The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-14
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Weatherman Jennings has begun the
not days and the hot nights, too.
The Doubec animals have delighted
the children at Vinewood this week.
The court house lawn this year takes
the first prize again for a janitor kept
lawn.
Cyrus Leland was up and made
quite a long call on Governor Hoch
yesterday.
Sedalia came today for a series of
three games. A doubleheader was the
bill for this afternoon.
Attorney Carr Taylor of the state
board of railroad commissioners may
go out to Manitou for few days
Governor Hoch has gone to Ottawa
today to help Governor Folk OF Mis-
souri, entertain the Chautauqua crowds.
The Modocs viii go to Denver on Sep
TENDER as guests OF the G. A. R.; the
national encampment takes place there
at that time.
The new room which is being fixed
up for the bookkeeping department of
the state auditors office is nearly
ready for occupancy.
Justice Mason of the supreme court
will leave for his home in Garden City
in a few days. Garden City may yet
become a summer resort.
The council committee on streets and
walks meets this evening at Z o'clock.
to discuss the Edison franchise.
Tom Sheard, owner of the White Sox,
who has been back to Rochester, N. Y,
for a visit with his sister during the
past week, will be home on Saturday
night.
The tax levy was discussed by the
ways and means committee last night
but nothing definite was arrived at.
Three members of the committee were
present.
The medical examination which has
: been in progress in representative hall
ended Yesterday Those who passed
will get certificates to practice medf-
cine in the state.
Excursions will be run to Topeka
Sunday for the Innes band concerts.
Lindsborg will send down big delesa-
ton and points along the Satna Fe VIII
contribute theirs to swell the crowd.
e. B. Schermerhorn and Sherman
Elliott, who are making the inventory
of goods at the state charitable insti-
tutions, have completed the Topeka
insane asylum and are now working
at the reform school.
Charles Samson drives his mule on
the fair grounds track and looks after
him. He will allow no other person to
look after this valuable trotting animal
which will be in the mule trotting race
at Memphis next fall.
Frank D. Tomson, son of T. K. Tom
son of Dover, is visiting his wife's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Coburn.
Mr.. TOmson is the representative in the
western states of the Breeders Gazette
and has made a success of himself.
Lots of fans, strange to say, have
notion that when a baseball team gets
beaten badly, as did Ledvenworth by
the White Sox yesterday, that the
whole matter was prearranged and fixed
up. Don't you believe it. They don't
fix ball games in any league.
The Olson brothers, banjo players, at
Vinewood park this week, will be at
Helms park in Kansas City next week.
They will probably be back in Topeka
about the latter part of September for
a return engagement. at the park here.
They have made a decided hit
The Mexican band of the FL Paso
Elks now wants to charge $500 for it's
concert if it stops off. AS nobody cares
to pay the price the train will be allow
ed to go through without stopping. For
just an ordinary band the price asked
is stiff one.
Sheriff Lucas says that he was elect
ed by the people to preserve the law
and that he will do his sworn duty even
if he has to buy paviIions, cock pits and
bars in order to put stop to the sport
of cock fighting in violation of law, as
he did when he bought the Bill George
farm, south of town.
Malon Burget, the deaf mute base
ball prophet, hit it all right on yes
terday's ball game. He announced
the outcome in the Thursday after
straight games which Burget has
guessed correctly. He did not send up
the prophecy on today's contest
The immediate government weather
report says: Kansas-Wheat harvest
delayed by rains in west part; thresh-