The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-26

was 0oaI0u1nS oAOUS 42aC4 CnL A0e4
voted on the resolution.
The officers aud men certainly did do
their best to make the exeursionists have
q good time. Everything was thrown
wide open for inspection. and guides
showed all those around that wanted to
see the sights.
The picnic was a financial success
The R0ssville Presbyterian church as
sumed all the responsibility of the ex-
cursion and as q result the church will
have something over SIS to add to the
building fund.
The day was pleasant, the ride delight
full, the Fort people extremely courteous
and the crowd we'll behaved and harmo-
NOUS and merry
The excursionists alighted from the
train at Topeka yesterday evening at
twenty minutes past eight
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
A new lot of watermelons has arrived.
(. The roof is now ON the Santa Fe hos
pital
The teachers institute is to close to-
morrow.
Col J. W. F. Hughes is in Strong City
on private business.
Councilman Fulton has nearly recov-
cred from his sunstroke.
Murmurings for rain are beginning to
arise from the multitude.
The tower on the new court house is
now more than half up.
Dr. Hogeboom OF the Santa Fe has re-
turned from Chicago again.
]. W. Stout who was Frustrated by the
heat last week has fully recovered
Arthur Massey has now several hun
dred names on his petition for a boule-
ward.
The painters and varnishers have
reached the upstairs of the postofice
building.
The Topeka Y. NJ. c. A. has base
ball team composed of boys under ten
years old.
The college pipe may be the correct
thing just now, but it looks mighty IN
comfortable.
Thomas Peat lower Kansas avenue
jointist, wants the county commissioners
to let him out of Jail.
A Topeka man who went to Beatrice
last Sunday says that they were trans
ferred four times on the trip home.
Prof. Williams has secured party of
twenty teachers who will attend the Ma
tional Teachers association in body.
The Woman's Progressive Political
league is holding a temperance meeting
at 116 East Eighth avenue this afternoon.
There is a new girl in town and she is
peach with blonde hair. She has al
ready disrupted three warm friendships.
"The Real Estate Reporter" has been
started in Topeka. J. F. kirkpatrick is
the publisher. The frat issue is not yet
out
Colorado strawberries are still on the
market. They are better than last year,
and have overcome the prejudice against
them.
The handsome new residence of C. J.
Devlin of the Santa Fe at the corner of
Thirteenth aud Harrison is ready for &C.
cupancy.
The city sidewalk inspector has con-
demned three miles of sidewalk, which
will be reported to the council at its next
meeting.
The Royal Neighbors of America, la
dies auxiliary of the NJ. W. of A, will
have social at 420 Kansas avenue Fri
day evening.
A man who saw a crowd of ex-Popu-
lat state officials in close communion at
the Dutton house last evening called it
conference of political corpses."
c, s. Schlegel, who came from Rush
county, and served term of sixty days
in the county Jail, for fooling with the
prohibitory law has been released.
If you meet Mr.. Jennings on the
street today take off your hat to him. 1t
is cooler He evidently concluded it
was getting too hot for bicycling.
There is great Indignation among the
Santa Fe people that Mr. Frey is 10 be
presented to the queen. The queen
should be presented to Mr.. Frey.
The residence of A P. Wilder, corner
of Tenth and Polk streets, was ransack-
ed by burglars sometime between Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. The family
is away aud it is not known what was
taken. The police say the work was done
by amateurs
A pony and buggy belonging to A. B.
Lawless, an insurance agent, ran away
on West Fifth street yesterday afternoon
and dashed into the buggy occupied by
]. A Weiss and daughter, throwing them
out The pony tore the buggy it was
pulling into kindIing. No one was
hurt.