The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Vegetables are getting very scarce on
the Topeka markets
The government thermometer ranged
! between 46 and 70 Wednesday.
The women of the Central Congrega-
tional church held their annual mission
ary supper last night
Both the Holton and the Lawrence
high school football teams refuse to
play the Topeka eleven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Kane, of 81
! North Quincy street, are the parents of
a son, born this morning.
Anton Hill and Chas. r. Lindstrom,
from Rockford, ILL.,, are here for a week s
visit. They lived here % years ago.
Luther c. Kane, of Topeka has been
granted pension of Sc month for in
juries in the Spanish-American war.
The Froebel Mothers Union will meet
with Mrs. ]. E. Nissley Friday after
noon. The meeting was postponed from
! last Friday.
! city railway for So, 900 came to an abrupt
termination in the district court, has
asked for a new trial.
/ Speaking of peculiar names, a recent
set of school district bonds purchased
by the state school funds were signed
by * Czapanskiy.
A H Vance, in his political speeches,
is explaining to the people that the Re
publican nominees for the county ticket
were not legally nominated.
Among those who marched in the
Kansas line in the G. A R. parade at
Washington were Pension Commissioner
Ware and ex-senator PETER.
In some parts of the county the fifth
Much of the crop this year has been
damaged by the frequent rains.
There will be a meeting of the Presby
terrain Missionary union in the Oakland
Presbyterian church. October II.
number of papers have been prepared
E. w Thompson assistant general
passenger agent, and A. E. Cooper, divf-
sion passenger agent for the Rock Is
land, are in Abilene today on business.
Owing to the absence of some leading
members, the election Of officers for
Marshalrs band, which was to have
taken place this week, has been post
poned until the night of November II.
The Bank of Topeka filed a suit in the
against Laura Mecham and ]. w.
Nash. proprietors of the Union News
company, for the payment of a note
for $500.
Harvest Home services will be held at
Grace cathedral next Sunday, at 7:3C
and II a. m. and at 1880 p. m. They
will be conducted by the Rev. Dean
Kaye, and special music will be rem
dered.
The Lincoln school Juniors defeated
Wednesday by the score of As to moth
ing. The Lincolns seem to be in the
Haskell-Lindsborg class OF teams IN the
way Of one-sided scores.
L. w. Wilson, cashier of the Invest
ment Trust company, had an accident
a few days ago. A COW which he was
trying to lead threw him down and
broke his leg He is confined to his
home at 1888 Garfield avenue.
The sand dredges which work in the
Kansas river bed are unable to dip sand
fast enough to supply the demand. 1t
looks as though a man with some cap
ital to invest might make a good thing
by building ANOTHER sand dip.
L. A. Stebbins, the Independent can
didate for county attorney, spoke at two
meetings last night One was at the
Quinton Heights school house and the
other at Lukens opera house in North
Topeka
Those who have not yet seen a real
foot ball game this season will have an
opportunity Saturday when the Topeka
and Kansas City high school teams
teams have made reputation in their
class as foot ball players.
Prof H. W. Mumford. of the Illinois
college OF agriculture, has written Sec
rotary Coburn asking for fifty copies of
his report on polled cattle for use as
textbooks. A number of agricultural
colleges use the Kansas reports reg
ularly.
Supt. Davidson is in Boston this week
attending a meeting of the executive
committee of the National Educational
association, of which he is treasurer
The meeting is for the purpose of select
! ing the place for holding the next meet
ing of the association.
Bishop Frank R. Millspaugh is in New
York attending meeting of the mis-
sionary council of the Episcopal church.
The election of a bishop for the Salina,
Kan, diocese is the chief action to be
taken by the bishops. Rev Nathaniel
Thomas was chosen about a year ago,
but refused it.
Washburn is working hard to get in
shape for the biggest game of its
schedule. which viii be played next Sat
urday. 1t is the game against the Kan
saa state university, and the result will
1 give an important line on the relative
standing of Washburn and K. u. with
reference to other teams of the state.
A cuartette composed of Washburn
/ girls is planning a concert tour during
4 the Christmas vacation. The quartette
/ is an unusually strong one. 1t is COM
posed of Miss Florence Morton, Miss
/ Vida Wood, Miss Mary Daniels and
Miss Maud Parker. They will be as
sisted in their concerts by Miss LuCelia
B. Clarke. the violinist. s
Abe Hyatt pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court Wednesday afternoon to the
charge of burglary and was sentenced
/ by Judge Hazen to five years in the
penitentiary. The complaint against
Hyatt was that he broke into a Joint
and with physical violence smashed a
slot machine. The Home Defenders