The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-26
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Eight coyote pup ScalpS were caShed
at the county clerks office Saturday
by j. Moran, of Dover.
The three new Saturday Night club
recruits elected to membership Satur-
day night are: Arthur Capper, Fred S.
Bullene. and Chas. Sessions.
Excelsior lodge I. O.. O. F. will give
an entertainment tonight at Security
hall to celebrate the ninetieth anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship in America.
Sunday was a great day for the Hv-
erymen of Topeka. For the first time in
several weeks it was impossible to get
a rig of any kind during the after
noon.
H L. Peppmyer made a trip to Wa
karusa with his new Rambler baby
-tonneu automobile Sunday. The trip
was success but his effort to catch
fish was a dismal failure.
George Dusenberry. deputy shefif.
is enthroned in the ruins of the Cen
trail hotel as guard to prevent the in
discriminate investigation of the Curl
ously inclined.
The Pliny Soper divorce case Satur-
day afternoon, went through on the
high speed clutch The suit was filed
and taken into court instantly and the
divorce granted in five minutes.
George M, Stone of Topeka has re-
ceived an order to paint a portrait for
Frank Miller, owner of the Glenwood
hotel at Riverside, California Mr..
Stone will leave soon to execute the
commission.
The state house dandelion was not
injured by the late frosts, and a full
crop is predicted. The crop will be
garnered by state house employees as
soon as the seed is sufficiently ripened
to insure perpetuation of the plants.
Several of the Topeka business houses
have signified a willingness to close
their stores next Thursday afternoon on
Of of fhn WnSfarO
league season in Topeka, that is If all
the stores will close. 1t is likely that
the Commercial club will take some ac-
ton in the matter.
r TIE Topeka District Weman's Home
Missionary Society convention will open
its session, Tuesday morning, continu-
Ing all day at the Euclid Avenue Meth
odist church. In the evening a stereop-
ticon lecture on the general work of
the society will be given by Mrs. Carrie
E. Cope, conference corresponding sec
rotary.
the Central hotel fire have been taken
to their homes. The remains of J. w
Erickson were sent to Clay Center Sat
urday night, while those of the Sippey
brothers were taken to their home in
Belle PLANE, by DR.. ]. w. Sippey,
brother.
A Topeka man has discovered a sure
cure for the Terrible Kansas Ant which
is mentioned in the government re-
ports, and herewith gives his recipe
gratis: To each dozen ants, add one
quart of kerosene oil, and stir well with
lighted match. Repeat the dose three
days in succession, and then kill such
ants as may be still at large with a
club.
Joe Link. aged 81 years, was the gut
teral groom, and Got Chez, aged 40 the
blushing, gigglesome bride. at a we'd
1 ding held at the office -
Schoch Saturday evening The couple
were attended by an Indian woman
who spoke English and translated the
| fine points of the marriage ceremony
to the candidates, neither of whom
could make change for the white mans
language. Both are specimens of the
| genus Pottawatomies, and hail from
Mayetta.
E. l.. Writ and Thomas LYNN of
Garden City arrived in Topeka this
morning on business of private nature
and left during the afternoon for kan
sas City. Speaking of the conditions
In the western section of the state Mr..
Writ. who is one of the founders of
Garden City said: 1.-THE Arkansas valley
is live place in which to live and
never was in better condition than at
the present time from an agricultural
viewpoint. The prospects for the next
few months are encouraging and ex-
| ceptionally good for this season of the
year.
The robbery Of local jewelry store
recalls numerous other robberies com
mitted in the same manner. A few
years ago the window smashing sys-
tenn was worked on a North Topeka
| shoe store, but the. robbers discovered
| to their sorrow that they had stolen
half wagon load of left shoes, only
| one of each pair being on exhibition
| The same stunt at a tailor shop near
| Fifth street about the same time, net
| ted a large number of half pants pat
| terms, as the tailors had displayed only
| the goods for one trousers leg of each
style. Later a window was smashed in
| a Fourth street jewelry store and
number of watch cases which contain
| ed no works were stolen.