The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-31
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Catalpas are in bloom, SO are wild
grapes.
An addition to the city of Rossville
has been plated.
A two horse moving machine is at
work in Central park.
A few hot days and the cherry crop
will be on the market
The high school graduating class eel
ebrated this as class day.
T. F. Doran's new stone residence at
Dornwood near Winewood is nearing
completion.
Col ]. w. F. Hughes, adjutant gem
eral, went up to Fort Riley Saturday
to take look at the fort.
Albert Griffin, ofsTopeka, has an ar
ticle in the June number of Tom Wat
sons magazine on national banks.
The curbing to be used in the paving
of Van Buren, street, between HuntoOn
and Thirteenth, has been distributed.
sWeatherman Jennings started out ear
ly this morning to show what brand of
weather he can deliver when he wishes
state Auditor Seth Wells will be in
Topeka for a few weeks during the
absence of Assistant Auditor J. M.
Nation.
Capt. P. H. Coney, the new depart
ment commander of the G. A. R., is in
Fort Scott and other southern Kansas
towns today.
The main drive leading up to Wash
burn college has been graded, and
the grounds are now in good shape for
commencement
McSpadden's grocery store, at the
southeast corner of Fifteenth and
Lane, is being moved to the southwest
corner of the same street.
City Attorney Dreaming begins his
seven day engagement in the district
court tomorrow. Reserved seats in the
parquet and the gallery open.
The majority Of the city Offices We're
closed the entire day Tuesday. A
number of the city officials came down
in the morning but closed up at noon.
The Lincoln school Stars beat sum
| ner school Saturday by a score of IL
! to g. Batteries-Lincoln, Butler and
Hutton; Sumner. Gustafson and
! Myers.
Probate Judge r. r. Hayden left to-
day for a three weeks trip to Portland,
! oregon. In his absence license mar
riages will be issued the same as when
he is present.
D. P. Dobyns, editor of the Sentinel
at Oregon, Mo-, and a prominent G.
| A. r. man of that state, was Topeka
visitor Tuesday and took part IN the
Memorial day exercises.
/ A large bunch Of estimates from
the city engineers office will be pre-
scented to the city council at the reg
I
mates will run close up to $4,000
The Topeka Grays, recently renamed
! the Topeka Blues, defeated the Ath-
1 erton Bros team Saturday in a. game
/ of ball, the score being 2 to 1. Bat
lteries-Holstrum and Booher; Bur-
dett and Hone.
a Topelxa. man who owns a lawn
mower and a safety razor, and has to
| operate both refuses to have anything
to do with carpet sweeper or a Wheel
! barrow All his push is engaged for
| months ahead.
| At a session of the Topeka military
and naval board of strategy yesterday
| it was decided that it would have been
/ better had Admiral Nevergetom stayed
at home, instead of getting his ships
ready for togo
City Physician Hogeboom believes
/ that the low lots which are covered
with stagnant water should be drained
as a disease preventive. In South To-
peka since the food number OF the
low localities still remain undrained.
George Dick Rodgers, son of A. A.
| Rodgers of Topeka, who has been chief
! counsel of the Dawes commission at
| Muskogee, has resigned from govern
! ment service and has opened a law
office with W. 0. Beall at Muskogee.
The banks of the Kansas river east
and west of the city are covered with
a thick underground of young cotton
/ woods which have been planted by the
food waters Of preceding years The
trees have. grown in some instances H., up
to a height of and 10 feet Ine
underground is saving the banks from
washing away.
Councilman Sinner thinks that the
street railway bridge over the Shun-
ganunga on the Vinewood park line is
i-aIso iTs4v71rnentaI in obstructing the
/ frae massage If the high waters dowT
the channel of the Shunganunga- He
wants the bridge to be altered o.
lstraightened. It is scarcely probable
however, that this viii be done TINS