The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-19

1ne Kansas MeulcaI cOuege opens
September %.
Congressman Charles Curtis is out
campaigning.
The small boy will soon be putting
up his supply of walnuts.
Abe Fulford says that he will start
out with a show next spring.
Thomas Brunk of Meriden, grain
dealer, was in Topeka yesterday.
One section of Prof WorraIIs pictur-
esque dragon has been completed.
There is a colored Mckinley club in
the second precinct of the Fifth ward.
Jailer Disbrow says that he has kill
ed many prairie chickens with long
whip.
The Swedish Republican club has
been named the Scandinavian Morrill,
club.
Major Henry Inman had an illus
trated story in the St. Louis Republic
last Sunday.
The sun came out yesterday and will
be very welcome if it doesn't get too
obstreperous.
Proprietor DeMoss of the Fifth ave-
nue. hotel now drives a trotter of Ken
lucky breed.
A heavy rain fell in Salina last night
and the bicycle races were postponed
Deputy County Clerk Baumbaugh of
Mcpherson visited the court house to-
day and admired it.
Harry w. Mcdaniel is doing the il
Illustrating for the official programme
for the Fall Festival.
John NJ. Wilkerson intends to give
up city life and will remove to his
large farm in the country.
ATre laura Tal+z Who r. 1ao+,,-o
at Hamilton hall tonight, has post
poned her lecture indefinitely.
Independence plays ball here tomor-
row. Drummey, who used to pitch for
Topeka, is with Independence.
The elevator boy in the Columbian
building does a thriving business in
chewing gum and political badges.
The MarysviIIe fire department will
exhibit at Topeka at the firemans
tournament during the Fall Festival.
Police Judge Ferry, who has just re-
turned from visit in Pennsylvania is
several pounds heavier than when he
left Topeka.
brella two or three months ago for
$3.50, paid that amount today to have
it recovered.
The ice cream trade has fallen off
considerably since the cool weather,
and the joints are said to be having
dull season.
Prof. A. E. Palmer, of Washburn
college, is travelling this summer for
the Central Lyceum bureau of Roch-
ester, N. Y.
The halls of the Columbian building
have been parafined. Nobody will be
able to get away from a bill collector
in that building now.
N. E. Bartholomew, the exhibitor of
Shawnee county products, has never
failed to capture premiums at the fairs
of neighbOring states.
A Bible institute is to be established
at Washburn college. The college fac
ulty and Congregational ministers of
the state will instruct in it.
The Ioafers will soon take up their
box and move to the scene of the new
bridge building and the financial ques-
ton may take a well earned rest.
The committee that has in charge the
Kansas and Topeka features of
the Fall Festival flower parade is in
session at the court house this after
noon.
Since the commencement of the crop
season on March 1, the rainfall in To-
peka and vicinity has amounted to
.27 inches, This is two inches above
normal.
Three divorce petitions were fled in
the district court yesterday, among
them that of James Graves, a colored
man, who says his wife will not live
with him.
Jimmie Lane. a workingman, is ly-
ing dangerously i'll at 627 Hancock
street. He was let out of Christ hos
pital short time ago. and is now ex-
pected to die.
The cantata Our Flag given at
Hamilton hall last night by the Third
Christian church, under the auspices of
the W. r. c., was entertaining but not
well attended.
Two Santa Fe Office young men, ac-
companied by their white duck trOus-
ers, walked down Fourth street into
Parkdale the other night and are still
alive to tell the tale.
Santa Fe officials in this city have
caused a large quantity of sound
money literature to be printed and
placed in convenient places at the
shops and division Offices
An elaborate farewell service was
held at Kansas City Salvation Army
headquarters Monday night for Major
and Mrs. Sully who have been trans
ferred to New York.
Emil Vogel, who had three fingers of
his right hand badly mangled in a sau-
sage machine at the Wolff packing
house several days ago, had the middle
finger amputated yesterday.
The county commissioners have
granted the prayer of Rev. NJ. F. Nc
Kirahan and others and exempted from
taxation lots 1S9 to 143 on Leland street