The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
J. D. Botkin is due to Pop about Au-
gust 10.
This kind of weather loosens the
buggy tires
The new telephone company is putting
in its switchboards.
County Clerk CharIes AIcCabe plays a
good game of baseball.
The Russian thistle is about to make
Secretary Coburn famous
The Iroquois club was out tally -ho
riding last night in street car.
Prof Fordyce Cleaves has resigned his
position at Wash burn college.
People who own wafer melon patches
are wishing for a gorilla scare
One Of the best bicycle riders in town
is boy not more than 5 years old
Congressman Broderick has been asked
to meet Ii. e. Solomon IN joint debate.
Judge David Martin, Of Atchison, de-
MES the statement that he is Populist.
Lee Jones called on Rev. C. N. Shell
don, Wednesday night, neighbor says.
A sport in town who won $50 shooting
craps last Sunday has been drunk ever
since.
All Vance will speak at a suffrage
meeting at Pauline school house this eve
ming.
J.. G. Wood talked at a Republican
meeting at SeabrOok school house last
night.
The planet Mars can now be seen just
above the eastern horizon about 1U:30
P. N.
There is a hoy in Parkdale only nine
years old who boasts that he has been
drunk.
The days are growing more contracted.
but the cold weather has nothing 10 do
with it.
Dog days proper end tomorrow, but it
is thought this VIII have no effect on the
weather.
there are several jointists in Topeka
who viii fail to see the grandeur Of the
grand jury.
If you want to gather crowd Of boys,
buy a watermelon and start down the
street with it.
A woman said, on having G. G. Glenn
ems poiAed out TO her, N.Y. | wish
had hair like his"
Dr. Ii. A. Dykes. secretary Of the state
board Of heath insists that he is a prac-
ticaI prob ibitIonist.
Josiah Ross has returned from Water
town, Ohio, where he Went to attend the
funeral of his father
An entire new front will be put in the
Pdrkhurst & Davis building. Some Of
the bricks are falling out
A Topeka woman. who it is said. is over
40 years of age wears bioomers, aud the
worst of it Is they are green.
The executive committee of the anti
liquor crusade viii hold 4 meeting this
evening at the council chamber.
Frank D0ster is in the city. lie only
smiled when he heard that Martin had
come out for the Democratic ticket
Bob Maxwelps new bicycle with wood
en- spokes, look as if he had stolen the
wheels from somebody's baby buggy.
The excavation being made north of
the statehOuse is not a search for Re
publican records. 1t Is for coal bin.
A Topeka man whose business is on
the second floor, has on his sign after his
advertisement the suggestion, Drop up"
A woman knows terrible lot about
kite LET loose of the string if you
want il to 60 up" said one to her son to-
day.
Lawrence initiates Topeka by having
what il calls the s'SmOky Pilgrim dis
trlcL" The inhabitants are called Smok-
les.
The county attorney has in his posses
sion informations that liquor is sold at
several places 1where you wouldn't think
it."
If you think your work is the hottest
in the world Just drop into the working
room of steam laundry sumo afternoon
and see how you like it
Miss Ethel Mckee went to Topeka this
morning to visit her friend, Miss Gala
han, who recently visited friends IN this
city.-Newton Republican.
The state house Populists say the Pro-
hibitiOnists are all going to vote their