The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

suit, as they have subsequent liens on
the property.
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
The highest point indicated by the
mercury yesterday was IS degrees.
The Journeymen Plumbers union held
its semi-annual election Of officers last
night
Now that the strike is over, public at
tention may be called to the Kansas river
dam.
A. c. Hale has been re- elected poor
commissioner of Shawnee county for
two years
Mrs. Lease likes to talk about "Grover
Cleveland's usurpation of the rights of
the states"
The Republicans OF Phillips county
have nominated H P. Andrews for me M
Der of the legislature.
Barney Lantry, the Democratic candi-
date for state treasurer has 1900 acres
Of corn near Strong City.
Ex-Governor Click who is considered a
straight out Democrat predicts the sue
cess Of the POpulist ticket
Thomas J. O'Neil. the Democratic can
didate for congress in this district, keeps
a hardware store at Usage City.
A @. Stacey will leave Monday for
Parsons to take charge of his Populist
paper, the Parsons independent
The men who bosses the laborers on
the new court house gets 1915 per day
protecting the interests of the county.
It's funny how some people think a
woman's bicycle costume immodest who
think the bathing suit at the seaside all
right
This is the time of year when absent
minded people 60 to bed leaving the
lawn hose playing over the front side
walk.
The county stone quarry made yield
OF fifty cords of stone last week, Of which
twenty eight were elivered at the new
court house site
James A Troutman, E. d. McKeever
and Robert Stone have formed a law
partnership which will be known as
Troutman, McKeever s. Stone.
Tully Scott, the Oberlin stalwart, says
that the reason he was not renominated
for any Office by the Democratic conven-
ton was because his enemies were not
there.
There is a woman on Monroe street
who greases piece OF newspaper and
puts it in her cake pan when she bakes
a cake. She isn't a woman suffragist,
either.
Company of Germans are making
aluminium of the. clay at Turner. They
are using the big buildings intended for
q smelter for their manufacturing estab-
lishment
Said a Topeka man today: killing
wild animals for sport is nothing more
or less than the exhibition Of a blood
thirsty instinct, and the man vino does it,
isn't civilized"
The most magnificent sight in Shawnee
county is the view from Calhoun bluff on
a bright moonlight night Calhoun bluff
is the Granville road on the north
side of the river.
Sometimes when a reporter goes to
see distinguished public man for an
interview, the q. p N. sits down and re-
cites a section of his speech, but the pub
lie doesn't want that
Sam Radges once said he would put a
new walk down around the Office Block
as soon as the city would put one down
around the city building. The city walk
has been put down at last.
There will be a Grange picnic at Cob
erly's grove on the Wakarusa next
Wednesday. ]. H. Brigham master o
the national Grange and A. p. Reardon
of the state Grange will both be present
According to the Pioneer Grip pub
lished at Alliance, Nebraska, Secretary
of State Osborn and his friends who re-
Gently went on a hunting excursion to the
in a cracker box.
The worst case of newspaper CORES
pondent's misrepresentation recently
emanating from Topeka is the statement
that Mrs. Diggs said you're a liar'' to
Mrs. Lease. What she did say is: '.That is
false; please take 1t back" with the &C
cent On the "back."
A man who has followed ne Decker,
Mullins and Berry case closely for five
years offers this parody on an ex- popular
song:
After the case is over.
After it's been appealed,
After the Testimony.
After the lawyers yield;