The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


The government thermometer got up
to 81 yesterday
Two Little Waits" will be at the
Crawford tonight
Observer Jennings is of the opinion
that Kansas viii have April weather.
Superintendent Nelson is expected
home from Chicago today or tomorrow.
Roman tapestry painting is taught
for one dollar at room IS Keith building
At last accounts Emporia had made no
claim to their band being better than
Sousa' 8
A new style of cash registers is being
used on the new" cars of the city
railway
The work of grading the west end of
Tenth street for pavement has com
There win be bazar at the English
Lutheran church this afternoon and
evening.
The tulips in the state house are hav-
ing q hard struggle to make good
showing.
Mrs. N. NJ. Waningford of 11o8 Quincy
street. who has been i'll with pneumonia,
is recovering.
The water wagons are out but SO far
only one man rides on them. There's
room for more.
three new rails at Sixth avenue and
Lincoln streets.
The new tower wagon of the city rail-
way creates about as much excitement
as the fire wagons.
A meeting of the entertainment COM
nittee CT the Commercial club is called
1 for Friday evening.
W D. iGn. formerly captain of Wash
| burns baseball team. is playing with
! Fort Scott this summer.
The members of the Topeka Mutual
Burial association are paying their
second assessment for this year.
TIE building permit for G. 0. Smiths
new three story building at Ninth street
and Kansas avenue has been issued.
The recent troubles at the High school
caused by the employment Of spoilers
| by the teachers has about blown over.
The -sprinkling season began April
/. according to the Topeka Water
company so get out your garden hose.
The Southwestern Union conference
convention Of the Seventh Day AdVsn-
fists opened here today at the auditor
/ ium-
Eugene Ware has an immense task
before him in answering the eongratu-
! latory letters he has received in the past
week.
J. b. Rhodes. Anderson eOunty's can
| didate for state treasurer, is a witness
in the United States district court this
week.
4 meeting of native Kansans win he
held in the Y. NJ. 9. A rooms tonight
TO form an association of Kansas Jay
hawkers.
The State Historical society has is
sued a pamphlet on the early life Of
/ QuantreIl. giving all sides Of disputed
question.
Farmers around Topeka say that
soaking rain is their greatest need; fo1T
inches below the surface of the ground
is like hardpan.
Hunting for Hawkins which comes
te the Crawford this week has the best
lithog1aphs of any company that has
been here recently
Anything that takes the place of mest
has had a jump in its price.to wit: eggs
are ~ cents q dozen more than they
were few days ago.
F. J. Watson. the Oakland nursery
man, has bought the ]. 2. GrisWold
property at the corner Of Fourth and
Topeka avenues, for $40 000
W A. Hall OF Horton pleaded guilty
in the Y s. district court yesterday Of
selling liquor to Indians and was as
sessed fine of 800 and costs.
Members of the Commercial club are
talking of taking the second floor Of the
new building going up at Ninth street
ana Kansas avenue for a club house
The new center wall at the Santa E'e
offices is nearly completed. Most of
the heavy wooden timbers put in to hold
the wall temporarily have been taken
out
No grass has yet grown over the big
steam pipes in the state house grounds
leading from the heating plant to the
state house. It IS ascribed 10 the heat
from The ripcs-
Hutchinson News: The street ear
company OF Topeka is going to connect
with the governors residence. There are
others trying to obtain the same ter
Fninal facilities.
" J. HeaIey. auditor of freight re-,
ceipts for the Santa Fe is In Cincinnati
attending the annual meeting Of the
/ claim agents for many Of the principal
roads Of the country.
The Good Reads association OF Shaw
ness county Will hold an important meet
/ ing at the Commercial club rooms on the
/ evening of April p. Notices Of the
meeting were sent out today by 4. J.
/ Anderson
one Of the pictures in 1.-The Leopard's s
Spots. a new novel published by Deu-
| blcdays Page & Co. is a copy Of the pic
turcs Of Fred Robinson. one Of the con-