The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

And now he doesn't seem to want to wear 'em.
Col ]. W. F. Hughes went to Fit Scott
last evening.
California would probably like to swap
something for this weather.
The Woman's Republican association
VIII give basket picnic at Garfield park
tomorrow.
It is strange how the opinions of peo-
pie will differ about so simple a matter
as the weather.
Bert Powers, fourteen year old Park
dale boy, is missing from home. 1t ia
supposed he ran away.
Dink Bolts has formidable rivals in the
persons of Lip Kaiser of Fit Scott and
Turk Buck of Atchison.
1t has been several days since the Cap
ltal gave any news about the wind cave
under Burnett's mound.
The resignation of H. VonLangen as
register of the United States land Office
has not yet been accepted
One Topeka lawyer collected $500
fee today. And yet people wonder how
lawyers manage to exist
In Atchison the joints look like parlors
and men take their wives and children
in and drink beer at tables.
The little son of a prominent Topeka
Populist really believes that Rothschild
is the name of big spider.
S. ]. Davis of North Topeka has been
appointed one of the inspectors for the
Kansas department G. A R.
Governor Morrill, is to speak at the
Baxter Springs reunion to be held dur
ing the latter part of this month.
A dynamo is being placed in the base
ment OF the state house to hoist the n Ia
terial to be used in completing the rooms.
Some of the smaller Topeka papers
have been instructed to use their inf u
ence to counterfeit "the free silver here
sy"
Governor Morrill, has given $40 to the
relief fund for Mrs. Waller. All contrI-
buttons are to be left with P. l. Bone
brake.
Even in the vicinity of Topeka corn is
beginning to burn some near the ground
1t begins to look as if corn was not yet
'made."
An Atchison man who believes in
drinking beer and whisky, in which there
is no sense, is also bitterly opposed to
boomers.
Chief Wilmarth of the fire department
has returned from his vacation refreshed
and able better than ever to fight the
a-g-y fms.
The usual number of Topeka young
men stand ready to be feeced by the
book-makers and pool sellers at the races
next month.
The opposition is reminded that if it
expects to get out candidate to beat
Dave Burdge for sheriff it's about time
they were doing it.
The Rock Island people have returned
from the funeral of General Supertnten-
dent Charles Dunlap at Chicago. The
funeral was large one.
Mayor Fellows sat down in his private
office yesterday afternoon to write a let
ter, and he was interrupted by nine call
ers before he finished it.
Judging from results in Topeka yester-
day, some of the pensioners on the To-
peka payroll need chaperons until they
get home from the bank.
Several Of the men working under
Contractor Sheafor repairing the asphalt
were imported from Kansas City and are
expert workmen at their trade.
"Irish Jack" McClurg, who is under
arrest, pronounces his last name with the
rich, mellow sound of a boy pulling his
foot out of puddle of deep mud.
The resemblance between Atchison
and spoiled baby is plain. Like an in =
FAINT with its nursing bottle Atchison has
her joints back and has quit bowling.
Commander Harris of the Kansas G.
A. r has issued general order No. 8.
calling attention to the national encamp-
ment to be held at Louisville, Sept. 90.
All this week young men in duck
trousers, in going to or from the Santa
Fe depot, have gone either by way of
Fifth street or else taken the trolley
cars.
1t is said that the request, "give me
some of that cherry phosphate" at one
Topeka drug store, will secure to the
initiated half glass full of whiskey
stirred up with the sizzler
1t is standing joke for city hall en-
ployes who had their salaries reduced
this summer, as they stand in the newly
papered and painted council chamber to
exclaim, 81 paid for this"
There is to be meeting of the city
council Friday evening, to let the con-
tract for building the city sidewalks. 1t
is said the bids will be higher this year
than last because brick is not 80 cheap.
Policeman Mcdowell, who was the in
spector when the new floor was put
down on the bridge, says he said at the
time that the flooring was too light. He
says that the contract was very defect
i've.
"Long John" Miller, the colored giant
who was fined over a week ago for
shooting craps, was locked up yesterday
for falling to make payments on his
fine. He resisted being locked up and
was put in the basement of the city
prison.
Why is it that funeral professions 90
up or down Kansas avenue. no matter
how crowded, when there is plenty of
room on Quincy or Jackson streets? Is
it because the undertaken wants to make
an advertisement of it? Relatives of the
dead should not permit this vulgarity.
Don't these girls who want their names
spelled 'tMae" and 'Nelle" know that in
fashionable circles girls are given their
full names, written as old-fashioned as