroad right of way near this place
collapsed last Sunday.
While in Topeka yesterday, State Oil
Inspector L, T. Hussey received letter
from the Richardson Mott Oil company
of Independence stating that the COM
pany is about to organize an oil refinery
at NiOtaze, and wanted information
about the inspection of refined oil.
The Fort Scott Republican says:
George Pond is in receipt of a letter
from Pat Coney, of Topeka, in which
he says he will be here to deliver the
address on Decoration day. Mr.. Coney
is one of the most fluent orators in the
state and has a state reputation
State Employment Agent Gerow has
received a letter from a party of stu
dents at the Georgia School Of Tech
nology. Atlanta, who want to come to
Kansas during the wheat harvest and
earn some money. They state that they
are all faTm-raised and know how to
work.
The statement that Sells & Downs
circus does not possess a press agent
is a mistake. The show has press
agent. An elephant was reported to
have run away four miles A better
press agent would have made 1t 20
miles with an elephant hunt as side
issue.
A ground hog was caught near
Wakarusa few days ago and is In 4
show window at Tenth and Kansas
avenue J. ". Brennaman of 1910
Spruce street wants some one to take
the animal and keep it till next Feb
ruary to test the efficacy of ground
hog day.
Auburn must be a mighty good
place for a physician. A correspond
ent writing from there says; DIR.
Claire Stahl has purchased some lots
from Wilson Dyche and viii build a
residence at once Dr. Donnell also