The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
A man with a balloon has struck To-
peka
The Leavenworth ball club is almost |
bankrupt.
state house.
Westminster Presbyterian church has
175 members.
A new lemonade stand has been built
at Garfield park. -"
There will be a meeting of the city
council tonight.
The Topeka Philosophical society will
elect officers June 5.
The bands are beginning to practice
fourth of July music
A man with two ladies and parasol
is sure to shade himself.
The bicycle track at Garfield park
was in full blast yesterday.
Blind Joe has had his travelling peanut
stand painted for the summer.
It is best to always carry an umbrella
now. The moon has "changed."
Notes giants will play against Troy
at Athletic park Decoration Day.
When man is arrested for being full
he generally wants to be bailed out.
The three horse hitch is now being
used on the big hook and ladder truck.
Impatient boys who long to go swim
ming are singing ''Shall We Gather at
the River"
There will be lawn social and enter
tainment at the Kelley institute tomor-
row night.
A Topeka man who smoked Leaven-
worth saloon cigar week ago has been
sick ever since.
D. c. TiIlotson has been engaged to
deliver the Decoration day address at
Overlook in 1896.
The Sunday school of the First NJ. E.
church will hold its annual picnic at
Bismarck Grove, June "a
1t is customary to weigh prize fighters
just before they enter the ring, but they
have never yet Wade Watts.
The Old Settlers association OF Shaw
nee county will hold its annual picnic
Thursday, June 49, at Garfield park.
Marshall's band had a large audience
at Garfield park yesterday afternoon and
gave very satisfactory programme.
Adjutant Van Smith, of Topeka post,
has been presented with a gold Grand
Army star by the members of the post
The Topeka Scottish society will hold
1LS IdSb OD6n SOCldA VI Lu0 SOdSOu IT,
morrow evening at 40 Kansas avenue.
Bishop John H. Vincent preached at
the First M. E. church yesterday morn
ing and took collection for home mis- :
sions.
The Republican city central committee
will hold a meeting Wednesday even
ing to arrange for the registration Of
voters.
Rev. T. R. Thoburn of the Walnut
Grove NJ. E. church, filed the pulpit of
the Methodist church at Burlingame last
night.
The high school class of '99 will hold
its annual class party tonight at the home
of Miss Mamie Hopkins, 805 Lincoln
street
The overworked clerks in the state
house have started movement to have
all the offices closed every Saturday
afternoon.
A meeting has been called to be held
Thursday afternoon, at the National par
Iors, to make arrangements for a benefit
for the Scranton miners
Captain John Gardiner and W. L
Jamison took turns acting as prosecutor
of the police court last week in the alb
sence of City Attorney Bird.
The Republican city central committee
will meet Wednesday night to talk of
registration matters. 1t met Saturday
night but there was no quorum.
Ida B. Wells, the noted colored
woman. will speak in Topeka at the A
NJ. E church, corner of Seventh and To
peka avenue, Saturday evening, June 8.
One of the best lawyers in Topeka
who has a large paying practice is al
ways broke. Five nights in the week
| he borrows nickels of some friend to
pay his car fare home.
Several Topeka boys who will talk
about beyond the Alps Lies Italy," and
other subjects at graduating exercises
soon, will then have a chance to wrestle
with the theme, "How to Get Job''
A. W. Waggener and B. F. Sim Of
Topeka have been given certificates az
registered pharmacists, and W.tB Roby
has been made an assistant pharmacies
by the state board of pharmacy.
Sheriff Burdge raided the home Of
James Crow, at Highland park, Saturday
night and found twenty-six bottles Of
| beer. Crow works at the Santa Fe bras:
foundry, but his neighbors say he runs &
joint at his house.
The Spooners began their Denver en-
| gagement of ten weeks in the Curtis
Street theater to good houses last week
and got complimentary press notices