The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Watermelons are 81 each.
There are thirty prisoners in the county
jail
The river is having its first "June rise"
for several years
Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns and her husband
have returned to their home.
MarshalTs band will celebrate the
Fourth of July at Garfield park.
F. B. Roper is the new superintendent
of the Brush electric light plant.
The Modoc club will sing at Ottawa G.
A. r. day, when Bill Mckinley is there.
r. /. Lees 2-year- old colt, Glen Ar
thur, won a race at Denver Wednesday.
The fall meeting of the State Racing
Association will be held here September
1921.
Several cycling sports will attend the
Smelser road races at Kansas City Sat
urday.
The story that Dr. McCasey worked for
the denomination of Auditor Van Prather
is denied.
Oscar Woolverton has sold his fine black
horse, Oscar w. He was shipped to Buff
falo, n. Y.
There were between 400 and 500 dele
gates at the prohibition state convention
at Emporia.
Each of the attendants at the state in
sane asylum was assessed 81 for cam
paign purposes.
Every other man you meet now is
armed with pocket full of cards of his
favorite candidate.
George NJ. Chase, who was seriou sly
burned a few weeks ago. is now cons i'd
cred out of danger
There is club in town that charges
25 cents 'initiation fee" and it Is no
drinking club either.
A man, his wife and two little girls
we're on the street today all wearing
yellow suffrage badges.
Mr.. Holt, who is to lecture here to-
night. should have no difficulty in warm
ing up to his subject
A water color caricature of ex-senator
Ingalls,, by M. A. Waterman, now adorns
Eugene Wares law Office.
State Printer Snow still has his banner
up "Headq for delegates" Is he
going to leave it up for the DemocratsT
The Republican primaries will be
held tomorrow and the polls viii be
open between the hours of II a. m. and
p. N.
A racing matinee, the proceeds to go to
Christ hospital. is being arranged to be
given at the fair grounds on the Fourth
of July.
e. Alexander has been appointed
weighmaster of the city scales, to sue
coed o. A Morgan, who has been re-
moved.
J. w. Amis, nominated by the Popu-
lists for secretary of state, will some
what raise the standard of beauty of the
candidates.
The island in the Kansas river near
the avenue bridge is inhabited. Three
young rabbits were seen last evening
playing in the sand.
B. F. Flenniken and Frank L. Brown
are the two most talked about men for
the position of secretary of the Republi-
can state central committee.
Prof. Clarence Greeley of Washburn
college will remain in the city during
the summer and work in the interest Of
the International Law and Order league.
R.M Chenault, the Populist "fat boy"
who made such a row about the adop-
ton of the suffrage plank at the state
convention, now says, at was the thing
to do"
A watermelon before Kansas avenue
store, attracted crowd yesterday. When
they learned the price they doubted the
story that there are no miIlionaires in
Kansas.
Officer Ben Perkins, who was keeping
watch at the west end gun club, says that
Andy Jordan's dog carried off whole
basket of eggs from one of the tents on
Wednesday night
Many do not know the significance of
the letters R. A NJ made in the lawn at
the library. "Welcome, Royal Arch
Masons,'' is the meaning. The Masons
meet here in national session in July.
A cool refreshing drink from STAINS
fields soda fountain, with ice cream, If
you want it
The Missouri Pacific will run excur-
sion trains to Ottawa on June 81, on
speak at the Ottawa ChautauQua assem-
Hlv.