The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEW


John Richie is said to be the best
fisherman in Topeka
The only thing a cyclone won't blow
off farm is the mortgage
The farmers are busy cultivating
their crops during the dry spell.
A Newton restaurant advertises to
make lice cream while you wait"
s.TIurrah." said a Santa Fe shop man
today. the circus is to be here on pay
day"
The churches have already begun
practicing for the Children's day exer-
cises.
Royal Daniels Of Topeka, gives a la
dies minstrel show at Mcpherson to-
night.
The pupils Of the public schools are
now busy preparing for their closing
exercises.
C. J. Devlin has purchased twenty
shares in the Comstock Motor company
of this city.
AIarshall's band viii have it's first
Friday evening concert at Garfield park
this evening.
A very much annoyed public would
like to know if it is Christ hospital or
Christ's hospital.
Ex-Policeman Gaines is confident OF
securing pardon before ne is taken
to the penitentiary.
People who haven't cyclone cellars
are cultivating the acquaintance OF
neighbors that have.
Tt is said that the strawberry crop
in many portions of this county has
been destroyed by hail.
c. E. Gault is confident that he VIII
be elected chairman Of the Republican
county central committee
The of+xr 10 I'll ro7sarY1ars will erat roOvaf3
back into their old cell, which has. been
made new again, tomorrow.
A Topeka man who put on his thin~
est clothing believes he is responsible
for the cooler weather this week.
A test has been made of the new
electrical machinery which shows that
each dynamo viii carry 116 lamps.
The Y. w. c. A. viii give a reception
to the Y. N. c. A. at the formers rooms
al Go Kansas avenue, this evening.
So many sidewalks are out for re-
building that people are walking in the
middle of the street in many places.
Jacob ZercIe. and old settler, died and
was buried near Richland. He was so
years old and came to Shawnee county
in 1863
In removing the frame of a picture of
Abraham Lincoln, Silas Rain found a
copy of the Chicago Tribune, published
May IL, 1865
From the condition of the roads east
of Kansas avenue it might be supposed
that Topeka was suffering from a six
months drought.
The asphalt pavements have become
so bad a to be dangerous to wheelmen
who ride at night. Why has all mend
ing stopped?
County Clerk AIcCabe has charge Of
D,
resentative district pending the Hughes
Larimer contest.
The $50 bushels of potatoes that P. w.
Griggs gave Mrs. Thorpe for the poor
are almost gone and other donations
viii come handy.
The graduating class of the Harri-
son school viii charge 10 cents admis-
sion to the graduating exercises in the
interest of their new piano.
The last term of the district court
when Dave Bulg was sheriff he took
fourteen prisoners to Lansing. Sheriff
Kepley has fourteen to go now.
The Volunteers are one ahead of the
Salvation Army already Nobody ever
went crazy over the Salvation Army
though it isn't the army's fault.
You men who don't remember the
rain Of % nor the terrible heat of 81,
but who have been to St. Louis once or
twice, now have a chance to do a lit
tie talking.
H. G. Larimer, who has been declared
the Republican nominee for representa-
tive in the south Shawnee county dis
trict was teacher in the city schools
several years.
People who live near the court house
have a habit Of growing beautiful
roses and tempting looking cherries to
tho r7or770ra liza tfor1 of those n71oT11oyraff
in the building.
Judge Hazen is hanging up big as
signments in the district court, and so
many Of the cases assigned are settled
out of court that the judge is often
without business.
Ex-Sherih Dave Burge says that.
aside from being away from home so
much, he likes his present position as
detective Of the Santa Fe better than
anything he ever did.
An enterprising Office boy in the
Santa Fe general offices made a neat
sum yesterday by selling State Jour
nails, with the full account of the St.
Louis cyclone, in the Offices.
Albert Bates, the 6-year-old son of W.
L. Bates, the Auburndale florist had
his right arm broken. below the elbow
yesterday afternoon by being struck
with a rock thrown by a companion
H Swartz the German restaurant
man who broke the peace and Judge
Lees nose at one fell blow and was
fined SIS for it in police court has
changed his mind about appealing and
paid the fine.
A Topeka woman who knows says
that both the new Methodist bishops
were born at Athens. o., were educated
at the Ohio Wesleyan university, held
high positions during the war and were
elected to high positions in the church
in 1884.
A Topeka young man who has been