The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

on Sunday.
The early cherries are about gone. The
crop was very short
The weather bureau predicted rain for
Sunday. 1t came no closer than usual
Can anyone explain why weeds on a
lawn grow four times as fast as the
grass2
Darshans band played a new piece at
sight Sunday. It was the Cavaliers
by Hail.
United states Marshal crum went
over to Leavenworth yesterday TO at
tend federal court.
Mrs. Nation is stin in Kansas City
Her name no longer appears on the
district court docket
The Kansas State Fair association
must feel relieved now that the pest
house question is settled.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Greenwald left for
Boston, Mass, Sunday evening on
business and pleasure trip.
One OF the prettiest Topeka suburban
homes is the Hackney residence just
southeast of Highland Park.
The rise in the Kansas river relieves
the Topeka sewer system which has not
had satisfactory outlet for six months.
Governor Stanley will deliver the ad-
dress at the Fourth Of July picnic of
the Chautauqua Social union in Wich-
tia.
Topeka has no ordinance regulating
the speed of automobiles It will adopt
one after some one is run over and
killed.
Bishop Afillspaugh Of Topeka preached
Sunday evening at Fort LeayenWortn.
He was the guest of Colonel Augur OF
the fort.
The baseball teams of Washburn and
the Topeka Business college will play
on the Washburn grounds Tuesday at
ternoon.
Those who do not believe that there is
water enough in the Kansas river to
cover the sand bars can go and look for
themselves.
A B Smith, who lives southeast Of
Topeka has solved the huckleberry
problem in Kansas. He is growing them
successfully.
The Wamego baseball team. which
played Topeka, did not arrive on the
grounds till 4:30 but the small crowd
present waited
One of the compensations for being
poor is that one does not have to worry
over the question of where to spend the
summer vacation.
The old rails on the vinewoOd line
are said to be valued al $4,000 and the
plan is to take them all up and replace
them with heavier ones.
The attorneys of the State Grain Deal
ers' association have fully determined
to appeal the grain trust case to the
United States supreme count.
The contract for the new GIeed build
ing at the northeast corner of Sixth and
Topeka avenues has been awarded to
/ Carlson & Lundgren Of Topeka for $751;
600.
It has been decided by the streets and
walks committee that a bridge IT. Au-
burndale on the Drive which is in dan
gerous condition be replaced with an
en- bankment of dirt.
Superintendent Nelson has not yet de-
| eided upon his future occupation.He has
a number of good school and college pO-
/ sitions open to him. but he is not sure
| that he wants them.
c. a Fellows has received a telegram
announcing that his brother, Edward,
was instantly killed by electricity at
ployed in the electrical works.
The man who runs the little steam
roller for the Barber Asphalt Paving
company must be a brave man. His
roller is stamped in big figures, mo.
To comply with the new regulations in
regard to three ton roller on the new
brick pavement, the contractors have
filed the box with three tons Of con-
crete.
One of the finest joints IN town has
! just opened up on lower Kansas avenue
in the building formerly occupied by the
| Frank Cope Commission company. The
opening night was Saturday.
The game of golf at Washburn college
/ has died a painless death. The links are
| overgrOwn with grass, and there is not
even a ripple on the surface to indicate
where the excitement went down.
Shunganunga creek is not seriously
affected by the high water. The Shun-
/ ganunga has not really been awake for
some years. But it ranks right up along
with the Neosho and Cottonwood when
It does get started.
Heads of two families on East Sixth
avenue have threatened to take up the
troubles which their 13-year-old sons
have been having for several weeks. All
/ the neighbors in that part Of town are
watching the outcome.
! Arrangements for the revival of the
/ State fair at Topeka are being carried
forward with success. Stock and cattle
men throughout the state are being in
/ terested in the fair project and stock
in the company is being sold to them.
H. " Jones. editor Of the Commercial
| West, Of Minneapolis, Mimi, has been
touring Kansas to see how the wheat is
coming on, and he thinks Kansas has a
pretty good prospect What would he
think if he should see Kansas in a real
/ ~ good wheat year2
Hundreds Of people who went to
/ Washburn college Sunday to attend the
/ baccalaureate sermon delivered by the
Rev. Norman D. Plass were unable to
gain admittance to the chapel. They
i spent their time looking at the half
built observatory building.
DR. A. s. Palmer, who spoke Sunday
/ night al the First Christian church on
| Temperance Reform and the Women's
/ Crusade" was private secretary to Dr.
DiO Lewis during the temperance move
| ment of the early seventies and was an
| eye witness to the crusade.
A meeting of the advertising and en-
| tertainment committees of the CONNER
cial club is called for tonight al the
Commercial club rooms for the purpose
| of discussing ways and means of Gre
ating a permanent fund for the purpose
! of securing state conventions.
The streets and walks committee of
/ the city council have referred the petit
ton for pavement on Van Buren, street
| from Thirteenth to Huntington to the
/ city engineer. The petition has been
found to be legally signed by a major