The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-29
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Tuesday is Decoration day.
The board Of county commissioners
met today.
The barber shops win close at 1915
tomorrow.
The Topeka Home Festival will begin
next Monday.
Farmers are complaining Of too much
rain to cultivate their crops.
The Washburn law school is to have
a banquet next Saturday evening.
The new bell at ST. Joseph's church,
sounds much like the fire bell but it is
/ more musical.
The golf enthusiasts remarked this
morning that Togo had gotten Role in
the nine hole.
The graduation exercises of the high
/ school viii be held Friday evening at
the Auditorium.
The White sox have two holiday
games in Topeka this year-Fourth of
July and Decoration day.
The small streams near Topeka We're
higher last week than they were dur
ing the big food two years ago.
Fred Hazelton. of Norton. is visiting
in Topeka. He says that Norton county
real estate has doubled in value,
The change of channel of Wards
creek in Auburndale is almost compile
ted. Mike Wall is the contractor.
The Central Congregational church
IS TO nave a social w EQ4AGSDSN evening
at the home of Miss Zu Adams.
Tomorrow is the day Tom McNeal
takes SOS for making speech, Just the
same as Rockefeller takes the money
from the people.
Judge G. A Huron and Capt. L. H.
Gest viii go to Valley Falls tomorrow
to make Memorial day speeches. Mrs.
| Guest viii accompany them.
Fruit growers say that the supply of
apples and peaches will be short this
year because of the cold weather which
came after the Towering commenced.
Congressman Curtis is having a new
front put in the tWo-story building on
Fifth street, between Kansas avenue
and Jackson street, which he recently
purchased.
A victory by the White Sox and by
Togo on the same day would have been
too much victorious news for Topeka
readers, so the Sox bowed out in favor
OF Togo.
Pleasure seekers are beginning to
haunt Cages park west of town. Con-
siderable new shrubbery has been
planted and there are more cinder
drives.
All the men and women horseback
riders in Topeka are expected to meet
at the west steps of the state house to-
morrow to participate in the Memorial
day parade
The Topeka Grays defeated the North
not a boxing match, Saturday, BY the
score Of 4 to 1. Batteries. Holstom and
Miller and Ammel and Reddy
B. F. Panlzey, manager Of the indie
pendent Telephone company, is suffer
ing with Inflammation of the eyes. It
was feared he would lose his eyesight
but he is much better today
Rev Charles NJ. Sheldon preached
a sermon yesterday in which he advo-
Gated that the United states quit
building battleships and use the
money for more peaceful objects.
Senator Fred Dumont Smith was in
Topeka Saturday He viii start for
FuroDe this week "A week from to-
day" he said Saturday, I will be
feeding the fishes off Sandy Hook
The high water which caused a sus-
pension of work upon the Melan arch
bridge and the street railway bridge
has receded far enough to per-
nit the workmen to go to work again
this week.
P H Coney, the newly elected de-
partment commander of the G. A X.
will take possession of his Office on
June l. Until that time the present
force will continue in charge of the
office.
Bishop Daniel futile of St Louis,
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
church, viii deliver the address to men
tonight at Grace cathedral, on the
Advance movement of men in mis-
sionary work in the Episcopal church"
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Horticultural society,
win be held Thursday, June l, at the
residence of J. NJ. Pollom on indian
creek. six miles north of Topeka. Be-
sides the regular programme, Governor
Hoch viii be present and address the
society.
Paul Adams, a we'll known Topeka
boy, who was employed as a reporter
for the State Journal up to a year ago,
will return within a short time from
Arizona and New Mexico where he
went for his health His health is
much, improved. His sister, Margaret
Adams. who has been out there with
him, will also return