The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

The railroad commissioners are getting
into the thick of business
The state board Of charities is meeting
at the asylum today to let contracts
The joists for the floor of the new Park
hurst-Davis building are being put in.
Senator J. X COdding of Westmoreland
was here yesterday as counsel In a fed
eral court case
The street cars have been doing a. big
business at night since the Sunday school
convention has been going on.
George Rauss, who for seven years has
been foreman OF the Capital composing
room. has resigned his position.
The state board of medical exam
iners has been called to meet here May
q to organize and plan its work
The city sweepers. assisted by a street
sprinkler. are at work today cleaning up
the streets in the suburbs of the city.
Superintendent William Davidson will
make the address at the commencement
exercises OF the Silver Lake city schools.
a good many people who are a trihe
careless II their manipulation OF the Ian
guage call the city crematory the cream
A brand new style Of mems shirtwaist.
with the suspenders fastened to the in
side of it, IS now exhibited by Topeka
stores.
Charles M Meyers Of Coldwater, who
was 9 docket clerk in the house Of rep
resentatives last winter, is in the city on
a business trip.
Painters are at work today making the
directory of offices for the city build
ing The directory viii be in gilt let
ters on the front door of the building
The west side tennis courts have been
put in good shape for the seasons play
every evening by the racquet handlers
A. G. Goodwin has leased the room at
600 Kansas avenue and will open a grain
broker : and commission office there IN
short time
"A large number OF the women delegates
to the Sunday school convention are be-
ing entertained at the young women s
boarding department of Washburn col
Prof. samuels, the oculist, expected to
be IN topeka today. but was compelled
to cancel his engagement. He will be
here at another date to be announced
The trial of "slicl" Slater in the dis
triet court for criminal assault was to
have been heard Wednesday, but was in
definitely postponed Slater is in jail at
Atchison.
The briekmaking plant at the state
penitentiary viii furnish 100000 brick to
the state board OF charities for the new
hospital building at 0sawatomie between
now and September !.
Representative John F. Jones. who has
had Editor W p Harrington arrested
for libel in Cove county, was the only
against the new libel laNv
Prof c. Washington Jackson, band
Twenty-third Regiment band, has ordered
the new uniforms. ihey VIII be navy
blue trimmed in black braid
Arthur Massey's running horse. Charley
Curtis, went under the wire a winner at
Mapleton, Ia. Wednesday and Massey
trainer. WIN Towie: Charley VIM
Sergeant Sorenson, who has been re-
CTulilnS OIlCeE IN lQDeAd since tue spun
ish war. has been ordered to close the
office in the old court house temporarily
and report at Saiina for recruiting serv-
ice
o. p. ITpdegrafr has gone to Memphis.
Tenn. to act as head judge IN the horse
show held there this week and next Mr.
Updegraf was in New Orleans last week
officiating as judge of the horse show OF
Almost all traces of the sign which was
painted on the Edison chimney have dis
appeared The heat and smoke have
darkened the paint used in making the
letters till it IS almost as black as the
big chimney itself.
Wednesday morning when a cake Of ice
nss ba,'sa 81 a d ,s ishsd
and found to tin the beam at IS pounds
IL was supposed to be a rs pound cake
and was paid for such.
The fountain IN the park at Huntoon
street and Topeka avenue has commenced |
its seasons work of gushing It needs a |
new nozzle. At present 1t looks as