The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-29
sNAP sHoTs al HoME news.

The santa Fe has 31s station agents in
Kansas.
The city council will meet next Mon
day evening.
The new telephones will be in work
ing order next week.
L A. Stobbins is talking about organ
izing a socialist club.
Probate Judge Elliott celebrated his
Goth birthday few days ago.
Grapes are cheaper now than they
were at any time in the season.
E Bennett s Son shipped carload of
horses to Mississippi last night
The ice cream wagons have been run
into their holes by the coal wagons
A new chair car has been sent to the
Mcpherson branch of the Santa Fe.
Cabbages which are on the market
now are no larger than a mans fist.
If there Is one thing the police hate
worse to do than anything else, it is to
parade.
J. s. Collins denies the story, circu-
lated on the street. that he had sold the
Swim burne ranch.
The Second ward lantern brigade Will
meet this evening in the Traders block
on east Fourth street
The city council, board of education
and Ministerial union will meet Monday
In regular sessions
IL Is EQmOEeQ LQaE one OF the topeka
POpulists will challenge Fitzsimmons
after tomorrow's fight
There is leak in the water pipe at
621 West Tenth street which should re-
ceive Immediate attention
The old store building at Valencia,
which was one Of the landmarks of the
county, was burned this week.
James O'Connell has been arrested in
Usage county Tor stealing bicycle from
{. A Starbird of North Iopek@
Martin Myers, of Rossville, is prepar-
ing to put in an irrigation pump and tank
which will irrigate several acres.
Never mind if it did rain on the Popu-
lists. 1t was good for late pasturage;
and that suits the farmers alliance.
Warden Dick Chase is in Topeka. al
though the penitentiary has been under
quarantine for small pox for three weeks.
Topeka discovers and starts out on this
cold world more fraternal insurance So
cieties than any other town in the coun-
try.
The reform dress women owe a great
deal to the bicycle girls who did much
in the way of educating the public to the
reform.
The Republican fambeau club will
meet this evening to arrange for its trip
to Usage City Monday, and also for Nc
Kinley day.
Walter Vrooman has written a novel
under the pseud0nym Of "Martin Colt"
1t is called Mother, Will and L" It is a
socialistic novel
The state board of railroad commits
siOners have continued the hearing of
the Hutchinson Southern railway case
until October 10.
Ex-Governor st John says he has not
moved to New York, and, although he is
engaged IN business there. he will con-
tinue his residence in Kansas.
s. 81. Scott aud John Schenck address
ed fair sized audience at Lukens' opera
house in n Orth Topeka last night ID. /.
Furbeck was chairman Of the meeting.
The young men of the Oxford set held
a meeting this week and decided that
none of their members could attend au
Imperial club party and remain Oxford
ties.
The Democratic rally to be addressed
by Gen. Charles W. Blair, Geo. W. Click
and Senator Martin, will be held at
Hamilton hall Monday evening, October
9Th.
While the subject is up couldn't that
assistant postmaster general be induced
to change Tecumseh to Tecomseh?
That's the way we've got it carved on
our court house.
The annual Shawnee county Sunday
school convention will be held at the
First Congregational church October
and g. Prof. Samuel Tracy will have
charge Of the music.
Jake Stitt, who was converted at Mrs.
Woodworth's meetings two years ago, is
holding revival meetings in the south
eastern part of the state. He does not
affiliate with the Church Of God
Governor Lewel1ing is being urged to
enforce the freight rate schedule pre-
pared last spring by the state board Of
railroad commissioners. The attorney
general says it is the duty of county
attorneys to enforce the law.
Marshalls free band concert at the
Union Pacific park last night was at
tended by about one thousand people.
Considerable time was consumed in get
ting lights for the band while the crowd
waited.
James Moore, who was the manager Of
the ''Barnes of New York" company
when it was here last week, will take
charge of Crawford's Denver theater il
thirty days. He will retain his interest
in the Rigl show.
Miss Alice Ada Smith, who is supposed
to live in or near Topeka, is wanted IN
England. where she has fallen heir to an
estate. She came to this country from
Bristol, and the British consul at Kansas
City IS looking for her.
A Topeka man defines the position Of
the political parties as follows: "Repub-
licans want things as they are: POpuIists
want them changed; Democrats want
them as they were 100 years ago, and
Prohibitionists want them as they never
can be-"
A meeting Of the Associated Charities
will be held at Library hall Monday for
the election Of officers and the trsnsac-
ton Of other business Each church and
benevolent society in the city is entitled
to a representative in this meeting.
Oscar Swayze says: ga wall tent
b~andad state of Kansas adorns a Pm