The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS


into consideration by the judges.
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Only one county officer keeps ice wa
ter and he keeps it hid.
DR.. s. e. Sheldon is spending a vaca-
ton in Gunnison, Colo.
The commissioner of elections now has
5000 names on his books.
G. G. Gage says he has noticed that
the silver sentiment is not dying out.
Many idle men are now being furnish
ed work in the country cutting corn.
All political parties are to be repre-
scented on the speakers stand on Labor
day.
Chief Gardiner will have about TWEEN
ty special policemen for Fail Festival
week
There are at present 4s prisoners in
the county jailIn the city jail there
are II.
During the month of August there
were AZ births in this city and IS
deaths.
A Republican Cavalry club will be
organized at Pauline next Tuesday
evening.
T. NJ. NGcFadden, brother of City
Clerk McFadden, died last Saturday
in Montana.
Sergeant Donovan carries a club with
him when walking over the patrol
beats at night.
The First Congregational prayer
meets will hereafter commence at 1870
instead OF 8 p. m.
The first floor room of the fire de-
partment headquarters is being kali
sOmined by the firemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oliver of Colorado
Springs are the parents of a daughter,
born in this city yesterday
Physicians say that at least a slight
epidemic of diphtheria during this
month is more than probable.
The Stedman club will hold it's first
regular meeting of the season next
Monday evening at the Copeland.
If the weather is good Mr.. Marshall
will give another positively last con-
cert of the season Sunday afternoon.
The fee buyers of Topeka make
money. They handle nothing but GRIM
inal cases, and the money is absolutely
sure.
J. A. Lauck of AuburndaIe brought
a stalk of sorghum to the Journal Of
flee which is as large as a mans
wrist.
Thomas Gray, who graduated from
Washburn college last spring, will at
tend the Chicago Theological school
this fall.
Many Topeka people are now re-
ceiving letters from people who want
accommodations during the Festival
and Reunion.
A man rode along Knsas avenue to-
day on a bicycle carrying four ordi-
nary office chairs. He is a balancer
worth talking about.
There is at present a large number
of cases of malarial and typhoid fever
in the city. The disease is not confined
to any particular district
1--WE compose the brains of the col
ored people of the state said dele
gate to the colored state convention
which met here yesterday.
Will the county commissioners be
able to do anything in the line of i'm
proving the looks of the court house
yard before the Fall Festival?
Five cases of contagious diseases
were reported to the sanitary officers
during the month of August. Three
were scarlet fever and two diphtheria.
The Wyatt Glee club viii furnish
music at the Republican meeting at
Crawford's Opera House tonight. A
E. Stillwen of Kansas City will make
the address.
Oscar Perkins, the fireman, who lost
a horse and buggy on the evening of
August 1, has received word from AL
ma that his rig is located there. He
has sent for it.
Really first class attractions have to
be paid for. Mr.. Crawford says that
on the occasion of his appearance at
the Grand, October II, Richard Mans
field will take the first $1,000 that goes
into the box office.
The Sunday school superintendent
of Topeka will meet at the Y. NJ. c. A
rooms tonight to complete arrange
ments for the canvass to ascertain the
Of children who do not attend
Sunday school,
The Republican Flambeau club will
go in uniform tonight to Mission town
ship where they will be entertained by
the Mounted Flambeau club of that
place. They will go by wagon, leaving
their headquarters at o'clock this
evening.
The Fourth Ward Mckinley club
held a business session last night in
Flambeau hall and made arran gements
for the big rally which is to be held
next Wednesday evening at Sumner
school, The Republican Flambeau |
club will march there in a body
Just as Miss Emily King, who play
ed the part of "Topsy'' in the Uncle |
Tom performance, was about to re-
spond to an encore to her song last |
night, some little child in the audience |
yelledi Hello, Emily This made a
hit with the audience, and Miss King |
made a little courtesy and continued |
with the song.
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