The Topeka state journal., 1902-06-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The supreme court began the June
term today.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the Moeser cold storage plant.
Topeka lawns are in exceptionally
fine shape for this time of year.
Dan Anthony. jr. postnaster Of I4eav-
enWofth, was in Topeka Monday,
The county treasurer has paid off $685.
900 IN thirty year seven per cent bonds.
The G. a. R. council viii meet soon to
set the date for the next state reunion.
The Barber Asphalt Paving company
has commenced to repair Kansas ave-
nue..
George Z. Dougherty of Topeka has
decided to open another business college
at Beloit.
The state book contract awarded
Crane & Co. for the next five years has
been signed.
]. c. o. Morse, Of Hutchinson. one Of
the railroad commissioners, was in
Topeka Monday.
A. F. Poole, who was convicted Of
stealing chickens. is again IN jail since
his new trial was denied.
DR.. Eva Harding has moved her Office
from 629 Kansas avenue to the Virginia
at Tenth and Topeka avenue.
An exhibit of the drawings made by
the pupils in the city schools is on ex-
hibition at the Sumner school.
The Cumberland brass band. made Of
NOADIEQ bOESr Will EAFE Il AQltF3tL 1lL LOW
Quincy street Wednesday night.
Ellis H Custer formerly Of Topeka.
has charge of the Kansas City, Kan, de-
partment for the Kansas City World.
Governor Stanley has offered a re-
ward of $3.50 for the arrest and eonvic-
ton Of the murderer of James 7. Clark
at Downs.
George H. Jones of Keok0k, arrived
in Topeka Monday to take charge Of the
new office opened by the United States
express company.
The Second Cumberland church boy
band will give its opening concert We'd
nesday evening at its new hall at No.
1900 Quincy street.
r. J. shakeshaft, chief clerk Of the
Santa F'e passenger department, was
of the Santa Fe's Colorado flyer.
The annual picnic by Frank StahI
viii be enliVened this year by a base
ball game. Seems as though that Is a
little worldly for a Sunday school af-
fair.
There is still hope of settlement of the
wa ter works controversy. The city and
the company are only 800, 600 apart IN
price now. Last year there was $780,,
900 between them.
Work was suspended at the state in
sane asylum Monday while the en-
plOyes played baseball with the Topeka
Business college team and met defeat
by the score Of q to 0.
Beloit Call: L. T. Yount of Topeka
is in the city. He is a representative OF
the syndicate in the capital city who
are at present engaged in prospecting
for mineral and oil in this vicinity.
e G. Voiles and o. F. Baker have
been given places in the Topeka fire
department as substitutes. Yoiles has
partment. Baker has not been assigned.
Ed Sapp. Of Galena. has his case up
for hearing before the supreme. court at
this term He wants pay for the time
he served on the county court OF COM
mon pleas which the supreme court
said was not a court.
N. B.-Regent T. D. Coburn: The in
vitations for the CON nencement exer-
cfses at the Agricultural college at
Manhattan were printed by a Phila-
delphia firm. Strange that they could
not have been printed in Kansas
The first Of a series of special trains
carrying Shriners to San Francisco
passed through Topeka yesterday. The
train was chartered at Buffalo and had
on board 10 passengers. Trains VIII be
passing through here for several days.
The special carrying the Kansas and
Missouri delegation viii leave Kansas
City Thursday, June 5.
The Lyon county commissioners were
in Topeka a few days ago to visit the
county Jail They inspected jail build
ings in Topeka, Kansas City, Olathe.
Sedalia. Carthage Joplin and several
other cities. Lyon county is planning to
build new jail While here the Lyon
county men We're introduced to Mrs.
Carrie Nation
c. E. BrOmn, engineer Of the Woln
Packing company has resigned that pO-