The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-02
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

Locust blossoms are out.
Yesterday was Book beer day in Mis-
souri,
Mayor Fellows called at the city prison
last night.
The high school yard has been graded
and sodded.
There is less interest in tennis in To-
peka this year than for several years.
General Artz is moving from Van
Buren, street to a fat in the west part of
town.
Orlin Crawford has spike Hennessy"
and kid Mccoy" in his programme as
canvas men.
The nd lodge of Commercial Trav-
elers is to meet in Topeka May 10th and
18th.
Ralph Mcdowell and U. F. Klingaman
have issued pocket business directory
of Topeka.
The balloon didn't go up in Topeka
last night because the wind blew so hard
at Halstead
Strawberries from the neighborhood of
Topeka will begin to appear on the mar
ket next week.
The only trouble with the Congrega-
tionalists is that their sect name is too
long for newspaper headlines.
They are beginning to refer to Mr.
Morrill, as Governor of Tim Burktoo'-
otherwise known as Leavenworth.
1t is too bad that Judge Webb's ruling
that sits all right to hug" didn't come
before the straw-ride season was over.
The Crawfords had better patch up
the holes in their tent wall A lot of
fellows used them to good advantage last
night
Mr.. Jennings credit must not be good.
He has been ordering rain for week
and has not even received the bill of
lading.
The sprig of Myrtle, the organ of the
Knights of Pythias, issued this week,
contains picture of ]. G. Samuelson of
Topeka.
The May term of the kangaroo court
opens tonight at 10 O'Clock, Hon. Jack
McClurg, D. P, presiding. ID. p. stands
for disturbing the peace.)
Six members of the police force in
charge of Sergeant Frank Ellison attend
ed the funeral of ex-Officer ]. C.Cunning-
ham in body yesterday.
The twenty-fifth annual session of the
Kansas Eclectic Medical association will
be held in Hamilton hall next Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday.
A horse belonging to Harry Palmer
ran away last night and collided with a
Santa Fe box car. The horse was in
stantly killed, but the box car was not
damaged.
In line one of snap shot No 5, in last
nights JOURNAL reports" should have
been repairs" The bright young man
who wrote that snap shot especially re-
quests that this statement be made.
George W. Plat. formerly with Tan
10 ~
desires it understood that he did not sac
cept" the position. The position accept
ed him and he was mighty glad of it
State Architect ]. c. Holland has filed
his bond with the secretary of state. The
bond is for $25, 900. and his securities are
John R Mulvane, Jonathan Thomas.
w. A. l. Thompson and DR.. l. 7.
Grubbs
Archie Lord, the well known Topeka
sporting man, has recovered from an
attack of pneumonia that has kept him
in bed nearly three months. He also
had an abscess on his left ear that left
him deaf on that side.
1t is told of Conductor Dad Griffith of
the Santa Fe that he passed the contri-
button box at church the other day. and
coming to an old man that didn't put
anything in he reached for the bell cord
and told him he would have to paw or
get off.
At meeting of colored people at the
court house last night the following COM
mittee was appointed to request Con-
gresham Charles Curtis to investigate
the cause of the imprisonment of John
L. Waller: w. T. Mcknight, Rev. P.
Price and ]. White.
The Parkhurst land yacht had difficult
sailing across Kansas avenue last night.
1t was hard work to steer clear of the
web of wires and keep them from get
ting tangled Ia the rigging. After mid
night the trolley wires were out and the
house pulled through. Then the wires
were spliced and the cars ran this morn
ing as usual