The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21

five punches for cents.
The American Flag association has
designated June Is as flag day.
superintendent Frank Nelson will
lecture at Enterprise next Monday ev-
ening.
Ike Kicker and his wife paid the s25
fine assessed against each of them by
Judge Hazen.
laurels in a baseball game with the
Highland Park team Friday afternoon
Farmers say that hot weather, with
the sun sending the mercury UP to 80
and 100 viii put an end to the cut
worms.
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Heron has post
poned the social to be held at her home
until May %.
Fox. the man who was shut up in
box in a Topeka undertaking shop un-
til he got sober. says that he got out at
$50 instead of p. m.
w w. Denison of Topeka is said to
be slated for adjutant general of the
G. A. r. by the new department COM
mander. A. W. Smith.
New York Telegraph: Dick Cooley. OF
the Bostons. expects to go on the stage
next fall. He is said to be splendid
vocalist and piano PLAYER.
Still the county commissioners have
made no move to transform the interior
of the court house from a dingy Egyp-
tian tomb to a modern building.
Joe Ramsey. a son of James Ramsey.
former street commissioner. IS the
catcher for the K. o. ball team. and ne
plays the position like veteran.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Horti-
cultural society. believes that there will
be a considerable crop of grapes this
year, Notwithstanding the freeze
Or. N. S. Mayo. of the State Agricul-
tural college, state veterinarian of KAN
sas. is in Topeka comforting with the
state live stock sanitary commission.
Senator Fred Dumont Smith was in
Topeka Wednesday comforting with At
torney General Coleman and N H.
LOOMS about the Kansas-Colorado lti-
cation.
The coming cup races do not hold half
as much interest for the farmers as do
the race between Cider Smith and
the weather bureau in predicting rain
and storms.
The receipts of the Washburn-K. U.
ball game were only $50. just a little
more than expenses No wonder the
Washburn athletic department is al
ways in debt.
Commencement exercises are now in
progress at the Industrial institute, and
the public is invited to attend State
Supt Dayton addressed the students
there yesterday.
The supreme court was well repre-
sented at the Washburn-K u baseball
-
tees Smith. Green. Mason, Burch and
Cunningham were spectators.
A topeka man says: 1T Christ came
to Topeka it is not improbable that the
health authorities would have him
arrested in less than "a hours for prac-
ticing medicine without a license.
Here's a pointer for Catcher A1ehl Of
the Washburn ball team: If you made
an effort to reach first base, no matter
what the prospects, it would look more
Z if irving tn win the game
The Washburn baseball team should
begin their games backwards. The play
ers always do better in the first two or
three innings than in the rest Of the
game.
Bent Murdoch says in the FL Dorado
Republican: Remember the goose bone
prophecy that when 1t rains on May 16,
there will be forty days of rainy wealth
er- It rained last Saturday, the 18th
The state board of railroad commits
sioners expect to issue aT~order prohib-
iting the railroad companies from max
ing a change in freight rates without
giving so days notice of the change TO
shippers.
Before Oscar Bischoff left for Europe
he received so many requests to bring
back a bottle of real German brewed
beer that he would have to bring sew
eral cases to supply the requests. OF
course he won't do it.
There is some talk of having a city
! praying WdEOu IL lIdNEl dDOul Town
sprinkling the trees with London purple
or Paris green for the purpose of kill
] ing canker worms, which are destroying
the foliage in some parts of town.
cider" Smith scores again. A week
/ ago he announced that May 20 was the
date for a storm. Yesterday was the
j day set by Smith and last night, long
before midnight. the rain began falling
and at Sts Marys there was cyclone.
John J. Dyck, who was convicted of
county and fined 800 and sentenced to
go days in Jail, has appealed his case TO
the supreme court. He was granted a
stay of execution and his bond was
fixed at $500
There is to be a mass meeting of the
people of Parkdale this evening to talk
about the sidewalk question The espe-
cial fight is about Seward avenue side
walks. One faction wants the council
to lay walks and the other faction is
bitterly opposed to this action
| John Ritchie has bought two rollers
this spring for street work. One IS a
big jumbo for sub-grade rolling, which
is a contract obtained by Mr.. Ritchie
this year, and the other is a 81 ton
roller for rolling the rock after it is laid.
The 315 ton roller will be leased to the
other pavement contractors for rolling
their work, and Mr.. Richie also ex-
pects to do good deal of private work
such as rolling tennis courts, with the
machine.
Councilmen Neil and Weber will go
to Kansas City Sunday and on Mon
day viii be joined by Mayor Bergund-
thai Street Commissioner Snyder and
councilman Wolf, after which the five
lefty OFFICIALS will look over the street
sweeper. proposition, and see if any OF
the machinery houses there carry street
lsweepers in stock. They will also see
what kind of sweepers Kansas City
uses. and which are considered the
most satisfactory.