The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-28

In spite of the weather forecaster
the Irult crop still lives.
Cyrus Leland left for Kansas City.
Kan, this morning. He expects to
open his campaign for governor there
today.
Rev. Edwin Locke. D. D., presiding
elder OF the Methodist church has
gone to Baltimore to attend a big
church meeting.
to materialize. The wind did not die
down sufficiently and the fruit crop
is again saved.
A class of forty members is in To-
peka today attending the ceremonies
connected with comforting of the Scot
fish Rite degree of Masonry.
A majority. Of the Topeka flower
beds resembled miniature graveyards
last night with the occupants stand
ing about like sheeted ghosts.
Territory embracing $50 lots, the pro-
perty of Washburn college and join
ing that Institution on the northwest,
has been surveyed and will shortly be
placed on the market.
The Topeka recruiting station secur-
ed hve eligibles for Uncle Sans service
last week, being the record for enlist
ments from this city since the estab-
lishment of the station.
Smudge fires were resorted to in
several of the outlying districts of To-
peka last night in the hopes of saving
small orchards from the devastating
effects of a predicted frost.
Topeka family which boasts of
nearly a dozen household pets has
added two crows of the unfeathered
variety to the assortment which is
yet considered incomplete.
DR.. Charles M. Sheldon, pastor of
the Central Congregational church is
lecturing in the east to raise funds
for the kindergarten work among the
negroes in Tennessee town.
F. G. Willard has issued a lit
tie booklet Fifteen Photographic
Don'ts' as an advertisement of his
photography correspondence school
which he. has recently established.
Clarence Keller who is night Slerk
at the Hotel Bisonte in Hutchinson
is in Topeka for a few days visiting
with friends. lie was formerly
deputy United States marshal here.
A Topeka man whose family has had
everything of the contagious nature
that has visited the city this winter.
spent Sunday in the country and now
has well develoned case of ivy poison
Tonight will be amateur night at
the Majestic theater. Several good
acts from local talent have been pro-
vided. Tomorrow night the Readick
Stock company will change the bill to
Comrades
Lincoln post and Lincoln circle will
give a free entertainment Wednes-
day evening to the families of the
members and their friends at Lincoln
post hall. lis East Sixth avenue
According to an unconfirmed rumor
which is going the rounds the Com
mercial club is soon going to take
some action on the state fair PROPOSE
ton for which a large amount of
money was recently raised.
f. J. Smiley. secretary of the Kan
srs Grain Growers association left
Monday for the, central and northern
portions of the state where he will
make a thorough investigation of the
condition of the wheat crop
An enemy of the cottonwood trees
is again attempting to have the city
take a whack at his hated enemy and
has asked the, city council to order
the destruction of four venerable
trees growing along the side walk in
the hoo block
Only two more days remain until
the opening of the Western associa-
ton. The Webb City team will open
the present will be called at $3.50 D.
M. while the Sunday games will be
called a half hour earlier.
Gray and Graham have a musical
act at the Novelty this week which is
well worth seeing. Their act is called
1.-The Musical Bell Boy and the Mill
tary Maid. Musical instruments of