The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-21
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Mr.. Else is county attorney of Os-
borne county. What Else?
Miss Minnie McMichael has been
teaching in the Kinsley schools for %
years.
The little town of Randall is to have
a three-story Odd Fellows building and
a new bank.
When the prince was born in Spain.
Is guns were fired. Custom is funny
thing" says the Wichita Eagle. IF a
young Kansas father. feeling just as
happy as King Alfonso, should get out
on the front porch and fire his six
shooter into the air. he would be ar
rested at once. And not only that. The
nurse would pack up and leave"
pertinent query from the James
town Optimist: An elderly gentleman
dropped bottle of whisky on the side
walk Saturday much. to his mortitica-
ton. Now, if he had dropped pair of
shoes, or a basket or eggs, or a sack
Of sugar he would not mind it if we
publish the item with his name attach
ed. But he would get mad as a hornet
if we connected his name with the bot
tie of booze. Does anybody know why?
If the stuff is all right, why should
anybody be ashamed to have it known
he drinks it? If it is all right to buy
or sell it, why should every state in
the Union either forbid its sale or else
put a big license tax upon it?
Some practical joker who knew how
connected a lot of party telephone
lines, carrying go phones, down in Paw
nee county the other day. cat least
half of the number were being used,'
says a correspondent of the Larned
Chronoscope, and represented Gas
near as we could COUNT 20 different
conversations on as many different top
les. One man wanted to borrow a corn
planter from whom we could not decide
too many names were mentioned.
Another, probably a woman, was civ
ing a cake receipt, but it got badly
mixed with Mr.. Prices apologies for
not answering a ring that was not in
tended for him. Pearl Daniels voice
was telling about ball game. Budd
johnson was trying to talk with Vinita
Morrow. Bonnie Prather was inquiring
about ha pipe that had been left in
Charlie Dalq1ists' buggy. Ella Tew
was trying to tell the station agent that
she had accepted other company but
was sorry. Mr.. Strobel tried to answer
a call but could not because Mr.. Wiley
insisted that long two shorts was his
up Mr.. Mills answered and vice versa
Ed Lyman claimed the message that
Ella was answering. Much trouble
was started that probably will never be
Strengthened out"
Society item from the Concordia
Kansan: A couple of very we'll dressed
persons took lunch at Colson's yester-
day-we hope you will note we called it
lunch, because it has been quite a spell
since we came here from Republic City
finger bowl stunt followed with the
commonplace regularity of that famous
hosiery. A slice of lemon lightly float
ed on the surface of the placid. though
sparkling, water-that was the two
young mems complete undoing. Tast-
ing the water they discovered it a bit
sour-so generously applied the stuff
that made Claus Spreckels a million
aire. Having sweetened it to suit their
taste, they threw those finger bowls
over their faces, drinking their contents
with the same avidity as a harvest
hand would drink in August. Now the
Kansan contends it's all right to spring
the finger bowl, in this town, as we
might be entertaining "a prince incog.,"
who might expect such a thing, but
this thing of putting in the slice of
lemon, with a violet trimming about
the edge, is taking an unfair and undue
advantage of the unsophisticated yokel
who is used to eating dinner at noon,
supper at shutdown, and who is satisfied
he has done his full duty in the line of
personal ablution, for "a hours at least,
by swishing around a lot of water out
of a tin pan, on the back porch in the
morning before breakfast.