The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Menolen has a baseball team just
itching for game with the White Sox.
Bishop Millspaugh confirmed a
| large class at Leavenworth on Sun
day.
A dozen Indian Creek residences have
been supplied with Independent tele-
phones.
The farmers are busy planting corn.
Begin to get your palate ready for
roasting ears.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd and Rev. Mr.. FoItz,
Of Oakland, have joined the minis
terial union.
Many country telephone lines are de-
| layed in completion on account of
lack of poles.
There is excitement in Oakland
The local paper announces "merry-go-
round in town..
The governors advisory board on
the state accountant matter will meet
| in Topeka Wednesday.
The Gentry dog and pony show is
headed towards Topeka and viii show
here in the near future.
Several Washburn college students
will attend the z. M. c. A. conference
at Lake Geneva in June.
A family by the name of Hardt at 1904
North Van Buren, street was quaran-
tined yesterday for measles.
Red roses are in bloom out. in Cen
trail park. 1t is believed that these
Topeka's Western association open
| ing on Friday viii probably be very
formal. There will be no parade.
The K. U.-Washburn ball game sched-
uled for today was postponed till to-
morrow because of threatening weather
The Strawberries now on the market
come from the Indian Territory. The
home grown ones viii be ready next
week
The Oakland city council has con
hrmed the appointments of c. r. Cole
city treasurer and Herman Knitter
city clerk.
Reese s. Van SAINT, of Oakland, has
off7cia1ly announced his candidacy for
clerk of the district court in the Oak
land Blade.
Superintendent Carter is urging the
patrons of the country schools to visit
the schools and find out what is being
done there.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. CoughIin will leave
in few days on a six weeks trip to
Portland, Tacoma. San Francisco ana
Los Angeles.
T. B. Gerow, state free employment
agent, has received reports which in
dictate that the wheat harvest will be
early this year.
Probate Judge Hayden will make a
three weeks trip to the Lewis and Clark
exposition. Portland, and the northwest
the latter part of this month.
If anybody is entitled to talk of
1.-The Jolly Side of Life" Mr.. Jahn
Jolly. of Joliet, who is coming to To-
peka, ought to be and this is no jolly
either.
H. G. shaffer. pastor of the First
| United Brethren church at Portland
! Oregon, is in the city in attendance
upon the general conference of the
church.
Harry Brent, formerly stenographer
in Governor Baiiey's Office, and now
employed on one of Senator Longs
committees at Washington, was in
Topeka Monday.
A railroad contractor is in town
getting up gang of men to go back
| to Illinois and work on a line of rail-
road which is being built to one of
the Devlin coal mines.
Did the Missouri Pacific discontinue
that passenger train because the roads
agent, Fred Nipps, is so busy now with
the duties of a city father that he had
no time to give to that one train?
The WIS have been awarded to the
| Washburn college basket ball girls.
/ Those receiving them were Miss
Burge, Miss Markham, Miss Heiddle-
ston, Miss Wood and Miss Payne.
Senator Long has arranged to make
d series Of commencement addresses
| at some of the high schools in his
vicinity He is expected in Topeka
for the Saturday Night club banquet
LIS - q new way VI OG5StllS- aA OlQ
man has visited many farm houses IN
! the country and at each house he asks
for donation of two eggs. Six houses
net a dozen eggs and eggs are not VAL
| ueless.
The Tri-state Bill Posters associa-
ton will meet in Topeka May Is. The
members are from the states of Kan
sas, Missouri and Nebraska. This
| will bring to Topeka the most stuck up
men in the west.
"a Topeka Trade Extension Trip
is to be a topic at the Topeka CONNER
cial club meeting on Friday night.
w. L. Taylor is pushing the idea.
Kansas City started out on one Sun
day night for Oklahoma and Indian
Territories.
The country schools are closing and
on the last day the papas and mamas
fried chicken, and what goes with nice
fries, and a big dinner Is spread. How
would you like to be one Of the scholars
on the last day?
The following Topeka people left
at noon today for Dalnart, Tex: Harry
Steinberg, Charles Steinberg, Frank
Miner, Frank Crawford, Harry
Barnes and James Cowdrey- They are
members of Steinberg's orchestra, and
went to Dalhart to play for a ball.
The street commissioner has a force
Of 36 men employed on opening up Third
street between Taylor street and West
ern avenue and Western avenue and
Fillmore street. The street will be open
ed through within a few days. Some
very heavy cuts were encountered.
The paper hangers are on the third
floor of the city building sN.d have com
pleted papering the hallway and the
rooms of the city attorney. The council
chamber will be given a treatment OF
nnCTOnsC EnOn