The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-28
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.

Lawns have required no watering
this spring.
A meeting viii be held at the T. A. A.
rooms tonight to discuss baseball.
The regular meeting Of the city coun-
ell viii be held next Monday evening.
Strawberries are again on the mar
ket Now they come from Arkansas.
1t is believed that the Volunteers
sing better than the Salvation Army
There is one member of the city coun-
ell VINO does not accept street car
passes.
over SEQ War Crys are sold In To-
peka by the Salvation Army girls every
week.
Every member Of the city council
wants one or two extra electric lights
in his ward.
The candidates for county Offices
have less than a month to make the
canvass for the nominations.
A Topeka man has a cyclone retreat
in his cellar. 1t is made Of very heavy
timbers and viii hold four people.
Bud Perryman of the state treas
urer's Office is in Logan county on
combined business and political trip.
Poverty afHdavits We're filed by the
North Topeka Russians who are suing
the police officers for brutal treatment.
only one silk hat shines out in bold
relief on the hooks in the district court
when there is fun attendance Of law
yers.
The south side Of the state house
grounds is becoming green. 1T is
seeded with oats for fertiizing pur-
poses.
Charles E. Lobden, representative
from Lane county. Will be a candidate
for reelection and also candidate Tor
speaker again.
L. NJ. Webb the young colored wo-
man who lectures on "Americanism
VIII address her cOlored friends in To-
peka early ia May.
The largest number Of lawyers pres
ent in Judge Hazen's court since the
first day in the new court house was
there yesterday, motion day
The funeral of John Foley took place
from 500 East Eighteenth street this
afternoon. He was the old soldier who
died a Washington last week
The epidemic among the state house
clerks for smooth faces is dying out
Most of the boys are allowing their
moustaches TO grow out again
The aged Fort Riley hay cases in
which three men are being sued by the
government for violation Of contract,
are being tried before Judge Foster
r. ID. Guthrie. tramp walked into the
police station from Kansas city last
evening. Guthrie has fts and the po-
lice were glad when he decided TO leave
town.
The interest in the coming Second
district convention at Lawrence is
such that nearly all the leading Repub-
ncan politicians of the state viii be
there
Tt is rumored that Ed c. Little, Of
Abilene. well known in the political and
literary world, has abandoned his for
mer pursuits for the patent medicine
business
Arthur switzer. the elongated tvirler
for Notes Giants, who came here three
weeks ago to get UP baseball team
for the Missouri league, has not peen
heard from since
Tns+ica of the Peace CIV has with
drawn from the race for the nomina-
ton for probate judge There are now
but two candidates. L. s. Dolman and
Probate Judge Wood.
r. B. Hickey of the secretary Of
states Office is at Oakley. Logan coun-
ty. today. attending the appellate
court convention Of the western divis-
ion, northern department.
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ization of a league baseball team. a
man was here who wanted 20 get me