The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22


The Real George and His Pa
Quite a lot of years ago, way down in OF
Virgin,
An old man had a great big ranch and
This ranchers name was Washington, and
he had young son n, George tf,rs ~ n,ace
Who later had Il tough old time at pl"cc
called Valley Forge.
This old gent was an IF. f. " and put
And had great doin's at his place-well,
every little while .
He also had an orchard fine, and raised all
sorts of fruits,
And snapped 'em at the cross roads store
for things to eat and boots
One day young George took a stroll out
where the orchard grew.
And found ripe cherries on a tree and
So George Jumped up for the fruit-not
high enough to catch it
Then chased himself out to the shed and
grabbed his trusty Ratchet.
Soon George had that tree chopped down,
and of cherries had his fill,
And later had the stomachache, and later
still a pill.
Now, then Georges papa saw that tree =
matter what he said
But it grieves me soreiy to relate what the
old gent did, instead.
When Dad asked; Why" his son re
piled: "'Twould muss my clothes to
climb.
The ladder, them" said Dad. Said
George: II didn't have the time
Well. L have time the parent said, ITO
And 'a When yOI I'm thru hr "a / think that you
little sense will Farm
He Iarruped George fervenuy with
And beat him up till black and blue-hut
it wasn't on his face;
And all the neighbors for mile could
hear Door Georges SQueakS.
And the marks the old man left on him re-
manned for several weeks
The Fraternal Union No. 1902 an
nounces a box social to be held at the
hall Friday evening.
rs it true that the legislature has
taken the Kan out of Kansas
Kansas City travelling man asked at
the National hotel this morning.
Mrs. Julie Seaton, NJ. d. of Chicago
will preside at three days conference
of the New Thought Alliance. to be
held at the Unity church, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.-Adv.
whom should We honor. Funston Or
Washington ?" a pretty voice inquired
over the State Journal reportorial
telephone today. II see that the flags
are still at half mast ever the city"
The Second Kansas Infantry band is
planning a series of social dances.
Their hall, at 112 East Seventh street,
has been remodeled. new floors have
been laid and new furniture added.
Topeka alleys are dangerous for
horse, human and motor travel owing
to the activities of the conscientious
who fear that the bone dry law will
catch them with liquor in the house.
j. Will Kelley delivered a booster
address before the Chamber of Com
merce at Kansas City, Kan, Wednes-
day noon. His address started a big
membership campaign which was in
stituted under the auspices of the
| American City bureau.
| David owen, state Bible school su-
perintendent for the Christian church.
returned Wednesday from a trip thru
northern Kansas. He visited Beloit,
Asherville, Junction City and Glasco,
where a new Christian church has
been dedicated. Beloit is planning a
new Christian church.
A frame barn used as a storage
house for pumps and other classes OF
! hardware, at Seventeenth and Strong
was burned shortly after midnight last
night. The fire is outside the water
limits and the fire had gotten such a
start by the time No. company had
arrived that chemicals were unavaiI-
ing. The barn was the property OF
| Nell Henry. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
E. B. Rees. the Denver stockman
who recently entered into a contract
with the city of Topeka to haul AWAY
and to dispose of the garbage free OF
, charge, will arrive here the latter part
of the week to start the erection OF
the buildings on the hog ranch which
he intends to operate near here II
is expected that $4,000 will be spent
in putting the big ranch in operation
The collection of garbage by Mr.. Rees
will begin April 1.
A party of Topeka men have beer
quietly leasing up several Thousand
acres of land north of the city durins
the last few weeks, with a view t
drilling this spring. The men behinc
the project are George Neal, S. c
Cobb, w. H. Davis and w H. Win
ner- Mr.. Davis stated today that they
were only awaiting the securing of {
drllfer, as they were confident of tn,
presence of oil beneath Shawne,
county soil
Team No. :, leaders of the volIey
ball league of the Central Y. NJ. c. A
took three straight games from team
No. L Wednesday night on the Y. NJ
court. Team No. 3 won three con
basketball series, c beat team A by .
score of 81 to IS in one of the tastes
and closest games of the season
jerks starred for team A and Meyer
for the G quintet. The second game
between and NJ was won by Y, tn
score being SO to so.
| Another low gas pressure story: !
Topeka man brought a rooster hom,
several weeks ago for cooking pur
poses. The rooster was tough ant
the mans wife declared it would b.