The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

IN "A "A ~
Nearly everyone you meet has 1.-The
worst cold in town"
None of the land fraud cases will
be tried in the federal court until next
week.
It is now up to State Treasurer Kelly
to offer to give it back, as he did in
the Miami county deal.
Plans are being drawn for an extern
sion of the lumber yards at the Santa Fe
shops, as the present yards are too
small.
If you have any desire to see the best
bicycle performance in the world go
to the Rink tonight and see the Cycling
Bells.
A good many Of the booths for the
Mid-winter fair at the Auditorium
have been built and are now being
decorated.
Dick Cooley and Herman Grow went
to Kansas City today to attend the an
nual schedule meeting of the Western
association.
Governor Hoeh is in Kansas City to-
day where he viii address the mercantile
club this evening on Some Funda-
mental Principles"
The Cycling Bells. one of the strongest
teams of trick bieyclists on the road will
be at the rink Thursday evening and
Saturday afternoon
The appointment of eight more dele
gates to the selnfcentennial convention
arrived yesterday in Secretary Ander-
sons mail. The total number now
runs UP to 800.
There will be five eclipses during the
year 1905. Three of them will be IF the
sun and two of them of the moon, only
( one of them will be visible in this por-
ton of the world.
Happy Hooligan." the bull dog
which is one of the regular attractions
/ at the Novelty theater has been kid
mapped; at any rate he has failed to
1 report for two days past.
The Topeka Sunday School Teachers
union will meet at the Y. W. G. A.
! give the exposition of the lesson to the
| teachers. Miss Susie Sweet will give
the primary lesson.
/ 1t is probable that you have Won
/ dered what becomes of the money that
/ you pay as taxes from time to time. A
careful perusal of the report of the con-
EDITION of the state treasury may throw
some light on the matter.
4 From the Washington Star: Base
/ ball players move in circles like other
folks. Dick Cooley viii play first base
/ for the Topeka team next season. 1t
was in the Kansas capital that he first
came into note as a ball player"
Manager Dawson of the Star an
/ nounces a Pie Eating contest Friday
night: this is new feature in the
vaudeville houses and it is said to be
! decided hit in the east. The bill is an
UNUSUAL strong one and the house are
/ packed nightly.
Al CRaney. one of the White Sox
new pitchers for 1906, was in Topeka
on Sunday. He is a big Swapping fell
/ low standing six feet three inches in
his stocking feet and weighs 100
| pounds. Cooley thinks that he ought
4 to make another Rusie or Matthew
son.
The men members of Grace Cathedral
who have organized as The Cathedral
4 Church Club are arranging for church
/ banquet to be given at the National
( hotel on the 25th of January This lam
ouet is to be one of a series which are
10 be given by the club this winter.
Mexican Pete" Everett has an
nounced that he will box the winner of
/ the Johnson-K erns bout which takes
Iplace on January 26 at Metropolitan
4 hall. TIN on that for good said
Pete. "and I'll make the announce
ment right in the ring. I'm taking
care of myself and III out-point the
winner
Fort Scott Tribune: Ex-Mayor Fell
I for Mayor Goodlander, of this city, viii
] be in attendance at the meeting of the
/ Kansas Municipal league this week
] 1t is told of the two men that they look
so much alike that their closest friends
oft times make mistakes in identity
4 on one occasion when the league met
/ in Topeka Mr.. Goodlander and Mr.. Fell
| lows wore hats and OVercoatS alike and
when either would walk down the
! street he would be addressed as the
/ other fellow occasionally