The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-25


Flower beds viii not need irrigation
for time.
The wet weather is delaying the con-
struction of the new pavements.
The gardens in Topeka are showing
a lack of care, caused by the rains.
The Topeka Athletic association will
run an excursion to Kansas City, May
80.
cider Smith announced a change
on the 25th and 26th with cooler
weather.
There was another washout at Lake
View today. About twenty feet of the
railroad embankment went out.
The rains have done two good things
for the town-the sewers have bean
flushed and the OaVements washed
Governor Bailey is to be one of the
guests OF honor at the annual banquet
of the Saturday Night club tonight.
The season for picnis seems to have
arrived. The WaShburn campus seems
to be the favorite place for such events.
Thursday evening, May %. the Wash
burn College Literary society prize ed
bate will take place at Washburn
chapel.
There is a contest on as to who grew
the first sweet pea blossoms. The
latest record was three blossoms picked
May 16.
E. c. McLennan and Harry Wagner
have returned from fishing trip to the
Dragon. They brought home 100
pounds of fine catfish.
The baseball game between the
Washburn and the Topeka Business
college team resulted in a score of to
Is IN favor OF T. b. c.
The Chanute papers say that T. B.
Sweet of Topeka has been investigating
the oil field there, and will probably in
vest some money in oil wells.
The tennies tournament which was to
have taken place Saturday on the
grounds OF the Topeka Tennis club was
postponed because of wet courts.
Ghosts" at the Crawford tonight
There may be some in other places but
this VIII be Ibsen's Ghosts" and his
are said to be superior article.
Why doesn't President Plass with all
of his native ingenuity invent a col
lege yell for Washburn. The school
once had one. but it has been forgotten.
The work on the Vinwood viaduct
cif1c tracks IS being kept up night ana
day. The concrete piers are nearing
completion.
West street. between Ninth and
Tenth streets. is in an almost impassa-
bic condition The street was ditched
for a. gas pipe last winter and the re-
cent rains have caused the dirt to set
tie.
The Floto dog and pony shows. which
come to Topeka Thursday and Friday.
AXE competing WIFI ln6 AEenIIY QO& ana
pony show in Kansas at present. The
circuses are making money in the state
at present.
The favorite mecca for pilgrims Sun
day was the camp of the Sixteenth
siege battery, en- route from Leaven-
worth to Fort Riley. And for the mem
bers of the battery. the mecca seemed
to be Kansas avenue.
How's this for nerve? The street car
company sent an open car out on the
Washburn line this morning, in the
midst of a pouring rain. OF course the
car was crowded on its 8 o'clock trip,
and half of the passengers were well
soaked.
The siege battery which spent sun
largest guns in any portable battery in
the world. They carry seven-inch rifles
that are capable of throwing a shell
nine miles Each guns weighs 800
pounds without the carriage.
Auburndale opened the baseball
season by defeating the Oakland Blues
Sunday by a score of to 5. The game
was pitchers battle, Dickson for Au-
burndale struck out IS men while
Kempton for the Blues struck out IA.
They will play q second game Decora-
ton day on the Auburndale grounds
Ed L. Wuerth, a travelling man for L.
Beard & Co Of this city. was one of
the people who watched the recent tor
nado in southern Kansas from the safe
distance Of three miles. He was at
Niles. kas-. when the tornado passed.
He saw the cloud suck up a large white
farm house. a bunch of cattle and a
hedge fence, and did not see any of
these things come down The SUPPOSE
ton is that they came down in such
small pieces they were not visible at a
distance Of three miles,
T. J. Coughlin left this morning for
New Haven. Conn. to attend the ma
tional convention of the Knights of Co
lumbus which will be held at New
Haven June ?. Mr.. Joseph White of
Perry, Kansas. went with Mr. Cough
lin. They VIII visit Washington, Pitts
burg Philadelphia and several of the
eastern cities. Mr.. Coughlin is state
secretary of the Knights of Columbus
and a delegate to the national conven-
ton.
Natural hesh., ..BrilIisnt white ?.