The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

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NJ A. Low has returned to Topeka
for a few days
The new government thermometer got
up to 81 Friday
Attorney General GODDARD is in the In
Governor Stanley went down toWieh-
tia last evening.
MaTshal1's band will play at Garfield
park Sunday afternoon.
A summer school will open at Polk
school building Monday. June 3.
MarshalPs band viii go to Atchison
with the Santa F'e shopmen's Dicnic-
The Kansas State spiritualist associa-
ton begins a convention here today
The Sons of the King VIII meet to-
night at o'clock at Grace Cathedral.
It is likely that some vaudeville per-
formances will be given at GARFIELD park
this summer.
Farmers say that the oats harvest
will be on inside of two weeks if the
weather is favorable.
There were only about 500 cases of
smallpox in Kansas during May as
against 457 during April.
The state house rotunda presents a
greatly improved appearance since the
scaffolding has been removed.
The Topeka Orphans Home associa-
ton will meet with Mrs. VIM Green,
212 Quincy street, on Monday.
The decorators working at the Grand
Opera House have completed the fres-
Going of the dome OF the theater
The Topeka man who is keeping the
weeds down on his property during this
wet weather certainly deserves q medal.
The Topeka Business college team and
Washburn viii play baseball on
Washburn grounds Tuesday afternoon.
Summer school in Clay building COM
mencing June 8. Eighth and lower
grades. Mrs. Butterfield and Miss Lee.
Judge F. NJ. Grover of this place. who
went to Indiana about two months ago
for a visit, is reported to be seriously
sick.
A Topeka man whose residence prop
erty consists of four lots raises enough
alfalfa on them to keep a horse and
COW.
H b. Lantz win speak at the z. NJ
c. A. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock to
men only on the subject s'The Life That
Now Is
State Treasurer Grimes went out to
Leoti, Wichita county, yesterday to at
tend the Republican county convention
there today.
In a short time the Sunday afternoon
special train drinking prize fights
between head cooks and coal beavers
will be pulled off.
The Gospel meeting at the Young Wo-
mems Christian association will be led
on Sunday afternoon by the state secre-
Iafy, MISS jessie ADAMS.
Mrs T. v. Codington, wife of Sanitary
Policeman Codington, suffered q stroke
of paralysis at her home in Quinton
Heights Thursday afternoon.
There is at least one commendabla
thing about the Topeka City railway. If
a passenger loses an article On car
he is sure to have it returned.
DR.. A. S. Palmer will lecture at the
First Christian church Sunday night on
Temperance and the Woman's Cru
SADIE" Mrs. Palmer viii sing.
The school children celebrated their
release from school Friday by holding
a number of pienics at Garfield park
and the groves about the city.
An example Of artistic tree planting
at the beautiful home of J. w. Thurs
ton is worth initiating by people who
are trying to beautify the city.
F. H. CoryelI, the steward of the Ma
tiona1 hotel, says he has fallen heir to
a fortune of about $500, 600 and has gone
to New York city to look after it
There'n be a play on the road out this
way next season under the name God
fish Aristocracy." It should play in
Wamego- on the-Kaw by all means
There are advertisements on the bill
sale in Kansas City. Since the an
nouncement two excursions have been
run from Topeka to Kansas City.
Monday evening the graduates from
the vocal department of Washburn viii
| give a recital a the chapel. The gradu-
ates are Miss Vida Wood and Miss Har-
riet HemmiDgs.
1t is about time that instead of an
nouncing when Roy Daniels is in tr0u-
| bic that the news be circulated occas-
! ionally that for a few moments he was
not in any mixup
The w. C. T. u will observe Flower
| Mission day Monday, June 8. All
friends who can furnish flowers are re-
| quested to bring them to the NJ z.
| church at 1:30 in the afternoon.
| The Lowrnan Hill Blues decisively
| defeated the Western Avenue Jayhawk-
ers at baseball Friday afternoon at
I LoWman Hill by the score Of25-6- White
and Black were the opposing pitchers.
Nick Chiles is at the head of com
/ pany of colored people who propose to
/ buy a big farm in southern Kansas to
which southern negroes viii be brought
and given a start in farming in KAN
sas.
Ben Jordan is in tie county Jail on
an old charge for selling liquor. That
must be a surprise to the rusty jail
building and Uncle Ben too. though he
is about the only jointist who ever real
/ Iy gets into Jail
This is what the Atchison Globe says:
/ 1.-THE Chicago Symphony orchestra play
| ed to full house in Atchison. In To-
/ peka, a much larger town. 500 people,
mostly from out of town, heard the or
chestra in connection with a chorus OF
500 voices
It seems to be the general opinion OF
the council that the city should refuse
/ to allow the Flint hypnotic exhibition
in the Auditorium. The council does
not take kindly to hypnotic shows, esa
peeially when they are prohibited by
| ordinance.
At the next council meeting a resolu-
| ton will be introduced for the paving
Of the track formerly owned by the
Topeka & Vinewood Park railway on
Ninth street. The company has relin-
/ pushed all rights to this track, and the
city will have to stand the cost of the
| paving.
The residence Of Attorney. Joseph Reed
| at Fifteenth and Washington streets
| was totally destroyed by fire last night
| at 10 o'clock. The house is in the dry
/ district and there was nothing for the
department to do to save it. The loss
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