The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-05

1t was payday for the county. officers
and their clerks yesterday, and all OF
them wore the usual monthly smiles.
Although the Shawnee county in
stitute has been running but few
days there is an enrolment already of
179 members.
A good many of the patrons of a
cushions with them to add some COM
fortableness to the seats.
The barefooted boy and baseball
games are to be seen on nearly every
corner lot in Topeka since the city
schools closed last Friday.
According to the official proclama-
ton issued by Governor Hoch yester-
day. June 14th will be observed
throughout the state as Flag day
The commencement exercises of
Bethany college took place this morn
ing and this afternoon the young Ia
dies of the college are leaving for their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Robson of Ell
Dorado are spending few days in the
city while Mr.. Robson attends the
meetings of the trustees of Washburn
college.
1t is in order at least once each
week to call attention to the fact that
the grass on the county court house
grounds has not been cut a single time
this year.
Dr. >. > ESIeN mas dCcepleQ an III
xitation to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon at the Kansas Agricultural
college at Manhattan on the 10th of
the present month.
J. c. Wilson will leave the latter
TART of the week for the southern part
of the state. where he has accepted
employment on the road for the Hum
boldt cement works.
The large delegations of Turner's
who have been in Topeka for the
Turnverein have all left Topeka and
the city is once more resting after an
other influx of visitors.
The commencement exercises of
Washburn college were held this
morning and a new crop of college
breds has been turned out into the
cold world with degrees.
DR.. D. NJ Fisk. professor of sociology
at Washburn college, will deliver an adj
dress at the meeting of the Christian
Endeavorers of the Fourteenth district
at Newton Thursday evening.
No reports have been heard as yet
this season of the ravages of chigres.
Perhaps they were all frozen to death
during the cold spring. Would not this
be great, good news if it was true?
Large crowds are attending the daily
performances of Calvert, the tight wire
acrobat at Vinewood this week. This
is by far the most popular act which
has been seen at the park this season.
Another of the ''2S'' cans hanging over
the heads of the police force fell yester-
day and as a result Patrolman White is
starless and c. NJ Curry will shine, for
a while at least, in the Topeka constella-
ton.
Commission men claim that there
will be a famine of home grown
cherries this year such as has never
been known on account of the late
and frequent freezes which ruined the
crUI.
Governor Hoch and the state Off
GERS and their wives will leave over the !
Santa Fe Saturday night for James,
town, where they will spend several
days as the official delegation from
Kansas.
From the count of the ballots which |
is almost completed the indications /
point strongly to w. H. Kemper of |
Topeka as the next grand master for |
the grand lodge of odd Fellows of |
Kansas.
That groom who delayed his own |
nuptials an hour or so last night be- |
cause he forgot to get marriage license |
ought to have a medal of some kind"
suggested an absent minded man this |
morning.
Few women are kicking these days
about the expense incurred by their
husbands in smoking, provided their