The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-10

best financial condition that it has been
at any time since it's establishment.
There is a surplus of 500 in the treas-
ury.
The attendance at the band concert
at Garfield park was small yesterday,
there being but 81 paid admissions.
The park was a cool place, but some
what dusty
The badges which the members OF
the Mckinley clubs in this city will
wear at the ratification on the night of
August u are made of paper and cost
? cents each.
A fire alarm at O'Clock Saturday
evening called the department. to the
residence of John Sergeant. 7O7 Monroe
street A lamp exploded, causing tri-
fling damage.
The curve at the corner of Huntoon
and College avenue sbeing repaired.
There is an embankment there which
made it dangerous for electric cars to
run on the curve.
Marshall's band has bought another
wagon load of fireworks and will burn
them at it's band concert next Friday
evening. The Floral benefit concert
has been postponed.
John Smith has sued his wife Hattie,
for divorce. They were married less
than two years ago but he says she has
not DeGn constant TO MN anu DndllH
deserted him altogether.
Evangelist H. NJ Mohler. a brother
of Martin MOhler, conducted a. meeting
yesterday afternoon at the r. r. Y NJ.
c. A. Rev. Mr.. AIohler is a. Dunkard
evangelist of Pennsylvania
The run on the books on the money
question at the City library is almost
appalling The library does not con-
tain Coins Financial School, which is
UP to date on the silver side.
Mr.. A. Shaffer of Vermillion, came
to Topeka Saturday and took possess
sion of his horse which had been stolen
by Condor, the diamond thief. He rode
it home, starting in the afternoon.
If there is a large colored picture Of
CleOpatra's barge in the city, a favor
would be conferred on the managers of
the Queen of the Festival float by maxi
ing the fact public. The art stores do
not have it.
man from Kansas City is trying to
introduce a campaign cane among the
Mckinley clubs of this city. The cane
is of FURNISHED tin. with a detachable
flag in one end and a detachable whis-
tie in the other.
J. G. SlOnel1er made a speech before
the North Topeka Mckinley club Of
the First ward Saturday evening
There were about IT'S present. The
club will take part in the big parade
Wednesday evening.
Foot ball enthusiasts met at Burg
hart's cigar store Saturday evening
and decided to organize a team to play
the game this fall. A practice viii be
held Saturday afternoon at Twelfth
and Kansas avenues.
Liberati will not play in Topeka this
season. He wanted MI Marshall to
give him the earth on account of his
great name. Liberau and his great
name starved to death last winter
with the Hawaiian band.
The Journal suggests an idea for a
florists float which none of the paper
flower makers will dare to initiate, and
that is a fountain sprinkling over real
flowers. No paper flowers will stand
anything like fountain.
Noyes, the new center fielder of the
Topeka base ball team, is an excellent
player. He did not make an error yes
terday, and he scored one tally Cool
ey, whom he succeeded, has got a job
as bartender in Missouri.
Assistant State Superintendent Eel
low spent yesterday making an esti-
mate, compromising interest annually
of how much it would cost a man in
twenty years to smoke FIVE ten cent ci-
gars daily. The aggregate is nearly
$12, 900.
The horse which Thomas O. Condor.
alias Cunningham, rode when arrested
here for stealing a diamond ring, was
one he had stolen from a man named
Shaffer, at VeFmilHon. Marshall coun-
ty. Condon's mother is in Topeka TO
help her son.
We aim to please our trade. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia W. sth ct.