The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

That you've hung the little kitten.
Gave the dog the water cure?
Well, guess your tasks are ended
:. In work along this line;
Before tonight at nine.
The government thermometer got up
to IS Friday.
Today is Civic Improvement society
"clean up" day.
Need any shirts-big sale on tonight
at The Palace-See.
If you hear that the river has risen
six feet in Is minutes, forget it.
G.. p. Putnam & Sons have just issued
new edition of the Rhymes of IRON
quill"
Flannel suits are the rage-they are
cool-$3-95 buys a good one at The Pal
ace tonight
Malaria and mosquitoes should be ex-
pected In large numbers as 5000 as the
river subsidies.
been allowed the Topeka postoffice be-
ginning October l.
The Topeka Business college baseball
team defeated the insane asylum team
Friday by the score of 16 to 8.
You may be thankful, if you want to-
that you do not live in Little Russia,
and that your house is not under water.
The tElks baseball team will practice
Saturday afternoon in the alley be-
hind the laundry next to the club
rooms.
Baseball mines from the city Y. M.
C. A. and Oakland are playing on the
grounds of the Oakland team this af-
ternoon.
DR.. Meffert should feel quite honored
that William Allen White, who has
done Platt, Roosevelt, ct al, should
spend couple of days reporting his
trial
The Emporia band will be augmented
by number of players from Marshalls
band when it makes the trip to Salt
Lake City with the Elks of Kansas next
month.
Charles N. Crittenton addressed an
open air meeting in front Of the Y. M.
| c. A. building last night. public re-
ception is being given in his honor at
| the Florence CrtttentOn home this after
| noon.
Camp No. Is Woodmen of the World.
| will hold an important meeting at the
| hall, 41S Kansas avenue. Monday even
| Ing. July IA. Every Woodman is re-
| quested to attend.
| old side-wheel steamer the like of which
| probably never f1oated on a Kansas
| stream. Now while the rivers are up
| would be good time to have that thing
| made reality.
Baxter the former Washburn pitcher
| who is now playing with the Columbus
Blues. shut out the Parsons baseball
| team yesterday at Columbus with two
Nus ne score was TO "
Chas. Hendricks, the ticket broker,
has established a periodical which he
! calls The Ticket Broker" and will
| publish it monthly in the interests of
the ticket brokers of the country.
G.. M. Randall secretary Of the Kan
| that from figures at his command he
| estimates the wheat crop this year in
the neighborhood of 100000 bushels.
Rev. F. L. Hayes will deliver the ad-
| dress at the Vesper services at the
First M. f. church Sunday and Rev
open air meeting in front of the Y. M.
| c. A. at $50 p. m.
County Auditor Welch looked up the
| law and decided that the county COM
missiOnerS would have to pay Judge
Redden's fees as assistant attorney gen.
| eral in Shawnee county. Therefore,
| Redden gets $475.
| The city park at the foot of Kansas
| avenue is growing in favor with the
| people of that section. The drives and
| walks of the park as well the lawn
| is almost constantly dotted by from
| half a hundred strollers up to a hum
dred or more.
A. L. Brooke, president of the West
| ern Nursery association. which held a
meeting at Kansas City Wednesday de-
! MES that trust has been formed for
the control of prices. Mr. Brooke and J.
| H. Skinner were the only Topeka
! nurserymen at the meeting.
| The Interstate Sheriffs' association
| will meet at Kansas City next Wednes-
day. This man Cudihee who has been
chasing Tracy ought to be there and
drink red lemonade with Porter s. of
! Shawnee county. They must have a
! brotherly feeling toward each other.
Mayor Parker has agreed to hold up
the contract for curbing on Clay and
| Polk streets until after the council
| meeting gets another chance at it on
| July 81. This is the contract for Bed
ford stone curbing let to John Richie
| The Fort Scott blue sandstone sellers
| are making the fight on the Bedford
| stone.
The hack men will likely win their
! fight for modification of the hack
[! fare ordinance which was proposed to
| the council. The committee on streets
| and walks has asked the city attorney
! hackmen to charge about the present
! current prices
| The city will not build the proposed
Kansas avenue bridge across the Shun-
than the city has to spend, and the
| present bridge is doing the work very
satisfactorily. This was decided by the
| streets and walks committee of the
council yesterday.
The ST Louis physician who was ar
| rested because he swore over the phone
when central failed to give him a con-
| nection promptly, would have his vo-
| peka and tried the Missouri Kansas
| phones, and he would also be pardoned
| by a long suffering public.
President Franks of the Winfield Y.
M. C. A. and Harry A. Canton, mayor
of Winfield, and M. B. Kerr, M. B.
Light, T. B. Myers, NJ. L. Workman and
A. H. Limerick were in Topeka yester-
day looking over the Y. M. c. A. build
ing here in order to gain ideas for use
| at Winfield. A $1,000 building will be
erected there soon and $1,000 will be
spent in eQuipping it.
Capital lodge No of the Degree of
Honor has installed the following Off
GERS for the ensuing term: Past chief
Anne Falker; Lille Mosely, chief of
honor; Ida. Beeler, chief of honor; Tillie
Bowers, chief of ceremonies; John Rup-
pei, recorder; Tillie Brown, financier;
Tillie Beine, receiver; Myrtle Check
field. usher; Mrs Bell. inside watch;