The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-23
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs

Col. H. C. Lindsey will ride a. sorre
| horse.
The Kansas building at Omaha will
| be completed this week.
Five members of the band at Camr
Leedy are state university students
The State Christian Endeavor con.
| vention will be held in Topeka June
| to II.
The cotton seeds from the trees have
commenced to fill the air and window
screens.
The Topeka Sportsmen's association
meets tonight in Conductors hall. 6O1
East Fourth street.
Marshan's band has been engaged for
the Northeastern Kansas Masonic pic
mic at HoltOn June oath.
The county commissioners have not
yet awarded the contract for placing a
flag pole on the court house.
Midsummer is beginning to send its
forerunners of heat before it. Time to
organize the Midsummer fair
The Free Silver Republicans of To-
peka have elected an anti-Leedy dele
cation to their state convention.
Ralph Moore says that Charles NJ.
Sheldon's new book, Malcolm Kirk is
the best seller now on the market
A German play is to be given at
Washburn college Friday evening. 1t
Is Schiller's Der Neffe ais Onkel.''
Sixteen of the Washburn college stu
dents are members of the college COM
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ment.
Charles Wilmarth,a son of Chief Will
marth, is visiting his parents. He ex-
poets to return to Chicago in a few
days.
Charles Rogers raised money by sub
scription to have MarshalPs band es-
cort the Twenty-second regiment to the
train.
The air is full of flying chinch bugs.
Authorities say that after the pest gets
old m vii do
crops.
The state horticultural society will
hold series of summer meetings this
year. The first will be held at Sabetha
Wednesday.
Y. NJ. c. A Secretary George Lerrigo
conducted a gospel meeting in the col
lege company tent at Camp Leedy Sun
day morning.
The Kansas Pharmaceutical associa-
ton convenes in annual session tomor-
row at Atchison. Several Topeka drug
gists will attend.
Washburn college won the first
league game of the season. Saturday,
over Kansas State university by a
score of to 4.
The new arrangement Of the pedes-
TRAN and vehicle entrances at Garfield
park is a great Improvement over
that of last year.
Major A. NJ Harvey was officer of
the day at Camp Leedy Sunday and he
wore no uniform. His uniform was side
tracked in shipment.
Major A. NJ. Harvey has been pre-
Sented with a sword by G. A. R.
Dougherty. The sword was carried
through the civil war.
A. o. U. w. lodge PA has passed a
resolution that the lodge will pay the
assessments and remit the dues Of all
members who go to war.
The ruling passion is strong. The
Populist statesman who runs the state
house grounds leaves the machinery
standing out in the weather.
A new shed is being built on the city
next to the river for storing street
cleaning and grading apparatus.
Topeka needs to keep something go
Ing on this summer. Having got used
to activity the people can't stand in
action. On with the Midsummer fair.
The members of the T. A A COM
plain because they do not have the La
dies Home Journal to read. It's side
talks with girls is what is most in de-
mand.
Pat Sherman intends to name a colt
George Dewey, and all the fond papas
and mamas who have named their chill
dren for the admiral are raising an OBJ
lection.
Through an oversight company K of
the Twenty-Second regiment was left
out of the list. The company was re-
crulted at Seneca and is commanded by
Capt. w. D. Sherman.
Robert J. Murphy, the plasterer. who
was shot in the foot by Officer Berry as
he was crawling under a box car, has
been sent to Kansas City where he will
be cared for in the Catholic hospital.
Sergeant A. A. Greene company H
regiment is i'll with
fever and is being cared for at
the home of friends on Huntoon and
Jackson streets. His home is in Le-
compton. 1t is possible that he will be
unable to accompany the regiment, but
will go on later if he RECEIVERS soon.
DR.. J. P. Lewis. of Ala Harrison
street, was injured Sunday afternoon
as he lay on his lawn, by his horse |
which broke loose and ran over him. |
The animals hoof struck DR. Lewis
head, inf1fcting a scalp wound and rem |
dering him unconscious. He soon re- |
covered from the shock and the wound |
Is not a dangerous one.
Announcements of the commencement |
exercises of Bethany college have been !
sent out. The examinations will take |
place May &c and May 81. May % at 8 |
D. m, a musicale will be given. The |
Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered |
on Whitsunday, May 20, at o. M |
The Junior day exercises and class day |
exercises will be held on May 81 The |
Choral service and graduating exercises
will be held in the college chapel June |
at 10 a. m. In the evening of June 1 |
l. reception to graduates and old pupils !
Will be held. /
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