The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
SNAP SHOTS At HONE NEWS

Wild roses are ripe
The eastern continent is having an
eclipse of the sun today.
Mayor Hughes is figuring on going on
fishing expedition to Elmdale.
The jury in the district court will be
busy with civil cases next week.
S. n. Fairfield. an old resident of
Alma, kan. was in Topeka Friday
The total receipts for the oratorio' The
Redemption at the Auditorium were
SELLS
The w. c. T. U. viii meet in the par
Tor of the First NJ. E church, at p. m,
Monday.
Mrs. B. F. Payne. of Concordia. is Wis
iting her son,J. B. Payne of 614 Buchan-
ma street
Frank w. King. receiver Of the Wa
Keeney United States land office, was in
Topeka today
Rev J. F. Sloan of Topeka will preach
the Memorial day sermon at EslTidge,
Wabaunsee county
A new national bank with s25. 600 cap
ital will soon be opened in Osborne. G.
B. Ham will be cashier.
B. NJ. Payne viii build a home this
summer on three lots purchased at
Eleventh and Tyler streets.
o. F. Nelson of Hiawatha has pur-
chased the herd of SO Herefords owned
by J. O. Cove of Auburn
A ball game between the z. NJ. 9. A
and the T. A. A is being played at
Washburn Athletic park today
There was a total eclipse of the sun
today invisible however to the in
habitants of the western hemisphere.
Rev. Chas. Parham of Bethel college
is holding meetings in the Academy of
Music at Kansas City at 1921 MCGEE
street.
Ciey Clerk souires says that he
knows thirty two lodge grips. And he
isn't entirely ignorant of Ia grippe
either
Austin Ripley, Of Topeka. won the
defamation contest held at Salina re-
Gently between the schools and colleges
of that town.
Bert Tomlinson. of Atchison, will be
here next week to make a display for
the McPike Drug company at the drug
gists' convention
The city building is now fitted out
with the new Office signs. It is a great
Improvement on the appearance of the
interior of the building
Washburn students were so happy al
the victory over Nebraska yesterday
that they began ringing the college bell
before the game was completed
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon has received
from Rev. John A. McColl, of New Bed
ford. Mass, money enough to enlarge
the Tennesseetown library 1000 vol
umes.
City Engineer Wise has written a let
ter to paving contractors, giving them
some instructions about the new regu-
1ations for paving adopted by the coun-
Gil.
The statement that the class of 1902
was building the new "b1eachers'' at
Washburn was a mistake. It is the
present sophomore class, the class Of
1903
Mayor Hughes is having the heads
of the various city departments make
out a complete invoice of all the city
property Of every description in their
custody
The high school seniors will present
Per Telephone" and the Washburn
students will give a minstrel show at
the college chapel on Friday evening,
Nav "a.
The Kansas Pharmaceutical associa-
ton, in other words the druggists who
can put up prescriptions, will be here in
convention from all over Kansas Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
A pool of stagnant water is standing
underneath the hydrant at Tenth and
Topeka avenues where the street
sprinklers is filed. 1t is very disagree
able for the people living in that neigh
borhood-
Judge Lee Monroe, of the Ellis county
district, will move his family to Topeka
in order that his daughter may take col
lege studies here. His change Of resi-
dence will not affect his tenure of Office
under the law.
J. Willis Gleed delivered the high
school commencement address at Ster-
ling. Kan, last night. On June he
will deliver the annual address before
the graduating class of Oklahoma. uni
Versity at Norman
Since the visit of President Mckinley
to Topeka has been abandoned there are
a number of men around town trying to
dispose of the welcome addresses and
presentation speeches which they had
preDareC for that occasion.
Governor Stanley has paroled John
MCrphy who was serving a five years
sentence at the penitentiary. He is %
years old. Governor Stanley has been
assured that MorDhy will be given
steady employment by John Tilton of
Lincoln
REV" Samuel North. the colored
clergyman sentenced to eighteen months
in the federal penitentiary for using the
mails to defraud women who wanted to
secure pensions, was taken to the United
States prison at LeavenwOrth Friday by
Deputy Marshal Prescott
The year old son of David McBee of
631 Smith street, wandered away from
home Friday morning and was found
late in the afternoon in the Bethany
college grounds after causing a great
deal of anxiety on the part of his par
ents and trouble for the police officers
Complaints are coming to the street
commissioner from the eastern part of
town that people llNlng IN tuat vicinity
are carrying away the bricks from the
city sidewalks. From one sidewalk on
Center street. between Washington and
Kline streets. about 500 bricks have
been stolen.
George Fisher, United States land
commissioner, is being flooded with let
tiers of inquiry regarding the kind of
land which the government is going to
sell in closing out the Usage Indian pos
sessions in Kansas The Information
about this land is very scanty but the
probability is that most Of it Is not very
good.
The farmers living on the road to
Pauline are talking of having a macad-