The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24

weather.
Farmers have killed many young coy
otes this spring. They are found in the
ground.
The NIodocs sang Memorial services at
the First Methodist church yesterday
morning.
Rev. NJ. F. NIcKirahan preached a Me-
mortal sermon yesterday to the reform
school boys.
The Palace base ball team of this city
was defeated at Winchester Saturday by
a score of Is to 4.
The Faust musical recital will be given
at Washburn college June ?, to which
admission will be free.
Mrs. Florence Raub, of North Topeka,
was severely bitten on the hand Satur-
day by neighbors dog.
Luther NJ. Frazier has purchased from
Ellen G. Bush for $780, lot 246 Chestnut
street, Mets6er's addition.
The members of the Y. P. c. f. society
of this city will hold rally at the First
Baptist church tomorrow night
Rev. D. D. Boyle will preach and Prof.
Easton will conduct the song service at
the First Christian church tonight.
This week the freshmen and sopho-
mores of Washburn college will hold ten
mis- contests on the college courts.
The state convention of the Y. P. S.
c. E. will meet in Topeka for a four days
session one week from Friday next.
St. Louis has a bicycle rider who is
blind. This seems to be an opportunity
to get even with some women drivers.
The Festival chorus will hold the last
rehearsal tomorrow evening before giving
the concert at the Grand Opera House.
Ex-senator w. A. PETER and James A
Troutman will be the principal speakers
al the big picnic at StahTs grove on June
TO-
There are people who can't endure
Limburg cheese. who can still eat Chi
cago sausage even after the Luetgert af-
fair.
Rolla Mitchell of Atchison, is mana
ger of the Atchison base ball team. He
is well-knOwn in the college crowd OF
Topeka.
The sewer in the alley between Kansas
avenue and Quincy streets and north of
Sixth street is giving the city trouble. The
sewer is too small.
Jack Merrifeld, formerly in the office
of the auditor of the Santa Fe in this
city, but now in the accounting depart
ment in Chicago, is visiting in Topeka.
Thursday will be Ascension day, and
special communion services will be held
at Grace cathedral and at Bethany coll
lege chapel.
Oscar Woolverton owns the finest set
of double harness in town. It is made
of the best leather obtainable and is all
hand sewed, costing $50.
William Higgins of Kansas City. Mo.
ex-secretary of state has been granted
pension of IS per month to which is add
ed two years back pay.
So anxious are the bridge contractors
to complete the new structure before
any delays are caused that the work is
being pushed seven days in the week.
The lecture course association at Wash
burn, for the first time on record, has
small surplus of cash in the treasury.
which will be used to improve the course
next year.
A crowd of twenty-five Topeka Ma
sons from Sloan lodge, No. 222, left Sat
urday afternoon for Harrington where
they conferred the third degree and aft
erwards enjoyed a banquet.
When the Lawrence university boys
were in the city Saturday they INDUCED
freely in cigarettes, for in the ATHENS
of Kansas there is a city ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale of coffin nails
Albert W. Knowles has sold to John r.
Mulvane for $780, 1GO acres in section 16,
and so acres in section Is, both in town
ship u. range IS and one-half interest in
12O acres in section 49, township Il, range
Is.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week 1.-The German Vol
unteer'' a military drama, will be pre-
scented at the Crawford Opera House in
this city for the benefit of the Memorial
day fund.NTr. James Scully and number
of Topeka amateurs will take part in the
play
The Y. w. c. A. of this city has an in
debtedness covering the rent item and
the proceeds of the concert given by
Madame Geneva Johnstone-Bishop at
Hamilton hall tomorrow night will be
used in reducing this Indebtedness. Mrs.
Bishop is said to be one of the most ac-
comphshed soprano soloists of this coun.
try.
NJ. F. Hankla is arranging for the next
annual pigeon show which will be held in
Topeka during the week commencing
December IA. Mr.. Hankla has succeeded
in interesting the people of at least nine
states in the show which will be known
as the Authenticated Pigeon show and
it will be the same as will be held in
Kansas City the succeeding week.
w. A. S. Bird, who is at the head of
the Knights of Pythias in Kansas has
named Colby as the place for holding the
first district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias. The meeting will be held June
Is The district includes the following
counties: Phillips, Norton, Decatur,
Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas,
Sheridan. Graham, Wallace, Logan, Cove
and Trego.
There is a wrangIe in the state inter-
collegiate oratoricaI associat ton over a
deficit of cash for expenses and an as
sessment from each college in the asso-
citation has been ordered. Some of the
colleges, it is understood, will resist this
effort to raise money, charging neglect
of duty the part of HilIiard Johnston,