The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-31
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A: hoy Israel reporter for the i
state Journal, leaves this evening for
Denver to do newspaper work.
The Democrats have announced their
Canuidates They were nominated un-
DER the old convention form of laws.
railroads in the country. There is |
nothing like having confidence in your
own head
The early practice baseball games
may not be very profitable financially |
for the management of the team, but |
tney are fine business for the doctors. |
The time approaches when you cam
can 1t spring fever. If you belong to
the upper crust, however, it is still
ennuf. Spring fever is rather a plebeian
disease.
Should any citizen doubt that
show windows of any of the ladies'
furnishing establishments of the city
will convince the most skeptical.
One of the most noticeable signs of
spring is the fact that the old coon
hound which plods along the street
making friends with every one, banks
all the time instead of occasionally.
James Howe, chief clerk of the PEN
sion office, and the greatest pitch play
er Topeka has ever known, says that
there isn't much to the game after all.
Reformers will now take due notice.
A water main on the Washburn cam
pus burst and startled the students
and faculty during a campus promen-
ade the other day. flood on College
hill was imminent for the time being.
Washburn lost her second baseball
game on the trip with the Kansas
tan. However they still hope to win
the rest of the series. Here's hoping.
At the national meeting of the Off
GERS and delegates of the FraternaI
Brotherhood at its head office in Los
Angeles, Cal, Edward T. Hearick of
Topeka was elected supreme sergeant.
Now that it is all over-Postmaster
A. x. Rodgers received a shipment of
garden seeds from the government not
long ago and they were taken from the
office before the joyful news could be
announced.
gas cutoHs On all their service pipes.
This will reduce the fire losses about
75 per cent. 1t also means that a
large number of fires will never re-
ceive a start.
The federal grand jury is due to
April There is not very much doing
but they are due and this settles it.
The railroads will receive their hear
ings at this time.
The singer at a local theater, assist
ed by all the Office and messenger boys,
has revived Red Wing" a ballad which
was presumed to be laid away in the
same garnet with Little Annie Rooney
and AFTER the Ball"
An ordinance has passed the city
council prohibiting the use of gas stoves
for heating purposes without a flue
connection with the chimney. This will
mean the junk pile for thousands of
such stoves in Topeka.
The amateur actors at Kansas uni
versity have been threatened with
ment upon play with copyright.
This can act as a warning to local
amateurs in the future.
March entered like a lamb and from
the looks Of the present weather con-
ditions she is leaving the same route.
There is no reason to think that Zion"
weather will come along to make the
lamb elements look sheepish.
Governor Stubs has seen the presi-
dent and they have talked over the
guaranty matters according to the
politics that always throbs two big
politicians when they get together?
Nearly one-third of all the district
schools in Shawnee county will close
this coming Friday. The seven-months
This gives the farmer boys a chance to
make good with the "old man. again
One way to advertise Topeka
throughout the world would be for all
the business men of the city to have
the slogan, Topeka Kan: Topeka
WILL printed across the envelopes
used in their business correspondence.
One of the Washington players is the
son of a railway magnate, he is good
looking, has good voice for singing,
is a musician, is a tip top ball player,
and all the girls are daffy over him.
What more in this world could man
wish?
There is an actor wanted in Topeka
for stealing powder rags and cash.
There is an ex-theater manager in To-
peka who is hunting for similar man
who borrowed cash-and then adj
journed. Lots of things are wanted in
Topeka.
Notwithstanding Herr Boehlke at
the Majestic creates woman out OF
"a rag, a stick and a hank of hair"
few who witness the trick will consent
to give up 1.-THE rib of man" theory
in connection with the origin of
woman.
Tomorrow is the day that the Tope-
Ika-Southwestern forfeits the bonds
Iof $4,000 promised by the city of To-
peka if they would build into this city
Tomorrow is a good day to refrain
from kicking any stray sky-piece you
may meet
1t is hoped that the sensational
testimony of prisoner in the city Jail
describing how easy it is to secure
liquor while in the bastile will not
cause a general rush on the part of
the thirsty to obtain accommodations
in the prison.
The rural route inspectors due to ar
rive in Kansas for the purpose of con-
demning all routes running over bad
roads will arrive per schedule and the
farmers and officials are fixing up for
their reception. This matter was fully
explained in the State Journal some
time ago. tf