The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-22
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Harry J. Bone, United States attor-
ney. has returned from trip to Ash
land.
Miss Bessie McNeeley, pupil Of
Dean Scheruble viii give a piano re-
cital at Washburn college this evening.
DR.. J. J. Lippincott, formerly pastor
of the First. Methodist church and
chancellor of K u, is a visitor in the
city.
The attention of delivers for ancient
historical data is called to the fact that
Lofts wife lives in an eastern suburb
Of Topeka.
Tomorrow is Ascension day and will
be celebrated by special services at the
Church of the Assumption and at St
Joseph's church.
Councilman Joseph Griley and fam
lily left for GAINESVILLE, O., today on ac-
count of the serious illness of the moth
er of Mrs. Griley.
Even though the rain this morning
was not so very heavy. it was received
with praise and thanksgiving by the
truck gardeners III this vicinity.
Umbrellas which have been up in
the garrets and other places out of the
way were taken out and unfurled this
morning for the first time in weeks.
The nurseryrnen east of the city
have been worrying over the outcome
of their nurseries, which have been
seriously affected by the lack of rain
Early risers this morning could
have seen one of the most gorgeously
tinted rainboWs ever hung in a cloud
draped sky. by looking to the eastward
The gas company has made a distri-
button of mains over North Topeka,
and a large force of men are excavat-
ing preparatory to the laying of the
mains.
al
show will give performance Saturday
afternoon and evening on the lots at
the corner Of Ninth and Jefferson
streets.
The lack of rain is said to have ruined
the prospects for homegrown strawber-
ries, but it has done about the right
thing as far as the baseball season is
concerned.
Schedules are being sent out by the
state board of charities calling for bids
on supplies to be furnished the state
institutions for the term of six months
commencing July I.
Vernon Rose. not the chief of police
of Kansas City, Kansas, but an fncor
rigible youth from Lawrence, was
placed in the reform school north of
the city this morning. ~
Secretary Coburn of the state board
of agriculture left for Chicago Mon
day where he viii deliver an address
before the advertising men who are
YES [ like a glass of beer with a
caviare sandwich said one prominent
citizen who is strong for law and or
der. The name is withheld because it
would scandalize some of his friends.
A dispatch from Denver says that
that city is in jail but does not say
whether it is a row about ten cent gas
or not. c. K. Holiday please notice.
The air was filled with the little
green bugs last night which have come
to be looked upon as sure forerunners
of rain, and the rain came this morn
ing before most people were out of bed.
All of the state printing plant has
been moved to its new and permanent
home on the corner of Jackson and
Tenth streets, and most of the presses
have been set up and are in opera
ton.
There is but one thing worse than
being compelled to listen to the story
told by a refugee from San Francisco,
and that is to be compelled to read the
story after it has transferred it to
paper.
The sealion and snake show which is
located on Quincy street and East
Sixth avenue should be suppressed. If
it can't be prohibited it should be at
least regulated. The show is a degrad-
ing exhibition
]. D. NJ Hamilton, claims attorney
for the Santa Fe Railroad company, is
in Cincinnati. Ohio, where he will de-
liver an address before the national
claims agents convention which meets
there this evening.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the opening of the Country
club, which has been postponed from
time to time on account of the incom-
pleted condition Of the improvements
which are being made
DR.. w. c. Van Mugs, who has been
assistant surgeon at the Topeka insane
asylum for the past four years. has
resigned to accept a position as super
intendent of the new hospital for cpl
leptics at Newcastle. Ind.
c. r. Maunsei1, who was formerly
an employe of the Edison Light COM
pany. is contemplating the formation
purpose of furnishing light to the mer-
chants on Kansas avenue.
The $1,000 forfeit which the Con-
sumers' Light, Heat and Power COM
pany had on deposit with the city
treasurer was returned to the company
yesterday afternoon. The city decided
that It didn't need the money.
There will be meeting of the ways
and means committee of the city coun-
ell Friday evening to consider ways to
secure means for insuring the safety
of the public who are compelled to use
Kansas avenue as a thoroughfare.
Jack Henry, the -Cooleycrow's dis
abled catcher was IN uniform yesterday
for the first time in several weeks and
If the protest of the captain OF the
Springfield team is taken as correct /
he was not in full uniform at that be-
cause he did not wear white sox."
II there is anything more tiresome
to a fellow who Is not interested in
baseball than the game itself. it's the
post mortems his friends hold over
the result which take up all the time
for conversation between the close of
one game and the beginning Of the
next.
Snowdon Parlette, q former Wash
burn student who has been at Harvard
college for the year past, has been Of
fered q position in the city schools at