The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-09
DENVERWATER ORDINANCE
Water Company Opposes 1t and 1t May
Not Go Through.


DENVER, Col, Aug. 9.-The board of
aldermen last night referred the Burpee
water ordinance passed by the super
visors Tuesday to the water committee,
which will, it is believed, report against
adopting the ordinance. The water
company opposes the ordinance.
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
Topeka was incorporated February "A,
1851
The roof ia being put on the Stormont
hospital.
Senator PETER speaks at the Parsons
reunion today.
There are 40 state banks in Kansas
and 1913 national banks.
DR.. A. NJ. Callahan is shingling his
house on East Eighth street
Counterfeit dollars and half dollars
are said to be in circulation here.
Assistant Secretary of State Slower has
inspected the silk station at Peabody.
The Topeka delegation of wheelmen
will bring no laurels home from Salina.
Policeman Pinkston has resigned as
member of the congressional committee.
The Auburn base ball team is to play
the 7. A A. team at Athletic park, Sat
urday.
Otis Hungate, who has been quite sick
with pneumonia, is able to be at his Of
fee.
When a girl appears on the streets of
Atchison in boomers, all the men in
town swarm to see her.
The bids for the plumbing of the
Santa Fe hospital have been opened, but
the contract has not yet been awarded.
l. II, Palmer. who was injured in the
wreck on the Atlantic 81 Pacific, is an
employee of the Santa Fe at this place.
The state school fund will be appor-
toned among the counties next week. 1t
amounts to $4,000, which is less than
usual.
Clerk c. ]. Brown of the state supreme
court, has gone to Blue Rapids, to at
tend the funeral of the wife of his broth
or, Mrs, E. J. Brown.
A Silver Lake farmer called on Mr.
Marshall of the city electric light works
recently and asked to buy an old dynamo
with which to shock his corn.
Miss Nellie Woods, of Wichita, who
gives an entertainment at the First NJ. E.
church tonight, was the second lady who
ever appeared at the interstate orAtorical
contest
A young man with two revolvers, three
knives and a determined look was seen
on Kansas avenue today. He is believed
to be from Fourth street looking for q
man in white trousers
G. c. Clemens says that the great
swarm of chinch bugs which have in
tested Topeka recently, were sent by Cy
Leland to prove that Chancellor Shows
method of determination is worthless.
MarshalPs band is to have new caps to
go east with. They will be blue, trimmed
in gold braid, with the letters an. N. b.
| in front. The visor will be curved like
a base ball cap, not fat Sousa's band
wears the same kind.
| A Wichita man who was in Topeka
today, said that it will be the dearest OBJ
! iect of his life to have the state capital
removed to Hutchinson. Wichita peo-
pie are still in bad humor. No drinks.
Eugene Ware is credited with saying
in his emphatic way that 1--WE are unfor-
tunate in having a governor with an
| angleworm vertebra and very bad ad-
visers." only Eugene did not use the
word very"
Two handsomely dressed young ladies
( appeared at Stoker's undertaking shop
yesterday afternoon and asked to look
| At the corpse of the man found in the
woods They were told the terrible con.
dition of the body, but insisted until they
were absolutely refused the delight.