The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-07
SNAP sH0Ts ATHOMENEWS.

J. v. Lewis win lecture at the St.
johns Methodist church May -
The T. A. a. baseball team is prac-
ticing preparatory to issuing a sweeping
challenge.
just little more of that cooIish
weather this morning. It viii be warm
in August, sure.
w. S Fulton leaves today for Alva,
Oklahoma. where he is proprietor of
the Alva Review.
A Baltimore woman who is visiting in
Topeka bought piano here and had il
shipped to her home
The Branch Alliance of Unity church
meets with Mrs. c. w. Jones, 621 Tyler
street, Friday afternoon.
Marshall's band viii commence its
summer season of concerts in Garfield
park on Sunday afternoon.
The city clerk is sending out notices
today to people who have pavement
taxes to pay for the first time this year.
This is an excellent season for dan
delions Thlrtytwo of them, pulled up
in one yard in town, filled a large bas-
ket.
House cleaning is running its course
at the government building. All the
carpets are being taken up, cleaned ana
relaid.
A very elaborate billiard hall is be-
ing fixed up in a basement near the
corner of Fourth and Kansas avenue
on the east side.
Some people persist in saying bran
new" It is just as proper to say chop
new or oats new" The expression is
really brand new
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Taylor and son
have returned to Topeka from Toluca,
Ill, Mr. Taylor having disposed of his
mercantile interests at that place.
w. w Webb of Topeka has a record
Of catching black bass in the Michigan
streams. His picture is in a pamphlet
issued by the Pere Marquette railroad.
The present spring has been an I'M
usually easy one upon hammocks--
Hammock parties of two do not flourish
under the climatic conditions of the
present time
The Nebraska University baseball
team will be here Saturday to play
with Washburn. The score when the
teams met at Lincoln was u to in
favor of Nebraska.
box social was held last night at
Paramount school house to raise money
for the purchase of singing books for
the Sunday school which meets at the
school house. The sum of $3.50 was
raised.
There are twenty more days of school
for the suffering children of Topeka.
The most deplorable feature of the sit
uation is that Decoration day comes on
Saturday this year and gives the school
children no holiday.
JOnn LdQlSfldn. VINO mas Be6n pay
ing II the field for Washburn's baseball
team this spring, has given up playing
This is Dadisman's first season at base
ball, and he has been playing a very
good 2me-
Some of the good timers about town.
who can make more money than the
fixed scale agreed upon between the
union men and the contractors Wednes-
day, are said to have Withdrawn from
the union to work independently.
Kansas City is testing a machine for
washing streets with water propelled by
compressed air. The machine is a St.
Louis invention, and is in use in that
city. It washes the street and at the
same time fiushes the sewers
Senator J. K. Cubbison, Of Kansas
City was in To9el1a Wednesday in the
interest OF the Kansas City Life Insur
ance company. which expects to be one
of the bidders for the business of the.
Kansas Mutual Life when the sale is
made
The potato men say that the frost
which followed the snow storm OF
April 80 damaged the very early plants
in the Kaw valley. The potatoes plant
ed since the 1st of April are said to be
safe. When large plants are frost Bit
ten they do not make potatoes.
MI and Mrs. F. P. Baker have moved
from the postofice at Washburn college
to live with their son, c. c. Baker. Nj.
and Ms T. G. Kennedy have movez
into the house. but Mr.. Baker Will con-
tinue TO look after the DostofHce until
July I.
The young women Of the St. Johns
A N. F. church will hold a convention
here beginning todav and lasting until
Sunday. Regular programmes will
commence at s o'clock this evening am
will be given every afternoon and even
ing.
A dispatch from Salna says: "Sa-
lina's crack bowling team is preparing
for its contest at Topeka, Friday night.
The team is bowling about a $500 clip
and the mem bers expect to show the
capital city team a good time In a
recent local contest Hollinger secured
an average of 100; Hockensmith, 1879,