The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
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A REPORTERS LAMENT

bowers.
But the north wind blows DER city and
And had to buy an oyercoat.
thought would dine the office men
s~,,,,ea1 And buy Biliiken for my den
An automobile to my mind
t6ut munger munger came ft1 rushing in on me
Alas, for the plans of mice and men.
Alas! Alasi for what might have heen.
I am wond' ring now how 1 shall live
My pie book looks like worn out
I soaked my overcoat today
And pay day just ten days away.
A !. c.
The threatened strike of a Topeka
theatrical orchestra has been called off.
One good harbinger of spring is here
already. Incubator chickens are begin
ming to appear.
The Washburn and Aggie basket ball
teams will meet in the skating rink
Friday night This promises to be an
interesting game.
1t is reported that some liverymen
received as much as four dollars an
hour renting s1eighs during the
'spelI' of weather.
Topeka means small potatoes"
While the street naming question is
going on why not have it sweet
Potatoes Avenue
A sure indication of the approach of
menced to publish the schedules of the
big league ball teams.
A visitor to the city council last
night said that the only rights the
councilmen had were to pave, vacate,
clean and sidewalk the streets of this
city.
The city clerk says that the dog
catcher is loading his gun getting
ready for the fray. And still there
are over two thousand dogs in the city
not registered If the dogs but
knew
Some of the officers of the knights
of Columbus of Topeka will install a
lodge in. Lawrence on Washington's
birthday and the Lawrence people
have made elaborate preparations for
their coming.
Talk abouts sinking money into
mine-how about the proposition of
the city of Topeka to sink 100000
into an underground pipeline which
will go under the name of "high pres
sure system
Bob Wright. who settled in west
ern Kansas before a railroad ever
traversed that part of the state. and
founded Dodge City, is in Topeka for a
few days visiting old acquaintances
about the state house.
Next Monday is Washington's birth
day. The city schools and Washburn
college viii close. The Democrats will
also be here in force and one of the
biggest banquets of the season will be
held in the Masonic hall
Through the great work of City At
torney Dreaming the city of Topeka
Won its case against Rufus Knott last
who fell through iron culvert
which had been broken by fire
wagons and he sued the ely for IS 900
David Leahy, editor of the Wichita
Eagle, is in Topeka for day or so Just
came down." he explained. Ito take a
look at the faces of the members of
the legislature SO that I can form my
own opinion of the why's and where
home.'
The street force under the dfrec-
tion of Street Commissioner Frank
Snyder has been working with plows
the frozen snow from the street gut
ters. The sunshine today has done
more than the street force could have
done in a week-such is nature.
A resolution adopted by the
council last night authorizing the
mayor and council to enter into con-
tract with the Rock Island railroad
for right of way for an outlet of the
sewers to be built in Kenwood addi-
tfon as soon as the committee in con-
nection with the city attorney approve
the contract.
Today is Wednesday, tomorrow is
Thursday and the next day is Friday.
Only two more days after today to
register 1OE the primaries. IOn1RhI
the office of the election commits
sioner will be open until 10 O'Clock
also tomorrow highland the next
night. Last evening there were 6S
males and rs females registered for
the day. This is awful" Today it
is expected that the registration will
be increased. At least it is hoped so
by the female candidates.
Concerning the street naming
proposition Deputy County Clerk o.
* SNayze has the following to say: