The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

F. H. Collier, of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, is visiting in Topeka.
Otis Hungate, Hale Ritchie and Clar-
ence Richie have returned from a fish
ing trip to the Dragon.
Some people enjoyed the band concert
in the park yesterday simply because
there were no bugs and no heat.
The straw Fedora hat is making its
appearance here with men after run
of popularity in the east last year.
The T. A. A. will give an athletic ex-
hibition Tuesday night at the association
rooms to raise money for the baseball
team
The Junior and Senior Christian En-
deavor societies of the First Christian
church held a union meeting Sunday
evening
The brick plant has stacked up a re
serve supply of several million bricks,
in anticipation of the pavement rush
this summer.
Pearl Hoover Of Topeka have received
a marriage licenses from the Kansas
City probate court.
The Washburn College Alumni associ-
alton is making preparations for its an
nual public meeting, to be held during
commencement week.
Mrs T. D. HUMPHREYS and son will
leave for England in a. short time to
spend the summer. On the way home
they will visit the Buffalo exposition.
eSflall IIull growers III lie vicinity u
Topeka say that the home grown straw
berries will be on the market by We'd
nesday. There will be a good crop this
year.
The Mission Township Sunday School
association will hold Memorial exercises
Sunday afternoon. May 26, at Oak
Grange hall. DR.. D. M. Fisk will de-
liver the address.
An interesting letter from J. E. Miss
ley, who started some time ago on a trip
i IL i i
ternoon at the Sunday school of the
First Methodist church.
The river banks west of town along
the Rock Island are covered with wild
cOlumbine- This is about the only place
in the vicinity of Topeka where wild
columbine grows in profusion-
J. w. Fisher. formerly of Atchison,
and now an emp1oye in the United
States postal service at Havana, Cuba,
is in Topeka. today visiting friends. He
expects to return to Havana soon.
The Oxford Literary society, an or
ganizatiOn carried on by the Epworth
League of the First Methodist church.
will hold its regular meeting this even
ing at o'clock in the church parIors-
A carbon paper palmist has been read
ing the hands of statesmen, business
men and others for the past week and
will begin to deliver the prophecies, that
are read by some seer in Kansas City,
today.
Luther Bailey, formerly city license
collector, is at work fixing uD COM
plete report OF the affairs of his Office,
showing just who have paid city Ii
censes, and to what date the licenses are
paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Morgan. parents
of State Printer w. Y. Morgan. will
start on a three months trip to Europe
in June. Mr.. Morgan is one of the Oldest
editors in Kansas and is proprietor and
editor Of the Chase County Leader.
Bank Commissioner Mort Albaugh
says the cost of management of general
loan associations doing business in the
state is simply appalling Figures of his
office show that it costs banks but $3.50
for each $1,000 of business. while the
cost to the associations is SO
The editorial staff of the High School
World, which began with the last issue
and continues next year consists of Earl
Mcfarland, editor-in- chief; Margaret
Johnston, Terence Montgomery, Ger
trude Reed, Clarence johnson, associates,
and Chauncey c. Brown. business man
ager.
William Thomson, ex-deputy warden
of the penitentiary, now travelling sales
man for the Irvine plant, has just re-
turned from trip through the southern
Kansas wheat belt. He says the farmers
buy the prison Irvine readily because they
get it cents a pound cheaper and don't
mind paying cash
Since the government survey of the
Kiowa-C omanche country is being made
by the Rock Island engineers, the poll
ticians regard NJ. A. Lows influence as
the one that viii probably dictate the
land Office appointments in the new
country and Kansans are expected TO be
favored with plums.
The streets and walks committee Of