The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-02
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One Of those rare crimson-purple sun
sets was in evidence last evening.
This is the third fine day in success
! sion. and this is certainly a record for
| many moons
| The regular monthly meeting of the
| Commercial club has been postponed
until Friday May 10.
The Little Shippers defeated the
Lower Auburndales in a baseball game
Yesterday afternoon by a score of 4
to 0.
Mrs. R. ]. Blazo. who has been ill
at her home for several weeks, was
| taken to Christ hospital Wednesday
for an operation.
The monthly report issued by Post
master Rodgers indicates that the sale
| OF stamps this year exceeded that of
last year by $3,O27.
The management of the Topeka
team have decided to admit the ladies
1ree at the ball game Friday, and this
Will be one of the free days for the
remainder of the season.
The ice is out of the river and the
season seems to have opened for fair,
barring the fact that no cramp or
swimming hole stories have found
their way to the daily papers.
The police was one of the busy de-
partments of the city last month un-
der the direction of Chief Eaton and
167 arrests were made which is the
record in one month for year.
Roger Van Hook has been appointed
secretary to j. w. Going, of the Shaw
nee Fire Insurance company, to sue
coed F. G. Lagerstrom. Mr.. Van Hook
has just moved back from Colorado
Springs.
81 notice. remarked bonbon
f1end, that the candy merchants don't
like the pure food law. but I suspect
that their patrons will like their prod
ucts better than before the law went
into effect"
A. G. Goodwin has had his automobile
thoroughly overhauled and reprinted A
facetious friend &C his refers to it as
the passenger equipment of the Topeka
Southwestern" of which Doe is the
general superintendent.
Weather Observer Jennings seems
to have made good in his prediction
of ideal weather for the opening of the |
baseball season and the prayer of the
fan is that it will continue throughout
the present series at any rate.
According to the prediction of the
weather department tomorrow's BALL
game between LeavenwOrth and the
White Sox may be a chilly affair. At
any rate frost is predicted for tonight
and a lower temperature for Friday.
'Inasmuch as County Attorney John
Schenck and Aaron Pigg do not seem
to be able to get together on terms of
surrender of the latter, 1 would sug
gest," said one of the court house Off
Gals, that a board of arbitration be
appointed"
A number of Shriners from the Ma
sonic order in Topeka, who are out of |
town on business, have made it a point |
to have that business in the proximity |
of Los Angeles where the annual con-
vention opens on the fifth of the pres
ent month.
The Topeka Local Union and Ep-
worth League and the Baptist Young
Peoples Union will meet at the First
Congregational church Friday evening
to agree upon plans for landing the
meeting of thes Christian Endeavor
convention next year.
Those who's have envied the dog in
the past because when he dies it is
the end of him. will find grounds for
sympathy now as the walks commit
tee has recommended that he be kept
off of the streets whether his license
has been paid or not
c. j. Landreth, Of Marvin, Phillips
county, father of Cy Landreth, who has
made good with the White Sox in left
field, is in the city to witness the OPP
ening ball game of the season. which
indicates that young Landreth comes
by his love for the game honestly.
F. G. Lagerstrom, who resigned as
secretary to J. w. Going, of the Shaw
nee Fire Insurance company, has form
ed a real estate partnership with A.
T. Lucas with an office on the north
side of West Fifth street, and will make
fire insurance one of the features of
the firms business.
brewery agents inquisition which is be-
ing conducted by F. S. Jackson, the at
torney general, and J. J. Schenck, the
attorney, there seems to have
been a lot of John Does" or other
mysterious personages, connect
ed with the liquor business in this city.
A happy home is on the verge of des- +
truction. The wife. and she has been ,
married not year, went to wake up /
her husband the other morning. AS he
rolled over there was a smile on his
ACE What are you smiling at?" she
asked, and the reply came from the half
awake man, "she certainly is a cute lit Z
lie thing"
A butterfly plague seems to have
iettled over the city. Dark brown but
critics literally cover most of the lawns ,
Turing the daytime. A wiseacre declares
hat an unusual abundance OF butter '
lies at this season of the year portends
series of severe storms and disasters
or the immediate vicinity they con-
A cavalry organization of % young
men is being perfected for the purpose
# spending their spare time on horse
Jack this summer in the woods and on r
he roads in the vicinity of Topeka a
The preliminary work is being done by h
Ialcome Deever and Everett Bartleson. q
There are to be no dues or expenses {
attached and all that Will be necessary +
o become a member of the organiza- a
ion is to meet the moral requirements :
nd own q horse or pony. h