The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
It might be we'll for the county COM
missiOners to make some explanation of
that court house bond deal to the tax
payers.
There were two trolley car parties last
evening.
c. c. Carr is sick with typhoid fever at
1894 Clay street.
The Chanute bicycle races occur Sep
TENDER % and "a.
4 brick platform is to be put in front
of the Rock Island Offices.
a new cable over $500 feet long is
being put in the elevator at the National.
The little islands in the Kansas river
are occupied with fishermen every night.
There is a case of scarlet fever at the
| home of Mr.. Robert Pope, Auburndale.
1t would tickle the Populists to death
to have Gaines retained on the police
force.
Has Chief Wilkerson issued a permit
to carry revolver to Ex-Policeman
Gaines?
Yellow hammers have drilled count
less holes in the Oakland NJ. E church
steeple.
There will be an Epworth League
subdistrict convention at Oakland to-
morrow.
Attorney General Dawes is now Gov
ernor MorrjlPs ''moraP' as we'll as legal
adviser
G. H. Samson's horses captured two
third prizes at the Kansas City horse
snow yesterday.
Prof. Samuels has returned to To-
peka and with his wife and daughter
will reside here.
| W. Il Bennington says he will leave
| for Ohio about October 25th, to cam
paign for Coxey.
q. o. Johnson will move his store
into the room formerly occupied by J. B
! Hayden this week.
The man who eats watermelon on the
| street ought to be compelled to take the
rinds home with him.
It wasn't too hot yesterday afternoon
| for tennis party at the Seventh and
! Fillmore street grounds.
Mrs. NJ A. Clock, mother of DR.. l. NJ
! Powell has gone to Blue Rapids to attend
| the funeral of a friend.
Richard De Barrows, confined at the
county Jail on the charge o. murderin g
j. D. Ross. is Portuguese.
Rev. L. P Broad has gone to Stafford
and Garden City to attend local associa-
tions of the Congregational church.
Rev. ]. Bauserman of the board of
missions of the Christian church has
gone to Osawatomie on church work.
| The Sunday school class OF J. K. Bair
of the First NJ. E. church, picnicked
at Garfield park yesterday afternoon.
Chief Wilkerson has been notified to
look out for man representing a Chi
cago firm with an ADVERT sing swindle.
Tom ShilIinglaw says that he has found
that it is almost impossible to raise
money to advertise Kansas or do anything
else.
A man who tried to sell ice cream has
turned his wagon into a huckster's outfit
and is having better success selling cab
bages.
A Topeka man says enough pumpkins
have grown on a volunteer vine in his
back yard this summer to make pies for
his family up to Christmas
a good sized frog pond at the corner
Of Western avenue and Fifth street
smells so that passers by hold their noses
to prevent catching malaria
The sub-district convention of the Ep.
worth League will be held at Silver
Lake September 1915. DE. Davis o.
this city has charge of the session.
hr. and Mrs. H. X Devendorf have re-
turned from GrinneII, Iowa, where they
have been visiting. Mr. Devendorf says
that he has not yet found location.
4 Topeka young man went to Vine
wood to watch the ECLIPSE of the moon
and became SO interested that he missed
the last car and had to stay all night
Senator and Mrs. PETER have returned
from Tihin, Ohio, and Senator PETER ii
one of the speakers on the programme
at the Emporia encampment today.
A Topeka man Gays he likes to think
ne could take vacation if he wanted to
but always puts it of because he hates t.
go back to work after having SO muet
fun.
Governor Morrill, seems to be pleased
with Attorney General Dawes opinion,
and says he will not call q special SEES
sion unless it is to do something beside;
Reproducing the state.
One of the metropolitan policemen
smoked cigar in a West Sixth stree
car last night, to the evident disgust o
several ladies. The conductor had to re
, quest him TO step outside.
/ Governor Morrill, has ordered the
penitentiary directors to make two re
ports monthly 10 the state auditor, and hG
I proposes to have two reports a month
from every state institution.
Secretary Coburn, Of the state board o