The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

mortal day address at Wa-Keeney.
Charles Z. Rogers spent Sunday with
Mrs. Rogers, who is visiting in Valencia.
A summer Bible school will be con-
Quoted at Washburn college following
commencement.
The music students of Washburn col
lege are preparing for a Faust recital to
be given about June l.
Rev. W. A. Quayle is to deliver the adj
dress to the high school graduates. His
subject will be Culture.
The, Topeka high school nine was as, de;
team by a score of Is to IA.
The Festival chorus will give the regu-
lar concert before going to Ottawa, at the
Grand Opera House, May 20.
w. H. StillweH, assistant general sup~
erintendent of the Rock Island, is in
Texas on an inspection trip.
The dust at Garfield park yesterday
was source of much annoyance to many
people during the band concert.
o. B. Stanton who used to be in charge
of the Union Pacific hotel here has pur~
chased the Victoria at Kansas City.
The r. r. Y. NJ. G. A. have secured
Rev. W. b: Maggs' noted lecture. Just
like YOU for next Wednesday evening.
BaiIiff billiard of the United States dis
trict court has purchased the cottage at
1913 Jackson street of Charles n. Ella for
c. F. Dreisbach is having plans made
for a $4,000 residence to be erected on
Harrison street between Second and
Third.
Miss Elva f. Clarke, librarian at the
state normal school, returned home yes
terday after a visit with Miss Gertrude
Willett.
Topeka. people like to attend a. game of
base ball in which the Haskell Indians
participate. They never quarrel with the
umpire.
The Ninde Chautauqua circle will meet
this evening at the parlOrS of the First
NJ. &. church. The Caledorean club will
meet with them.
The Santa Fe shops and general office
base ball teams played a game Saturday
at Athletic park, in which the shop team
won by a score of to Z.
noted singing evangelist, is taking part
in the special meetings being held nightly
the First Christian church.
The Argentine employees of the Santa
Fe viii picnic at Forest park, Ottawa,
next Saturday A number Of the en-
plOyeS in this city will attend.
1t is probable that Atchison's base ball
team will be transferred to Nebraska
City Neb., soon as the national game in
AtchisOn is not enough appreciated
Charles Cremer. aged p; of Topeka,
and Minnie Griffiths aged 20. of Louis
vile, Kan, have been granted a license
to marry by Probate Judge Dolman.
w. c.. Magaw and ]. b Tower. two
Washburn college students who will be
graduated this year will attend the Chi
cagO theological seminary next year.
Work at the new bridge was pushed all
day yesterday, the full force of men be
ing employed. One of the concrete piers
has been completed to a point above the
Sitting on the front porch. while other
people were going to church yesterday
those who had occasion to pass the house,
by Smelling peas
n. H. Black and Miss Taggart, two en-
pIoyes OF the passenger department OF
transferred to their old places in the gen.
eral offices in this city.
The Clay Center delegation of the U.
c. 7. members passed through Topeka
yesterday on their way home from att
tending the annual meeting and grand
council at LeaVenwOrth.
A Topeka philosopher offers the fol-
~,
smoke. but I have always noticed that
they only like it when they like the man
who is doing the smoking"
United States District Judge c. G. Fos-
ter has been invited to address a meeting
at Fort Scott for the purpose of organic
ing a humane society at that place The
invitation has not yet been accepted.
Opal LIE Baron Mccartney of Washing
ton will meet the Topeka Ralston Health
Rodgers, sol Monroe street. The club
will also discuss the federation of clubs.
Kansas university refused to play a
game of base ball with Washburn coll
lege because they considered the latter
too weak. But the Haskell Indians de-
feated K. u, and Washburn won from
the Indians Saturday.
Rev. J, w, Crawford died at his home
in Monet, Mo. Thursday. May 10, after
a lingering illness. Mr.. Crawford was
the pastor of the Third Presbyterian
church of this city. He was a cousin of
ex-Gov. S J. Crawford.
There was large attendance yester-
day at Garfield park TO hear the third
not seats enough and many people had
to sit upon the ground. 1t is to be hoped
there will be plenty of seats by next Sun
''The Creation will be sung by the
Festival chorus at the first concert at
the Grand opera House on the evening of
May 26. The solo parts will be taken by
Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mr.. H. L. Shirer,
Mr. H. V Hincbley and Mr.. w. NJ.
Shaver.
Lincoln school team on the West End
grounds Saturday afternoon by score
of is to f. Boltz and Brockett formed the
battery for the West End team. and
Simmons and Client for the Lincoln
school team
We're mortified Saturday evening and like
wise agitated simply because a paper
sack which one of them was carrying
broke and the s-pretzels-rolIed
around over the sidewalk at Sixth and
Kansas avenue.
The spring time card on the Rock Is
land Went into effect yesterday. The
new schedule changes the time of but two
trains in and out of Topeka. Train No. l,
which left Topeka at Ito D. m. now leaves
at 1:20 q. m The night train No g.
which arrived from Kansas City at II AS
p m, now arrives at 1915 p.
There isn't much use to talk about
tbeautifyfng a city when seventeen va
rieties of hideous wooden poles are in
serted into all the streets. Civic pride
pies sense of the artistic will be awak-
ened and all the wires will be put in the
alleys or perhaps underground.
Do the bad boys a school. who lick all
the little boys. cheat their playmates out
u llelT ma rDleS anu make tls playgTO una
misery become political bosses when
they grow up? The, methods of the bad
boys and the methods of political bosses
seem to be the same. A good kickine
never comes auiss for either SGT
Patrolman Rucker.- (colored) who killed
c J. Eddy's dog on Kansas avenue Sat
urday and made a disgraceful and dan
gerous spectacle presented his resignation
to the police board by request and it was
accepted unanimously. Rucker lives in
South Topeka and has been active in
campaign work, which was the reason he
place
W. w. Carr of this city had the rnisfor>
tune to break the handle bars of his BIZ
cycle in making the start the return
trip from Merrill Springs yesterday even
ing Instead Of taking the train to To-
peka he ifnpTOviSed handle bars
from a crooked stick. strapped the
broken pair TO his wheel. and came to