The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Decoration day is a week from tomor-
The Y. NJ. C. A. building fund is now
s54, 0G0.
This was decision and motion day in
the district court
Topeka asphalt pavements are not
getting any better
A new automobile blossoms in Tope-
ka nearly every week.
The board of county commissioners
met today in regular session,
Meadow pinks and bluebells al e two
Of the wild flowers now in full bloom.
Fishing is reported to be good in the
small streams about Topeka, but it isn't
The exhibit OF paintings. at the Man
ual training school, is attracting large
crowds.
There were 490 inquiries about base
BAN over the State Journal telephones
on Saturday.
Captain Abbott, Of the White sox,
PLAYED a stupid game Sunday but then
every ball Tsayer has an OF day.
H. L Monroe, deputy county clerk,
spoke to the Colored Forum at Law
renee Sunday on Good Citizenship"
The First Presbyterian church Sun
day school orchestra gave a sacred con-
cert at the church at 8 O'Clock Sunday
Question: Hoy many of the Jobbers
would the White Sex have had to knock
out in order to win the game Sunday2
John Switzer is q very poor card
player. He has a parrot which he re-
Cetved as a BOBBY prize at card CLUB
The board Of county commissioners
has practically given up the plan of
boring for oil and gas on the poor
farm.
1t seems sort of strange for a town
like Wichita to put such exec1 able uni
forms on its bail team. They look cheap
and bum
George w. Hart, advertising agent
for the Laclede Gas company, spent
Sunday in Topeka. His family viii
move to st, Louis this week.
The Ladies of the Maccabees will go
TO Granville Thursday to spend the
day with Mrs. Hattie Harning. They
will leave on the Union Pacific at
p.
Here's q query: why does the man
agement of the Topeka ball team keep
one of the weakest and most uncertain
hittcrs on the team at the top Of the
batting order?
The change of channel of Wards
creek in Auburndale is under way.
Mike Wall, who secured the contract,
has several teams and a gang of men
at work and the contract is being
pushed rapidly
Herman. Crow is making great
success OF his management of the
Athletic club. His spring exhibitions
are drawing large crowds. Kid Dixon
and Billy Murphy viii spar 10 rounds
tonight at the club rooms.
Displayed advertisements Of a public
nature-covering theaters, railroads,
baseball, athletic exhibitions, entertain
ments and amusements generally, are
charged for in the State Journal at the
uniform fat rate Of one dollar per inch
per issue.
Patriotic exercises viii be held at the
several public schools next Friday
morning at ten O'Clock and at the school
Of the Assumption at o'clock in the
afternoon. The G.. A. r. will furnish
speakers for the several schools to adj
dress the scholars on the subject OF
patriotism.
The structural iron for the Kansas
avenue bridge, the Chandler street
bridge and the Van Buren, street
bridge across the Shunganunga. has
arrived and is ready to be placed in
position. The tubular piers, however
have not arrived through a delay al
the steel works IN the east. On this
account the construction of the
bridges has not continued.
Mr.. q. L. Getty, of Downs, Kan.
and Rev. W. L. Cannon, of Osborne
spent part of Tuesday and Wednesday
in the city visiting Mr.. Getty's sister
Mrs. Geo. q. Dougherty. Mr.. Getty is
treasurer Of the Northwest Kansas
Chautauqua Assembly, at Beloit, an6
has been in Kansas City on assembly
business. The dates Of this years
session are July % to August. IA.