The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-06
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The police are asked to kill from one
to three dogs each day.
The rain was at least sufficient to lay
the dust and revive the grass.
The Trades Assembly is at work on
its annual Labor day souvenir.
County Clerk McCabe has moved into
his new home at 1918 West Tenth.
One undertaken in Topeka had to
drive his hearse twenty miles yester-
day
Miss Caroline Baum has Joined the
Jeanette Wren Lewis concert COM
pany.
There is said to be joint in the city
where a genuine cocktail can be pur-
chased.
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society meets today at Wakarusa with
John L. Jordan.
Capt. J. G. Waters did not go to the
Populist convention in response to
Breidenthars telegram.
The ladies' general committee of the
Floral Festival is in session at the
court house this afternoon
There is to be a meeting of the PEG
pie interested in foot ball at Burghart's
cigar store Saturday evening.
Governor Morrill, has now in his col
lection of portraits all territorial gov
ernors except Beebe and Woodson.
Lee Jones has returned from Hutch
inson. He says he could not stay to
wait the pleasure of the Populists.
Every hotel in Topeka has made a
reduction in price for the benefit of the
visiting fremen of the Fall Festival.
The Swedish Lutheran Literary so
ciety was organized in this city last
evening. Gustave Lagerstrom is presi-
dent.
George Firestone of Auburn, who has
been confined in the state insane asy-
lurn, escaped and has not been cap
tlred.
Several of the advanced students of
the Kansas Medical college are work
ing as orderlies at the Santa Fee hos
pita1
The Daughters of Erin gave an ice
cream social at the home of NJ. Nc
Cambridge on East Sixth street last
night.
Chas. E. Rodgers has purchased the
grounds privileges at the state fair
grounds for the L. A. w. circuit races,
August IS.
The Woman's Republican associa-
ton will hold a meeting at its hall at
727 Kansas avenue tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
The Third ward Republicans are to
hold mass meeting at the Copeland
hotel Friday evening to organize a
Mckinley club.
Since Grover, the prosecuting wit
ness has gone crazy, Ed Brown, who
is in the county jail for assault, may
have to be released.
Dan H. Case of Topeka, has accept
ed a position in Honolulu as assistant
court stenographer and he will leave
next week for that place.
John Owens, the globe trotter, who
was employed as orderly at the Santa
Fe hospital in this city, resigned and
left yesterday for California.
Prof. S. A. Tough of Baker univer-
sity. has consented to preach at the
morning and evening services at the
Walnut Grove NJ. E. church on Sun
day.
Dis ish de fiddle poy vat his fader
like so vell,'' said a German woman in
police court, land dish ish de fiddle
poy vat dock de rite in de petroleum
wagon
The old well at the southwest corner
| of Tenth street and Kansas avenue
was dug twenty-eight years ago. It is
a popular place when the GorInly band
concerts are given.
DR.. c. A. Mcclure has returned from
New York city. The doctor is one of
the trip south to Galveston and from
there by steamer to New York.
Norman N. Spear of Chicago, repre-
senting Sports AfieId'' the sporting
paper, rode through Topeka Monday
on his way to Denver. He is making a
tour of the world on his bicycle.
At a meeting at the home of Mrs.
E. S. QuintOn yesterday afternoon Mrs
T. E. Bowman gave the kindergarten
association a donation of $780, Mrs
Edward Wilder and Mrs. J. H Hunt
gave $50 each.
DR.. Eva Harding and Miss G. Sey-
mour propose decorating a buggy for
the Floral Parade, and If the cash
prize is won, the money will be used
to buy periodicals for the boys at the
reform school.
A man who was running a joint in
the lower part of the city was notified
by a government revenue collector a
few days ago that he must take out a
government license to sell beer. The
man did so, paying $50 therefore.
George Betters was discharged from
Christ hospital today and left for his
home in Aurora, Cloud county. Bet
ters is the young man who walked to
Topeka to have an operation performed
on his skull. His mind has greatly i'm
proved since the operation.
Fred Vandegrift, in the Kansas City
Star, has to say of Mr.. G. G. Cages
pretty lake: Cages swimming hole is
the fashionable seaside resort for To-
peka people this season The time was
when Nantucket island or Bar Harbor
was not too good for Topeka folks, and
occasionally they got a glimpse of
Newport, but in this year of financial
stress, Cages swimming hole is good
enough, and it is only three niles
away.
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