The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-28
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Mrs It. J. Anderson, who has been
seriously sick. is now recovering.
The state Bankers association will
meet in Topeka June Z, and g.
Wednesday night is the annual cleo
ton of officers for the Topeka Elks.
A half tone of the Topeka baseball
team appears in the Spalding guide for
Mrs Buzzen. 11s West Tenth, has IS
dozen hats selling at manufacturer s
price
Henry Allen is in town closing up his
work as president of the state board of
charities.
e b Merriam is building a big IL
foot veranda around his College avenue
residence.
The Washburn Dramatic club will
present a play this week, Friday. at
the Crawford
The heavy rain last night washed out
a lot Of crossings and made work for
the street commissioners force.
The next baseball game in Topeka
will be between Washburn and the To-
peka Western Association team, on
April 8.
There's one good thing about the
Monday night rain: it washed the pave
nents better than they have been wash
ed for a year.
Tree trimming is now the popular
amusement in Topeka. The object Of
the game is to see who can make the
biggest DruSn pie
Wednesday is the last day on which
Judge Dana will hear cases in the dis
trfct court this term. The new term be-
gins on next Monday.
Harry Bone VIII leave today for his
home in Ashland He will take his
family back with him. They have been
spending the winter in Topeka.
The Street Railway company has fin
ally decided to put up a platform al the
baseball park Superintendent Patton
informed the baseball association to
that effect yesterday.
The Topeka Transfer company has
just put into service the largest truck
in Topeka It will carry 5000 pounds
and is drawn by three large well match
ed solrel horses driven abreast.
The optimist was the man who said
that nothing would bring out the leaves
and grass more quickly than the wind
which was yesterday blowing around at
the rate of $50 miles an hour.
The South Kansas NJ. Z. conference
refused to endorse the home for SUI
perannuated ministers in Topeka ny
permitting the resolution to die in
committee.
A. w. Bates, c. W. Merriam and
c E. FoOte were down in Granite,
Okla. during the past week. looking
over the country with view to in
vestment.
Eugene G. Smythe will go to 81.
Louis April to take up special work
in botapy at the Shaw school of botany
connected with Washington university
in which he won a scholarship.
The Washburn baseball team tried to
practice Monday afternoon in the 40
mile breeze, but as nobody could tell
within 100 feet of where a ball would
light. they gave it up as a bad job.
The new suits for the Washburn ball
team have arrived, and are on exhibit
ton in H B. Towards window They
are dark blue, with a white w on the
pocket. The stockings and sweaters are
blue and white striped.
In the district court on Wednesday
the injunction cases brought by the
State Temperance union against alleged
violators of the prohibitory law, viii be
tried. They win be in the nature of
test cases. and If successful, about so
more viii be filed.
Real estate transfers which are being
made show that the market value of
lots in the vicinity CT Central park
have just about doubled in the past
three years. Probably no other prop
erty in town can show a similar ad-
vance
Grant Thornburg. division freight
agent for the Rock Island. has return
ed from trip to Lincoln, Neb., where
he viii locate upon the first of April
as the traffic manager of the Beatrice
Creamery company His successor
has not yet been announced.
According to a list prepared by City
Attorney Spencer the city Will have to