The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

| Say;what's de use o. cIainin' if youse
doesn't claim de cart?
HuIly gee!
What's de use O. blufin' if youse don't
fer all yer wort?
Trut' cuts no ice in politics; it's facts
wese wants, an den
Yen see it mighty easy, when youse
counts de boys as men
We'se got sixty t'ousan' voters-if
you'se multiplys by ten.
O. M. B.
The county commissioners will meet
| tomorrow.
Ebenezer Wilson, late of AuburndaIe,
Potwin, has moved to Topeka.
In four weeks from today there will
be no holes left in the asphalt pave
ment.
Crap games are usual Sunday occur
rences at the grand stand in Athletic
park.
Jackson's band did their first prac-
ticing on their new instruments yes
terday.
Food Inspector Farnsworth says that
the milk sold in Topeka is of good
quality.
DR.. Roby will have a prize story in
the October number of the St. Louis
magazine.
The Modocs went to st. Paul yester-
day to sing at the national G. A. R. en-
campment.
The audience that saw the 'Bowery
Grip at the Grand Saturday night was
a small one.
MarshalPs band will give at least two
more concerts at Garfield park if the
weather permits.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wiss, corner of
Quincy and Crane streets, are the par
ents of a daughter.
A call has been issued for state
convention of coIored people to be held
in Topeka September 10.
Bradford Miller has almost entirely
recovered from the injuries he received
in a runaway two weeks ago.
The gallery boys at the opera house
disturbed the audience by whistling
between the acts Saturday night.
The next professional attraction at
the Grand will be Roland Reed on Sep
TENDER 9, but it isn't known yet what
he will play.
The Stedman club will meet each
week during the coming fall and win
ter instead of semi-monthIy as has
been the custom.
Tom Clements, son of D. A. Glenn
ents, the clothier, will travel for the
Brigham-Hopkins Hat company of
l.
Had the fool killer been abroad he
might have numbered among his vic
tins a few wOuld-be scorchers at the
band concert yesterday afternoon.
Scores of people visited the Kansas
avenue bridge yesterday to view the
pilling which was driven on the south
bank last week.
The city policemen will not receive
their checks for August until Tuesday.
September Z, as the city council cannot
meet to allow the pay roll until Sep
TENDER 6.
In the five mile handicap amateur
race at the fair grounds, one of the rid
ers was very far behind, and as he
passed the stand he yelled: (which
way did they go?''
Osborne attended the performance of
"A Bowery Grip together Saturday
night at the Grand. They enjoyed the
speech of the Bowery alderman.
Information from Smuggler, Col,
states that John Mather, a Topeka |
man, dropped dead on the streets.
Chief Gardiner has been unable as yet
to learn of such a man having resided
here.
J. W. Moore has received a letter
from R. V. Abbey of Grand Junction, |
standing of W. A. Pease, the colorado |
gold bug who spends his time on the /
streets of Topeka.
Albert French landed heavy blow !
with his fist between the eyes of John |
W. Knowles in the church at RichIand |
on Sunday, August %. For this JUS |
tice Guy fined him 81 and costs, |
amounting to $14.7O, which he paid |
promptly.