The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-13
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

probably made a good start towards
warm weather record.
W. II. Kemper joined a Pullman
party last night on the Golden state
limited for New Mexico.
The drive out past the Low residence
was very popular last night It was
sort of a public peep-show.
Lieutenant Governor Hanna has come
TO town to attend the meeting of the
state board of equalization.
Lee Jones Is candidate for deputy
game and fsh warden for Shawnee
county. He knows a lot about game
The ways and means committee of the
city council empowered the mayor to
purchase new typewriter for the city
clerks department.
clerk in the city treasurer's office was
| turned down by the ways and means
committee last night.
The Independent Telephone company
is Installing new switch boards which
means an addition to the already large
force of girls employed.
About 40 doctors are taking the state
examination for admission to practice,
which is being held in the hall of the
| house of representatives.
Sedalia comes here on Friday for
a series of three games with the White
Sox. st. Vrain, Topeka's new pitcher,
will probably do duty tomorrow.
| The little tin boxes on Kansas ave-
nue. are very pretty, and no doubt are
valuable as advertising space. but did
you ever hear Of one containing any
waste paper?
The Barnum & Bailey show will be
at Lawrence on July II. 1t doesn't come
to Topeka. Surely this isn't because
| the CrawfordS control the amusement
| situation here.
| Labor Commissioner Johnson says
/ that his move from the basement to the
| ArfaT Nf he %o4 hos "a
layed the publication of his report by
a couple of weeks.
S. E. Benham of Cincinnati, an expert
| from the Consolidated Time Lock COM
pany, was in Topeka yesterday fixing
| up the lock in the bond safe in the
state treasurer's office.
| DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
| state board of health, sent kilograms
yesterday to all the members of the
board announcing the death of DR..
Lowry, the former secretary of the
| board.
The public is invited to attend the
opening of the colored Y. NJ. C. A. at
their new parlors, 406 Kansas avenue
Friday evening, July IA. There will be
a good programme and free refresh
mentS.
Malon Burget says that this is To-
peka's day, and prophesies that the
home team will win the game at League
park today. He claims to have guessed
right on the last six games Topeka has
played.
Councilman William Green has thi:
| to say of the proposed franchise ordin
ance of the Consumers company: a..
think it would be the greatest possibl,
calamity for this city to grant this com
paDy franchise on any terms what
ever
R. ]. Blazo. the state house carpenter
is at work putting together the bis
glass cases which are to be used fo
the Goss bird collection on the fourth
floor of the state house. Some of the
cases had to be taken to pieces tt
move them up from the basement.
w. L. Hofer, of Manhattan, is tn
author of a new march. which he ha
named America, Our Own" Thur
low Lieurance is the author of a nev
march which he has named Iron
quill" Innes' band will play boil
these marches at Vinewood park mex
( week.
1t is reported that Fred Safer, of Chi
cago, is trying to get control of tn
Grand Opera house. but the rumor
: denied by Arthur Kane, who holds
lease on the building. Safer has charg
8 Of the western end of the line of thea
tres which is combating the theatr
' trust.
Sheriff Bert Lucas owns the larges
and best equipped pavilion, cock pi
: and bar in Shawnee county. He ha
dlI Tie equipment HCCGSSdTy lOI III
pulling off of Sunday cock fights with
out interference on the part of tn
sheriff. The cock lighting pavilion
and bar are on his farm south of tow
: which he recently purchased.
! Frank Grimes is expecting bi
: crowd to go on the excursion over tn
; Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railroa
I | to Cantonments Okla, August 8. TIL
! train will leave Wichita at o'cloc
: a. m. The sale of lots in the territor
! city will commence at 1 o'clock. Nj
r Grimes says that the new townsite
very beautiful. 1t is located on tn
: Canadian river.
, The ways and means committee of tn
, city council last night recommends
: that Mayor~Davis be given the author
ity to enter into an agreement with tn
county commissioners for the collectio
| of $4,000 tax on $5000O securities be
longing to the Illinois Life Insuranc
company which has heretofore escape
{ such taxation. Hazen and Cav hav
: made proposition to collect the tax fo
| a fee of $3.50 and a contingent fee of fiv
= per cent. The city's share of the fee WI
5 amount to about $S5. Suit will b
:, brought against the insurance company
The exalted ruler of the Elks' lodg
at Ell Paso has written Mayor w. +
Davis stating that the members of tn
! lodge who are attending the conclav
at Buffalo will stop off with their Mexi
can band on their return trip and Civ
a concert in the Auditorium. The ad
: vertisen1ent was made that the ban
would play at the Rock Island derot o
its way eastward, but whe:I tn. Elk
arrived the concert failed to rlate-ializt
Because of the disappointrr -Et whic
was experienced at that tir e arrange
) ments have been made for [. sop Of
The band was awarded the A.-st priz
at Buffalo.
FOR A BIG PICNI,.