The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

lege preached at Seabrook Sunday.
Monte Cristo" win be given at the
Crawford summer theater tonight.
Today Topeka people predominate in
the crowds at the Ottawa Chautauqua-
c. F. Ressequie. general superintend-
ent of the Santa. Fe, has returned from
New Mexico.
Ia S. Ferry and John F. switzer win
be the orators at the Valencia Fourth
OF July celebration.
Sheriff Masters. from Newton,
brought Hattie Converse to the insane
asylum yesterday
The Y. NJ c. A ball team will play
the pension Office team at Washburn
park Saturday afternoon.
Henry Aye, who has been appointed
to a place on the police force has a
good record as an officer.
Topeka's weather prophet says it will
rain here July 5. Ed Howe has prom
ised rain for Atchison on July 4.
Major Sully, of the Baptist gospel
car, is holding noon meetings in the car
at the Santa Fe shops this week.
ST don't know a thing about the sal
airy ordinance said Mayor Hughes, as
he blushingly rolled a cigarette.
It is a good time to pass an ordinance
increasing salaries when the city has
to borrow money to pay expenses.
The Republican fiambeau club win
use about $500 worth Of fireworks at
Vinewood park the evening Of July 4
A R. Mulholland. of Topeka, has
gone to Newton to accept a position In
the Office of the Santa Fe resident engi-
neer.
Supt. w. M. Davidson, of the city
schools, Will leave Friday to attend the
National Teachers association at De-
troit.
B. Ward of Kansas City and formerly
of Topeka, is dangerously sick with
dropsy.
Charles B. Peck, son of George r.
Peck, has taken the position of city
solicitor for the Southwestern Fuel
William c. Morgan, professor of chem
istry at Washburn has resigned to ac-
cept a place at Berkeley as professor in
chemistry.
The laundrymen Of Topeka have put
tbs price of laundering mems shirt
waists up to Is cents. Better stick to
old hickories.
The Fourth of July picnic at the
asylum will be given in the grove
southwest of the buildings, in the al
ternoon of Thursday.
A delegation of colored people from
the Shiloh Baptist church visited the
county jail yesterday with refresh
ments for the prisoners.
Councilman Miller has succeeded in
having his own salary raised as well as
LQdL OF Mayor hughes anu ne now
wears an air of supreme content
The Y NJ c. A. members are going
swimming up the river tonight They
will leave on the 7:14 asylum car, but
they will not leave their clothes in the
car.
Lit Crum brought word with him to
Topeka that the Frisco Memphis will
begin work on the link from Cswego to
Jacques Junction within the next 20
days.
Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon will be invi-
ted by the Commercial club to read a
paper about Municipal Affairs at the
next meeting of the Commercial club
in September.
Mrs Annie L. Diggs of Topeka led
the discussion of THE Best Methods
and What Can be Done with Them" at
the Detroit Economic conference Mon
day afternoon.
Reports received in Topeka say that
the corn crop about Junction City has
been reported at a loss of from to
per cent. Wheat is making about IS
bushels per acre.
Announcement has been made that
Charles Van " ay form erly q member
of the Twenty first Kansas, has re-
ceived an appointments as Lieutenant in
the regular army
James Harrison, who had leg badly
crushed while at work in the Capital
Iron works a few weeks ago, is much
improved and has been moved to his
home west of town.
John Skinner, the Santa Fe shop man
who fell from push car Monday and
received some injuries, was not Sc
riously hurt, and has been sent to his
home on Chestnut street. in Parkdale.
The board of education tried to have
a meeting last night, but the hot
weather kept enough away SO that &
quorum was not present. An attempt
will be made to hold a meeting tonight.
Dell Valentine turned over $4,000 to
the state treasurer today, being the ex-
cess over the clerk of the supreme
courts expenses taken out of the re-
ceipts. This Office Is a money-ma.ker
now.
Arthur Massey's running horse,
Charley Curtis" won second place in
two events al Omaha last week. He
went hv-eighths of mile right behind
the runner that made the time Of
1:0415.
The jury in the case of L 0. Guy. col
ored, charged with a statutory crime,
failed to agree yesterday. and the case
was continued for the term. Mary
Davis, colored. was the complaining
witness.
The annual picnic Of the Cottage
vile on the Fourth. Rev. J. 4. AGcFar-
land of the First Methodist will make
the principal address. There will be
fireworks and free ice water.
The depressed" lawn around the
court house is being filed in with hard
pan and red clay with a few bricks and
some small rocks A few tin cans and
some cedar block paving might be a
good thing TO start vegetation
A Fourth of July celebration win be
held at Fishers grove two miles west
of Wanamalzer and six miles west Of
Topeka on West Tenth avenue. There
will be the usual addresses. a picnic
dinner and a platform dance In the ev-
ening-
City, Morris county, will have to va
cate certain of its additions by pro-
cess in the county court. II It wants
them. vacated at all A state house
clerk finds that the words 'b,s hereby
vacated" are omitted in the legislative