The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Last summer when the lunar rays were warp
And the weather was too serious for anything
The people stood around in knots with manner
And told how they could revel in zero chunk
of cold
But where are these same people who thought
'tW0uld be so nice?
Where are they al this morning at the first ap-
Are they outdoors as they promised? Are they
No they re loafing round the kitchen stove and
trying to Keep warm
Ice was formed last night half an inch
thick.
William Taylor has ordered a bicycle
made for two.
The Populists will make a street pa
rade next Saturday.
The heaviest frost of the season coy
cred the ground this morning.
The red neckties went out Of fashion
even quicker than they came in.
Part Of the material to repair the Kan
sas river bridge is on the ground.
John Lonberg has presented Chief
Lindsey with very fine horn cane
General B. F. Tracy is one of the best
arg1mentative lawyers ever in Topeka
That Pawnee liveryman probably
didn't know that Deputy Sheriff Cannon
was loaded.
James J. Corbett will arrive in Topeka
tomorrow forenoon from Lawrence and
Will stop at the ThroOp.
The railroad holiday rates this year
will be one and one-third fare within
points 200 miles distant.
The Santa Fe stockholders will again
tomorrow try to elect board Of direc-
tors if the courts will permit
John Richmond, residing southeast OF
the city, who has been quite sick with
malarial fever, is much better.
Receiver J. c. Wilson of the Santa Fe
has gone on to Chicago from st. Louis,
where he has been several days.
The number Of prisoners atthe county
jail has increased to fifty-two 1t was
forty six a couple Of weeks ago.
some of the new brick sidewalks on
the east side of Kansas avenue. near
Eighth. are beginning to cave in.
General Superintendent @. Dunlap Of
the Rock Island, who spent yesterday IN
Topeka, returned to Chicago today.
An electric belt show will leave Tope-
ka soon, and will open the winter season
at Holton OF Horton in the opera house.
A noted musician will be in Topeka
tomorrow night and play in opposition
to Corbett. The bets are two to one on
Corbett.
A. l. Williams was suddenly taken
sick yesterday afternoon and was not
Santa Fe case.
Colonel C. K. Holiday only owns 200
shares of Santa Fe stock, after all The
roubIes of the Santa Fe don't hurt his
pocket book very much
The county teachers association has
postponed its meeting until Saturday,
November 10, on account of the two po-
Iitical rallies to be held next Saturday.
A Topeka young man who isn't old
enough TO vote won $3.50 shooting craps
Saturday night, and all the local gam
bling houses are said to have lost money
last week.
The fire department was called out
last evening to put out q small fire in the
third story of the Jewell building at
sixth street and Kansas ave. A lamp set
fire to a bed
There are forty five pensioners Of the
war Of 1912 in the L nited States. Only
one. Andrew Franklin. Of Burlington, is
paid from the Topeka Office. he IS 1Ol
years old.
Ex-Governor Click will make no more
speeches in the campaign. He says that
the preparation for the quarterly pay
ment of pensions, which commences
next week. occupies all his time
Colonel w p Tomlinson said this
morning. IF the ability to hold the
constant attention of a mixed crowd for
two hours is any test of oratOry, then st
John is the greatest orator in Kansas
While Charley Rice. a Santa Fe Office
emplove. was at the Athletic club rooms
stockings, and he was compelled to send
a friend up town after new ones before
he could 60 home.