The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

1t IS even too hot Tor fishermen.
would not be anniss
H. c. Lindsey is going to the new coun-
try for the drawing
A drive into the country now reveals
a most disc0uraging prospect.
Wichita is trying new rain machine
but II has not started any rain.
The VineWood park railway does not
run on a schedule this season.
The yinewood park railway expects to
build the Ninth street viaduct this fall.
The ssSfgnal of Liberty will be given
at the Crawford summer theater this
evening
George E. Tucker. editor Of the Eureka
Herald. was in Topeka Tuesday on polit-
ical business.
The Bernice Howard Stock company
viii be at the Crawford summer theater
all this week
The annual picnic of the Shawnee Coun-
ty Horticultural society is being held to-
day at Vinewood park.
Former Attorney General L; G. Boyle
is a candidate for appointment as coun-
selor of Kansas City Kan
The brick walls for the five story brick
block for the Parkhurst-DaviS company
have been completed four stories.
The missionary society meeting an
this afternoon has been postponed.
The hot weather. of the past week has
been forcing people to flee to the
mer resorts on the lakes and ocean.
MarshalTs band win go to. Louisville to
H the natlolla;1 enieqafngment OF the knlgnrs
Miss Gertrude Burns of Sedan has been
appointed to the position of stenographer
for the live stock sanitary commission.
Topeka people have seldom been trou-
bled with hot nights, but now the mer-
curry stays in the vicinity of 80 until mid
night
The Kansas Milling and Export COM
pany, the new state organization Of mill
ers. has taken out a charter with $4,000
John Griley was elected Monday night
sentative to the National BARRIERS con-
Ventlon at Saginaw, Mich
Work is. progressing on the cold storage
avenue and Crane street 1t viii be ready
for occupancy by August Is.
While the city council is looking after
trusts, it might give consideFa ton 70 an
other city trust which raises its own
salaries and forces the people to pay the
Morton Albaugh. bank commissioner
and chairman of the Republican state
tional committeeman and heir to Cy Lee
lands political prestige
rem street, 10 IT of p fine pedigreed bun
them. He was preparing to exhibit them
at a. chicken show soon
Miss Nina Watts has arrived from Chi
cago, where she has been spending the
past year studying vocal and instrumen~
tai music and Italian She received her
diploma in piano, but she will resume her
vocal studies next fall
Prof. G. Wash jackson and his TWen-
ty-third Regiment band did all they could
for the dear people and the drouth last
the National hotel The effort was USE
less so far as rain was concerned.
Jackson's band gave a. concert on the
balcony over the entrance to the Ma
tionaI hotel last night. The concert will
be repeated some time later in the sum-
mer. Marshalls band will also appear
there several times during the remainder
of the summer
The Curry Cigar company will remove
its plant from Kansas City here and will
locate at $50 Monroe street. The entire
output of the factory will be handled by
the Parkhurst-DavfS Mercantile company.
The Curry brothers formerly had a cigar
factory in Topeka
Department Commander Martin Nor
ton of the G. A R has made official
protest against the action of thu civil
service commission in limiting the age OF
carriers in the postal service at from Is
to As years as another move on the long
list to exclude old soldiers
The plan for a cooperative ice COM
pany is meeting with much favor. The
suggestion Will probably be acted upon
and it is not unlikely that a new plant
will be erected this fall to meet the de-
mand for ice next year. A great many
people are willing to take a share of stock
at SO to secure ice at the low rate of
from 10 to 20 cents per 100 pounds
Miss Jessie Morrison convicted of muir
dering Clara Wiley Castle at Ed Dorado,
passed through Topeka Tuesday after
noon on her way to the state penitentiarY
at Lansing. Railroad men say that all
along the road she received almost an
ovation from people who Sympathized
with her and that at many of the stations
women crowded around and kissed her
Hiss Morrison did not appear to be at
fected and spent much OF the time chat
ting with those about her.