The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-06
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.
Gail aud see Us tonight

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Call aud see US tonight
Well, the agony will soon be over.
There are seventeen voting precinct IS
in Topeka
The Santa Fe shops were closed today
on account of election
J. NJ. Knight paid 5000 for team of
black horses yesterday.
One of the tallest men in town is ap-
prOpriately named SeymOre.
Major E n. Morrill, closed his cam
paign at Hiawatha last night
The Rock Island opened the station of
South Enid, Oklahoma, today.
Governor LeweIling and Mrs Mary E.
Lease both spoke at Wichita last night
Soon the only thing left to disturb the
evening quietude will be the Salvation
Army.
A crowd of colored boys made a tour
of the city last night, singing Populist
songs
Jerome Mowers, Of Silver Lake, has a
string Of horses at the Wamego races
this week.
There will be a photographic enter
tainment and social at the Kelley Insti-
tute tonight
The great majority will be around the
JOURNAL Office tonight; out it won't be a
silent maj GRITTY.
suffrage because the election Is always
held on ironing day.
Chairman Breidenthal spent the clos
ing hours of the campaign yesterday IN
addressing bank reports.
The STATE JOURNAL bulletins tonight
viii usual be the latest and most com
prehensIve received in Topeka
The Republican county central com
mittee viii receive the county election
returns tonight at Hamilton hall
Charley HOlcraft went to Lawrence
with So, 700 to bet on Morrill, yesterday,
to see if he could lind any takers.
The leader of the Iowa State band that
was at the Grand last evening is not ha.f
SO nice looking as our Mr. Va arshalL.
The street cars ought to stop running
on the main street here when there is
Jig crowd like they do in other cities.
Without any desire to break any hearts
it is announced that the Spooners will
most probably not visit Topeka this
winter.
J. f. Dumont is going to quit parroniz-
ing local clothing house, because the
clerk put an Ottawa Journal in the bundle
with his purchase.
Secretary J. L. Bristow of the Repub-
lican state central committee says Major
Morrill, will get more than one half the
votes cast in Kansas today.
Miss Emma Burgess and Miss Laura
Radford have returned from Hastings,
Neb., where they attended the Nebraska
Y. w. G. A state convention
A Topeka lady refused an invitation
to hear Miss AnthOny's suffrage speech
last night Il am afraid l will be con-
verted, and don't want to be-" was her
excuse
A pIanchette table. operated by two
young ladies, one a Democrat and the
other Rel ublican, said last night that
Morrill, would be elected today by 5000
plurality
A Topeka merchant who doesn't ad-
vertise fell asleep in his store the other
day because he had nothing else to do,
and was robbed Of $45.-South Haven
New Era.
The police have recovered Charles
Blood Smiths chairs that were stolen
from his porch two weeks ago They were
in the possession Of a coIored man named
Pat CHEEKY.
The Republican meeting held at Ham
ilton hall last night was addressed BY E.
NJ CockrelL A K Rodgers, 5. NJ. Gar
denhire and Charles Curtis. There was
a large attendance.
Allen Steel has a cowbel1 that he
bought Immediately after the war in
Carroll county. Tenn. If Morrill, is
elected he says he is going to make "a
Joyful sound" with it
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has issued a call for a statement of the
condition of all the state and private
banks in Kansas at the close of business
November 2 This will be the last call
made this year.
The first anti-election promises to be
broken were those made by Secretary
Semple, of the Populist state central
committee, and Judge Frank Doster,
who said they would wear their straw
hats until after election. They both wore
wool hats yesterday.
The supreme court has issued J per-
emptory writ of mandamus to compel
the township officers Of Lakin, South
Side and Hubbard townships, in Kearney
county, to certify list OF their bonded
Indebtedness to the county commission
ers SO that tax may be levied to pay the