The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

name Of A. NJ. Harvey who now holds
the state chess championship honors-
Jack Johnson's giants handed
bunch of 20 scores to the Kansas City
aggregation which attempted to play
ball with them at the Association park
Sunday.
Referring to the appropriateness of
locations: One of the big water wagons
which is used in the sprinkling Of kan
sas avenue bears the sign of d milk
company
with these flood sufferers, the Y. N.
c. A. fund and the Parker shows com
ing along there won't be enough money
left in the city to work for, said a
man today.
number of the advance guard of
the refugees from the San Francisco
horror passed through Topeka Sunday
and all tell the same story of the des-
truction of the city.
Nearly $500 was taken up in the
form of collections at the various
churches Sunday morning and will be
sent Immediately to the relief commit
tee at San Francisco.
The pleasant weather conditions Sun
day was an invitation to owners of au-
tomobiles which few of them could re-
sist and a number of long runs were
made into the country
Father owen began, who has been
in charge of a Topeka parish since
last June. has been appointed secre-
tary to Bishop Lillis, and will leave
Topeka to reside in Kansas City
The first consignment of show bills
for the season arrived in the city the
last of the week and every barn and
fence whose owner viii permit the post
ing of them has been covered.
Strange as it may seem there has not
! been q serious accident to an owner OF
an automobile since the sport has be-
/ come so popular in this city, nor to Pc
destrians either for that matter.
/ No sooner has a man recovered from
the dread that he may be called on any
morning to shovel snow from his side
walks than he is confronted with the
fact that tic lawn needs moving.
J. W. Smith formerly of Topeka but
who has been living in St Louis for
/ several years. arrived in the city sun
day to attend the funeral Of his father,
! J. D. Smith, who died Saturday
The only murder case on the docket
/ for the April term of court is that OF
/ the state against oliver Smith for the
murder of Tom Bair in North Topeka
/ Joint which is set for trial Tuesday.
/ A number of covered iron kettles with
/ apertures in them which have been Ia
/ ken advantage of by birds to build
their nests in. hang in trees about the
corner of Fillmore and Second streets.
All of the profit realized on the sale
! of tickets to the head-on collision
which will take place at the fair
! grounds on May 8. win be donated to
/ the san Francisco earthquake suffer
ers.
The open season for love making on
/ the state house steps WI not commence
until the first of next month, according
to the forecast issued by one Of the
| janiqors who has seen several seasons
service.
If the calendar is to be relied upon.
/ the season Tor book beer has arrived
II, n
! appearance on the Topeka market or at
least its advent has not been extensively
advertised.
F. P. Baker has just received word
that his son, n r. Baker, escaped
safely from San Francisco, but that he
and his wife had to fee in their night
/ clothes, and lost all their raiment and
other property.
The city board Of health has made a
| futile attempt to pass on an ordinance
! governing the slaughtering of cattle in
the city. It gave up coming to a
definite decision and the ordinance is
/ still under consideration
The front page Of a recent issue of the
/ Billboard contains q fine half tone en-
/ craving of q Topeka girl Miss Kittie
Kruger who is being featured by the
! Sells & Floto shows this season as the
worlds greatest equestrienne.
The gas company is scattering the
streets in the southwest part of the
/ Town Win MAINS IN several places
I the trenches for the mains have been
dug. The feed main is being con
structed out Huntoon street.
A good citizenship mass meeting in
/ the interests Of the colored people Of
the city was held in the Auditorium
Sunday afternoon. The speakers
were Professor Carter. Rev. T. J. Carr
Rev. J. E. Edwards, Rev. Mr.. smith.
] Rev. Mr.. Gambel. Rev. Mr. Harris,