The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The commencement exercises at wash
burn begin next Friday.
Robert SemDle will be the teller ia the
recount for Albert Parker
Mrs. A. II. Harvey is quite sick at
The Parker Hughes recount commences
tomorrow morning at o'clock
The T. A A ball team is preparing to
diamond - II s4'-''07 - - = '-'7''''
The new Parkhurst-Davis building il
assuming tangible shape The first story
Is nearly completed
James A. Troutman is at HoIton today.
He delivers an address to the graduates
at Campbell university.
The new track to Oakland has not
gotten more than two blocks from the
Santa Fe shops. 1t As slow work
The council has received a petition for
Tenth to Fourteenth. The pavement viii
be 20 feet wide.
Two council committee meetings are
scheduled for Saturday-the committee on
streets and walks and the committee on
ways and means.
Prof. c. P Grimsley Of Washburn col
lege has returned from California, where
Stanford university
The Topeka Tent & Awning company
baildins for ss Ba0 si price III Is for the
west side windows only.
Attorney General GODDARD has been no
suit viii be taken up BY the United States
supreme court in October
Louis. Roehrig of 1888 North Quincy
street has been appointed foreman OF
masonry work on the Rock Island lines
west of the Missouri river
Rev. ]. w. Martin or Lincoln Neb..
stopped off in Topeka Monday night on
his way east. He was the guest of Mrs.
Rose Crist Of West Sixth avenue.
@. c. Clemens has advised "Col" Fred
Jeltz TO bring quo warranto proceedings
in order for him to find out if all the
votes promised him were tailed for him.
More Of the paved residence streets are
2elag Sgrii5sd this year than eyer be
tersecting streets are on the wet list.
Jake Owen, formerly police sergeant,
under Chief Stahl He was one of the
most efficient officers on the force
Only necessary qualification for position
under the Hughes administration: Pos
tive evidence that the applicant support
ed Hughes at the primary and election.
Sells g. Gray's circus has been granted a
free license to show in Topeka, in con-
sideration Of its announced determination
to winter the show here next winter.
Mrs. Nation created excitement in Kan
sas city by threatening to smash works
stationed near the art treasures to guard
them
"A team Of horses belonging to farmer
started to run away last evening near the
Missouri Pacific depot. They ran into one
OF the posts supporting the porch roof
and We're stopped
The drapery on the bed of the guest
cost sss It. is being made BY. a Topeka
designer and will be a very elaborate pro-
duction of art needlework-
The supreme court began its sessions for
the June term this morning The term
Saturday morning the biennial election
law cases will be argued.
Maurice ORourke, son Of Proprietor J.
graduated from Wentworth military
academy at Lexington, Mo, last week
with the highest honors of the class.
Among those who are expecting to take
part IN the vocal solo contests OF the
wen, Mrs. Ada s Fullerton, Edwin L.
Edwards and Vincent Graham, all Of To-
pelSa-
Ex-CounciIman O. D. Skinner has a
twin brother whose initials are 0. C..
ioneT w at sa trdse p rGn eg Many peo
pie thought it was o. D. who was the
J. w Myers. the Auburndafe candidate
for Republican county comnlitteernan,
to MsVor ffuehes aami5istrstion an Wbfeh
In the Sixth ward is confined to Green
wood avenue.
Topeka township is using a steam road
grader which has a. whistle which sounds
nearly frightened women men ia Oakland out
introduction to the monster.
City Engineer .NcCabe has commenced
proposed Kansas avenue bridge over
Shunganunga creek He VIII make. an es-
and Of a steel bridge, and submit his estt-
mates to the council next month.
The Kansas City stock yards decision
vas not forthcoming from the United
States supreme court at the time set
week ago. Inc Porto ItiCin decision WAS
probably enough weighty business to get
out OF the way at one time. The stock
yards decision IS not expected to come
out now till October.
The staff of the Washburn Weekly Re-
view has elected Robert z. DOugherty as
editor Of the paper for next year This
is an olive branch for the newspaper war
which agitated Washburn during the ear
~ part of the year. DOugherty was
member of the Comet staff, and the
Comet was officially buried by the fac
ulty.
Manetta Burge of Alb Van Buren, street
was taken sick with smallpox Monday.
Miss Burge is one of the city school
tea cheers. During the past year she has
been employed at Grant school in North
Topeka, and is thought to have contract
ed the disease from some of the children
of Charles TiIlinghasse. who attended the
school while their father had smallpox at
home.
w r. Barrett has opened a job type
writing Office. 601 Kansas avenue.
ADO