The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-28

Ewing Herbert, OF the AlelWalna
World, of whom it was said that he
had a $1,000 position on Truth in sight,
has decided to remain in Kansas
Miss Jennie Cantwen. of the general
freight department of the Santa F'e,
left yesterday Afternoon for southern
California on months vacation.
The first fnstallment of the penny
charity contribution from the public
schools that Mrs. Thorpe got and which
amounted to s6S.68 weighed 80 pounds
At a recent scarlet fever death, in
one Of the suburbs, a large number OF
the neighbors attended the funeral in
spite of the rules OF the board Of health
Patrolman Kirk Pinkston has made
a wager with Fireman Mike Waggo-
ner that if Bryan is elected he viii
wear duck trousers during Christmas
week.
Walker Whiteside will appear at the
Grand Friday evening of next week
probably in Hamlet" This viii be
one Of the star attractions OF next
month.
The Leavenworth Standard Of last
evening says that David Overmyer's
free silver speech there Monday night
was simply overpOwering and ire
sistible.''
j
Kansas avenue this week that are big
ger than an average mans head Wa
termelons beside them were not much
bigger.
The city policemen received their
September salary on Saturday before
the FAN Festival. and hey viii not re-
ceive their October salary until No
vember z.
Mare Robbins writes to a Topeka
friend that he is having good time
with the Josh Spruceby' company
which he joined early in October in
Kansas City.
The fact that Wizard Herrmann's
baggage was attached in New York
City yesterday because he refused to
pay bill viii not hinder his appear
ance in Topeka
Secretary of State w. @. Edwards
has one Of the chandeliers in his office
decorated with pictures of Mckinley
and two silk flags. The decoration looks
decidedly pretty.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Baker of Chester, Pa
has written to the Topeka WI. @. IT,
u. for a copy of Topeka's curfew ordi-
nance. lit is proposed to have it intro
duced in Chester.
The OGodocs Will give their annual
dinner at the club rooms next Monday
evening. The dinner viii celebrate the
twenty-first anniversary of the organi-
cation of the club.
THE Green Goods Man" played to
the largest house of empty chairs Of
the season at the Grand Opera House
last evening There were less than 90
people on the first floor.
Tom Clements, who was born and
raised in Topeka, and has been travel
ing for only about month now, regis
tiers from Baltimore, where the oysters
and straw hats come from
Chairmn Gault of the Republican
county committee has been annoyed a
great deal recently because a young
man who rooms with him hung a pic
ture of Bryan in his window
Casper Jacobs, an employe in the
santa Fe lumber yard. had his nose
fractured yesterday afternoon by
plank falling from a pile Of lumber
and striking him in the face
The s-year-old son Of John Peele. a
farmer living near NIenoken. was kick
ed in the face by horse Sunday after
noon The little fellows nose was bad
ly mashed and his face cut
The most 'swelled-up'' man in Tope-
ka today is one who has just received
a letter from a man who spelled him
down in school 20 years ago. Every
other word of the letter is misspelled.
At a recent meeting Of the Potwin
council the city marshal. a. Bunker,
was authorized to employ whatever
mounted assistance he thought neces-
sarv to corral small boys on Hallow-
cen
There is &. new colored mandolin club
of four in the city which goes under
the name of the silver Leaf Mandolin
club" The instruments played in it
are mandolin, banjo, guitar and violin
cello
.The curse of the theater business, -
said Kathryn Kidder to a Journal re-
porter is the pass nuisance 1T is, once
a deadhead, always a deadhead,' p and
the reporter slid farther down into his
chair.
James Spaulding. fireman at station
No. 3, had some lime accidentally
thrown in his eye yesterday afternoon
The eye ball was badly burnt but it is
thought that the sight Of the eye was
not injured
I'VE have mighty few shows of the
Green Goods Man order booked for
| Topeka this winter" says Manager
Crawford Manager Crawford is be-
ginning to size up his Topeka patron
age about right.
Mrs. W. A Johnson and Mrs. Eu-
gene Ware will give a reception at Mrs
Johnson,s residence tomorrow night
for the executive committee of the
state Y. w. c. A. and the Washburn
college Y. W. c. "A.
Several of the women who are inter
ested in the welfare of the Y. NJ G. a
Of this city served a lunch at the assoc
citation rooms last evening 1t was a
membership rally. A large number OF
young men We're present.
pie" Jordan. one of Topeka's invet-
crate oolored thieves. was fined SIC
Yesterday afternoon in Justice Furry s
court for having stolen a laprobe from
$780,. IT, e.t,..,,v,,o.,, Tho cozts were