The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-12
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.
The Santa Fe sale of unclaimed freight
is going on.
The Menoken brass band has twenty
three mem bers.
Col w. P. Tomlinson was at Leaven-
worth yesterday.
Police Judge Ensminger will address
the Populist League tonight.
A Meriden man shipped a car load of
apples to Minnesota yesterday.
There will be a Sunday school conven-
ton next Sunday at Silver Lake.
Jack Hungate is the auctioneer at the
Santa Fe unclaimed freight sale.
The new uniforms Of the Athletic as
sociation's foot bali team have arrived
The Rock Island train and yard men
received their September wages yester-
day.
Jackson's Military band will give an
entertainment soon to buy new instru-
ments.
Chicken thieves raided Bradford Mill
er's barn yard in Mission township Tues
day night.
William Taylor has returned from the
bicycle meets at Trenton, Mo-, and Cha
mute, Kan
The Topeka high school held a memo
rial services for Oliver Wendell Holmes
n ore rain fell in this part Of Kansas in
September than during the entire months
of July and August
Three young men employed in the
Santa Fe brass foundry have formed an
anti-marriage society.
Two more harvest excursions will go
through Topeka the Rock Island DC
tOber % and Novem Der z.
Mrs. Kitchen. who has operated oppo-
site the Rock Island depot, was arrested
last evening for selling liquor
The wife of an enterprising young
stenographer makes nearly as much as
he does. doing extra type writing at
home.
Nels Acers. of Kansas City, and James
F. Legate, of Leavenworth, were s.doing
business" among the politicians inTopeka
last evening.
II. NJ. Stone of Kansas City has been
appointed chief clerk of the railway
mail service for this division to succeed
@. NJ Campbell
The Santa Fe taxes in Illinois have
been reduced 5000 q mile. The total
amount Of the reduction viii be in the
ueighborhood of $56.OUO.
Frank Bonebrake. paymaster general
Of the Kansas National guard, did not GO
to Arkansas City with Governor Lewell-
ing and staff to attend the reunion.
Old Abe camp Sons of Veterans will
give Congressman Chas. Curtis, who is a
member of the camp, a reception at
Lincoln Post hall tomorrow evening.
A merchants police patrol in Topeka
will soon be chartered aud good many
merchants who haver't much faith in the
present force, are going TO subscribe to it.
A civil service examination is being
held IN the federal building. There are
tfty-four applicants for positions in the
railway mail service and Indian depart
ments.
Star lodge No. 881, A o. c. W.. of
North Topeka, one Of the largest lodges
of that order in the city, has filed its
charter with the secretary of state, and
is now regularly Incorporated
Harry Hibben, OF this city, knows
Champion jim Corbett very well. He
used TO belong to the same amateur base
ball club with him in Los Angeles, and
has seen q number of his earlier fights.
George ". Jones Of Hill City said in
his speech last night: Il used to think
there was nothing SO bad as a Democrat
I couldn't find eulOgIums enough to
heap upon him" This is as bal as
"BrOncho's ghost"
Postmaster A J. Arnold, who has been
engaged in the drug business in North
Topeka since Topeka was a village and
the north side was known as Eugene, i
making arrangements to 60 into the
wholesale drug business
Isaac McElroy, better known as ssMack.s .
| who runs the Santa Fe elevator at the