The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


are planning to have a field day.
Mayor BergundthaI left last night
for Oklahoma on business trip
Washburn- college has a new society.
IL IS labeled THE Musical Art Society
Fresh country violets" will be about
the next offering on the Topeka mar
ket
F. Q. Popenoe of Topeka has moved
to Los Angeles. Cal. and will make
that city his home in the future.
The Street Railway company has
| completed reIaying the pavement taken
! streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Weber are the
parents of a boy, born Monday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Weber reside at
318 Harrison street.
Captain T. W. Durham left today for
northeast Arkansas to look after some
mineral interests which he controls in
that section of the country.
The truckmen at the fire depart
ment headquarters were practicine
ladder climbing on the big truck yes
terday afternoon and did some quick
work.
The contract for the new Snattinger
flats on the northwest corner of Tenth
and Monroe streets has been let to H.
). Douglas. Construction will COM
mence at once.
The management of the Topeka base
ball team is wondering how serious is
the announced intention of the City
Railway company to build a platform
at the baseball park.
D. J. Greenwald went to PhiIadel-
phia today and will probably not re-
turn to Topeka. He has stored his
household goods, and will take his
family with him to the east.
County Commissioner Sterne is still
unable to determine whether there will
be enough money at the disposal of the
board to bore for gas on the poor farm.
A total sum of $4,000 will be needed.
The Owl restaurant. a notorious resort
on lower Kansas avenue, was lacking in
its usual festive scenes last night a
new order was placed into effect in the
following placard. Women Positively
Not Allowed"
A building permit has been granted
to p. H. Clarkson for the erection of
The dwelling will be of frame, two
stories in height. 1t is to be COM
pleted by June l.
The Royal Neighbors of camp No.
50 will celebrate the tenth anniversary
of the beneficiary on Thursday,
an all day meeting. Dinner will be
served at the hall.
Travelling art gallery of state fedora
ton will be exhibited at manual train
evening Monday. italian art; Tuesday,
Dutch and Flemish. Programme each
evening. Admission 10c
Taxes on 400 dogs have thus far
been paid in to the city treasurer.
There are still about 1000 dogs run
ming around which will have to be
paid for or suffer the fate of the dog
catcher after April 1.
Chief of Police Frank Stahl says that
he is considering plan to lecture for
that he had a similar offer before he
went into office. He ought to be a
good drawing card.
C. w. Jones, division superintendent
of the Kansas division of the Rock Is
land, Oscar Bischoff, and William
The party brought in 147 ducks and
were unable to secure all that We're kill
ed. BIZ es7
The sporting writer on the morning
paper who claims to be reliable says
that among the stars with the st.
Louis Cardinals is Barclay. A little
careful reading of the State Journals
sporting news would have informed
him that Barclay was released long
before the last season closed and is not
with the team
Chancellor strong of K. U. has
called a meeting of the Rhodes schol-
arship board for next Thursday at
which time the board will fix upon the
winner of the scholarship at Oxford.
The eligible list includes one student
each from K. II. and WaShburn and
two from Baker. Frank MohIer who
is Washburn's candidate stands a good
show of winning the coveted prize.
Wayland f. Smith, foreman of the air
brakes department to the Santa Fe
coast lines, of San Bernardino, Cal, is
in Topeka on company business. Mr..
Smith will return to San Bernardino the
first of next week Mr.. Smith formerly
worked in the air brake department at
the local Santa F'e shops and he was
promoted and transferred to California
about two and a half years ago. He
has been in the Santa F'e service for q
years.
The list of judges proposed by
Washburn for the debate on Friday
night between that institution and
Baker has been rejected by Baker and
another list will be offered. 1t is like
ly that a number of the judges from
serve, in this event it is not thought
any objection will be filed on the part
of Baker. The Santa Fe will run a
special on Friday noon to accommo-
date the students who desire to go
down to Baker.
The United States government has
sent out announcements of civil SER
vice examinations to be held in To-
peka as follows: March %. skilled
laborer and apprentice craftsman;
April -, assistant in division of bio
logical survey, department of agricul-
ture; April IS, inspector of clothing
for uuartermaster' department. book
keeper, departmental service; field as
sistant in forestry, Philippine service.
The last position affords good pay.
The following vacancies now exist in
this department of the service: One
at 81, 500; one at $1,400; four at
$1,000.
BIRDS ALLIES OF LIQUOR FOES