The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs.


cleaned and renovated since the Mid
winter fair but there is a 'schickeny''
odor there yet.
There is one thing in which the rail-
roads can ind consolation. There has
been no call for snow plows in Kansas
so far this winter.
Otto Kuehne, who has been in Den
yer for the past three weeks looking
after the business of his branch house,
returned home Wednesday.
This weeks Washburn Review de-
votes a good deal of space TO matters
pertaining to her fOrty-frst birthday,
which was celebrated yesterday.
Jack johnson and Jim Mccormick
win box ten rounds tonight at the
Grand opera house under the auspices
Of the Topeka Athletic association.
It is easy to determine which county
officers are not seeking denomination.
That kind are all working. The others
are also working-but not ut the court
house.
Speaking of Substituting: Jack Henry
who is signed to catch for the White
Sox next season has been granted the
score card privilege for the baseball
park next season.
Judging solely from a cursory glance,
and that at the members off of the
stage. the chorus of the Land of Nod
company will probably never be di-
minished by theft.
c. c. Mathews, who managed the
attractions at Vinewood park last sum
mer. will arrive in Topeka within a few
weeks to prepare for the opening of
that popular little resort.
The Midwinter fair is over and there
is really not much doing of an evening
since, excepting three variety perform
ances and an opera about every even
ing of the week, including Sunday
The coal men of the city wore
smile for the first two days of the week
when the mercury dropped down near
the zero mark, but it came OF with the
return of the midsummer weather.
A business house" on lower Kansas
avenue still displays the catchy
placard 'sWelcome Semicentenn1al
delegates" but any one is welcome in
the place who has the price of drink.
Miss Estberg, physical director at the
Y W. c. A. announces that there will
be a game of battle ball, whatever that
is. at the annual exhibition which will
be given by the Y. w. G. A. next Mon
day evening.
Referring to matrimonial bureaus,
it might be proper to refer to the tact
that several of the fiirtations com
menced at the AIidwinter fair bid fair
to ripen into the real thing, with an
nouncements of early spring F5eddlngs.
rFbe Washburn Review has the
nerve to spring this: say, conductor
what's that big building there
THAT'S the electric light plant
what do they plant?" Currents"
ssAnd how do they sell them ?" BY
the shock.
Having gained confidence from the
fact that the assistant attorney general
has convicted but one jointlst out OIL
six this term of court, some OF the
druggists are said to be serving their
customers with Tom and jerry at the
soda fountains.
The principals in the Johnson McCor-
mick boxing bout this evening are 70
wear six ounce gloves which makes II
an assured fact that the contest VIII
last the ten rounds. The match VIII
nrobablv be one of the cleverest eXhl-
billions of boxing ever seen in the city
Topeka would have one greater
4,op11IatiOr If it were not for the dog
Tax. John Lucas. aVs4lo lives sss aV E {
the line in the country wants 10 liaoE {
into the city, but as he owns IN 1i1e
neiphbOrhoOd. of fifty dogs, ne IeelS
mar the move would be too expensive
Herman Grow, secretary of the To-
,,elxa Baseball association, IS ISSUING
instructions for all of his players TO
,anorf in Topeka on April I. RreliIfl-
nary season games are pelag aIIell 80 seSi-
ST. Paul of the American association
viii be here on April and z, for TWO
games.
A deaf and dumb couple We're divorced
in the district court Wednesday, L ne
affair was a quiet one, neither OIL the
DTIDclDaiS SDGdkilt6 q ffI-N-
trial of the case. Another feature q
the case is the fact that neither OF tneIll
has spoken a word since the day they
were married.
The street cars of the city railway
system were equipped with the latest
t5ino in tenders about a year ago
when the mana cement took possession
of the line and so far they nave Deeil
Of no benefit as no one seems disposed
to dispute the fact that tney VIII ~
] 81, daG5ennn
THAT low runbling noise which you
heard Yesterday afternoon probably
enorated from the home OF mayor
1 Davis.Z There was a sngn1 leak N oii e
of the steam pipes ana he uhdeftook "
remedy the matter; the wrench snppeu
oee catchiner his fingers between the
wrench and the pipe and you may i'm
agine the rest
Here is a part of the record of jim
Mccormick who win give boxing eX-
hibition with Jack Johnson at me y yeliei
tonight: Stocking COnroy, New ofk,
I, rounds; Gus Rubin, Colma, l., u
rounds; Billy Suit Chicago X,
rounds. sandy Ferguson. Hot Springs,
K rounds; Jimmy Hanlon, spring
field. K 6 rounds; Denver Ed oIilllIl'
Leadvine, K, ROUNDS; - I u 81 a.
Teadvire. K, 9 rounds; Kid Hubert, ST
Louis K. rounds; Bob Watkins, Den
YER x round: Jack Bonner, IeadvlHe,
K rounds.
Governor Hoch, Governor A. F. Mead
of Washington. ex-State Treasurer 7
Frank Grimes, and sherman Flllotl an ~
n q bowman, members of the state
hoard of control, composed party
which Went out to the state reform
school for boys this morning on tour
of investigation. Governor Mead y very
anxious to study the architecture and
general plan of the boys industrial
School here. as his state is about to
buiId a similar institution The party
torl~ dinner at the reform school, and
returned to the city this afternoon.
Some one giving his name as Ken
nedy'' called up Otis Hungate. couaty
attorney. over the telephone yesterday
Drseent district court jury is not tuHn-
ing out more convictions against liquor
cases TRY as he would, Hungate was
unable to convince Kennedy that he
was not prosecuting these cases put
s1d Mr. Drenning's control. Some peo-