The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-10
SNAPSHOTS At HOME NEWS.

The Gaskiu shows 90 from here to
Wichita.
state Auditor Seth Wells went to
Erie today.
Monday in the district court win be
devoted to motions.
At the Railroad z. NJ. C. A. 1900
baths were given last month, but not
to one man.
The county commissioners will be in
session until next Thursday as a board
Of equalization.
Weatherman Jennings isn't doing
these June days rare. They are well
done and Drowned.
Judge Dana will adjourn the district
court about the middle Of July for the
remainder Of the summer.
around the Copeland. The women
delegates have all gone home.
The Washburn students had fare
well rally last night on the steps Of
the new library. They sang college
songs.
Strawberries OF the home grown
variety are almost out of the market.
The dry, hot weather has finished
them.
There was no Commercial club
meeting on last night The last meet
ing for the summer will be held
One Topeka jewelry firm sold thir-
teen dozen Topeka souvenir spoons in
a single day to Royal Neighbor dele
gates this week.
Old Washburn students are begin
ming to drift in for the fortieth anni-
versary festivities which will be in full
blast next week.
The bali game between Leaven-
worth and Topeka viii commence at
$3.50 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at
Association park.
The Sunday school of the First Pres
byterian church will hold the annual
picnic Wednesday afternoon at the Re-
form school grounds.
There is such a resemblance between
City Attorney Togo Dreaming and
Charles Bower, official reporter of the
district court, that some people get
them mixed when they are in court to-
gether.
The three members of the state
board of control, Schermerhorn, Bow
man and Elliott, are all baseball fans,
and expect to attend the games regu-
larly when they get settled down in
Topeka.
Not discouraged by his slight error
of judgment on the Springfield game,
Malon Burget, the deaf mute baseball
and election prophet, says that To-
peka will win the game today against
Leavenworth, provided they try.
It is rule as thoroughly established
that q camel shall be named holy
Moses" as that parrot shall be
Dick and the camel with the Gaskiu
shows furnishes no exception. The
elephant is named Nellie"
The large and handsome maple
trees which have ornanented the cor
ner of Tenth and Jackson for so
many years are being cut down to
make a place for the new state print
ing plant. Why couldn't they have
been soared2
J. c. Brown, chief clerk at the state
penitentiary. filed his report for May
at the state house yesterday. 1t shows
that there are now 1900 prisoners in
the pen, the largest number by thirty
in the history of the institution. About
one-third Of the prisoners are from
Oklahoma.
Monday is an off day for the White
Sox- Tuesday they will be at Joplin
to open a series OF three games. On
Friday they will start a series at
Springfield. Next Monday is another
rest day and on next Tuesday Guthrie
will be here for a series followed by
Oklahoma City.
Lincoln Post No. I. G. A. r., this
city, will hold a, special meeting under
special dispensation, tonight, at their
hall, No. 119 East Sixth street to re-
ceive new members and reinstate old
ones. All members and candidates
have been requested to be on hand
early. and help along the Denver en-
campment boom.
A Topeka man who went to the street
fair the other night, stood outside the
Ping-Pong girls show, watched the
bally-hoo a while and decided to go in.
He was late and missed a part, and, as
it happened, the most sensational part
of the performance. The next night he
took a girl friend and suggested that
they go to see the Ping-Pong girls. This
time they were early enough to see the
whole show which proves that patience
and perseverance are their own re-
ward But the young man had told the
girl. in suggesting that they see this
performance, that he had been there
the night before, so how is he to square
himself!