The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-29
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WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN.
Some fine day when my ship, comes in,
Br1ri1 Same i4 Iosd IN of fr1 a{ and me rsms
Bringing it's load of hearth and ease;
Please God may be waiting there,
Waiting there in the bright sun beams,
As my ship comes in to the bay.
Fulfilling then my childhood dreams
Some dark night when a boatman comes
O,er. the river that's dark and wide
To take me away from sorrow
Please God may a;9 She be waiting me.
Waiting for me in angel robes,
Fulfilling then my daily prayer
Skating tonight at the rink; ladies'
free.
The annual election of officers for
b P. 0. Elks No. 204 Will be held
"Wednesday evening
The Royal Arch degree will be con-
ferred at the Masonic temple this
evening, beginning at $780,
According to the friends of Chief of
Police Eaton. he has another desire
and IL it is granted he will be the
active head of the Topeka fire depart
ment.
The attention of those who are aff1ict-
ed with the garden making mania is
called to the fact that a Topeka man
dropped dead last week while spadlns
In his garden.
As a. mere suggestion of what may
happen syndicate OF Potwln garoen
makers has sent the chicken fanciers
of that part Of the city copies OF the
chicken ordinance.
The trial of the state cases for jan
uary term of court commenced in the
district court Monday and the trials
will consume the greater part of the
remainder of the term
A dispatch from New York states that
Miss Emma Smith of Topeka sailed on
Lloyd line Saturday for Naples ana
Genoa, by way of Gibraltar.
c. A. Finch has purchased the Sam
son property at 316 Topeka avenue
from E. T Barber who bought 1t from
the Samson estate and then DECIDED
not to occupy it as a residence
John NJ. washburn has resigned his
position with Forbes Hardware COM
pany and has gone to Highland Park
college, Des Moines, Iowa, TO take
business and banking course.
Word has been received from Ottawa
to the effect that the delegation from
that city who will attend the state con-
vention of Elks in this city the 12th OF
next month, will make the trip overland
in automobiles
Attorney General Jackson has ruled ,
that a. man may take his wife's name
If he wants to, but there is little dan
ger OF an overwhelming rush of mar
ried men who want to take advantage
of the privilege
In the annual William Jewell pri- J
mary debate held at Washburn Satur- |
day night the Gamma Sigma literary |
society won with hands down. Bert
Chandler. o. B. Preston and Floyd |
Webb will represent the college.
The new Commercial club cafe will |
be given a tryout Tuesday when the
monday luncheon given every two
weeks by the Topeka Advertising club !
Will be held at the new Commercial
club quarters in the Commerce build
ing.
this morning over the Union Pacific n
for their annual spring western Kan
sas trip. They will play six games in
six different townS-returning at the Il
end Of the week They expect to win
may their expectations come true.
MarshalTs band concert at the Audi
torium Sunday afternoon was attended
by a big crowd and the concert was n
applauded vigorously. These Sunday II
concerts are a rare treat to the people Il
Of the city-especially when they are Il
able to hear as good a band as Mar
shalrs.
Charles Samson should wait until
after the state fair in the fall to dis Il
pose of his race horses. Samson's II
horses have helped considerably in the II
past with the gate receipts Many To-
peka people have taken an afternoon
off for the sole purpose of cheering Il
OTTAWA Boy"
The senior class of WaShburn gave a 1
'kid" party the other night and all of
the girls wore short dress-the boys Il
wore short trousers. The party was
held down at the medical school build
ing and every doctor in town had
urgent business at the medical school II
that evening-at least they all came.
1t looks good to see the trailers go
stringing out to the ball park every II
aftern oon-and the little kids go trail
ing out through the underbrush. This
is a sure sign of spring-even if all
other signs fail This afternoon Wash
ington played with the Topeka team at
three O'Clock and the usual number of
''faithfuls" attended.
The first official killing of the peach
crop has been consummated. An in
vestigation of the Topeka peach trees
leaves no doubt on that score. The old
joke to the effect that, notwithstand-
ing the failure of the trees, the high
schools and department stores will
continue to do business at the old
stand is now in order.
r. F. Hodgins suffered a painful acci-
dent while at Valencia Sunday to visit
one of his farms. Boys were playing ball
in the street and he was hit on the
bridge of his nose by a swiftly thrown
ball He was knocked down by the