The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22
sNAP sHoTs AT HONE NEWS

The tent caterpillar is damaging apples
IN this vicinity.
A Troup has returned from business
trip to Bentonville. Ark
Four men were at work Yesterday beau
tifying the grounds at Ingleside-
Local horse dealers are buying mounts
for service in the United States army.
H L. Nudge. general mana ger of the
Santa Fe. was in Kansas City Tuesday.
The Epiritualists will meet in convention
in Topeka Saturday night and continue
Many Topeka people are interested in
the Kansas Musical jubilee at Hutchin-
son June to T.
The business e. the enpIoymssn4tt age,nGy
Williams is picking up
The use of the fair grounds has been
given for the battery Of artillery which
is en- route here from Fit. Riley.
H A. Nichols. representative from
Woodson county, delivered two road-mak-
ing machines to Topeka township today.
Wheat is heading.
Austin Black. formerly q clerk in the Of
the Santa Fe has returned from England.
where he went about a year ago
Quartermaster General James Smith is
sending out ammunition to the guards
blanks for Memorial day safutes
The assessment made by the state board
Of railroad commissioners was compiled
days earlier this year than ever before.
J. l. Eldridge has a volume of his col
lected poems in the press Of the Abby
Publishing house of New York. The book
will be issued the latter part Of June.
The custodian tof the Auditorium has
several articles which were left at the
Auditorium at various times. and the
owners may get the same BY calling for
them
Assistant General Attorney Evans of
the Rock Island has returned from Wash
ingtOn He says there is no doubt but
what the Kiowa-C omanche country viii
be opened by lot.
G. B. Hetherington. chief clerk in the
transportation department of the Santa
Fe. has been sent out to instruct agents
along the line regarding certain new plans
for the handling Of 'red-baH freight
Mrs Ida-Eckert Lawrence. who read
poem at the launching Of the battleship
viii visit in Topeka for a short time on
her return to Ohio about June /.
CAPTAIN John SeatOn Of Atchison went
through here today bound for Cripple
Creek. where he has a fourth ownership
in IT acres of land in the gold bearing
district that parties are wanting to lease.
The sanitary committee of the council
will probably make a deal with the pro-
crenatory VIII give bono l9s {he lalAH1ul
performance of the duties OF the position
Mr. and Mrs. =, kingery OF Dayton. o.
who have been Visiting Mr. and Mrs. F.
r. Symmes on Kramer street, have gone
to Compton. @ II on visit They We're
accompanied by Mrs. Symmes and her
daughter.
The police should prepare to stop any
trouble that might arise from the joint
smashing at the concert of the Scottish
Concert company tonight. They will re-
produce by moving picture a joint
The city engineer is preparing estimates
on tht construction of bridge across
the Shunganunga at the south end OF
Kansas avenue The bridge now there is
old and feeble. The proposed new struc-
ture viii be either steel or concrete
State Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson
has received reports from 81 railway COM
ductors in reply to questions asked. Thir-
ty Of the conductors reporting have fami-
lies The conductors make on an average
81 OF a year and spend SIS. They run
an average of 3.353 mil es month. Ten
conductors report 2 decrease in work
account Of the operation Of dOuble-head-
ers-
peace at Arcadia. Crawford county. whose
appointment was published yesterday.
Gov Stanley turned down young Re
publican. W r. Doyle, in favor OF an old
soldier Democrat This operation came
about through the law giving OLD
soldiers preference where qualifications
are equal
Frank FARRELL has discovered through
the medium of the state free employment
bureau that the scarcity OF domestic help
In Topeka is due to the influence of Rev
Mr. Sheldon's book on the Servant Girl
Question" Mr. SheldOn's idea is that
servant should be treated member
of the family. and he says many girls
who become converts to that theory have
quit work because their employers would
not give them the privileges demanded
Authors Evening at High School
assembly hall Wednesday evening, at