The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.
Tonight at Theafers.
Novelty Vaud ewille.
Crawford-Vaudex lie.
Star-BuTlesque.

Crawford Vaudez lie.
Star-Burlesqus
The Observation-Disclosures will case is +
set for trial in the district court today
The city's street force filed Up the
duck ponds on Kansas avenue with F
crushed rock. yesterday.
A force Of workmen is at work on
/ the Rock Island depot repairing the
slate and refacing the chimneys.
/ The first assignment OF cases for the /
April term of court was made by /
Judge Dana Of the district court Mon /
day.
About time to worry about the out
/ come of the fruit crop. The conflict
ing stories concerning it are already
going the rounds.
A banquet will be given at thei
/ Throop hotel Friday evening by the
I members Of the literary society OF
/ Washburn college
The new Washburn college cata-
logue is out. The catalogue is in
new dress The total enrolment this
last year was SIS.
The Christian Endeavor society. Of
the First Baptist church will give a
social Friday evening in the junior
rooms of the church.
Senator J. Ralph Burton was in the
city yesterday and attracted about as
much attention as an ordinary travel
ing man with a pair of sample grips.
The council meets in adjourned ses-
sion this coming Thursday evening.
The consideration of paving bids is ex-
peeued to take up the entire time OF
the council.
There will be a meeting of the Low
man Hill Improvement club this even
ing at the school house at Lowman Hin
for the purpose Of discussing neigh
borhood improvement.
There will be a. meeting Of the di-
rectors OF the z. n. c. A. tomorrow
evening to formulate rules and plans
for the care of the new building and
the control of the membership.
About once every 30 5ays some one
calls up the State Journal office, TO
find out the address of Helen Gould,
. which would indicate that she is ex-
tending her acquaintance list
The lots at the southeast corner of
Eighth avenue and Jackson street
owned by the Devlin estate viii prob
ably be purchased by the Elks for
e their new club house site.
A blue jay fussing with the family
cat in the back yard of an east side
home prompted some member of the
d family to telephone in the information
: that spring has again arrived.
i The committee on civic Improvement
= or some one else has caused a number
, of wagon loads Of crushed stone to be
: emptied into some of the deepest holes
Il in the pavement on Kansas avenue.
q At meeting of the city council
: which is called for Thursday evening
f it is expected that the committee which
. is considering the paving OF Kansas
avenue with brick will present theiI
report.
The fire at the fair grounds Monday
morning drew as large a crowd as Il
would have done If it had been located
Is in some country town where every one
turns out whenever fire alarm Is
turned in.
The regular monthly meeting of thu
= Woman's Home Missionary society O.
- fofh 81 q Hif
s at the hoBae. of Mrs. F. G. Gordon, 4SS
!. Greenwood avenue, Wednesday after
n noon at 2:30.
Three dogs by the name Of Tedd!
were registered yesterday at thercit,
: license collectors office and only on
! by the name Of Bryan, which very apt
y ~ represents the ratio Of Democrats t
: Republicans in Topeka.
= The graduating exercises of the Kan
sas Medical college will be held on the
evening of April Is, addresses will bt
= made at that time by ]. A TroutmaT
4 and DR.. H. L. AIkire. Out Of the class
) of 20, two of them are women.
= The fourth Seeing Topeka" excur
r sion given by the Commercial club t
= travelling men and their wives will b'
v held Saturday afternoon. WashburT
college viii be visited first after Whicl
e a trip viii be made to the Santa F.
e shops.
n If Henry Allen had been running il
q Shawnee county in the place of in tn
l. Second district, he would prODa
y bly, have Jared better as the polite
ians of the city were free in their pre-
= dietions that he would be an easy win
ner.
Judging from the amount Of hustlinl
that is being done by the members o
the Democratic brigade in the SeconC
ward 1t appears from distance "a:
though the title of the Duke of Park
dale" is about to descend to an Irish
man whose given name is Mike.
A cross and illnatured man say
Major Harvey's showing at the ches
tournament last night, where h
played a portion of a. series of game
for the state championship was in
good many ways like the race he mad
last week in his efforts to be a council
man.
A Topeka woman who has the habi
Of carrying pins about in her rnout
has promised to abandon the habit
She swallowed one of them Monda'
: evening and insists that she feels like
u human pincushion. doctor VIII
was called explored her throat bu
failed to discover the missing article.
The Commercial club has arrange
for a lecture at their rooms Frida
evening by c. Luther Wells of Detroi
who wishes to advise the business me
of Topeka, and their wives as well, o
the secrets of long life and good health
s In view of the fact that the lecturer
past seventy years of age and appear
as rugged as a man of many years hi
he n