The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


The week started off this morning
reasonably cool.
The scorehers at Garfield park will
injure someone if they are not stopped.
The Democrats in Topeka will be
busy this week preparing for their rati-
fcation.
Marshalrs band yesterday played
''The Gold Standard March and it was
by Sherman.
Less than 400 people attended the
band concert at Garfield park yester-
day afternoon.
Ex-County superintendent Josiah
Jordan, it is said, is in Florida running
a Democratic newspaper.
Ed B. Jones of Holton, came to To-
peka yesterday and engaged MarshaIIs
band to play at the Holton races.
The Flower Festival car ride was
postponed Saturday night O. and will
probably be given next Saturday night
The water in Soldier creek is above
all the boat landings at Garfield park.
The northeast corner of the park is IN
der water.
If the State Journal printed all the
free silver poetry it receives the gold
people would carry Kansas by a sweep
ing majority.
The mad dog has not been seen since
Saturday noon, but there are several
dogs which were bitten by him that
will bear watching.
An electric light wire at the Palace
Clothing store caused a still alarm to
be turned in Saturday night. The
damage was trifling.
One of the best concerts of the sea
son was given yesterday afternoon at
hauser was played.
The people living in Topeka town
ship have filed a protest with the coun-
ty commissioners against making
new voting precinct.
J. E. KIoclz, ex-superintendent of the
LeavenwOrth schools, has been visit
ing Superintendent Davidson He is
now superintendent at Helena, Mont.
Harry and Jesse Streetor two boys
of North Topeka, have been arrested
for larceny by the constable. They are
charged with having stolen a boat.
Perry Thompson will be given a pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Furry
tomorrow on the charge of forgery. He
passed a bogus check at Payne's shoe
store.
The old fire engine was taken to the
North Topeka fire station yesterday to
be used in case of an emergency, in
case the old bridge should be swept
away.
Jas. B. Hayden and w. c. f. Reichen-
bach have offered respectively a gold
and a silver medal for the T. A. A. w.
bicycle races.
AS the stories of the drift at the
street railway bridge spread they in
crease. One man said the debris had
piled 100 feet high.
The committee to arrange for the en-
tertainment of the Republican state
convention meets tonight at the Com
mercial club rooms.
The Topeka base ball management is
adopting Notes tactics of discharging
good players and keeping the team in
a disorganized condition.
The meeting of the directory of the
the Topeka club to discuss Fail Festi-
val matters was again postponed Sat
Urday night but will be held. tonight
or tomorrow night probably.
Next year Topeka should set aside
100 acres to be planted in flowers, ger
aniums, Verbenas and other ever blOomt
ing plants to be used in the ForaI Pa
rade in 1897. This is what Santa Rosa,
Cal, does.
Willie Cloud, the 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cloud, of Park
dale, has returned from his wanderings
in Morris county. He had run away
from a farm on which he was employed
but found it hard picking for himself,
and returned home.
The bicyclists are strong enough to
demand the mending of the asphalt
streets. Let them organize and issue
a manifesto. New York has 200 000 BIZ
cyclists and many streets are being
newly paved with asphalt because the
bicvcTsts desire it.