The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

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Nobody refers to the Wichita fair as
the estate fair" outside of Wichita
Several Topeka young men think they
are strictly up to date in white shoes.
In the absence of Mayor Fellows, To-
peka's mayor is Councilman J. 7. Full
ton.
Several Topeka G. A R men will at
tend camp fire at Wamego tomorrow
night
There are lots of crab apples in the
market and they are sold for 90 cents
bushel
George ". Click is building a big
new barn on his farm in Atchison
county.
A Topeka dealer received two car
loads of Oklahoma watermelons last
evening.
There will be "mum" social in To-
peka Friday night. and the chances are
that it will be extra dry,
A Topeka man who tried to be gam
bier and failed, told reporter last even
ing how to run newspaper.
A Topeka man walked up an alley
! back OF a restaurant last night and hasn't
been able to eat anything since.
1t has been several weeks since Dick
| Cooley of Topeka INDUCED in any hard
| hitting on the ST. Louis Browns.
| There is a rich farmer living within
ten miles of Topeka who keeps cham
| payne in his cellar the year round,
a young man who. five years ago, was
| the "bad boy" of Harrison school. is now
a bartender in Kansas City saloon.
Claim Agent C. NJ. Foulks of the Santa
! Fe has returned to Topeka after a three
! weeks business stay in Pueblo, Col.
|
| Msnitou, and our congressman has been
relieved from the care of the babies
A Topeka planning mill advertises for
three good bench men," They could
be obtained at the City park any time.
Partisan information has been re-
ceived, it is said, that women are now
wearing their dress sleeves skin tight.
Johnny Walker pawned guitar that
/ did not belong to him, and has been ar
rested. He will be tried in Justice Fur
! RVS court
Harry E. Gavitt, son of W. W. Gavitt,
has Just purchased in the east very fine
trotting horse for buggy use. This horse
has a record
Temple No. of the Rathbone Sisters
will have a social this evening at
the residence of W. o. Anderson, at 919
| Madison street
The contract for repapering and re-
pairing the interior of the Grand opera
house was let yesterday. Kansas City
man will do the work
Six year old Frank Carlson, son of G.
A Carlson at 522 Polk street, fell from a
pile of boxes yesterday and broke one of
his arms at the elbow.
Such is fame. There are a number of
people in Topeka who pass Senator PEI
fer on the streets nearly every day and
don't know who he is.
Chief of Police John Wilkerson has
returned from Linwood without Arms
Brown, who is wanted at Topeka for at.
tempting to kill his wife.
Austin Hayes, who has been arrested
as suspected Eccomplice of the Memo
ken burglar, is a deacon in the colored
Baptist church at SaliEa.
Another party of about sixty Russians
will soon leave North Topeka for the old
country. They will go to place about
$50 miles from st. Petersburg.
The girls who wore big sleeves have
now begun to wear collars to cover them
up They will likely soon begin wearing
q barn roof to cover the collar
A F. Poole, the celebrated chicken
thief, was bound over to the distric
court by Justice Furry and was com
mittsd in default of $1,000 bond.
The little town of Dover in Shawne,
county was visited by a small cyclon,
last week. Several trees were blown
down and the corn was damaged.
1t is very we'll to have things pass of
smoothly, but if Chief Wilmarth's fir
department should start off sometim
without hitch" there would be trouble
The Kansas City base ball players VIII
played here last Thursday, Friday AM
( Saturday, got $25 and their board for tn
three games and were able to get bacl
| home.
: The fence and grand stand at Athleti
t park will be left standing for the presen
. at least. This is an excellent opportuni
! ty for the 7. A. A. to secure a fine athlet
: ic field.
The national association of pharma cist
3 is to meet in Denver next month, and tn
+ Kansas druggists want to entertain III
j easterners in Topeka on their way t
Y Denver.
People sometimes complain of pessim
l ism in the newspapers, but reporters I'm,
/ on going their rounds that the majorit,
of people want to growI or grumbl
f about something.
There is a remarkable mau in Topeks
+ He occupied a seat at the edge of a
open car and actually slid along to max
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| him climb over him
There is CONSERVATION among tn
patrous of the Woman's Exchange. Tn
woman who made the best bread is tax
ing a vacation. She sent word that he
''wrists had given out"
4 For the first time this year there was
:, baseball game yesterday, which resulte
in the score of 16 to / The teams wer
r the 'Crackerja ofdeath valley" and tn
/. ssBIues-" The former won,
a W. H. Eastman. of North Topeka, ha
4 been awarded the contract for the erst
g ton of large business block at Rici
: mond, Mo. Henry s. Co will furnis
!, the hardware and do the tin work.
In rart Of ConiI Snoo.O-,- 11.l.