The Topeka state journal., 1904-06-01

Age.
The Auditorium stage is more taste
fully decorated now than ever before
Didn't Cider Smith say something
few days ago about long and op-
pressive drouth?
No games were played in the Mis-
souri, Valley League today and there
will be none tomorrow
Street Commissioner Snyder has
started in all his available men TO
cleaning off crossings and paVenents. tl1-'
The fire department is pracuclng
every afternoon in preparation Tor the
service drill to be given on Topeka
day.
The EIks rooms are being refinished-
The ladies' dining room has been made
into d beautiful apartment with orr
entail effects.
W. III. Smith, of AIarysville, is in
Topeka on his way home from New
ton, where he delivered the Memorial
day address
The best feature of the Semi
NAL show is still to cOme-the State
House-Newspaper ball game on Friday
afternoon at Washburn field
Many people complain because the
cracks in the Pike stOckade in the
state house grounds are not wide
enough to see through easily
Webb McNall arrived in town to-
day. He wears the same straw hat
that he did when he was insurance
The bridge across the Wakarusa, be
low the station, was carried out by
the high water. The county commits
sioners made a trip to the bridge site
Tuesday to see the damage
Invitations have been sent out for
the annual banquet Of the Washburn
College Literary society which will
be held on the evening of June 13 at
the National hotel.
The doctors are unusually busy this
week among the club women OF the
city They are nearly all sick from
overwork- on account of preparations
for the flower parade today
There may be a sham battle Satur-
day morning in which the regulars
and militia Will take part. The dog
catcher and his fire arms ought to
have a chance to help in the noise
making.
Guy Gallop. who was hurt at the
Rock Island bridge last week by being
struck by falling timbers is much i'm
proved at Stormont hospital and he
will probably recover. 1t was at first
feared that the injuries were fatal.
Sheriff Lucas has discovered that
Harry Ellis, the. crook, who picked
the pocket of a delegate to the Inter
national Y. NJ c. A. convention in
Topeka, is now in the San Quentin, Cal
ifornia, penitentiary for five years Tor
his part in diamond robbery
Three couples took part in the cake
walk at Crawford theater last night
Happy Jack" Brant won first prize
The great and frreDressible Doc
Brown. holder Of the Richard K. Fox
silver prize medal as large as soup
plate, won second prize
A tent has been put up at the cor
ner of Eighth avenue and Jackson
street in which the Church of God,
founded in Topeka by Mrs Wood
worth. viii hold meetings next week
commencing Monday. Lewis G.
Mitchell will conduct the meetings
Il haven't got any wife, : said one
Of the L. S. troopers yesterday as he
caressed his horse, but this old nag
suits me pretty we'll" Each trooper
usually trained to resist the efforts of
anyone but the regular rider to man
age him.
Charles Sessions. general manager
and captain of the newspaper base
ball team, has issued an order for
practice this afternoon. This is for
the purpose Of getting every player
lame for the Fridays game with the
politicians
Nv special agreement signed by
Mayor Bergundthal and a majority Of
the city councilmen, it has been de-
cided to allow the Semi-Centennial
committee TO collect and retain for
the beneAt of the centennial all
license fees for concessions in all parts
of the city during the present week
A. A. Majors has the promise Of a
wonderful Crop Of apricots on his
home at 1921 West Sixteenth street.
This morning he brought branch
less than two feet in length with twen-
ty-seven apricOts on il to the State
Journal Office The. fruit is almost
three-fourths its natural size. Mr..
Majors states that the crop outlook
this year is not to be surpassed.
1t is probable that Frank Griggs, the
High School athlete will enter Wash