The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMEN NEWS

|
The r. r. 7. M. c. A. now publishes
| a monthly paper.
Walter Noble was initiated into the
MaSOnS last night.
John F. McManus has returned from
| a business trip to st. Louis.
Magnolias are in bloom at DR.. Roby's
I summer home south Of the city.
Work has been begun on Judge L. S.
| Ferry's residence on South Topeka ave-
nue..
Frank D. Merriam has associated
himself with the T. E. Bowman COM
pany.
The bath rooms at the Y. M. c. A.
| are being repaired and put in first-class
| shape.
Capt. Joseph G. Waters will deliver
! the Memorial Day address at Council
Grove.
| The polls will open at two in the aft
ernoon Saturday and close at seven
| o'clock.
O.. T. Crawford is arranging to take
vitascope entertainment on a tour over
! the state.
The summer camp will be held in
! charge of Geo. Lerrigo at Wakarusa
| next month.
The annual spring oratorica1 con-
| Friday evening.
The Missouri Pacific depot did more
| business yesterday than it ever did be-
| fore in a week.
Bishop Vincent will lecture on '.Rible
! Study in the Church. at the Wash
| burn college chapel tonight.
| Col. J. w. f. Hughes is preparing for
| a fishing trip. He wants to get away
/ from this terrible suspense.
The members of the Eastern Star are
preparing to go to Holton June oath to
attend the Masonic picnic.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, will give
a dance at K. Of P. hall tonight.
A certificate recital will be given at
! Bethany college Saturday evening. In
| vitations have been issued for it.
| The Topeka Elk lodge passed reso-
| luton cancelling dues of members who
| have enlisted in the volunteer army.
| Several Topeka druggists went to
! AtchisOn today to attend the state
| meeting of the Kansas Pharmaceutical
association.
! Col. J. w. F. Hughes has purchased
| the c. v. Wolfe property in Potwin and
| viii not build house this summer as
he intended.
Capt. Joseph G.. Waters will deliver
the commencement address to the
/ graduating class of the Clay Center
| high school June 1.
! Harry Tracy of the pension office
marched three blocks with the soldiers
: Wednesday and he says he had all the
| soldering he wants
| A Kansas City man who is in Topeka
| says that more interest is being taken
| in the Collins murder case in Kansas
| City than in Topeka.
| The work of frescoing the interior of
| the state house dome will be commence
/ ed next week The plaStering and staff
| work are nearly completed.
| The EX-Slaves Pension association. Of
| Which jerry White of this city is pres
ident, will hold its third annual con-
Vention in EmpOria June to 10.
| The Washburn and Ottawa base ball
teams are playing game at Athletic
park this afternoon. Washburn was
| defeated by Ottawa early in the sea-
| son.
! busy saying goodbye to his friends that
his train, the first section, pulled out
and he had to board the second sec
/ ton.
Paul Torrington has received a noti-
! fication from the war department to
hold himself in readiness for a call to
! the United States army engineering
| corps.
The Topeka railway car shed is near
! ing completion. A track connecting it
| street. -
The interior of the city Jail office will
| be painted. AT present there are no
painters confined in the Jail, but Chief
! Steele says he thinks he will get one or
/ two soon.
| The Republicans of the Second ward
! will meet at 314 Kansas avenue tonight
| for the purpose of selecting delegates
and alternates for the primaries on
| Saturday.
Some of those who have said that
| they were waiting for the second call.
now say that it is rather hot weather
and it may be best for them to wait for
the third call.
| The German play, Der Neffe ais
Onkel,' will be given tomorrow evening
| at the Washburn college chapel. Will
/ liam Letson will sing Schumann's ''The
| Two GrRnadi0rS'' with the (1RTn09n
| words.
| MarshalTs band will give America
| at Garfield park the latter part of next
month. 1t will represent, in charac-
tiers and music, the scenes of the new
| world from the landing of Columbus to
Free Cuba
! The young ladies in the governors
| office have taken the application books
/ from the vault and are prepared to reg
lister several hundred more applications
for commissions the second call for
| volunteers.
Graham Taylor. the Chicago minis
the idea of social settlement" in the
slums of Chicago, will speak on his
work at the Central Congregational
church in this city on June II.
Dave Leahy, the Topeka correspond
ent of the Kansas City Times, wants
to be major of volunteers. 1t is said
+ Governor Leedy has promised him an
! appointment on the second call Dave
would make a handsome officer.
A recital was given last evening at
Washburn college chapel by the pupils
of Miss Helen ingalls, and Miss Flor
ence Townsley in piano forte and vocal
music. There was a large attendance
and some excellent music was furnish
ed.
Assistant General Superintendent
Avery Turner of the Santa Fe spent
some time in Cuba in 1867 and says the
climate is not particularly unhealthy.
He says the mosquitoes are the most