The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
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The cool weather crowd at VINE
wood last night was large.
For material for your chicken COOP,
line fence. barn or house. ). Ahoiioe
Lumber company.
Robert Stone delivered an ADDRESS a.
the graduating exercises held at Sutn-
serin school Thursday. :,
1.-The Topeka Printing company paiI
team and the Santa Fe team VIII cIoss
bats at Skene's park Sunday arternooii'
Commencement at WashDurn coness
will begin a week from today with =
banquet for the law Glass; rriuoS
ening.
In the language of the western
Kansas newspapers: A weIcoInt
shower visited this locality early last
evening.
The Rev. Frank d. Lee. dean oi
the Bible school at Wasno ,1 e,,rSav
preach at Seabrook church SUNDAY
morning.
Catalina trees are filled with puos
and will be in full bloom within DAY
or so. the late frosts having 1aheo "
affect them.
The Smith Automobile ball team
will play a st. Joseph team at Lake
Contrary a resort near that city sun
day afternoon.
The regular spring epidemic Q.
measles Is abroad and the NUMBER Oh
cases quarantined average ABOUT Two
or three a day.
Albert S. Cox. assistant casnles w
the Merchants National bank OF New
York city, Is in Topeka To-Day OH
scouting expedition.
The Topeka postoffice will close at
10 O'Clock on May 80 and Will not re-
open until the following day In ooserV-
ance of Memorial day.
Eugene L. Cowdrick, teacher OF MS
tory at the high school. will act as one
of the instructors at the Cloud county
normal commencing in June.
Captain Clad Hamilton, who has ex-
messed A desire to represent shawnee
county as senator. is In western NAM
sas this week on legal business.
A meeting of the Topeka Gun CLUB
will be held Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of perfecting an organ
ization and arranging for the sum-
mer shoots.
Eugene G. Smythe of Topeka, has
been rendered position In the DE.
partment of entomology, a branch OF
the department of agriculture in
Washington.
DIR. D. D. Hayes and son of Iowa are
spending few days in Topeka looking
over the city with a view of locating
here. Mr.. Hayes is practicing physl-
clan and his son is a dentist.
to brighten the undergraduates at
Washburn college. The finals COM
mence with next week and continue
practically the entire week.
One of the local Touring mills pur-
chased 100000 -four bags one day
and a week later the price fell way
down. but the purchase was made on
the higher price. Hard luck.
Marshalrs band will play at the City
park Monday evening; that is If the
bandstand has been equipped for cleo
trio lights by that time, and the city
electrician has promised that 1t VII be.
Judge A w. Dana of the district
court has accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address at the commencement
exercises which will be held at the
Belleview school house on the 2Sth OF
May.
Memorial services will be observed
in a majority of the churches of To-
peka tomorrow, special reservations
having been made for the accom-
mediation of the members of the
G. A. r.
News was received today from T. c.
Penny. manager of the P. G. c. Oil
and Gas company, that a 100000
owned by the company near Chanute,
yesterday.
The Topeka Methodists will ask the
general conference of that church
which is now in session at Baltimore
to locate one of the eight new bish-
ing in Topeka.
John F. Eby, principal of the Quin-
ton Heights school, chartered a spec
ial car and his pupils spent the day
at Vinewood picnicking as has been
the custom for the past eight years on
the closing day of that school.
Pineapples seem to be something
of drug on the Topeka market at
the present time as they can be
bought from six to fifteen cents, the
price being governed somewhat by
the appearance OF the customer.
The council committee on ways and
means has not given their endorsement
ty treasurer, to prepare an account OF
back taxes due the city. Medlicott
wants $1.700 and the city offers $1,000
Less than five hundred spectators
witnessed the ball game between the
Washburn college and Kansas uni
nings Friday afternoon, about twenty
five of the number being from Law
rence.
E. Montgomery secretary of the
Topeka Grocers' association, will go
to Ottawa today to make arrange
ments for a speaker for the grocers
and butchers picnic which will be
held at Vinewood park some time in
July.
Justice again triumphs: After hav-
ing ridden to the city prison for
twenty years in an open carriage the
prisoners are to be furnished with a
regulation black maria which will
shield them from the view of the
curious
Bradstreet's bank clearings report
issued for the week ending May 21,
showing the conditions in thirty-f1ve
cities, indicates that Topeka Is one of
eight in the list which shows an in
crease over the corresponding week
last year.
Chief Eaton says that the city police
force Is entitled to credit for placing
% Topeka undesirable citizens in the
state penitentiary at Leavenworth since
he has been at the head of the depart
ment and gives the names of the pris-
oners to prove his assertion.
T. R. Reed, president of Foster GENE
terry, announces that Memorial day SER