The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS


Mrs. Lease is now Iecturing in east
ern cities.
The Quinton Heights Republican club
meets tonight.
The Sixth street financial school is
still hourishing.
Mrs. P. H. Coney is quite sick at Ex-
celsior Springs.
The Fifth Ward Silver club will meet
tomorrow evening.
School children have but one more
month of vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crawford are
the parents of son.
The sun came out this morning with
much clearer face.
Joe Waters eats ice cream after the
weather has tfrned cold.
The Columbia bicycle agency in To-
peka has been discontinued.
There are a number of cases of
whooping cough in the city.
P. D. Turner spoke before the Sea-
brook Republican club last night
Physicians predict an epidemic of
malarial fever after this wet spell.
D. c. Tillotson is to speak before the
East Hill Free Silver club tomorrow
evening.
Albert Cople, of 583 Western avenue,
is erecting a $4,000 frame dwelling of
two stories.
The Degree of Honor gave very en-
joyable dance at the Odd Fellow tenn
pie last night.
A number of Topeka sportsmen make
frequent trips to Newman, Kan, where
fishing is said to be fine
DR.. L. A. Ryder is building a small
house at No. 1 Central avenue, North
Topeka the cost to be $3.50
The pretty flower bed at the First
Presbyterian church has been robbed
of several choice geraniums.
The weather helped out the attend
ance at the dance given by the Ancient
Order of Pyramids last night.
Mr. Fred Kellogg has been given a
permit to build a $3.50 barn on his lots,
21o and PIP North Monroe street.
The telephone and telegraph wires
are being taken from the old bridge
and put on the trolley line bridge.
Ben Jordan. jointist, succeeded in
getting out of the county Jail for the
'steenth time yesterday by pawning
his watch.
The meanest man on West Tenth
street has banked up his place so that
all the rain water runs into his neigh
boris cellar
w. W. Webb has disposed of his
stock of Columbia bicycles and is now
in charge of the fuel department at
the Santa Fe shops.
A gold standard Republican refused
to smoke a Silver Statue cigar because
the word silver was on the box. He
missed a good thing.
A. NJ. Harvey is to open his cam
paign for lieutenant governor at Coun-
Gil Grove, the home OF his opponent.
next Saturday evening.
John Madden wore a fresh piece of
shamrock on his lapel last night at
Hamilton hall. 1t was presented to
him by Alex Drummond.
The 6-year-old daughter of r 7
Palmer, of 1131 Morris avenue, fell
down stairs and fractured her left arm
below the elbow Tuesday.
D. c. Tinotson viii address the Fifth
Ward Bryan Silver club at Lull's hall
Friday evening. August q. The ham is
located at 1921 Kansas avenue.
One of the young men who left this
city short time ago under a cloud is
wanted in Colorado for a crooked
transaction there. A detective was
here hunting him.
It is as impertinent to ask a man
how he is going to vote as to ask him
what salary he gets. You are perfect
ly justified in insulting the asker.
The man named johnson who died at
1173 North Kansas avenue. this week,
left a wife unable to work and two
small children. Mrs. Thorpe says they
are in need Of help.
A Topeka woman wants to know if
the gentlemen who so kindly passed a
city ordinance to make the children go
to bed viii not as kindly pass another
to MAKE them get up
Charles w Barnes of the Capital is
taking a two weeks vacation. Sun
day he viii leave for the Colorado
mountains to visit a week with his
mother and friends near Denver.
Land sakes,'' said an elderly lady
yesterday as she looked at the steel
engraving of Cleopatra's barge which
was in George Stansfeld's window, 'df
the queen of the flower parade has to
appear like that I'm against any such
thing
According to a witness in police court
yesterday afternoon as he was describ-
ing a fight which occurred Sunday
night, it looked as if a meteor had
struck the two men, for their cigars
were shattered over their heads at the
first blows.