The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-31

Pole over creek-Prize, Bailey jack
plane, $1.75.
Sparring, free for all-Prize, two white
embroidered shirts, So.
Sparring, juveniles-Prize, two fancy
white shirts. So.
Boxing contest in barrels-Hat, SO.
Wrestling, free for alI-Smoking
set. 50.
After anyone has won two prizes they
can not contest for another prize
There will be dancing afternoon and
evening and fireworks at night
There will be a number of merchants
floats in the procession. The larger por-
ton of those entering do not make pub
lie their design aud style,
Green & Co., grocers, will have wagon
display of fancy groceries. gay with ban
ners and designs Behind will ride on
horseback eight of the employees.
The Gavitt Medical company will have
a large transfer wagon decorated appro-
priately and loaded with boxes of medi-
cine ready for shipment This wagon
will be drawn by four white horses. In
the rear will follow six boys, leading
Shetland ponies with blanket banners.
AT the gate each person purchasing a
ticket will receive a souvenir of a book
of seventy eight pages, containing the
ter.
All exit of carriages will OCCUR by way
of the Quincy street gate, entering at the
Kansas avenue gate.
Reduced rates have been secured on
all railroads, and towns within fifty miles
Of Topeka have been literally posted
with advertisements, so it is thought that
a large crowd will be present
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
Electric cars Nos. As and At, are fitted
with foot gongs.
Rev. Fl. l. McMurray of Louisville is
visiting w. J. Wheeler.
Many farmers who bring loads of wa
termelons to Topeka are unable to sell
them.
DR.. Goodwin of the Kansas dental
parlOrs is building a $4,000 residence at
SIG Monroe street.
S. W. Mcbride, Topeka violinist who
has been travelling in Iowa for six months,
is back in the city
Charles Howard. "once of Topeka, ,
but now deputy United States marshal at
El Reno, is in the city.
Lincoln post will hold an open meet
ing tonight to discuss the trip to the ma
tional encampment at Louisville.
Manager Bayless, of the Bell Tele-
phone com pany, will soon build an addi-
tIoD to his residence on Dillon street.
Patrolman Washburn thinks he has
the finest club on the force. It is of
Usage orange wood aad was presented to
him.
Nothing has been heard of John s.
Richardson, Democratic leader, since he
was appointed register of the Topeka
land office.
A Topekan is becoming alarmed at
the frequent recurrence of electrical
storms. He says they are sent to warn
the city of its wickedness.
The regular call has been issued for
the Episcopal convention OF Kansas to
meet in Topeka, Sept. 10 for the conse-
Grafton of Bishop MlIIspaugh.
The people living in the vicinity of
Tyler and Seventh are moving away.
There is a young lady pianist in the
neig hborhood who practices from in
the morning until 10 at night.
The police were out drilling last even
ing for the Labor Day parade. Officer
Homer Wash burn, who belonged to the
Kansas National guards Tor five years,
acts as drillmaster
Lemons are very scarce and hard to
get now" said Topeka fruit dealer to-
sell them now for % cents a dozen they
will be worth 40 cents in a short space OF
| time"
J. Q. a. Peyton says if the people who
doubt the weight of the 2774 pound cab
bage insist upon it, he will bring in some
of his big ones. He SAYS he can bring in
dozen that will weigh four hundred
| pounds.
The usual collection of huckster wag.
| ons and milk carts that "ring in" on the
! Labor Day procession as floats ought to
/ be excluded. They are not ornamental,
and are an imposition on the public who
come out to see the parade.
a. J. Lusk is still at the county Jail.
waiting to so to Wichita next week, tc
be tried by the appellate court He says
he was willing to come at any time, and
thinks the marshal arrested him SO as to
collect mileage. He is allowed perfect
liberty
Ten minutes before the returns came
in from the great pacing race at Fleet
wood Thursday, Albert Parker picked
Robert J. as the winner Mr.. Parker
saw the Joe Patchen-John R. Gentry race
at Chicago last week and says it was :
put up job.
Dan Mccoy, who was at one time the
advance man for the COrse Payton come
dy company, and later, an actor with the
/ Crawford Brothers company, will soon
get up a lady minstrel show at Law
renee The performance that he gave a
Leavenworth was great success.
A Topeka man proposes to abolish the
use of susp enders and belts next sum
mer and start the fashion of wearine
shirt waists with buttons to hold hi.
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