The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-12
SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

This is the way they sing it now:
Everybody wins but Carver"
A number of liquor trials are on for
trial in the district court this week.
George Stansheld has bought a beau
tiful black Angora cat. 1t came from
Maine.
e. N. Strong. a well known farmer
living near Tecumseh, is very low with
pneumonia at his home.
The comic quartette to be seen at
the Novelty theater this week is the
best ever seen in Topeka.
sunday was field day for out-of-
town religious lights at Topeka
churches and religious meetings.
There are sixteen entries in the bottle
pool contest which is now in progress at
the T. A. a. and viii last until Thurs
day evening
If there has been no mistake about the
time of Lincoln's birth, today would
have been the ninety-seventh birthday,
had he lived until now.
1T viii help a whole lot if somebody
will announce and prove whether the
accent in kubelik's name is on the
FIRST or the second syllable.
Manager Hagen of the Novelty the
alter viii give a benefit the week COM
mencing February 10 for the benefit of
the a. o. U. w. lodges OF Topeka
set of false teeth exposed in the
window of a downtown shop with
FOR sale tag on them indicates that
some one in the city is haviag mighty
hard time eating.
r. 3. Cooper has been elected trustee
of Menoken township in the place of
w y. Scotch, who resigned the place.
Mr.. Scotch has moved to North To
peka and engaged in business.
Mr. Ed Eberhardt and Mr. Joe
Murphy viii return to Kansas City for
an indefinite visit The sheriff came af-
ter them and Governor Hoch has grant
ed the necessary requisition papers.
The pigmy pouter pigeon. Battling
Nelson" owned by Spurrier and Nelson,
which captured all of the prizes at the
auditorium last month in the contests
ia which it was entered died Saturday.
Five births were reported to the city
physician Saturday and there was not
death reported by any of the under
takers either Friday or Saturday. This
does not indicate race suicide in Topeka
at any rate.
The first brood of young sparrows
of the season met death this morning
in the usual way, when an awning in
front of one of the Kansas avenue
houses was lowered and they dropped
TO the sidewalk below
just to keep a gang of coIored loafers
out in the cold who have been in the
habit of using the state house for
thawing out place in the mornings, the
COOrs viii he kept locked until the Gus
todlan arrives at eight o'clock
While the ice man hammered on the
back door Of a joint for admission
sunday, the bartender emptied three
bottles of poor whisky in the sewer.
mistaking the knock of the ice man
for that of opportunity or the sheriff
ANY more candidates going to
Withdrawn was asked of a well known
Shawnee county politician this morn
ing. Yes he replied. when p
was asked con March TO- he an
swered, and took a big chance on Iiv-
ing any longer.
T. r. DOran knocked The asaes off the
first cigar that ne has smoked for three
years I'm his waste basket as he was
leaving his office. A janIt0r came in Il
few moments later and extiaguishsd the
flames and ar. Doran has again sworn
off smoking.
The Auditorium was exceptionally
wei decorated last night for the big
religious meeting. Part Of them were
left-overs from the NidWinter. The
Christian Endeavor colors are white