The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-08
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the Joplin bunch, the Cooleycrows yet
retain their place at the head OF the
league.
Seth L. Cox. w. H. Greene. Arthur
Plat and Otto Foberg, Washburn
students. viii spend vacation in Bal
timore.
Mrs. Carl Lawson has gone to Cor
don, Iowa, to attend the funeral Of her
uncle, Thomas McCielland. who died
yesterday.
The Shawnee County Fruit Growers
and Truck Gardeners association viii
ship a car of cherries to Texas today
or tomorrow.
It must be said to the credit Of Howey
who pitched for the Cooleycrows yester-
day, that he was in no way to blame
for the ballon ascension yesterday.
A camp of Spanish war veterans will
be organized this evening at 513 Kan
sas avenue by John H. Karlberg, of
Leavenworth, deputy mastering officer.
The first cantaloupes of the season
have made their appearance on the
markets of the city, and their flavor
is nearly as bad as their appearance.
The Jonathan Thomas Lumber COM
pany have announced that commence
ing next Saturday their offices will be
closed at one O'Clock Saturday after
noon.
Unless oil is poured upon the troubled
waters, the indications are that light
pill be turned on a scandal of no mean
proportions in the city franchise de-
partment.
Those who attended the twenty
seventh annual picnic at Stahl grove,
report that 1t was a dry affair at least
as far as the refreshments served were
concerned.
The picnic given by the Turner So
oil oh wear for the children of tn
members will be held at Horacek
Grove on West Tenth avenue Saturday
afternoon.
County Attorney Hungate has done
more manual labor in the past week
than he has since he has been in office,
and the end is not yet, as he has given
his back fence but one coat of paint
Judging from the temperature in the
council chamber last night one is al
most compelled to admit that there is
as much heat generated in the hand
ling of electricity as there IS in natural
gas.
It may have been the unlucky. seventh
that caused the CooleycrOws to loose
their game yesterday, but the indica-'
lions are that it was the report of the
city.
AS the hot weather increases one by
one the Ice boxes which have been
secured from raided joints and stored
in the rear Of the court house by the
sheriff, disappear during the night
time.
The statement is given out as news
that the deposit0rs of the First Ma
tional bank hope to get 100 cents on
the dollar on their deposits-but there
is a difference between hoping and
expecting. sBQ
Daniel w. Boutwell,, who has for
years prosecuted claim against the
government for services during the
Price raid, will discuss his claims at
the Auditorium on the 18th of the
present month.
While the civic Improvement COM
nlittee is suggesting new Offices for the
mayor to fill, it might be good
scheme to ask for the appointment of
an irrigation commissioner with power
to act at once.
Tomorrow has been designated as
flower day and the Willard w c. 7.
homes, hospitals, and prisons to send
flowers to the residence of Dr. S. G.
Stewart for distribution.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Horticultural society
was held at the farm of Freeman Sar-
dou yesterday afternoon where a prac-
teal demonstration was made of the
cultivation and picking Of cherries.
Since DR.. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health. has discovered
mat the drinking water Is ulleQ Win
baciiH wiggle tails and What-nOtS an
other excuse is offered for the passen-
gers on the water wagon to unload.
Earl voorhis, Willis Goldsmith and
Leslie Montgomery leave this after
noon for Lake Geneva, Wis. where
they go to attend the annual Y. NJ.
c. A. conference next week The boys
will also spend a few days in Chicago.
The annual picnic of the First
Methodist church is being held today
in the Reform school grounds. The
party went over on the Rock Island
train at o'clock and will return at 4.
The price Of the round trip was 10
cents
Judge Hayden is. so -elated over the
success of his bail team. organized
from the boys who are under the su-
-pervision of the juvenile court, that
he has issued a challenge to a like
team from Judge Lindsay's court of
Denver.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial club. which will be held
this evening. Will be devoted to the
discussion of the Civic Improvement
flying the city is invited whether a
member of the Commercial club or
not.
About seventy-6ve pupils from the
country schools passed the examina-
tons Just. completed and are eligible
for admission to the city high school.
The highest grades were received by
Miss Alice Kersey, who VIII receive
her choice of years scholarship in
any one of fourteen college and univer-
stiles In the state.
At the annual meeting Of the Turner.
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