The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05


office. is quite i'll.
Glenn A. Allen has gone to Pittsburg,
Pa. to visit relatives.
Silas Rain intends to go to Colorado
and Arizona for a month.
State Bank Commissioner Albaugh
was in Kansas City last night.
Major Harvey and Captain ]. G.
ging.
Mrs. June r. Chapman is acting as
police matron during Mrs. Thorpe's va
ca ton.
The cloud burst on Sunday has reviv-
ed sweet peas that We're showing signs
of dryness
Mr.. and Mrs L. P. Bayha of 1912 West
Sixth avenue are the parents of a son,
born this morning.
Senator Kennedy, of Coffey county,
was in Topeka Tuesday looking after
some bond business.
city council will meet Friday to discuss
the question of tax levy.
Baseball is on the wane in Topeka.
There are at least two vacant lots not
used for ball grounds.
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society will meet Thursday, August 6.
al j. S. Jordan's, Wakarusa-
The Foster Cemetery society will give
an ice cream social at Sunnyside school
house Friday evening. August Z.
The coal dealers are getting discour-
aged. They have not had change to
raise the price of coal since Saturday.
Mrs. H. I. Miller left Tuesday after
noon for Meridian, Miss, after spending
the summer in Topeka with relatives.
william Connors of Crosby Brothers
has returned from a business trip to
Grand Rapids, Michigan, and New York
City.
The official count places the number
nf frogs legally canfIlroH nv Judge
Hazen and County Attorney Hungate
at "a.
The Topeka Unions beat the Nine
Bees baseball team on the Washburn
grounds Tuesday afternoon by a score
of to 5.
The court house officials and employees
of Usage county, at Lyndon, have chaI-
lenged the Topeka court house crowd
to play ball.
Rev. Charles M Sheldon is now work
ing on new story which he will begin
to read to his Sunday evening congre-
cations in October.
Bandmaster G. w. Jackson and A.
Alexander have proposed a plan to
make Garfield park an exclusive resort
for colored people.
Emporia Gazette: "Chas. S. Duncan,
Jr., of Topeka, the irrepressible Charlie
is in the city today. He has blossomed
out into full grown travelling sales
man. f s-
Sanford Johnson. ethescveteran- boat
caulker of Leavenworths is in Topeka
where he has a several weeks contract
caulking sand boats for the company
here. sees ..@
The parks in the city of Topeka have
never looked so fine as they do. this
year The wet weather has made it
easy to raise the flowers and keep the
lawn green.
Carl Dryer, trap drummer with Mar
g han nd iojr Of
poria musicians going to the Garden of
the Gods, Colorado, to play during the
Chautauqua. .- ~F*
o. Swanson. the Topeka contractor
who secured the contract to build the
new court house at lola. has filed his
bonds amounting to over 100000 with
the county commissioners.
Today the streets and walks commit
tee will have an important session. The
meeting will finish up a lot of business
of Importance SO that Chairman Weber
can 20 to Colorado for a months rest.
Frank Keith, brother of DIR. H H.
Keith has secured a permit to sell
liquors at the drug store next door to
| the postoffice where the firm of Keith &
Hazen formerly conducted a. drug store.
Only one July and that in 1890 was
dryer in the vicinity of Dodge. City than
last month, when only SO of an inch
of rain was recorded. In 1890 the July
rainfall was %. The average rainfall
for the month is 1923.
Mrs. H. L. Whiting was taken sick as
a result of a camping expedition last
week. The camping party was caught
out in the Saturday morning rain. Mrs.
Whiting was in quite a serious condi-
tion for time. but is now much bet
ter.
After all Coburn has said about The
Horse Useful in Kansas isn't it a little
strange that the fire department has to
go to Missouri and the police depart
ment to Nebraska to get suitable
horses? What's-the- matter-with- Kan
as-horses?
Atchison Globe: 1T is related that
an Atchison man invited Jerry Black
to attend a party and that at the last
moment Mr.. Black telegraphed his re-
grets. Thereupon the Atchison man tel
egraphed him: Glad you can't come.
Have the house full, anyway
/ Governor A. B. Cummins of Iowa will
be the chief speaker before that State
Bar association at its annual meeting
next January. 1t is the custom of the
association to have some prominent
/ lawyer of national reputation deliver
the principal address at each annual
meeting.
DIR. Pritchard arrived in Topeka Tues
day with the two new horses purchased
for the Topeka fire department at Platte
City Mo. The horses weigh about 1900
| pounds apiece, but when they are train
ed down to running trim will weigh
about 400. One is a daDpled gray and
the other bright bay. They are both
considered, by Chief Wilmarth to be ex-
ira fine animals. They were both found
working on a farm.
There is to be vacancy in the cleri-
cal force of the State Historical socie-
ty on October 1, caused by the resigna-
ton of Miss Mile Martin. daughter of
Secretary George w. Martin, as stenog-
rapher for the society. She will be sue
| ceeded by Miss c. v. Francis of Allen
county, daughter of Representative
John Francis, who is president of the
Historical society. Miss Martins resis-
nation is caused by the fact that her
marriage to Mr.. N. B. Burge, of the
state labor bureau, will take place in