The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-26
SNAP SHOTS at HOME NEWS

Early potatoes are said to be Fotting in
the ground
The whole street force is at work
grading sidewalks.
There ara now forty-six fire alarm
boxes Ia use in Topeka.
The Auburndale ball team wear maroon
suits and black stockings.
Miss Lottis Bowes has gone to Omaha
with the Alabama company.
Upehurch Lodge No Pa, A. o. q. W.,
has issued it's annual hand book.
Their Auburn locks no longer dangIe
at the I. a. A. base ball clubs belt
1t is now proposed to give Mrs. Rior-
dan the drunken nurse the Kelley cure.
Rev. R Wake will go to Hiawatha
Thursday TO hold a temperance meet
ing.
Miss Minnie Barton, the lady drumme r
for the Hamilton printing company is in
the city.
D. n. Heller, formerly of Kansas, is
proprietor Of Hotel Ramona, at Cascade,
Colorado.
Gormley's band gave a concert at Gar
field park yesterday afternoon. The
members play very well.
Three bids for furnishing lumber for
the Kansas avenue bridge have been re-
ceived by tbs city clerk.
The bottom part of the supports of the
viaduct have been filed with asphalt to
prevent their rusting OF
There was a large audience at the
union temperance meeting at the Kansas
avenue M E church last night.
A colored girl on western avenue has
a tame duck which follows her around
like dog wherever she goes
There is a woman huckster in Topeka
who has voice which her male compe-
titOrs envy but cannot initiate.
Mrs. Lease has been interviewed at
Dallas, Texas, and she gives it out that
Populism is not prospecting in Kansas.
County Treasurer Frank Stahl con-
Quoted a black board exercise at the
First Congregational Sunday school yes
terday.
The new church at the corner of
Fourth and Monroe has destroyed a
famous loafing place for ''de' Fourt
street gang"
James l. Poston, who won the state
oratOrical contest for Washburn in '92,
has begnn the practice of law in Pow
hatan, Kas
Commissioners of Elections Frank Her
aid says that he told Governor Morrill,
were appointed
It is said that two Topeka society
young men, who have unloaded a great
many ''schooners," have sworn off-gone
into dry dock"
The Kansas Development association
which is to advertise Kansas in the big
eastern newspapers is to meet at the
Copeland this evening.
The Topeka people who went to Kan
sas City yesterday to see the game of
ball spent the day in the rain and came
home disappointed.
A young lady says that if the men
have the proposed creche in charge
part of the time, as suggested. the pro
per pronunciation would be "crash."
Geo. Knowles. the six feet six young
man who works for the Harrison tele-
phone company, can fasten up a tele-
phone anywhere without getting on tip
toe.
Charles Holiday says: "The police
commissioners are not thin skinned at
all. They can't afford to be. They
have to listen to about so complaints
aday."
The young soldiers of Kansas will take
their outing at Emporia next week.
General Hughes has ordered them to go
gloves
Sam Radges will commence work on a
new city directory next week. The direc-
tory will be Issued about the first of next
January; at least he proposes to make it
a directory for 1896.
A formerly of Topeka young man, who
now writes advertisements for a living,
has on his envelopes and letter heads
sit takes time, study, brains, to write
good Advertising" 1t does.
"Bundy is the best patrol driver we
have ever had" said Captain John Gar
diner to a STATE JOURNAL reporter. "He
makes faster time, and takes better care
of the horses than anyone we have had."
A we'll dressed Kansas City insurance
agent was found drunk Saturday night
near the Shawnee mills. officer Fowkes
arrested him, and on Sunday So was put
up as a security, which was forfeited
this morning.
Next Monday being Labor Day, the
supreme and district courtp will meet
and adjourn until Tuesday morning with
out transacting any business. The law
requires them to meet on the first Mon
day in September.
Chief Wilmarth calls alarm box No. 5
"ths fatal box" No. is at the Z. P.
depot, and the Thomas planning mill is
near it. A fire we'll started in that loca-
ton would sweep the business portion
| of North Topeka
r. E. Kropf, Washburn '95, at present
Sergeant jennings assistant at the
weather bureau. will be professor of
Latin and mathematics in the Horton
| high school this winter. His brother.
o. A. Kropf. leaves tomorrow to take
the chair of Eatin, matthew atics. and elo
cution in the Hays City high school.
THAT CASE OF CONTEMPT,
| Justios WhIfnnrA Of Oakland ErnIaino