The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

The annual picnic Of the school chill
dren Of Oakland will be held at Vine
wood park next Friday.
The Topeka Gun club will hold its
regular weekly shoot at its grounds on
East Sixth avenue Tuesday afternoon
The Ladies Aid society of Parkdale
will hold a meeting at the Parkdale
Methodist church Wednesday after
noon.
springleld's entire outheld-Ab-
bolt, Perseh and Murray=have at one
time or another played with the To-
peka team
A passing engine set fire to a box car
standing on a sidetrack in the Rock
Island yards Saturday evening, and It
was partially burned.
With view of stimulating the price
of Strawberries the usual spring story
about the dry weather running the
crop is being circulated.
John Macdonald, editor OF the
Western School Journal. viii deliver
the commencement address at the
Waverly high school this evening
The announcement is made that a.
3 Hugg has purchased lots nine and
ten on Polk street and Will move into
that locality within a short time.
Marshan's band played at the ball
game at the park Saturday and the
home team lost their first and only
game Of the series with Webb City.
The CooIeycrows now hold first
place with the good strong lead of
three games in the Western assocla-
ton. but they haven't got the pennant
yet
The absence of signs on the street
cars Is accounted for by the fact that
they are in the paint shop of the com
pany. being reprinted for summer
usage.
The crowd which witnessed the BAH
game at Athletic park Sunday was
another record breaker. and eonserva-
tive estimates place the attendance
at $500.
J. r. Carter county superintendent.
mas purchased lot on Lane street
near Fifth and will commence the
erection of a $4,000 residence imrne-
diately.
Now that the full line Of straw hats
ds being shown the man who chided
ibis vile about the freakishness Of her
Easter creation is wishing that ne had
mot spoken.
Probate Judge r. F. Hayden has re-
turned TO Topeka after weeks en-
forced absence spent in nursing q
9pra1ned ankle. at his country villa
near Wetmore.
The Shawnee county teachers insti-
tute viii begin on the 4th of June and
last your weeks, and it is expected
that there Will be at least $50 teach
ers IN attendance.
State Treasurer T. T Kelly has IS
sued his sight drafts on the comfy
freasurers for all the state money re-
manning IN their hands. The fotat
amount is s2I9.6S2.
The committee not only raised the
$4,000 desired for the furnishino of
the new 7. NJ. c. A. building but nes,i,-
$1,000 besides and donations are vel
coming in by mail.
This years term of the Topeka biyb
school closed Friday as far as he
ssen1ors are concerned and thew viii
shave two weeks vacation penflinsr
their graduation on June first.
Washburn and Haskell baseball
teams viii play at League park 77e~f
Saturday. This ought to be a good
game. as both the Washburn team M
She Indians have been playing good
ban this year.
Enthusiastic boy fans insist A.
crowoing under the ropes at the hail
park and az q result in attemnffus~ to
deid a foul ball Saturday Third Fsss-
man McDin OF the webb civ tee ~,
fan over one Of them. infictlng slight
Injuries. ~
~ way Of courtesy the Coolev-
Vows presented the webb city BAH