The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

DR.. Henry Ostrom preached at the
First Methodist church on Sunday
morning.
White hOneysuckles which are trail
ing on the fence around Central park
are just commencing to bloom.
The freshman-sophomor cane rush
IS one of the joys which is promised for
Washburn public in the near future.
The sale of unclaimed freight col-
lected during the past year by the
Santa F'e railroad will commence to-
day.
Two stenographers and two clerks are
busy continually in the office of the
evangelists which is maintained at the
Y n. c. A rooms
1t is to be hoped that with yester-
days farce the baseball season in To-
peka will close for this year ana give
the football fends a clear field.
Eugene v. Debs will speak at the
Auditorium Saturday night on '"Twen-
tieth Century Problems under the
auspices of the Popular Lecture
Course
H. r. Beaubiene, state forestry COM
missioner, is in the city today con-
ferring with the governor relative to
proposed changes to be made at the
forestry station.
o. p. Updegran is acting Is superin-
the American Royal Live stock show
which opened at Kansas City stock
yards this morning.
Charles Hess of Alb West Locust is
very anxious for his friends to know
that he is not the Charles Hess who
was arrested by the police a week ago
on the charge of disOrderly conduct.
One Topeka dry goods store seems
to be rushing the season just a little
bit and has window display OF
shawls, and that with the mercury
reaching so in the middle Of the day.
Gardeners Ta
in Topeka is larger this fall than usual.
Some exceptional specimens were on ex-
hibition in Kansas avenue store win
dow on last Saturday afternoon.
Councilman Swendson says There
viii be no white washing of the police
scandal" But now really doesn't it
look great deal as though the coun-
Gilman from the Sixth ward is mis-
taken2
J. S. Leach. who will sever his con
nectiOn with the Kansas City Star and
Times on November 1, has decided to
take a position as the Kansas CORE
spondent for the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Topeka hopes that the scriptural in
junction, ASK and you shall receive, -
VIII be in effect when the million dol
lar appropriation is asked Of the legis-
lature for the big exposition which is
being planned for 1911.
A young lady in the city who by
reason of her position in one of the
county Offices has numerous petitions
for divorces to copy has decided that
her condition of single blessedness is
really the enviable one.
Washburn may be up against the
real thing when it plays the State
Agricultural college football team next
Saturday. The Agricultural college
beat Ottawa worse than the Normal
did, and the Normal was not very easy
for Washburn.
The children's parade in conjunction
with the evangelistic meetings took
place this afternoon. The line of march
started from the Auditorium and closed
at the north steps of the state house
where Governor Hoch and Dr.. J. Will
bur Chapman made addresses.
Thursday afternoon, between the
hours Of and o'clock the business
men all over the city have been asked
TO close their stores and offices and
come to the Auditorium to hold a prayer
meeting. About $50 Topeka business
men signed a pledge to this effect on
Sunday afternoon, and probably 25 more
on Sunday night