The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-30
Nc Y. n. 9. a. buildine. fund now


The Y N. c. A. building fund now
amounts to a little over $4,000.
J. I. Lovewell left yesterday for
Butte, Mont, to be gone two weeks.
A. A. Hurd. general attorney for the
santa F'e, was in Kansas City yester-
County Clerk Newman is going into
the chicken business on a 120 egg in
cubatOr scale.
The Saints are playing an exhibition
game with the town team at Weir
City this afternoon.
Burg E szeis emulates the farmer IN
early rising. He opens his store himself
every morning at z.
Judge Hazen has the case of De-
Long against the Ancient Order of the
Pyramids under advisement.
If it comes to the worst. the To-
peka ball players ought to be able to
get jobs in the harvest fields.
William Allen White has a piece in
the last Saturday Evening Post en-
titled The Dollar in Politics"
j. w. Thurston viii make his annual
pilgrimage to New England this year
by way of Galveston and steamer to
New York.
Hear of anybody being arrested yet
for violating the anti-bicycle laws
passed by ]. c. Collins, state house
custodian?
Work on the carouseI at Vinewood
chine viii be up before very long. It
Will be an immense affair.
What has become of the species of
small boy which existed some years
ago and was not allowed to shoot any
firecrackers prior to July A
The Topeka Automobile club viii hold
a picnic at Silver Lake July 4. Why so
close in. People with old nags and
buggies go as far as Silver Lake to
picnic
Ned Osborn's new automobile has
arrived. It is bigger than any of the
rest as well as being entirely different
1t has light yellow wheels and a dark
green body.
Crosby Brothers put sign in their
window yesterday afternoon which
reads: This store viii close at 6
o'clock on Saturdays during July and
August"
The annual convention of the Kansas
State Christian Endeavor meets at
Wichita, July u to IA. A delegation
will go from Topeka Wichita is an ex
cellent location for the Endeavorers to
endeavor.
B. w. Vail formerly of Topeka.
but for the last five years employed
in the Rock Island car shops at Hor-
ton, has returned with his wife to
their home at 519 Leland street. Mr..
and Mrs. Vail may make this their
home in the future
The picnic of the First Presbyterian
Sabbath school and congregation at
NineWood park Wednesday afternoon
and evening brought out about 200
people. They ate dinner at the park
under the trees, but were driven to
shelter III the midst of their feast.
The Topeka Automobile club win
start for the St Louis exposition in
time to reach. there August 20. The
Denver autos viii pass through Topeka
and be Joined by the Topeka contingent
and then the Kansas City contingent
will be recruited and the automobile
train will startle the natives in Mis-
souri,
Miss Ethel Small who was graduated
from the Christ hospital training
school Tuesday evening went back to
the hospital as a patient Wednesday
evening and was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis this morning. There are COM
plications which make her condition
somewhat serious. Her people live i'll
Dodge City.
State Treasurer Kelly is scheduled
for a Fourth of July speech at Scam
mon, Cherokee county, on July 4. Mr..
Kelly is known as a pretty good single
handed talxer in private, but he has
never before shone as an orator.
Possibly he will offset Governor Bal
ley's efforts at Girard, only a few
miles away
meeting of the directors Of the
Topeka Baseball association was held
last night at the Copeland hotel, for
the purpose of raising more money
with which to build the new park. !
After the situation was thoroughly
canvassed, it was thought that the
contract for the new park can be let
at a very early date.
At a meeting of the Topeka ANA |
teur league last night at the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms, plans were formulated for
the signing of players, it being agreed
among the managers not to play any
man who had previously signed with
another team. This will prevent the
men from jumping around from one
club to another. Games will be played
next Saturday.
CITY RAILWAY TO TRY 1T.