The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11
SNAPSHOTS al HOME NEWS.

in the probate court
The local Western Association opens
mere omorrow-Topeza versus Guthrie.
a Topeka man has thirteen pairs Of
trousers, and it isn't Tom King either.
County Attorney Hungate holds one
OF the seasons records for bass fishing
( at Lake View.
Washburn and Kansas university set
tied their baseball difficulties at Wash
burn field this afternoon.
The Commercial club meets on Friday
night. ". L Taylor will talk in favor
Of trade extension trip over Kansas.
The high winds OF Tuesday and the
last few days have played havoc with
the IRE alarm system. Repairs have
been made, however.
President Plass of Washburn col
lege is to address the State Associa-
ton of Congregational churches at
Kirwfn, Kansas, now in session.
The streets and walks committee of
the city council met Wednesday in the
city building and passed upon a num-
Der Of items of small Importance.
Prof. Roop, who has been visiting
the Topeka high school, comes from
Annville. Pa. Strange those Quakers
don't spell it Anvil and be done
with it.
The Lawrence World says: Mr.. Chas.
Landrum of the graduate school is in
/ Topeka gathering material for his
thesis. This is to be on some phase OF
Kansas history.
J. P. ColviIle. a local photographer.
has given an exhibition of nerve by
offering a half dozen photographs to
every White Sox who makes a three
base hit tomorrow. Just think how the
Sox are batting!
The following marriage licenses were
issued in the probate court yesterday:
Enoch Harper and Lucy z. Cook, ChaS.
Robinson and Alberta G. McCarty, OF
Topeka; H. H. Bailey, of El Paso and
Hattie Holding Of Browning, Mo.
Charles Sheffield formerly Of Topeka,
is now employed by the Pacific Electric
company as night operator. The Pacific
Electric company furnishes all the cleo
trio motive power for the interurban
street car system about Los Angeles.
A. w. Bronson. who will erect 81 500
residence at 1920 Harrison street. has
/ taken out a building permit The resi-
dence viii be Of frame. SO feet by A
! feet and two stories high. September
/ Is is given as the date of completion.
The Bethany students were dis
missed this afternoon in order to give
| them an opportunity to go to the
4 Washburn-K. U. ball game. The man
agement gave all the Bethany ana
/ high school pupils complimentary
| tickets to the game.
DR.. A. A. Sharp, Of Larned, was in
| town yesterday. DR. Sharp deserves
/ distinction for two reasons, viz: he is
/ representative from the Larned district
]
4 the longest stemmed and largest bowled
pipe extant in the short grass country.
From the Webster Unabridged of 1915
-Sorority-derived from society and
| serious and means a society that brings
about serious results. FTaternity-de-
rived from maternity and paternity
and frantic and means that when they
are organized the fathers and mothers
| become frantic.
John Macdonald spoke to the
x~141 CT Y
and the college paper says: Mr.
Macdonald is always a welcome visit
4 or. Long live John Macdonald and
may his shadow never grow less on
the horizon of Washburn nor any
more of the teeth in the front part Of
his mouth fall out
The streets and walks committee of
| the city council held a session yester-
day afternoon in the city building.
number Of citizens appeared before the
committee with requests for sidewalks
i and other minor matters. Following
this the committee took a ride in the
patrol wagon over various portions of
the town to view conditions.
J. w. T. Hughes says that h in
| common with other poultry raiserS in
Potwin, are planning to sue the city
/ The heavy explosions of dynamite in
course of constructing the new sewer
have affected the hens eggs in such a
way that they won't hatch. Col.
Hughes has severa1. SIS settings" pur-
chased in Iowa which are about a
week overdue in Matching. The colonel
is hoping for the best.
The Wash burn Review announces:
The class in journalism under the in
struction of Miss Leavitt will begin its
interview work this week. The mem
bers of the class who are or have
been connected with the daily neWspa-
pers of Topeka will be given a chance
to show the remainder of the class
how the real work is carried on. The
remainder of the term will doubtless
be given up entirely to actual field
work"
The programme for the twentv-sec-
end annual banquet of the Saturday
Night club promises we'll Henry
Allen, Charles +. Scott, F. M. Hay
ward of Kansas City Congressman
Reeder and Governor Hoch are sched-
uled to make speeches. and J. L. Bris-
tow, Senator Long, Congressman Muir
dock Congressman Curtis and Con-
gresham Campbell are to be present.
T. A. A1cNeal and Justice r. A. Burcn
will make speeches as members OF the
club. It will be held at the Hotel
Throop May 10.
The women are very much inter-
ested in the decision made by Judge
McCabe Of the city court yesterday in
the suit by Topeka dressmaker
against a customer who had refused
to pay for a suit because 1t did not
lsuit her and Judge McCabe has been
| c bliEe6 to listen To a gJOI many
criticisms of his decision. Last night
at a boarding house where he had
suppe. a woman citing at the same
table who did not know the Judge dis
cussad the case and said: THAT was
the v orst decision I ever heard of.
, What does man know abcur Il dress
makers bills, or a dressmakinz, any
= Way2 You could tell by the questions
asked that neither the attorneys nor
r the judges understood anything about
1 it'
Al Kirkpatrick and Billy Murphy, who
E boxed eight rounds in Topeka two weeks
ago at the Topeka Athletic club will
/ meet at Hutchinson for a fifteen round
= engagement on the night of Nay 19.