The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

wellington also has a Judge J. G..
Wood
The persfmmon crop is said to be IN
usually large this year
The work of Ieveling the state house
grounds is now IN progress
Judge Hazen is taking a rest while
the water works case is being tried
People are already commencing to
walk on the sunny side Of the street
The United States regulars viii ar
rive next Sunday If the weather is good
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bassett, $50
Hancock street, are the parents OF a
son
Forty new books on miscellaneous
subjects have been ordered for the City
library
The state fair is in session in Wich-
tia this week but mighty few people
know it.
Rev. z. L Smith viii speak at the
Santa F'e coach shop tomorrow, Thurs
day noon
The bankers say that in spite of the
hard times they are doing pretty fair
business
Holmes Boy band Of Cottonwood
Falls Will come to this city during Fes-
tival week
The street railroad company is re
pairing its tracks at Harrison and Hun
rOOn streets
Col. Boyd. clerk at the National ho-
tel has returned from his vacation
north and west
The equinoctiaI storms are due right
now. 1t is hoped, however, that we had
them last week
Bandmaster John Marshall says that
-. ~a-r rs VI
week IS assured
Rev w 3 Grant, a colored orator OF
Topeka is touring Kansas in the inter
est of Mckinley
General Bradford's Zouaves were out
drilling last night under the new flag
he has given them
School has hardly been in session long
enough for the children TO get used TO
clean hands and faces
City Engineer Barnes proposes to sur
render his Office for sleeping quarters
during Festival week
This is Just exactly the sort of
weather. Mr.. Jennings, that We want
during the Fail Festival
a Topeka young man, who is soon to
be married. IS continually whisthng
the Honeymoon March
-
Corn Carnival tomorrow viii leave the
Santa depot at Gas a. n
There were six cases in police court
this morning" says Lawrence paper.
but no names were given
The state university foot ball team
is trying TO stir up game with the
new Topeka Independents.
General Artz is not only digging zinc
but is making POpuLst speeches in his
TregO county neighborhood-
The street repairing force has com
menced work on the east side Of kan
sas avenue at the Copeland
DR.. J. P. Lewis of this city has never
yet witnessed a base ball game and
says that he never expects to-
The small boy with the tin horn is
alreadya IN ev1denc=but he must be
suppressed until Friday night
The proceeds Of the Fan Festival con-
cert at Hamilton hall Monday night
amounted TO $40 above expenses
\ hand organ is in town today which
doesn't play Sweet Marie" It plays
After the Ball. which IS worse
Ola. the 6-year-oId daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Ed King. formerly Of Park
dale. died at Enid, O. T., recently
The fusion forces are trying to de-
eide how they viii have their county
ticket appear on the Official ballot
The old Soldiers Bryan Silver club
has issued an address UNFOLDING their
position on the currency question
The entrance to the City library viii
be prettiIy decorated with bunting and
electric lights Fail Festival week
Cant. A NJ Fuller hunted the city
over Yesterday TO find a large picture
of Washington but failed 70 md one
The last meeting and drill of the Re
publican FIambeau club before the FAN
Festival display will be held this even
ing
Dan Clements is almost first in the
field with electrical decoration His big
gilt sign is bOrdered with incandes-
cents.
You should get your house in readiness
TO lock tight when you go up town TO
see the Fan Festival parades and dis
plays
Anyone who is easily frightened had
better keep OF the street the night
the Dragon Of Ages makes his appear
ance.
Mrs. Thorpe says there is a family of
seven in Topeka that IS 50 poor its
members have but one pillow and no
bedstead-
The Committee of Fifteen should GER
tainIy see that every Out-of-LOwn news
paper man at the Fail Festival has =
good time
The Topeka school children are drill
ing for the parade on Thursday morn
ing Of Festival week in which they VIII
participate
The county commissioners have re-
considered their action aboushing one
of the voting precincts in Williams
port township