The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-12

a LOpeka undertaken who had his
first order in months to i'll yesterday
was in such a hurry about it that he
almost ran over a man.
Miss Grace Root of the third grade
at Lincoln school and Miss Anna Payne
Of the same grade at Quincy school
have exchanged places.
The Grand Opera House hasn't had
such a scrubbing and cleaning in years
as 1t has been given for the advent Of
Richard Mansfield tonight.
The Auburn people are preparing to
hold their joint political debate next
Friday. 1t was postponed on account
Of rain several weeks ago
The Baptist convention begins this
evening at the North Baptist church,
Rev. E. o. Lovett of Fort Scott,
breaches the sermon at 8 p. m.
The next term of the appellate court
should convene on election day but at
least one member will be preoccupied
that day and it may be postponed
What is the matter with Washburn's
foot ball team2 At the game Saturday
with the Topeka Independents the col
lege boys won by a score of 28 to O.
Some Populists undertook to break
into the Foraker meeting Saturday
with Populist literature for distribu-
ton but were caught at it and stop
ped
Church women in the country towns
are now getting ready to make a little
additional for the church chimney
patching by giving dinners on election
day.
Ensign Dodds, who was until re-
Gently captain of the Topeka Salvation
Army, is living on Berry Creek and he
and Mrs. Dodds hold weekly meetings
there.
Marc Robbins has written a play but
he doesn't know what he is going to do
with it yet. It is a New York City So
ciety drama in four acts. and said to
be clever.
The G. A. r. Membership in Kansas
is IA. 40 and at least 1900 Of them were
in Topeka Reunion week with their
families. The number Of posts in the
state is 44O.
Nicholas M Butler, ex-president of
the National Teachers association win
address the state teachers at their an
nual meeting here during the Deem
Der holidays.
If Kansas City wants to enjoy FAN
Festivities rightly and respectfully
done without losing her legs and arms
and eyes, let her come to Topeka here
after and abolish her own.
Senator PETER is in South Dakota
making speeches and writes home that
the people are so anxious to see and
hear Bryan that the railroads there
cannot accommodate the crowds.
The Quincy street school is so
crowded that room has been fitted UP
in the basement of the building and
viii be occupied by the second grade
with Miss Kittie Dolman as teacher
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tlemen's whist club and he wishes ali
gentlemen who wish to join such a club
for the winter to meet at the parlors OF
the Copeland hotel Wednesday even
ing
The AIhambra mandolin club is now
in Kansas City. 1t now consists of
Chas Upton. guitar; Joseph Kraemer
and Frank Sheldon, mandolins; Win
Upton. flute, and VIII Sheppe, bow
either.
John E. Frost, F. D. Coburn. H R.
Hilton and other Topeka men inter-
ested in irrigation win read papers at
the annual meeting of the Kansas irri-
cation congress at Great Bend which
opens October p.
"a Topeka man who is saving his
money to go to Buffalo Bill's Wild West
show refuses to take his wife to hear
Mansfield tonight because he said he
could not afford both. He formerly
lived in Colorado.
The fastest time that was ever made
by a Topeka trolley car was that made
by a car on which Frank Williams was
conductor. The run in from Lowman
Hill was made in seven minutes The
distance is about two miles.
The maddest man in Topeka today
was one who was carried two blocks
past his destination and had to walk
back through the mud Of a suburb be-
cause he was too busy arguing politics
to know where he wanted to get off.
superintendent Davidson of the To
peka schools denies recent report
that he has in any way been a candi-
date for a similar position in Leavn-
worth 1t appears from the Leaven-
worth papers that he is sought for,
however
The policemen believe in internal
revenue Nearly every joke which is
gotten on one of their number costs the
victim the cigars for the crowd If an
officer happens to sit down in the
wrong chair at the police station it is
liable to cost him a handful of che
roots.
Several of the Topeka members ex-
pect to attend the fifteenth annual
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Leavenworth Thursday and Friday.
VIM. M. Shaver of Topeka. viii have
charge Of the music for the session and
T. b. Larimer and George E. Lerrigo,
also of Topeka, viii speak.
While switching cars at Dwight, Kan,
on Saturday, J. Miller. a Rock Island
brakeman residing at Horton. had the
thumb and two fingers Of his right
hand so badly mashed as to require
amputated. The injured parts were
amputated at Harrington and he after
wards returned to his home in Horton
Charles III. YaIe's Devils Auction
will make its annual visit to the
Grand Opera House Wednesday night.
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