The Topeka state journal., 1905-05-06
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS


time at the federal building.
The Strauss Agency sold six houses |
in the shop district yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Chumos are the
parents Of a son, born Friday.
E S Ransom viii erect a frame |
dwelling at HI Lane street at cost Of |
$500.
Miss Elizabeth Smiley Will erect
s1.z00 dwelling on lot 4ss Lincoln |
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Link, OF 22O
Jackson street, are the parents of a
baby boy
state Superintendent Dayhon has
returned from his visit to Tuskegee,
Alabama
J. o. Crockett. general superintend-
ent of the Rock Island. is in Topeka
this week.
The Choral society viii have re-
hearsal at the Auditorium Sunday
afternoon.
Vinewood park opens on Sunday.
Preparations are being made to handle
a monster crowd.
Last night and tonight Mr. and Mrs.
A. Scott Bledsoe Of Topeka. are booked
for lectures at Lawrence.
Frank Dyer of Wichita, assistant
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, has returned to Topeka.
The term of federal court which has
been going on at Fort Scott all week.
will probably be concluded by tonight.
The Washburn and the High School
football teams viii open the season Sep
tember % with a regularly scheduled
game.
The Washburn Shoes are sold by the
Famous Clothing Company for $3.50
a pair and each pair bears Washburn
stamp.
Next Monday the White Sox win
start a series of four games at Wichita,
nd Es In, UTo-aIra to
the season here
The Kansas City Jenkins, a negro
ball team from Kansas City, will play
the Topeka Giants at the league park
Sunday at p m.
The police station is getting a gen
eral all around cleaning. Formalde-
hyde and some other things are being
used to help out.
The state board of education viii
meet in Topeka on Nay 10. Routine
business relating to summer institutes
viii be transacted.
a. ]. Kelly has sold his home at 32s
Willow avenue to Mr.. Hizely, of AIedI-
| cine Lodge, Oklahoma. Mr.. Kelly will
move to 1913 West Sixth avenue.
New plastering has been put on the
ceiling of the Commercial club Office. It
fell some time ago because water leak
ed through the roof after a rain.
Charles c. Root, who was operated
| on for appendicitis last Sunday at
Christ hospital, is recovering rapidly
and is now able to see his friends.
County Attorney Hungate took the
third degree in Masonry Thursday.
degree in Joint prosecution to the joint
lists.
The new railroad maps issued by the
state board Of railroad commissioners
are exactly like the last years maps
except that they have a new date line
at the top
Small children who were playing with
matches set fire to a barn at S15 Taylor
street at SIG last night. The fire de-
partment put out the blaze. before any
damage occurred
The last of the smallpox. patients in
Walnut Grove was released from
quarantine today. a new case of
smallpox developed Friday at SIG
West Fifth street.
The Onaga Republican says The
| newspapers Of Topeka make as much
fuss over the arrival of q new brass
band instrument as does the rusl
press There's a good deal Of the vii
lage still lingering around Topeka.
County Attorney Hungate has gone to
Fort Scott That city is in Bourbon
county. Perhaps, since Hungate start
1 ed the crusade against the joints, he
will move to have the name of that
! county changed.
! Mayor Davis says that the duties OF
mayor are taking up as much time ana
/ more than he expected. It is cutting IN
4 on the work and time he spends usually
at the wholesale grocery business in
! which he is interested.
1 Senator StiuingS Of LeavenWOrth
was in Topeka Friday, and called on
4 Governor Hoch. Senator Stillings says
/ that it will be impossible for Governor
Hoch or anybody else to close and
keep closed the joints Of Leavenworth-
The State Journal viii in a few days
/ install a new Independent telephone
| for the benefit of the people who are
| Interested in baseball. After the To-
peka team returns calls viii be an
swered promptly by calling either
107 or SIS.
Ottawa Herald. It seems that after
| Farmer Smith had his trouble with
/ the governor he told Pat Coney all
| about it and then went home and left
Pat sitting on the lid and the State
Journal built a fire under him and he
blew off.
Attorney. General Coleman has held
that the new road tax law does not
affect the road taxes which have been
levied, and that these taxes can be paid
in either labor or cash When the
new law does go into effect. however,
the road taxes viii have to be paid IN
cash.
Bank Commissioner John Q. Royce
has issued a permit to a new bank to
be established at st. John. It is to be
known as the State Bank OF St John.
Its capital is $4,000, and It IS organ
lied bv r. b Temple, 9. well known
capitalist and cattleman of Eureka,
/ Greenwood county
Horses formerly owned in Topeka will
be well represented over the best east
ern tracks this season. They will in
/ clude Red Bird Cp) 2:o61z, and the fol-
IoT.-ina trof4ers bv Jackdaw: Bedelia,
2:171bs raced by Thos. ". Murphy;
Maxine, 2.o8N, by Scott mccoy; Elsie
daw. "2:251k. by Scott Hudson; Bernado,
2:175k, by Chas. P. Jones. and Jap, the
green gelding recently sold by Dr..
Prifchard for 81. .000 to James Butler,
East View Farms, New Y1rk-
The I.eavenworth Times says: Brig
! adler General J. W. F. Hughes, ,adjutant
general of the Kansas National Guard,