The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

Colored wheelmen have organized a
bicycle club.
The walks in Huntoon park are now
being completed.
In Kansas an extremely hot summer
means an early fall
Is it possible that the backbone of
summer is weakening?
We have now had four comparatively
cool Sundays in succession.
The asylum flower beds now mako
the grounds very attractive.
Topeka corps. w. r. c. is preparing
to give eantata on August 10.
Some one discovered today that the
rain was predicted by ri r. Hicks.
Rock Island and Santa Fe officials are
first class patrons of the ball games.
The Topeka w. c. T. U. is meeting at
the First NJ E. church this afternoon.
R. w. Blair of the Union Pacific law
department is in Colorado hunting
bear.
The Tyro male quartette sang at the
First Presbyterian church yesterday
morning.
Mayor Fellows has promised to have
the pavements repaired by the time of
the Fall Festival
The attendance at the band concert
yesterday was small on account of the
threatening weather.
People who went to bed with the win
dows wide open last night woke up
with chills this morning.
About three-fourths of the people
who talk the loudest about making
election bets have no money.
A number of Topeka people who
planned to go to Colorado today de-
clared the trip off this morning.
The Topeka Blues played ball in
AtchisOn yesterday, and today open a
series of three games at Horton.
The Woman's Kansas Republican as
sociation has offered it's services to the
Republican state central committee.
The city council win meet tonight.
the most important business being the
repair of the asphalt pavements.
E. NJ. Duncan. travelling passenger
agent of the Rock Island, was at one
time the champion sprinter of Niagara
Falls.
On an average a box of cigars week
changes hands among the men in the
Rock Island offices on base ball re-
suits.
Chas. H Upton, the young artist ana
musician of this city, is now with the
Union Bank Note company of Kansas
City, Mo.
notwithstanding the rain a number
Of Topeka bicyclists went 10 Lawrence
this morning in the hope Of seeing the
| bicycle races.
Mike Etzel, jointist, who has prom
! ised to reform and go to work. has been
| pardoned from the county Jail by Gov
! ernOr Morrill,.
| Switzer, the tall base ball pitcher. has
decided to give up ball playing, ana
| will go back to his old work as tcle-
! graph operator
| The Lawrence wheelmen held a big
| Illuminated bicycle parade Saturday
| night. The 1. A. w. circuit races are
being held there today.
The flower committee ladies proposed
! to have a voting contest for Kansas
! and Topeka of the parade. Miss
| Florence Lewis is a candidate for the
! place of Topeka"
On one of the jointists arrested Sat
urday night by the police, were found
! three orders on the Moeser ice house
for key beer, signed by the Schlltz
| Brewing company.
| LIS. Dolman, the Republican candi-
! date for probate judge is having trou-
! bic because his cousin. L. A Doiman. is
a Populist. Some people insist that L.
! S. is the Populist.
/ People in the south part of town wish
| there was a whistling ordinance to
| prevent the north bound trains from
j whistling all the way from the city linn
! its to Fifth street.
Topeka now has coiored bicycle
club called the Western Stars. r. n.
! Turner is the president and W. W.
| Buckrfer. captain. The club colors are
white and blue.
All flowers made for the Fail Festi-
val parade are to be feft in boxes at
! the court house. third floor, on next
! Wednesday, when the rooms will be
open all day. This is important.
Fred w. Vesper. formerly of this
city, but now a resident of Kansas
City will attend the bicycle races to-
| morrow and bring with him a Tribune
triplet to be ridden to pace the races.
In addition to many private ones the
retail grocers of the city viii have
| big float in the Fall Festival parade
| A meeting of the association has been
| called for Wednesday evening to per-
| feet arrangements
A team belonging to o. L. CARING
house ran away Saturday afternoon on
| Quincy and Sixth streets. The spring
wagon was demolished and one Of the
| wagon springs was forced into one of
| the horses sides, injuring the animal
severely.
The wholesale grocers who met here
| Saturday elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year: NJ. z. Hastings.
Kansas City, president; A. J. Dotz,
| Atchison, vice president; G. NJ. Senteny
Hutchinson, secretary. The meetings
! were secret.
The Court House Lawsuit.