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

of the State Spiritual association of
Kansas which will meet in Security
hall Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The receipts of the Topeka post
office for the sale of stamps. money
orders and stamped paper for the
month of May were $17.971 or S1,351
more than the same month last year
1t may be a trivial matter for a police
man on duty to tie a can to a dogs tail
as Chief Eaton suggests. from the
standpoint of a policeman, but how
would it be from the standpoint of the
| dog.
The ladies of the knights and Ladies
of Security will give a picnic a. Vine
wood park Friday to the members of
the order, the filling part of the pro.
gramme to commence promptly at Z
o'clock.
One of the acts which Calvert. the
high wire acrobat at Vinewood, accom-
plishes is balancing himself on a chair
| on the high wire and then sitting with
his knees crossed reading the news out
of the State Journal
A young man in town HES to a bakers
7 around luncheon time, buys a couple Of
| slices of cake and then hikes to a drug
store where he orders an ice cream soda
~, Inns combination of sweets makes up
| his daily luncheon.
A party of Topeka Masons left on
the 1:25 train today for Lawrence to
! attend the funeral of L. H Perkins
VINO was killed Saturday by a fall
| from the roof of a new home which is
| In course of construction.
The report of the city treasurer for
May SHOWS balance in the general
| revenue fund of $210, 2S2.17 The general
Improvement fund has a balance of
S28974.41; the general water fund. $38.-
377.N and the park fund S252377
1t is estimated that the contract for
feeding the prisoners in the city Jail
next year will be worth $1,000 and as
the present landlord admits that he
afhxed can to the tail of dog it is
suggested that he be investigated
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City Wednesday to Evelin d
Garnett of Topeka, aged "a and Nellie
f. Reeds of Rosedale, aged 49, Two
guesses Will be permitted as to who is
| the groom in the venture ages not to
| be considered
The first home grown Strawberries
| 10 appear on the Topeka market were
the product of the farm of o. n. Nor
| RS who lives near Tecumseh and by
picking over his bed of three acres he
| secured but four boxes which were
marketed Wednesday.
Judging from the complaint made
| about the speed of the gas meters in
the past the presumption is that the
| newly appointed plum bling inspector.
John Sheahan, whose duty it is to look
| after them, VIII be buster than a bald
| headed man in fly time
! The chief of police has handed in his
estimate Tor the year and it calls for
the expenditure of SIS, O55 So The est
mate OF the street commissioner calls
| for 5SS.49, which figures include the
repairs to the Central avenue bride
and the painting of the other bridges
On account of the extremely dry
weather which has prevailed for some
/ time it has been found necessary for
| the street commissioner to put his mon
| at work flushing sewers. This work is
| being done in various portions of tho
| city.
The Sheldon Congress of Mothers
/ (colored) will hold their last meeting of
| the season Friday afternoon, June T.
at their kindergarten, Tennesseetown
| 1t is requested that every member he
| present as all business concerning
jamestown exposition must be settled
| at this meeting.
1t was an enthusiastic crowd of over
! two hundred people who were lined nm
| in front of the State Journal bulletin
| window last night watching for the final
returns from the Oklahoma City game
| As the Topeka team was in the lead
when the game was over the local fans
felt well repaid for their time
De Forest Joslin, the 5-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Joslin OF
| 1905 Western avenue, fell into an nm
covered cistern Tuesday afternoon con
tanning five feet of water and was only
rescued after he sank for the sec
ond time, when he grasped a mon han
Gle which was extended by a neigbbor
who had discovered his predicament