The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-30
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Major A. NJ. Harvey is scheduled to
deliver the Memorial day address at
Hoyt today.
AS far as this section of the country
| is concerned the tradition about rain
| on Decoration Day holds true.
Clyde Miller, of Usage City,, secretary
of the Republican state central COM
mittee, was in Topeka Wednesday.
The supply of new helmets for the po-
lice force have arrived and help the ap-
pearance of Topeka's finest-a little.
The police are now clothed in new
blue helmets which give them a much
better looking appearance than before.
The rain today will interfere greatly
with the observanceS of Memorial Day
which have been planned by the old
soldiers.
The Cosmopolitan shows are having
a vacation today on account of Memoir
ial Day. The shows will resume bust
ness tomorrow.
the carnival at North Topeka last
night and all of the attractions were
well patronized.
L. T. Hussey, state oil inspector. from
Lyndon, Kan. was in Topeka Wednes-
day and filed his report of money col
lected by his department.
Justice A. L. Greene. of the supreme
| court, who has been sick for some days
with stomach trouble, is reported to be
somewhat improved today.
The state live stock commissioner has
gone to Greenwood county to investi-
gate report of the existence of fever
| ticks there among the cattle
The postoffice was closed at 10
O'Clock this morning and there was but
one delivery of mail while the govern
| ment enjoyed a half holiday.
Harry ]. Bone, United States attorney,
has gone to Bucklin, Kan, where he
will deliver the Memorial Day address
to the old soldiers of that place.
AnU two large
light, cool, comfortable rooms furnish
ed or unfurnished, is asked to call and
see them at 317 West Sixth street.
The Washburn academy has been
presented with silver trophy cup for
athletic competition by w. w. Silver,
formerly principal of the academy.
| c. B. Martyne, who formerly sang at
the Novelty theater, but who is now
| in charge of the Orpheum theater at
! Leavenworth, is visiting S. r. Wells.
! S. S. Ashbaugh. attorney for the state
| board of railroad commissioners, has
! gone to Hutchinson to take testimony
| in the Hutchinson Wichita jobbing case.
| A street beggar with a monkey is the
| latest attraction on the street corners of
Topeka. hand organ also forms a
! part of the entertainment which is fur
nished
| The seniors at Washburn college will
give their annual show next Saturday
| evening at the college chapel. 1t will
| consist chiefly of tobasco sauce for the
! faculty.
The new quarters of the Prudential
| Savings bank at Seventh and Kansas
avenue, are attracting favorable COM
| ment. The chrome steel vault is worth
| inspection.
Ever since Blanche Walsh played
| here one of her, sayings has taken its
place in the towns vocabulary of
| slang. 1t is: ooh, sand your shoes,
you're slippingl'sC
Four years ago today the big flood
broke through North Topeka and
scattered a desolation that was stag
gering, but of which few evidences re-
main nowadays.
AS usual on occasions of the kind To-
peka has been drawn on heavily to sup
ply speakers for Decoration day exer-
| cises and there is noticeable dearth of
| lawyers on this account.
Herbert De Veau, the clever car
! toonist, gets rounds and rounds of APP
plause from the large audiences which
have attended the performances at the
Novelty theater this week.
The absence of flags and bunting
about the city today is not on account
of the lack of patriotism but because
most of the creations of this kind are
not of the waterproof variety
What can the answer possibly be,
when a man who Is noted for his so
briefly, rather calmly announces that
among his dreams was one to the eff
feet that he found a nest Of baby ele-
plants?
Governor Hoch is in Harrington today
delivering the Memorial Day address.
The rain is bad for the speech, but
Judging from all reports, Dickinson
county needs rain worse than it needs
speeches.
Among the several blessings confer
red by the rain today was washing
I'D of the exterior of the street cars.
1t was quite possible by noon to dis
cover the real colors with which they
are painted.
The lateness of trains on roads enter
ing the city is already being attributed
to the disastrous effect of the two cent
a mile bill of the last legislature though
it is no more responsible than it is for
the rain today.
1t is not generally known, but a sort
of a law and order society has been
town. Its labors are devoted to clear
ing that section of the burg of unde-
sirable neighbors.
class of telephone operators is be-
ing organized by the Independent Tele-
phone company from which girls will be
chosen to fill the new places created
when the exchange is moved into the
new building next month.
Mr.. and Mrs Ward w Silver have re-
turned from Cambridge, Mass, where
Mr.. Silver has been attending Harvard
university. Mr.. Silver has gone out to
the Pacific coast on business trip, and
will return in a few weeks
There were over 200 people in front
of the State Journal office last night
when the returns from the Oklahoma
Hutchinson game were posted. The
final returns were not received In To-
peka until after 1880 p. m.
A number of Topekans were busy
today trying to solve another mystery.
In fact they began last night. They
are trying to guess just what were the
constituent parts of the punch served