The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Rev. John A. Bright will be 80 years |
old next Thursday.
Boating has commenced on Soldier
Creek at Garfield park.
Cliff. Baker has returned from his two
weeks hunt in Colorado.
Dean Milspaugh preached in the Epis-
copal cathedral at Omaha yesterday.
The engine room of the water works
plant is filed with palms and flowers.
R. B. WEIGH is at Las Vegas, N. NJ,
where he is interested in cattle case.
People who enjoy medicine shows are
having their fill There are two in town.
There are now but seven patients at
the Kelley institute. The average is
ten.
There are now two medicine shows
and three Populist Investigations in
town.
Governor Morrill, and his executive
clerk O. c. Hill were at Hiawatha yes
terday.
The banks of the shunganunga are
blue with Sweet Williams and wild
VIC lets.
Mayor Fellows has appointed J. J.
Haisch city scavenger to succeed r T.
Stewart.
Receiver Wilson of the Santa Fe is
back from two weeks stay at Excelsior
Springs.
Mr.. Vincent Graham sang at the
church of the Assumption yesterday
morning.
Mr. T B. Sweet made an address be-
fore the Sunday school at Unity church
yesterday.
Abe and Dave ]. August attended
reunion of their family at st. Joseph
yesterday.
The working force on the coal mines
west of town is materially reduced since
spring set in.
The closing concert of the season will
be given by the Amphion club aboT@ she
middle of May.
town this morning there was a man
beating carpet
Some Topeka sportsmen use the sand
| bar at the mouth of Soldier Creek for
| shooting grounds.
| According to the city health officers
there are but thirteen cases of contagious
diseases in Topeka
j. H. Lathrop talked about "The Refer
endum" at the city park yesterday after
noon to a small crowd
N. A. Low has a beautiful tulip bed
in full bloom on his lawn at the corner
of Fillmore and Clay streets.
Herbert Fairchild, who ia in Louis,
vile. KY, studying theology, will be in
Topeka in two or three weeks.
A Living Book"social is to be giv>- by
Columbia council, Knights and Ladies of
Security, next Friday evening.
1t rained Easter Sunday and also yes
terday, which was the first Sunday after
There are still six more Sundays
At the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
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church had charge Of the services.
Harry A Lockard has purchased three
lots on jackson street. Nos. 81. SO and So.
from Judge John Guthrie for $4,000
The Easter session of the Theological
school of the Episcopal church will com
mence tomorrow at Bethany college.
There are more new buildings in pro.
cess of erection in the southwest part of
town this spring than at any time since
1891
Under the influence of Sundays
showers the grass on the lawns seemed
to grow about three inches in as many
hours.
The landscape gardener has made the
narrow lawn on the Harrison street side
OF the Topeka club house a thing OF
beauty.
Arthur Switzer, whe is to pitch this
season for the Topeka base ball club
gives his height as five feet, twenty
inches
Governor Morrill, is presidents of the
First National bank of Leavenworth
which has paid up capital stock OF
$1,000
DR.. and Mrs W. A. McCarter are par
ents of daughter. born Saturday even.
. ing The young lady has already beer
!: named Jessie Isabel
A parsonage for the United Presbvter
! ian church is to be erected near the cor
: ner OF Ninth and Tyler streets. Work il
to be commenced this week.
A. Z. Rodgers is building carpenter
shop in the rear of his residence- So
Monroe street. Mr.. Rodgers always wa
s a great hand at saving wood
Mrs. Helen E Moses of Topeka is t