The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-17
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Charles E. Gormly, of Ottawa, is in
Topeka.
Southern grown watermelons are on
the market.
The Oakland Christian church is to
have new peWS.
The Shawnee county crop of raspber-
| ries is being picked.
South Elevation. Shawnee county,
boasts of a Beef club.
The last social dance of the season
in Steinbergs hall will be tonight.
Alkaline Duchesne, of Ottawa, is a
new employe at the insane asylum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strong's country place,
near Bethel, is named 1.-THE Anchorage
Dover is to have new telephone line
to connect that village with the outside
world.
Oscar Neil is attending the Fruit
Growers association meeting at Indian
apolis, Ind.
Claude Blake will address the Rail-
road 7. NJ. G. A. Sunday at half past
3 o'clock on "A Search for God"
County Superintendent Gilman, of
LeavenwOrth, spoke at the Shawnee
county teachers institute yesterday.
The pictures at the Manual Training
building will be shown ten days longer
because Of the deficit in the fund.
Congressman Charles Curtis has
gone to Washington for a brief visit
lie s9eAyS t4AeAN 4AC On QI1NdLG BuSl-
ness.
Rev. Mr.. Raymond. of the Parkdale
Methodist church, will speak at the
Santa F'e machine shop next Tuesday
noon.
Norman Ramsey. of Topeka, was
West Point. The class has ia mem
/ bers.
Watermelons appeared on the mar
ket yesterday They will console us
for the passing of the strawberry
| season.
/ s Curtis, clerk of the district
court, has gone to Paris on visit.
Not gay Paree,' but the quiet one in
Illinois.
Gertrude Hollis has asked Judge
/ Dana to divorce her from Chauncey
Hollis, because she charges that he
abandoned her.
! The firm of Rowley & Snow has dis
| solved partnership. F. A. Snow retires
and the business will be continued by
James P. Rowley.
A peculiar thing about the storm
on Friday night was that while it fair
ly deluged Topeka, Vinewood park
| escaped without a drop of rain.
Fred Bullene of the Kansas City
Star will leave next week for New
Haven, Conn, where he will attend the
| twentieth reunion of his class at Yale.
George NJ. Stone will give a talk to-
night at the art exhibit at the manual
training high school The display of
paintings viii be continued all next
week
The waterworks department has
moved from the Offices formerly oc-
cupied in the Veale block on Quincy
street to the second floor of the city
! building.
County Treasurer Bowen took in
$4,000 in taxes yesterday, and was
nearly worn out counting the money.
Did you ever suffer from fatigue
/ counting money?
The annual school meeting was
changed by the last legislature from the
third Thursday in June to the third
/ Thursday in July. which falls this year
on the 10th of the month.
Governor Hoch issued an executive
| warrant yesterday at the request OF
Miner. who came into Kansas after
selling mortgaged property
Now it is said that officers of the
cruiser Topeka want to know whether
or not they are also going to receive
a silver service. Word to that effect
filtered into this city yesterday.
A lamp exploded at the home of D.
W. Ward, 327 Jackson street, last
night. The fire department made q
run to the place and put out the fire
before any damage was incurred.
W. L. Taylor, who has been investi-
eating a Topeka boom train, says that
He will submit his plans to the Com
mercfal club committee next week.
/ Half a dozen picnic parties which
4 were trying to keep cool on the Wash
burn college campus Friday afternoon