The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14

In consultation with DR.. Haning they
decided that he was beyond human
help. AS We write this it looks as if
the boys life cannot long be pro-
longed. Later-He died at $3.50 this
afternoon.
A Alleaume Of 5O4 East Fourth
street, who has been in Christ hospital
for a serious operation for stomach
trouble, has recovered and is again
able to attend to his duties
G.. F. Johnson, secretary of the state
/ board of medical examiners, was in
Topeka Tuesday. He announces that
the board will meet July IL for the
purpose of examining about IS ap-
plicants for certificates to practice
medicine in the state.
Governor Hoch will soon appoint
an election commissioner at Kansas
/ City. Kas. Among the candidates are
r. r. Calendar, w. H. H. Young
Harry Houton, G. K Addison and
appoint an old soldier.
A dispatch from Poughkeepsie. N.
z, says: At the Vassar college com
mencement today the following re-
eeived the degree OF bachelor of arts:
Caroline Lee Armsby Council Grove
| Kan; Mona Louise Miller, Olathe
Kan; Jeanette Huntington Ware, To-
peka.
The people in the neighborhood of
Thirteenth and Topeka avenue say
LAAdL Oll NIOAQdE AllBAlL SOME one prop
ably a burglar, was proving about
1 their houses and tried several win
dOws. His operations seemed to have
| been most marked at the residence of
/ DR.. T. w. Peers, where he raised a
south window, but was scared away.
DR. G. P. Lux has the finest collec-
/ ton Of hollyhOcks that has ever been
seen in. Topeka It contains many Of
/ the new varieties recently introduced
from Japan. DR.. Lux extends an in
v~gf ~aN to n Dc al
who love flowers to call and see his
4 flower garden on the corner of Four
/ tenth and Western avenue.
A test will be made at the city cleo
itric light plant this evening of the en-
closed arc lights of the Muncie and
1 the Fort Wayne electrical companies,
/ both of whom have sent representa-
/ tives here in an effort to land a con-
I tract for the installment Of their par
/ ticular lamp. The city is contemplate
! ing changing over from the open arc
/ to the enclosed type.
Postmaster Guthrie yesterday re
! ceived a letter from Milt Mayo of
/ Paintsville. KY, stating that a man
was headed this way who sells Ken
lucky land which has a bad title. The
land. he states is known as the Alex
lander Wolc0tt land and hundreds
/ have been swindled in making deals
/ for portions of it. Mr.. Mayo says he
sends the letter to prevent people from
being swindIed.
Arthur Brewster of the Washburn
class of 1900, who spoke at the Audi
torium last night. used to be the best
baseball pitcher in the state. He used
what was then called the hitch
/ ball So far as known. nobody ever
found out exactly what the hitch ball
was but every Washburn man firmly
/ believed that Brewster was the master
of it. At any rate, Brewster's pitch
ing was very effective, and kept Wash
/ burn at the top Of the heap in base
ball so long as he was in school.
/ The Ellsworth Reporter says: "Our
/ son. Paul Huycke, who is now and has
4 been for the past L or IA years. con
nected with the Jonathan Thomas
Lumber company, of Topeka, has pur-
| chased the lumber yard in Ellis. Kan.
| known as the Ellis Lumber company.
and for the future the firm name Will
read Paul Huycke, dealer in lumber,
coal etc, with Frank Huycke as
manager. They are both our sons and
/ they went west to Ellis Monday night
to take charge Of the property. Paul