The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13


deal of interest and some enthusiasm
on the part of the young people, for
college work.
DR.. ]. c. Uhls, who is in charge of
the State hospital at Osawatomie was
in Topeka yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones, 1918
North Harrison street, are the parents
OF a son born Tuesday night.
Tomorrow will be ladies' free day at
the ball park which bespeaks a well pa
tronized game as far as the ladies are
concerned.
An excursion will be run to Tope-
ka Sunday from Emporia- over the
Santa Fe for the ball game between
Topeka and Oklahoma City.
c. Ray Wolverton left today for Be
lott, as delegate from the First Bap-
fist church. where he will attend the
state meeting of the B. Y. P. U.
The latest quotations on eggs indi-
cate that the extra fancy variety
others may be purchased at 10 cents
per dozen.
H. N. Gaines, editor of the Farmers
Advocate, will leave for Emporia Sat
urday where he will organize Far
mers' union at Badger Creek school
house near that city.
The board of county commissioners
finished their labors as a board of
equalization yesterday and no more
changes in assessments will be made
this year.
Prudential Trust company. was in EN-
poria Wednesday attending a meeting
of the board of trustees of the College
OF Emporia, of which body he is
member.
A meeting of the Kansas Exposition
company is called for o'clock Friday
afternoon at the Commercial club
rooms to discuss matters of vital in
terest to the stockholders of the
company.
Any kind of policeman at all
ought to do we'll as far as arrests are
concerned by visiting any Of the resi-
dence. sections of the city and nabbing
bicycle riders who persist in using the
side walks.
The ways and means committee of
the city council will hold a meeting
this evening when the street lighting
proposition will be discussed and the
meeting promises to be a warm affair,
judging solely of course from the tenn
peratures which have prevailed today.
The contagious disease report of the
city health officer indicates that there
mas been but one case each of small
pox, dlphtheria and scarlet fever and
two of measles reported during the
past month which would indicate that
physicians are remiss in reporting
cases of measles if not other conta-
gious diseases.
Dr. A H. Thompson at Tenth and
Tyler is improving his home with
thorough renovation and a coat of
paint. The GatIin home in the same
vicinity is being remodeled by the adj
o1tlon OF a large airy porch with col
onlai pillars and new double windows
are being put in the house.
The members of MarshalIs band at
tended the funeral of Harry Tew, the
pass drummer. who had been a mem
Der of the organization since its or
SANITATION, Wednesday afternoon, and
played number of appropriate selec-
tons, prior to and after the funeral
ceremony which was held at the North
Topeka Methodist church.
Among Silas Clifton's reasons for a
divorce from his wife, Maggie Clifton,
a suit for which he started in the dis
tr1ct court yesterday, is the allegation
that Mrs. Clifton took SIS, which he
had given her to buy groceries for the
family, and spent it at the recent
street carnival i'm North Topeka. The
Cliftons live on the North side.
Mr.. ]. w. Haughey proposed q
scheme yesterday to President P!ass
for the purpose of helping raise the
needed $4,000 Washburnl fund. If Nyns
this: Send out so college BOYS to sell
life insurance for a week and let them
give their commission above their ex-
penses, to the fund. In this way with
igood hustling fellows good sized
Flag day will be observed by Topeka
post No. II, Topeka w. r. C. No "a
and Old Abe camp 20 Is s. of V.
with their families and invited guests,
at the hall PIG West Sixth street. Fri
day night at s O'Clock. All members
and their families are requested to be
present. A good programme inter
spersed with old war and flag songs
has been arranged.
The Street Railway company refuses
to remove its tracks on Quincy street
between Sixth avenue and Seventh
street. 1t claims it expects to utilize
it for a loop. The city is very much
in having the tracks rerncv-
ed because a site has been picked for
the Humane Alliance drinking foun-
tain in the middle of Quincy street
just south of Sixth avenue.
The aristocratic Tenth avenue was
treated to a thrilling sight last evening.
Two beer bottles were thrown out of
a buggy in a runaway which commence
ed near Tenth and Topeka avenue and
the amber liquid was spilled around inI
widening circles on the street despite
some of the frantic efforts of specta-
tors to save the bottles before they
crashed. The buggy and team belong
ed to farmer living near Auburf
The team was stopped within a few
blocks before any damage resulted.
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