The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


The government thermometer got up
| to AZ yesterday.
George w. Tincher left today for Will
| sey to spend a few days on his farm
N. H Wolff makes suits to order for
| twelve dollars, and guarantees a tit.
John Seaton was in Topeka yesterday.
He didn't buy any Topeka property this
| time.
Lieut.. Lynn S. Edwards came to To-
| peka today to take three recruits to
| San Francisco.
The Haskell Indians defeated the To-
peka Y. NJ. G. A lightWeightS last night
at basketball by the score of % to 16-
Walker Whiteside plays Heart and
| Sword at the Crawford this afternoon
| and 1.-The Merchant of Venice to night
The Topeka Y. M. c. A. basketball
| team won from the Lincoln. Neb-, team
at Lincoln Thursday night by the score
of 81 to "a.
The sale of seats for the Chicago
| Symphony concert at the Auditorium
Tuesday, opened this morning at STAINS
fields drug store.
Miss Smock viii conduct the Christ
ian Missionary Alliance meeting at the
home of Mrs. Foss in Oakland Sunday
afternoon at o'clock
The Cremerie restaurant has opened
its new dining room service and during
the dinner hours from IL to 2 Stein
berg's orchestra will furnish music.
Glen Davis, who was making the
cruise on the u. S training ship Pen
sacola." has arrived home, owing TO
ill health. He left the Pensacola at
Honolulu.
]. w McCauley, who has recently
undergone a very dangerous operation
at StormOnt hospital, is still confined
very low to his bed, but it is believed
he will recover.
The duck season is here. Two hunt
ing parties went out after game today.
One headed by Otis Hungate, went
IN
L. Biscoe to TecumSeh
The survivors of the first battle of
Winchester, who live in Topeka, VIII
meet tonight at the home of H. G. Rust,
tieth anniversary of the engagement
The BARRIERS union will hold final
discussion on Monday evening of the
early closing movement An effort Will
be made to compromise the case, and
allow the union to remain undivided
The little tiff between General Miles
and President Roosevelt recalls the fact
that Brigadier General j. White Fier-
son Hughes and Governor Lewelling
once had a difference. 1t seems that all
great generals and their superiors some
times differ.
The streets and walks committee of
the council at meeting yesterday al
ternoon, voted to recommend to the
council that a benefit district be cre-
ated in North Topeka for the purpose
of opening and Strengthening streets
The Womens Municipal league held
meeting yesterday afternoon at Lin
coin Post hall. Albert Watkins and
Mrs. Il. f. Carver made speeches.
An effort is being made by some who
oppose the Washburn college sewer
plan to have portion of the proposed
sewer district omitted from the plan.
Those who favor the sewer will prob
ably insist that the plans stand as now
drawn up. or that the whole project be
abandoned.
w. l. A Johnson, state labor COM
missioner, made an address last even
ing at the Trades and Labor Council
ball on the Benefits of Organization.
The address was at an open meeting,
and was one of number of speeches
and songs that made up the entertain
ment for the evening.
Fred De Land. of the Kansas Long
Distance Telephone and Telegraph
company. will appear before the county
commissioners soon to secure a fran
elise to erect his lines in Shawnee
county and to secure an entrance into
the city of Topeka. De Land is build
ing trunk telephone lines across the
state in every direction from Kansas
City.
r. H. Stapel, proprietor of the Ohio
house. has filed bill for 800 against
the city which he claims should be paid
because the city quarantined the Ohio
house and therefore should pay the bills
of the eSta blishment while it under
quarantine. Randolph Hinnen, board
er at the Ohio house, hleS Dill Tor 30
board during the two weeks he was
quarantined.
Chas Meade. of Gallatin, Mo, passed
through Topeka recently en- route to
Pleasanton, Kas., in Linn county,
where it is reported gas and coal have
been found on a farm owned by him.
He has a brother who owns a national
bank at Gallatin, and company with
$500, 900 capital stock has been organ
lied to develop the discovery.
The senior class basket ball team de-
feated the Junior class team of the
high school at the Y w. c. A. Friday
afternoon by a score of 81 to Z. The
game was exciting throughout. The
senior players were: Sarah Mcclellan,
center; Agnes Burge and Clara Ship
man, forwards, and Louise Wood and
Elizabeth Meade guards. The Junior
players were: Miss Severance, center;
Ella Lukens and Cora GODDARD. forwards.
and Daisy Vance and Nellie Hes,
guards.
Paper for the first circus of the sea-
son has appeared in Topeka 1t is the
Sells & Sterne United Shows. The
circus opens its Topeka engagement at
1874 Kansas avenue on May 5. The en-
gagement is indefinite. The window
Autographs bear a picture of a lion in
a cage, several clowns and brownies,
dogs, etc. The management of the
show has secured license from Mayor
Parker to show here and to parade on
the street An order has been placed
with the Donaldson Lithographing COM
pany for more paper to be delivered to
Topeka.