The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-31
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Blue wood-violets are in bloom
Guilford Dudley is confined to his
home on Harrison street with a slight
4 illness.
County Surveyor and Mrs. John P.
Rogers are the parents of boy born
yesterday.
The Scandinavian Independent Politi-
cal club viii meet at ~ Kansas avenue
this evening.
General Manager H. u. Nudge of
/ the Santa Fe has returned from re-
cent trip to Chicago.
Apricot trees are in bloom. The bios
SONS do not seem to have been affect
ed by the severe winter.
If you want a good time attend the
April Fool Novelty dance at Stein
berg's tomorrow evening
The severe wind which has prevailed
for the past week has put several of
Mills weather flags to the bad
o. P. Byers division freight agent
Of the Rock Island at Hutchinson,
Kan, was in Topeka yesterday.
Frank Griggs, the former high school
football star, is at Lawrence working
with a Santa Fe surveying party.
Two cases of diphtheria southwest of
town on the Burlingame road have been
reported to the city board of health.
w. Roscoe Stubs left Topeka yes
terday to go to Mexico to bid on a
big construction contract for the Mex
lean Central railroad
This is spring vacation time at Law
renee for the university students. The
Washburn vacation does not commence
for couple of weeks.
Field Marshal Whitaker scattered
ten bushels of grass seed on the base
ball park. 1t would be pretty hard to
find ten sprouts coming uD.
The early morning trains on all
railroads leading to Kansas City to-
day were crowded with excursionists
who were going to attend grand opera.
Pitcher Nick Carter of the Topeka
baseball team will report for practice
on Saturday. He has spent his winter
in Sterling, Kan, and weighs 100
pounds.
There is a large quantity of miscel-
laneous talk about a city crematorS,
but it is to be observed that the work
is being done by the same old company
in the same old way.
Chief Stahl seems to be anxious to
know who his successor is to be. He
never fails to ask the reporters about
the station that question every time
he gets an opportunity
The Grand Union Tea Co. announce
that they will serve their famous
Angel Blend coffee free at their store,
614 Kansas avenue, Saturday from
2:30 to $3.50. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The members of the Topeka Com
mercial club who entertained the
Rock Island railway officials yester-
day were careful to dodge the streets
where the pavements are such dis
graceful condition
E. D. McKeever, assistant United
States attorney, has announced that he
wants to hire a press agent. He has
watched the career of Funston and
others and believes that is the only
way to achieve true greatness.
Governor Hoch has appointed S. J.
Hunter, head of the K. U. entomology
department as inspector of nursery
stock from the state intended for ex-
portation. The regulations require a
certificate that the stock is healthy.
The federal building clock has not
been running for two days. The First
Methodist church clock has not been
running for about two years. The
clock in Probate Judge Hayden's office
has been suffering from paralysis or
rheumatism for about six months.
At a meeting of the Third. Ward Re-
publican club, held last night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Pres1-
dent, Fred Ware; secretary, Clellan
Simpson; treasurer, Andrew Jordan.
Several new members were added to
the club.
The official 'Ioafng headquarters
for the Topeka baseball team this
summer will be at the Topeka Athletic
association rooms. That is not a joke,
but a serious determination on the
part of President Sheard and Secretary
Logan. 4neX Intend TO INFORM the
players to that effect.
The contract for the pews in the aud
itorium and galleries of the First Bap-
fist church has been let. Work upon
the main structure is rapidly progress
ing and the contractors say that they
Will have the building completed for oc-
cupancy sometime this summer. Paint
ers have just completed painting the
dome and portion of the art glass
windows have been put in place.
Residents living near the corner of
Railroad and Jackson streets in North
Topeka are complaining because the
manhole at that corner will not carry
off the water when it rains heavily.
The street commissioner lays the trou-
BILE to the citizens and says that they
have damned up a ditch which he
to take care of the over
flow. A suit has been threatened
against the city.
A residence is being moved south on
Topeka avenue. The house is being
moved only after midnight each night
because it is impossible to move the
house under the trolley wires of the
street railway while the cars are run
ming. After the power is turned off
at night the house is moved under a
wire and is moved on to the next
street railway crossing to wait till the
next night to resume operations.