The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-21
JANA WKER JOTS

DR.. Snow Of Lawrence has Officially
decided that the grounding is a wood
chuck.
wellington has been looking around
at It's new houses and comes to the con-
clusion that It has six thousand people.
Hiawatha always gets up close to the
mead OF the procession The Alice ROOse-
welt hat is already being shown by the
mililners there.
The Leavenworth Post is six months
old and pats itself on the back accord
ingly. Incidentally the Post is a bright
readable paper.
Winfield has a man who has taken a
certain county weekly in Pennsylvania
for So years. He began with the first
number published. He is entitled to a
medal.
There has been an automobile killing
at AtchisOn. A little black dog tried to
chew a few holes in a tire of Will Wag-
gener's auto as he was going at a pretty
fair gait. The dog never knew what
hit him.
Another candidate for the prize as
champion mean man in Kansas has
been entered at lola. He stole flowers
off the newly-made grave Of body
flowers that had just ben placed there
by the broken hearted mother.
Roy Hunt of Atchison has a BurIing-
ton check for two cents. Mr.. Hunt was
once a brakeman and made one trip Of
just one mile for the Burlington to
pay him for which the check was issued
He has been offered twelve dollars for
It as a curiosity.
Here is a story that is floating around
the state Now, Jimmy" said a
teacher, IF I gave you three oranges,
and your mother gave you four. and
your aunt gave you five. how many
oranges would you have?" Il guess I'd
have enough" answered Jimmy.
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to be punishable by a six months fine
and 800 Imprisonment: Mr.. Wasser-
fallen of Powhattan suffered a broken
leg last week by falling ander s his
wagon. He Is notwthe aEst sl2aNz who
has been hurt falling from the tWasser'
wagon"
A Fort Leavenworth officer is telling
a hard luck story, according to the
Post. At a hop, recently, he tried to
get dance with a particularly attrac-
tive visiting girl, but with all his ef-
forts he managed to get just a piece of
a dance He was elated a t this much
success, however, and when his turn
came, lost no time in reaching her. She
was so charming that he quite lost his
usual easy converse tfOnal manner. Con
sequently. when he meant to say, on
are so popular. that I am willing to do
most anything I can to get even a piece
of a dance with you" his tongue got
twisted and this is what ne said:
managed to get this piece of dance
because I'm willing to do almost any
thing I can to make you popular
II. Miles Moore has been appointed
city a assessor OF Leavenworth. He Is the
oldest citizen of one of the Oldest towns
in Kansas. He is one Of the few who
are left of the "old guard" who had an
active part in the activities of the Dor
der ruffian days. He had much to do
with the capture from the Missourians
- the cannon which
Tz-as brought from the federal arsenal
At Springfield to aid in driving the Free
soflers out of Kansas Territory. Co,olnlel
Moore also had much to do with the
subsequent history Of the old gun, and
y 1z-as due to his efforts that 1t was
sao1f-- Tescued from a Chicago junk
dealer fie,, ana turned over to the State
historical society "Old Kiekaapoo" now
reposes on the fourth floor Of the state
house and points out across the dome.