The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The river is little on the rise again.
The -undertakers report business on
the increase.
Lawrence sports are arranging for q
big prize fight
r. |. Lee has taken one of his race
horses to Salt Lake City.
There are over 200 members of the
Topeka Railroad 7. NJ. c. A
FL. III. Hagan, brother Of Eugene
dagan, now lives in Oklahoma.
There are 17S in attendance at the
! Shawnee county teachers institute.
Lawn socials were given by five diff
ferent churches "Wednesday evening.
The new-fashioned fy-catcher looks
like small edition of lightning rod
Battery "B" will fire salute of forty
four guns at noon on the Fourth Of July.
1t is mean man that Will have spikes
on his stairway railing these tired days.
Prof. E. H. Sayre of Lawrence, is pre-
pairing book on '1nsect Life in Drugs"
The Indian DOCTORS show is depicting
the ranks of the Salvation army fol-
lowers.
Chairman Breidenthal has declined an
invitation to speak at QuenemO on the
Fourth.
The dog catcher could do a fair bust
ness in the vicinity of Fifth and Monroe
streets.
Rev. John A Bright learned the print
er's trade in Pennsylvania, before enter
ing the ministry.
Jailer Burge laid in a supply of insect
powder as soon as the Sanders men
reached the Jail
A banquet was given last evening at
Hamilton hall by Mount MOriah lodge,
No. 3, A. f. and A. III.
A letter received yesterday by prom
inent POpulist from Charles Lease says
that his mother is worse.
A man who sleeps in the day time is SO
easily disturbed that he asks police pro-
lection around his house
One bicycle firm in this city has sold
twelve new 1894 Victor bicycles and
eight new 1894 CoIumb bias
One of the lady bicycle ri ders of the
city wears heliotrope slippers and hose
and big red sash while riding.
]. W. Amis, the Populist candidate for
secretary of state, was formerly Demo-
crat He was born in Kentucky.
A Topeka pastor walked up 'Smoky
Row few nights ago and he was met
by thirteen street walkers In one block.
Weather Observer T. B. Jennings has
prepared a rain map. which is a great
improvement over the government rain
maps
The reports Of Mr.. Stephen Little who
Is investigating the condition of the Santa
Fe, are sent to New York by wire every
night.
Two tramps we're sitting side by side
at the city park today. One of them was
reading a i've cent novel and the other
an old piece of bible.
1t is said Topeka is to have two new
drug stores. One is to be located at the
corner of Fifth and NJ adison and the
oth.r under Crawford's opera house.
Governor Lewelling has been adver-
tised 10 speak at Springfield, No, on the
Fourth, but if he goes outside of the
state on that day 1t Will be TO Denver.
The appropriation bill allowing 1000
to buy additional ground and 100000
for improving the Topeka postottice
building, has been favOrabIy reported to
the house.
Henry Derby, who is the inventor of
new receiver for the Ellison photograph,
is now working on machine to run the
instrument, which will be made entirely
of aluminium.
The vegetable man who makes his
regular rounds about five o'clock in the
morning is given a good deal of scolding
that he knows nothing Of HIS yeIIs can
be heard for blocks.
A well meaning man picked up a pair
of shoes that had fallen from a display
board in front of a Kansas avenue store
today intending to replace them, and
came near being arrested for theft.
One of the stockholders of the Enter
prise bank which failed few days ago,
has telegraphed the bank commissioner |
days to pay the outstanding claims |
against the bank.
collector walked boldly up to a
house in the west part of the city today, |
and when he got to the porch turned |
about and hastily fed A red gasoline |
card was hanging there and he thought /
it was a warning of some contagious