The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-31
sNAP SHOTS AZ HONE NEWS

The Topeka SCHOOLS closed To-Day.
Tomorrow is the day of the Republican
primaries.
W. T. Kemper was up from Kansas City
Thursday.
The city has a new park at the junction
of Taylor and Huntoon streets
@. P. Updegrah is attending the Kansas
City Driving club affair this week
J. E. johnson of Little Rock Ark, is
visiting his parents on Western avenue.
John Van Vechten has made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for register
The Gamma Sigma society at Washburn
will hold its annual banquet at Library
hall tonight
The political trolley special didn't burn
any powder. but it made a valiant COM
mander retreat
Mrs. f NJ Prescott and daughter left
Thursday for Los Angeles, Cal, where
they will visit for three months.
According to the new Santa F'e time
instead Of 1875, as at present.
Ex-Congressman W. J. Bailey is an
other not now candidate for governor
Rolfe and Colville, the photographers
have refurnished their gallery and now
have one of the prettiest places in the
The Topeka Y NJ c. A. base ball team
took a game from an Usage City team
at Usage City Thursday by score Of
The game of ball between the Lincoln
and Branner schools Thursday was won
by the Lincoln team, the score being q
The T; A. A, ball team defeated the
man Hill grounds Thursday by score of
Charles .sterne of san Diego. Cal. a
Sterne, passed. through Topeka Thursday
en- route to Chicago.
Mrs. f. A. Ripley and family have gone
to Los Angeles, CAL. to stay at least.
year. It is possible that they will make
Los Angeles their home.
Judge H. c. McDougal who delivered
the Memorial day address here. was for
merly a partner of NJ A Low, general at
tOrney of the Rock Island
Several state house employees are on the
anxious bench, as the close of the fiscal
year approaches. It's letting-out time.
to give other fellows a chance at the
crib.
The -Parkdale Juniors defeated the To-
of II to 3. The batteries were- Parkdale,
W. Butler and A. Johnson; Stars. Wolf.
Merkle and Applegate-
State Auditor Coles record of outstand-
ing bonds shoys that Kansas owes just
of the state. This showing is bringing
down the rate of interest
At a meeting of the First ward Repub-
buttons were passed indorsing the candi-
dacy of A Newman for county clerk and
F. C. Bowen for treasurer.
Policeman B. 7. Bevi1le has received
from his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Robinson
OF Phoenix, -Ariz., a curiosity in the form
Of an embalmed tarantuia It is neatly
mounted in glass case on a base Of
orange wood
cO4AA. s1et1A e1t Una mas NAAlAtA ~ llt
police officials Offering to purchase the
old balls and chains lying around the jail
But the authorities think that Topeka
may need them again some day and viii
not sell them yet
The Haskell Indians will close the col
iege base ball season at WaShburn tOmOr-
row afternoon. If Washburn takes the
game from the braves the rooters will feel
that all the other losses of the season
have been made I'D for.
Last fall the police committee told Po-
lice MatrOn Thorpe to dispense with keep
ing records of her office, as it took too
much of her time and strength After a
trial of the no record" system. Mrs
Thorpe finds that it doesn't work at all.
records.
Mrs. Thorpe says that during the past
week three cases Of desertion by worth
less husband have been reported to her
These assertions have left total of Is
persons dependent upon county and city
charities The officers of the law ought
to chase down these renegade husbands
and give them the same treatment that is
melted out to other thieves
The Armory Industrial school. composed
of girls. VIII have a picnic at Garfield
park on Thursday, June 6. Their brothers
and friends Will be invited to go along.
They viii start from the transfer station
at II O'Clock Mrs Thorpe wants the peo-
pie OF the city to help provide dinner
for the children There will be at least
80 children to be provided for. Those
who desire to donate something good to
eat for this occasion should notify Mrs
Thorpe at the city jail
Mrs Florence Luther Rupert is in To-
peka from Hutchinson with a sick child
which IS being doctored at Christ hos
plta1 Mrs Rupert was formerly a To-