The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
SNAP SHOTS ATH0MENEWs
spring ehiekens 40 ne.

Spring chickens are ripe.
When. by the way. are the court house
grounds to be fixed up?
Tt was so hot Saturday night that
many people were unable to sleep.
Ex-Policeman John Hafsch is now
operating the street grader for the city.
Chief Of Police John NJ Gardiner
wears two Knights Of Pythias badges
The occupation of a prisoner at the
city prison was written in the docket,
"GrOsier-"
The fountain in Huntoon park has at
last been put in place and IS ready Tor
operation.
George stansneld and Seymour Hy-
men rode to Lawrence on their wheels
Sunday afternoon.
The commissioners have refused to
permit the use of the new court house
Tor political meetings
Up to o'clock Saturday evening but
10 people had voted in the primaries in
the Shunganuusa precinct.
Six brothers in the city ride on a spec
ial make Of bicycle and their suits are
alike. They have tandem also.
The court house employees and Off
GERS are ready for walk out because
they are not allowed ice water to drink.
There is not q man in Topeka who
does not thoroughly understand the
financial questiOn-ask one Of them and
a. e. Barker head janitor of the city
schOolsWas presented with a gold head
ed cane Saturday evening by the build
ing janitOrs.
The United S1sl IS court officers went
to Wichita today to attend the ad-
Journcd session Of the United States
district court.
The damage by fire to Anderson Blu
ford IS house Saturday evening was $40.
The house is located at 603 East
Twelfth street.
Tt was so hot in the district court
room Saturday afternoon that court
had to be adjourned two hours before
the usual time.
A gasoline launch has been put in
the creek at Garfield park lit viii car
~ IL persons Also q leg launch" that
is run by pedals like a bicycle
Howard Wood son of Probate Judge
J. g. Wood, is in a law Office in New
York city for the summer Ia the fall
he VIII again be in the medical college.
Flower plant thieves are in town. All
the costly plants in the flower garden
OF Mrs S. f. Pratt at Fifth and van
Buren, streets We're stolen in one night.
President George Herrick, OF Wash
burn, returned to his home in Chicago
saturday He win return to Topeka IN
September and enter upon his duties at
the college.
Mayor Fellows Fire Chief WiImarth
and Tom DOran are soliciting prizes OF
the insurance companies for the fire
mems tournament to be given at the
Fail Festival
Simon Jones was fined for his dis
turDauce OF the peace. Saturday after
noon He says that he was trying to
lead better life, but that the police
just arrested him for spite.
The best thing NIarshalIs band play
ed at the concert yesterday was the
'Benediction Of the POignards'' by
Mayerbeer The next best thing was
-Amorita," by Eugene Waldo Of To
peza.
Chuck Shields and kid" Render
were taken before Justice J. B. Furry
Saturday and committed to the county
jail to await their trial for larceny.
Render viii have to stand trial fer
burglary.
James lie Jeer. the Ieavenworth
county farmer chaTSyed with the ruin
Of 13-year-Oid Pear Porter was bound
ever at LeavenWcfth Saturday The
Social Purity league of Topeka gets the
credit for his arrest
Frank Aerriam's handsome building
on Kansas avenue is nearing compile
ton. Tie Will have a front Office room
have suite of Up stairs office rooms.
II. w. Hadley is the architect
1t took SO of Farmer E. G. Wilson IS
money which he earned in Dover. to
pay his tine at the police station VIII
son is the man that tried to jab Pa
trOlman Mcdowell with a pitcbforIc
while they were flying along on hay
wagon.
William Miller, the old man from the
LeaVenWorth soldiers home has & $40
fine to work out at the city prison for
his spree and disturbance Of the peace
trIoey evening. He is unable to work
ON account OF bad cut over the right
eye which was inflicted By a colored
boy in jail with whom he tried to fight