The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
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Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Sells & Downs circus Will open the
season one week from Saturday
Lake View is fast assuming the as
poets Of a fishing and summer resort
This is the season Of blue violets.
The woods and fields are filed with
them
John f. switzer returned today from
a visit to Scott City and other western
towns.
Arthur S. Kane went to Meriden this
morning to spend the day hunting jack
SHINE.
John Hunt has been appointed referee
in the Wooster-Crape damage case by
Judge Hazen.
Seward Jones. one Of the owners OF
the Beloit can, was in Topeka Tuesday
On business
The Washburn orchestra gave a con-
cert at Lec0uz9ton last evening. assisted
by Mrs. Brown. a Topeka harpist.
William r. Carter, principal Of the
Topeka Colored Industrial institute
has returned from a trip TO Colorado
The Y. NJ c. A ten pin bewIers win
go to Lawrence this evening to play a
series of games with the Lawrence
bowlers-
The Sloan lodge OF Masons win con-
fer the third degree Thursday nlgnt
and have banquet following the lodge
room session.
The juniors and seniors ball teams
played on the Washburu diamond Iues-
day afternoon. The juniors won by the
score of IA to 9.
people who think jointists are not
afraid of the police ought to try 10 hnc
g. joint in Topeka now when no 1ointist
has been arrested
Contractors are busy in the city en-
eineer's Office figuring on their bids on
the twenty-eight blocks Of pavement to
be let Monday night
The school board has decided to build
the proposed addition 10 the Potsvln
school at once l. N. Wood mas been
selected TO prepare the plans
Burlington Jehersonian. Jno. O'Con-
nor Lee Jones' George Irvan, J. e.
Moore and W. p. Henry, of Topeka are
here for the Allen-German Insurance
company trial
Washburn won a baseball game yes
terday. but this should not be taken as
conclusive evidence that the team can
play ball 1t was Ottawa university
that was defeated
You never hear of a X T. athlete be-
ing disqualified by the faculty for fall
ing to keep zap with his classes This is
what is known as the faculty being IN
sympathy with athletics
There are about 1890 pages of testi-
inony i'm the dollar gas case. and it IS
safe to say that so much dull and un-
interesting matter was never before
crowded into so many pages.
Allan De Lay. who used to be BUSH
ness manager of the Washburu Review.
Is now editor of the Downs Times. and
he is giving the people of that town a
better paper than they ever had
The railroads entering Topeka have
declared ii half rate fare for the ODD
Fellows celebration to be held here
week frcm saturday. 1t is anticipated
that about 1900 visitors viii be here
w. c. Edwards, ex-secretary of state
who is booming the Orient railroad.
frI FIr afl-
work On the line viii be pushed this
summer as rapidly as men can do It.
J. w. Farnsworth. city food inspector.
suffered "A relapse with his recent at
tack Of fever and was unable to be out
for several days Yesterday he was able
To be at his office for about an hour.
j. A. Dumenil. VINO was attorney for
Mrs Nation and who-worsted County
Attorney Nichols in the district court
In one of the smasher's cases, has with
drawn as the attorney for Blanch BoieS-
1t seems quite fashionable now to
raise hue and cry about the rough
and tumble and hair pulling features
Of girls basket ball games Basket
ball is about as dangerous as a semi
nary pillow fight
]. n Stafford. engineer at the city
hall. has resigned. 1t seems to be quite
a spirited contest between Mayor Der
Eundthal and the Parker appointees to
see whether the mayor can fire them
before they resign
The little dummy engine which the
cftv railway has had stored in its yard
at Tenth and Jackson was taken out
yesterday and viii be fixed UP and used
by the NinewOod Park railway to haul
rock in from NinewoOd-
Russell H. Barber member OF the
school board from North Topeka has
rendered his resignation to the board
as he intends to move to California
MIR. Barber has suggested C. c. Nichol-
son as his successor
Soft coal continues to be held at $3.50
ton by the local dealers There seems
to have been no antitrust legislation
against the coal combine yet Tt is time
to ask the state 20 operate coal mines
for the public as well as bindine
Irvine plant.
The annual spring exhibition OF
gymnastics and indoor athletics at the
Young Womens Christian association
gymnasium takes place Monday even
ing. April 90 There will be a small adj
mission charged this year for the ben
eft OF the gymnasium
The police have been making inener-
tual efforts to arrest Perry Mundon
who is supposed to have stolen some
metal from the Bird canning factory
Sunday. Yesterday they got hold of
Mund0ns brother by mistake. but thus
far the zeal Perry has avoided contact
with the department
Salua Journal The bowling team
which VIII play Topeka Saturday even
ing had a practice game last night and
lAE NNF1 Iit Ariildi KID OILY good playing,
making a total of 2530 points The
team is composed of Afessrs Hocken-
smith. Houinger, Brassfield Martin ana
Hendricks. and they viii show Topeka "a
pretty warm time
A. L. Ward. who had charge OF the
construction Of the Vinewood Park rail-
way, viii be the superintendent of the
rebuilding of the city railway He is
now hiring men and getting ready to
begin work This is q sure Sign that
the work won't be delayed. There never
was man i'm Topeka who rushed
things more than Mr.. Ward
Secretary Squire Of the City Charities
association has secured the use OF
about twenty-five vacant lots for the
summer and VIII let them out to poor
people for cultivation. People cult
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