The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The roof has been put on the new
Stormont hospital
A colored revival meeting ia being held
in the fair grounds
The state university at Lawrence will
open September II.
Kansas avenue is very much State
street Saturday evenings.
The Modocs are practicing twice a
week for their Louisville trip.
There are no cases of scarlet fever in
the city and but one of diphtheria
Ed NJ. Gels of Salina, is to act as start
or for the bicycle races this week.
Frank FARRELL has returned from Mani
tou, almost fully, recovered in health.
Melons have never been SO plentiful in
the vicinity of Topeka as this year
The deep harbor mass meeting is to be
held at the council chamber tonight.
The shower of stars predicted for Sat
urday evening arrived on schedule time.
The roads in the vicinity of Topeka
were in perfect condition for driving
yesterday.
Fort Pillow post is to celebrate the
| emancipation OF the slaves at the city
park on September 81.
When the state house grounds are
beautified it Ia said that COWS will no
longer be pastured there.
Not 80 very many years ago the papers
| boosted that there were 100 bicycles
owned by Topeka riders.
Nearly all tbs business houses in the
city will be closed next Friday afternoon
on account Of the bicycle races.
It is the ocean wave movement that
you feel in going over the neglected
asphalt pavement on Fifth street.
The bicycle meet of the Kansas division
L. a. W. will be held at the fair grounds
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Pitcher Switzer, the tall man from To-
peka, lost game at Soldier, Saturday.
he played with the CirC4eville team.
The repairs on the asphalt have tenn
porarily been suspended. The supply
| of asphalt in Topeka is exhausted.
A number of outlying lots were taken
in under mortgage Saturday. 1t was a
fitting vision" of boom days, indeed!
| Joe Kellam was released on his own
recognizance pending a hearing on his
application for writ of habeas corpus.
White duck trousers are due to be
! widely popular next season. Perhaps
even the Fourt' street gang will wear
| 'em.
The Washburn students talk of start
| ing a paper which will compete with
the Mid Continent 1t will be a weekly
sheet
The military allegory given by the
Ladies' Relief corps of Topeka post, ia to
be repeated next Friday evening by re-
quest.
The indoor version of the great Eng
lish game which has seized Topeka
would, doubtless, be cricket on the
| hearth.
The county commissioners have recti-
fed an error made by the assessor of
Silver Lake township. He assessed the
churches.
Upon their return from the lakes, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Merriam will occupy the
| handsome new cottage on West Fifteenth
street. College Hill.
A Topeka hotel clerk says that it is his
opinion that frst-class cafe in connec-
ton with one of the hotels would be a
successful venture.
The Independence ball team which is
made up principally of Topeka players,
is defeating every team which dares to
meet them on the diamond.
The Athletic association base ball
team were the victors in this game with
the Auburn nine at Athletic park Satur-
day, the score being II to 5.
The tyler" club has been organized
by the young men of the English Lnth-
eran church. 1t gives programmes of a
musical and literary character.
It is nothing unusual to see a Topeka
policeman riding down the street on a
| bicycle. Several of the force know no W
to ride, and they avail themselves oil
! their opportunities.
There is man in the city who was a
scout on the western plains for fifteen
years, and during that time was awarded
A medals for superior craftsmanship
and five for bravery.
The next time a base ball team is
started in Topeka it might be a good
thing to enclose the grounds in canvas.
Three expensive board fences have been
put up on the Keith tract
With the death of Judge Thacher.
Lawrence has lost four of her prominent
citizens within month; Harry Schaum
and S. Trum Field, prominent merchants
( Prof D. B. Robinson, of the university,
and Judge Thacher.
Charles Il. Upton, who attended the
art school here two years, is receiving
! commentator from some of the New
York newspaper artists on his india ink
pen drawings. He has made that branch
a special study, and will probably per-
feet himself in the newspaper illustrat-
ing art.