The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs


There are numerous base ball teams in
process of formation
The membership of the First Presbyter-
ian church IS now 900
Major J. K Hudson will be state print
er two months longer.
| s. c. Heyman of the Hub Clothing COM
! pany is in St. Louis.
Circus parties are being organized for
| Ringing Bros, May Is.
The state live stock sanitary commits
! sion is in session today.
! Judge J. B. johnson has gone to Hot
! Springs, Ark, for q month
Fishing excursions are all the rage and
/ the usual luck attends them.
Mr.. James Walsh of Guthrie. Okla, is
| visiting his parents in this city.
/ The Topeka Tennis club will have a
/ tournament next Saturday afternoon.
Dr. Harriet z. Adams is taking special
| LESSONS in chemistry at Washburn college
/ George NJ. Stone will lecture on Art
before the Unity club tomorrow even
Police Ma.tron Thorpe finds homes for
! an average of one abandoned child
| Capt. R. NJ. spivey is in the east in the
| interests Of the International Trade asso-
! citation.
julius Pruter, of Arcadia. Iowa. is Wis
iting his cousin, julius Wedding in Col
| lege Hill
| Governor Leedy spent Sunday with his
sister. Mrs. Virginia Hayes, in Kansas
| City, Kan.
A w Dana has been studying lawn
culture and can tell just how to grow
fine lawn.
Tony Brown is dangerously i'll at his
rooms at the Dutton house. His recovery
The Ninde Chautauqua circle meets this
| evening in the parlors of the First Metho-
dist church.
O. F. SAWYER of the topeka Cash Dry
| Goods company is convalescing from a
prOtracted illness.
Charles NJ. Ross, assistant secretary of
state, has returned from visit at his
home in Burr Oak.
A large number of visitors will be in
Topeka this week to attend the meeting
of the state dental association.
J. L Eldrige will read a paper before
the Stedman club tonight on Personal
Mrs. D. Atwood will return to Topeka
and occupy the ], W. Gleed place at
Woodlawn and Willow avenues, Potwin.
VIII the concert man be allowed to
make long talk at Ringing Bros cir
Gus? Has Topeka lost its oldtime spirit?
Ex-PoIiceman John Ewing has been
given the place IN the nre department
made vacant by the removal of Ben Per-
kins.
Washburn professors and seniors will
play a game of base ball this month and
college circles are much interested in the
event.
MarshalFs band will escort the Topeka
Commandery to the annual state conclave
Of the Knights Templar at Junction City
May IL
H. l. Shirer will have charge of the Old
Folks concert TO be given 81 library hall
church.
Tomorrow evening at Hamilton hall
Booker t Washington. will lecture, il
being the closing of the Washburn college
lecture course.
j E Crockett of the New York Ner-
camille company is in st. Louis attending
the great fire sale OF the Ely Walker Dry
Goods company.
Church services last evening through,
out the city were begun at o clock anG
will continue at that time during the
summer months.
M. and Mrs. George Stansfeld rode to
Silver Lake and back yesterday after
noon their wheels The roads are bet
ter than expected.
May 10 the anniversary OF John Brown
birthday viii be celebrated at the Indus
trial institute and ex-senator PETER Will
make the address
Thursday afternoon there will be a
game of baseball on the Washburn col
lege grounds between the Ottawa univer-
Sity end Washburn college.
Miss Celeste Nellis, Topeka's accomp-
lished young pianist, will play at the high
school auditorium. il being the closing
entertainment of the course
The condition of Mrs. Geo. P. Ashton,
is serious, but little nope being enter
tanned for her recovery. She is suffer
ing from heart arrangement
L. L. Magnus. said to be champion fan
cy shot billlardist OF the world, will give
an exhibition this evening at the Royal
Billiard hall to which admission will be
free.
Rev E w Mueller, formerly president
Of the. Salina Wesleyan college will de-
liver the annual address before the reli-
gious societies at Washburn college this
spring
Prof Tracy's chorus. which will sing at
the state convention of the Y. P s c f
in June will meet for rehearsal at the
First Presby terrain church Wednesday
evening.
A farmer named Nesbit lost a valuable
horse last evening. 1t had saddle and
bride on and was hitched ct his home
near Tecumseh. The police department
was notified.
The new state school book commission
will hold the first meeting today. The
members viii simply read over and dis
cuss the law today, getting down to
work tomorrow.
W. T. Kemper and D. P. Paxtons of the
Model Supply store are in St. Louis at
tending the Ely, Walker and company's
sale OF dry goods which went through the
the big fire some weeks ago.
w. w. Manspeaker will enlarge his
store by occupying the room now used as
the Royal Billiard hall; The change will
be made June L So the growing OF old
Topeka business firms goes on.
Judge Foster, president of the Foster
Humane society, says that the proposed
headquarters OF the society Will be built
this summer if assurances that a tenant
for the store room cSn be secured
Tom Davis end Charlie Haynes, cOlored
boys aged - and 10 years respectively,
were arrested yesterday by Detectives
Capron and Price charged with jumping
on moving trains in the Santa Fe yards.
The house and property of Col. H. c.
Fizer in Potwin We're attached by the
sheriff Sa turday afternoon judgment
against Col Rizer as Stockholder of the
defunct Topeka Commercial Security COM
pany.
At yesterdays band concert. pedestrians
and buggies made exit from Garfield park
by gate much to the annoyance OF
everybody. Buggies ought to be sent out
through the south gate and people allow
ed 10 walk out of a cleared opening to
avoid accidents.
The auditorium of the Fist Christian
church will be finished soon. The dedi- |
czztory exercises will be held May g. The
sermon viii be preached by Rev. z. T |
Sweeney of Columbus, Ind, and there will |
be special music.
James Beausherer. R. s. HassIer and |
NJ. J. Muma three prisoners convicted at |
the last term of the United States dis |
trict court, were taken to the penitentiary |
at Leavenworth Saturday night, by De- |
putty United States Marshal VIII Nelly.
Lcncy Young is in the city Jail with the /
charge of larceny against him. Saturday |
evening an oveTcoat was stolen from a /
buggy which was in front of the Model |