The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-01

a bit t1norous of COLLINS and things.
Whenever a bean would strike one OF
the windows she would get a little
closer and say in a fearsome voice.
Mamma, there's another HalloWeena-
Now that the registration period is
over the men in the election COM
nissioner's office are getting the vari-
Gus polling places in the city fitted up
for election. Everything will be COM
pleted by next Tuesday and everything
is expected to move along in first class
order on that date.
The force of habit was aptly Illus
trated last night about o'clock when
a patron stepped up to the general
delivery window and said, Give me ten
cents worth of two cent stamps please ;
Without looking up from his work OF
asserting letters the clerk said, THE
first name. please.
The unclaimed baggage sale which is
now being held at the Santa Fe is at
tracing the usual number of curious
people. 1t has been reported on good
authority that the only reason this sale
is always held in Topeka is because
the Topeka second hand dealers are 50
plentiful and never know when to quit
buying
well, I guess that's the time I
pinned lemon on my rival, remarked
the society reporter on one of the daily
papers. as she surveyed a story she
had written, prematurely announcing
the engagement OF one of her rivals
for the hand of a confirmed old bach
eIor who evidently doesn't realize his
danger.
A meeting Of the dog fanciers of the
city Is called to meet at the Fifth
Avenue hotel this evening at 8 O'Clock
with a view Of forming an association
in Topeka. There are number of
fine dogs owned in Topeka and their
owners desire to arrange for dog
show to be held in the city some time
this winter.
A negro woman ran south through
the state house grounds last night and
fell lust as she reached the sidewalk
screaming that she had been robbed OF
her pocket book by a negro man. The
matter was not reported to the police
and. occurrences of q similar kind are 50
FREQUENT that little credence is given
them by the officers.
grhe checks for the payment of the
fifteen per cent dividend to the de-
nositors of the First National bank
will arrive tomorrow. Another divl-
5end of five per cent will be paid in
fbe near future. It IS beginning to
look as though there would be no loss
to the depositors Of the illfated bank
beyond the worry of several months.
one Of the city water mains on
1xaneas. avenue between Eighth avenue
and Ninth street has been leaking bad
~ FOR the past week and water has
been running down the middle OF l1e
street tracks as lar dS AiAc AheeAASAS g
station and no effort has been made
r. locate the leak which is under the
new pavement which has recently been
laid.
a society woman living about two
l,1oc1s south of the state house, whose
conduct is decorous on other occa-
sions. takes two hours off every Hal
1oween and chaperons the small chill
drerl Of the neighborhood. Her gang
never breaks any windows, but It has
eIentx- of fun throwing unbaked beans
ana waving fake ghosts. The neigh
bnrs who can rest assured that their
infants are not being shot at by lrate
citizens or chased by large policemen,
should extend d vote of thanks to the
society woman
4. E. Jones, supervisor of elections
for the second precinct of the Sixth
vard. has suggested III view of the
aiffarent opinions which seem to ex-
fsf regarding the Interpretation of the
law governing the casting Of ballots at
tbe precinct election that an IN
sfructor be appointed to elucidate the
laws for the clerks and judges OF the
election. He suggests that q place OF
meeting be decided upon and that All
i15reg and clerks meet there to re-
ceiVe their instructions from some one
to be designated by the commissioner
of elections.