The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-12
sNAP sHOTs AT HONE NEWS

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
W ]. Bailey was in Topeka, Saturday
afternoon.
The Dairy Farm" viii be at the
Crawford tonight.
The farmers are beginning to talk
about needing more rain
Open cars are now running on all the
car lines. It is about time.
Clyde W. Turner, of Shenandoah, Ia,
has come to Topeka to live.
The High school graduating class has
only four more weeks of school.
Tom AIcNeal will address the High
school graduates at Abilene, May D
The regular meeting of the Com
mercial club will be held Wednesday
night
Frank P. Smith. superintendent of
city schools, Lawrence, was in Topeka
Sunday.
The Haskell Indians and Washburn
play baseball tomorrow on the Wash
burn field.
Senator F. Dumont Smith will deliver
the address to the graduating class at
Baker university.
c. G. Gormaek and George ". Wat
son of kinsley were registered at the
ThrOOp hotel. Saturday.
David R. Boyd. chancellor of the Ok
lahOma university Of Norman, Okla,
was in Topeka, Saturday
Rev. R. ". Parmele Of Topeka held
services in the Seventh Day Advent
church at Wellington, Saturday and
Sunday
Mrs Margaret Hill McCarter will ad-
dress the normal graduating class at
Baker university on King Lear as
Schoolmaster.'
N. o. Nelson of st. Louis, a manu-
faeturer who conducts his establish
ments on the cooperative plan, is in
Topeka this week.
Ell Dorado Republican: The Topeka
Mail and Breeze, in order to put Trout
man in the lead, gives the sixteen But
Ter county delegates to Miller of Usage.
Guess again.
No arrangements were made to enter
tain the excursionists from St Joseph
on Sunday and 400 people wandered
around not knowing what to do or
where to go.
Along the Santa F'e between Topeka
and Atchison the whea tbs beginning to
head at about half the proper height
This is the result of being dWarfed by
the dry weather.
The Wichita papers say that William
Edwards, the Topeka man who was
drugged and robbed by highwaymen in
Wichita a few days ago, is in a serious
condition and may not recover.
The case of Carrie Nation. charged
with breaking into the Moeser cold stOr-
age plant, is set for trial in the district
court LOIlUIIOW morning. % ldI NALS
Nation has not been heard from
Mr. and Mrs Con Van Malta are the
parents Of an S-pOund boy, born Sat
urday at Salina, where Mrs. Van Malta.
is visiting her parents Mr.. Van Malta
is foreman of the Mail and Breeze.
The Lincoln school ball team defeated
the Grant school team at Garfield park
Saturday by the score of 9 to 6: Bat
teries-Lincolns Campbell, Gerbic and
Kelley; Grant, Battle and Wilmer.
The semi-Centennial Civic Improve
ment society has been organized and
desires you to become a member and
assist in cleaning up the streets and
improving the lawns and parks Of the
city.
The Baltimore woman, Miss Virginia
Grihths, who inquired of the pOstmast-
er of Topeka of the whereabouts of
Richard Owings, found him through d
notice in the State Journal He lives
at Circleville.
The concert announced for next Mon
day evening at the residence of Mrs C.
G. Foster under the auspices of the
Foster Humane society has been post
pOned for one week owing to the illness
of Miss Lillian Foster.
Those fellows who are wearing the
down the-steer-trus buttons viii
have an opportunity to work more eff
fectively when the Santa Fe shop m en-
pass around their petition boycotting
the corporate for 80 days.
Mrs. Ella Shields. the police matron
of Wichita brought four children from
to be cared for by the Kansas Chill
drens' Home society They ranged from
two weeks to ten years old
Leavenworth Western Life: Secre-
tary Barnes Of the State Horticultural
society recently said that the fierce dust
storms had killed all orchard pests.
Now he is kept busy explaining how
the canker worms came to be over
looked.
Next time there is an excursion into
Topeka on Sunday the bakers should
take notice and fix for it. Sunday even
ing two of the leading bakeries We're I'M
able to supply their customers with
bread for supper because of the heavy
run during the day.
Abe Steinberg brought suit in the dis
trict court against the Central National
bank for $4,000 and against Edwin
Knowles, cashier of the bank, for So
600 as damages claimed as redress for
defamation of his character. The bank
sued Steinberg for $1,000 claimed to be
due the bank.
Among those who have announced
their candidacy for the position OF
assistant city clerk the place now held
by Miss Hattie Holman, who has re-
signed, are Miss Bennett, Miss Banks
and Mrs. Paul Ludington. In addition
to these Miss Grace Miller, the present
assistant in the assessment department,
is a candidate.
The Auburnda1e baseball team defeat
ed the Crooked Follows yesterday on
the Auburndale grounds by a score of
to f. The Crooked HOlloWs developed
a batting strength in the seventh in
ming, scoring three runs thereby saving
themselves from a shutout. Batteries
Auburndale. Calzins and Miller; Crooked
Holows Calvan and Lauck- The
Auburndale team has issueda challenge
to any team in the city, ages ranging
from II to q years.