The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-24

ing crowds on the street corners each
afternoon and evening.
Bob Walker of Chicago and Ted VIII
hams have arranged ten round boxing
exhibition to be given at Metropolitan
hall next Wednesday evening.
The finishing touches are being put
on the pavement at the intersection of
Sixth and Kansas avenue which has
been torn up for a month past.
Today is Ascension day and special
services were held in several Of the
city churches, including st. Joseph's
and the Church of the Assumption.
The cherry and collie season opened
simultaneously in Topeka yesterday
with the appearance of the first cher
ries Of the season on the city market.
The signs on the street cars indicat-
ing their destinations have been re-
painted and are a brilliant yellow and
striking enough to- attract attention for
a block.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
in North Topeka, which has been a
mission, was made a parish at the an
nual diocesan convention in Lawrence
this week.
con" suh1eld, featherweight boxer
from Chicago announces that he Is
anxious to meet any one of the local
talent who is willing to step into the
ring at 122 pounds.
One of the women employed about n
her intimate friends that her marriage
to a Texas man will occur during the
earlier part of July.
A c. Claro who is a missionary work
er among the colored people announces
that he will give a Feast of the VIII
derness" at the B Street Baptist church
within the next few weeks.
F. A. Snow is in Emporia today as a
member of the state pharmacy board
which is holding its quarterly meeting
there preparatory to issuing certificates
to the successful applicants
The board Of education will meet some
time next week when the teachers for
the ensuing year will be employed, and
the suspense ended as far as the ap-
plicants for positions are concerned.
Eighty games have been played ac-
cording to schedule in the Western
association thus far this season, not a
single scheduled game being post
poned because of rain or other cause.
The colored ball team captained By
Jack Johnson has returned from trip
! during which they played six games or
ball, winning all but one of them which
was lost to the soldier team at Fort
Riley.
The East Side ". c. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
q. earle. 727 Chestnut street. Mrs
Osmon of Chrittendens Home and Police
Matron Thorpe viii each make short
addresses.
Reports state that Senator Burton has
/ left Washington for his home in Abb
! lene, which indicate that the much
talked about senator from Kansas will
be In Topeka for a few hours this week
with nothing to say
/ A salesman for an automobile equip
! ment concern, who was in the city the
/ other day, said that there were pro-
! portiOnately more automobiles in To-
! peka than in any other city in the
\ country which he visits.
The attention of Pat Coney is called
! to the fact that the management of the
I Associate Park has refused to lease
the grounds on Decoration day al
though there has been several applica-
! lions from teams who wish to play ball
on that day
An order has been received by POST
! master Rogers making it imperative on
! the part OF those who receive their mail
! from rural carrier boxes to equip their
mail boxes with a signal which will in
I dictate when there is mail in the boxes
for collection.
The overhead electric fans at the
! Cremerfe restaurant have been started
Tor the season and were kept working
overtime yesterday in an attempt to
I reduce the temperature which cornbin-
ed with the humidity Of the day was
] nearly unbearable.
Ragan, the C0oleycrow shortstop
seems to have the ability to make more
bad plays at a critical time ana then
/ redeem himself with more good pla,ss
when they are needed than any one
who has ever handled the horse hide on
the Topeka diamond
John Goebel. who was a. partv TO the
same class of an escapade as was a
city official recently, but with less
startling accessories received a column
write up Of the affair in Topeka papers
was participated IN BY the city official