The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-18
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The drought appears to have com
menced.
The City railway carried 2o,695 pas
sengers Monday.
The Democratic Flambeau club is
arranging for a trip to Chicago.
The majority Of the visitors at the
new Santa Fe hospital are ladies.
Probate Judge W God is to deliver the
Fourth Of July address at Norton
Governor Morrill, is to deliver the
Fourth of July address at his home.
The West Side Gun club shoot for
the silver medal takes place tomorrow.
The children of the Catholic parochia1
school picnicked at Oakland park to-
day
The city street grader has been at
work on Walnut street east Of College
avenue.
The Palace and T. A. A. base ball
teams are to play at Athletic park
Saturday.
Laurence Chamberlain is still very
low with typho-malarial fever This is
a second attack.
Twenty cases of measles have been
reported to the city board Of health so
far this month.
Curly Harrison and his goatee were
in town today shaking hands with
friends and the wind.
Councilman Warner of the Fifth
ward is spending d week camping out
and fishing on Wakarusa.
The local wheelmen are talking about
a bicycle lantern parade which it is
likely viii be given in a few days.
VIM. Johnston, the young colored
man in the city prison, is nearly dead
with consumption. He troubles the pO-
lice, however
State superintendent Stanley spoke
at Hutchinson yesterday afternoon
and at Stafford last evening. He will
return Saturday
Joseph Wardrip Of Emporia, who
was brought to the Topeka asylum
four months ago violently insane, has
gone home cured.
The Salvation Army played against
a beggar with a hand organ on Fifth
street last evening and the beggar
stayed the longer.
There is competition in the lemonade
business at the old court house corner
A new stand has been started near to
the old established
Jimmie OImstead, the Tenth street
shoemaker who was recently divorced
from his wife, is now seriously i'll at
the county poor farm
The eight electric cars which carried
the North Topeka Sunday school child
rem looked gay. They We're decorated
with colored tissue paper
There is a quarrel on at the state
house now as to who are the six most
distinguished men in Kansas. 1t is
harder on the brains than the Is puz-
zle.
DR. Pitcher of Winfield, visited John
Breidenthal at the state house. He is
working for the nomination for gov
ernOr of Senator L. P. King of Cow
ley county.
w. H. Light. who graduated from
the Kansas university law school this
year. will practice law in Topeka. He
delivered the class toast at the law
banquet held June 8.
The Children's Home society of this
city has placed over 200 children in
homes during the past two years. and
has now SO applications from families
wanting children to raise.
Chief of Police John Gardiner went
to Kansas City Tuesday and was only
there long enough to go across from the
depot and get his breakfast. But that
wasn't what he went there for.
The Woman's Republican association
viii hold a special meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Royal
Arcanum hall at 723 Kansas avenue
Mrs. Mary A. Gaylord is president and
Mrs ]. T. Stanton is secretary.
The new house where the bride and
groom, Mr. and Mrs Wilton live,
looked rather queer yesterday morn
ing. Some mischievOus friends had
tied white ribbons and hearts on the
porch posts. and a. placard announced
that the occupants We're married the
night before.
1Iilt Stoker has a curiosity in the
shape Of a silver match holder on
which several silver coins have been
welded. The coins were split and weld
ed to the case but the government pro
hibited further manufacture of them
on account of the mutiIation of the
coin.