The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

" c. Ralston Of the city attorneys
City :. :
Major T. ]. Anderson was among the
citizens in carriages In the memorial
parade.
There was rain Friday morning on
College Hill 1t was cider" Smiths
rain.
Edwin s La Fetra. of Wichita. is
president of the Epworth League for the
District Of Columbia
The old soldiers will give a reception
for E. +. Ware, the newly appointed
pension commissioner. tonight.
The woods and groves about Topeka
for a distance of ten miles in every di-
rection were filled with picnickers yes
terday.
The Democratic Flambeau club base
ball team defeated the Santa Fe shop
team Friday afternoon by the score Of
3 to1.
Col Maj. Gen. Bob semple looked as
much at home on his war horse Friday
as .. s. marine would on self
binder.
west which were delayed several days
ago by washouts in Colorado, reached
Topeka Friday.
A picked baseball team from the east
side was defeated by the Auburndale
team yesterday on the latter's grounds
by the score of 1913.
Next Saturday is Civic Improvement
day Everyone in the city is urged to
make special effort on each first Sat
urday in every month to clean up their
premises.
David Overmyer said in his speech to
the military cadets that war is neces-
sarys but it does not stand to reason
that he too will be pension commission
er.
Now is the time that the Commercial
at work on the union depot project and
the Union Pacific railroad shop re-
moval project
DR.. T. ". Peers will talk to men only
at the 7. M Q. A. parlors Sunday after
noon, June 1, at four o'clock Subject,
Some Things Young Men Ought to
Know"
The promoters of the Western Pick
ling, Preserving and Vinegar company
have decided to capitalize the company
now in the process of formation, for
$50, 900 instead of $4,000
The Elks now play ping pong quite as
well as they do fan tan. If there are
any other musical and childish sound
ing titles for games bring them out
The Elks will play them
The baccalaureate sermon to the class
of 1902 of the Topeka high school will
be given at the First Lutheran church,
at Fifth and Harrison streets by Rev.
H. A OFT at IL O'Clock tomorrow.
Il
nurse, has opened a private sanitariurn
at 723 Quincy street for those who do
not want to go to a hospital All kinds
OF baths are given including Swedish
massage.
Irwin lodge 2e0 A. o. U. W. is prepar-
ing for a. course of lectures to be given
to the Santa Fe shopmen at intervals
of about a month during the sum mer.
The first will be given by DR.. H. L.
Alkire on June II on the topic, Mat
ter
The little tads at the rear of the Re
form school battalion in the Memorial
day parade, received their share of sym
pathy. They were the most detected ap-
pearing children imaginable and it
seemed a pity to drag them out before
the public gaze.
The annual convention of the City
Sunday School association was held last
evening at the First Congregational
church. The relation of the city and
county associations one to the other
was discussed as were also plans for the
better training Of teachers in the Sun
day school.
Auction of oil paintings, evenings.
Seats for ladies. See the artist paint.
Picture given away free. 1OS1zW. Fifth
Less than fifty people attended Fred
day afternoon. Twelve dozen fried
chickens were provided for the antici-
pated crowd.
Subscriptions are being taken for the
Kansas State Fair association. The
Kansas State fair will probably be re-
in former years. The next legislature IS
to be asked for an appropriation to help
maintain the fair. The state fairs in
most states are conducted by such
means and it is planned to dc the same
here.