The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Joe Waters went to Lyndon last night
on legal BUSINESS.
The examinations for state certificates
are now being held.
MarshaIIs band had a good audience
at Garfield park last night.
R E. Kropf is seriously i'll with ty-
phoid fever at Washburn college.
There was just enough rain this
morning to scare the bicycle people.
There is a drum corps in the Fifth
ward that plays at Republican meet
ings.
Miss Grace Sherburne will lead the
Y. w. c. A. meeting tomorrow after
noon.
Dick Cooley is carrying off the bat
ting honOrs with the Philadelphia base
ball team.
Not night passes now but politi-
cal meetings are held in some part of
the county.
They are now saying that a new So
prano voice has been added to Tom An
derson's Modoc club.
A new brick walk is being laid on the
south side of Twelfth street between
Fillmore and Clay streets.
The F'lambeau club was to attend the
Fifth ward Republican meeting last
night but it did not materiaIize.
Charles Drew, an inmate of the coun-
ty poor farm, will be adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum next week.
The coIored people were the princi-
pal participants in the arguments at
the Sixth street financial school yester-
day.
Lawrence holds her circuit bicycle
races on Monday next. They were post
poned from August II on account of
rain.
A canvass of the city is to be made
by the church people in order to in
crease the attendance at the Sunday
schools.
The county physician is preparing to
take legal action against a number of
physicians in this city who are prac-
ticing illegally.
John Madden, free silver candidate
for congressman from this district,
Will speak in North Topeka next Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. Vim. Davidson, wife of the sup
erintendent of Topeka schools, is dan
gerously sick with typhoid fever at
Colorado Springs.
Chief Gardiner has given the patrol
men orders to allow no more street ar
guments which shall block the side
walks in any way.
Assistant United States District At
torney Rankin Mason has returned
from New York where he has been vis-
iting for two weeks.
There is to be a silver offering gath
ering at the rally tonight at Hamilton
hall. Anyone found putting gold in the
hat will be elected from the hall
Every child in Topeka has read the
poem in the Fifth Reader entitled:
''Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
since the ordinance has been in effect.
Next Tuesday the new police assign
ment goes into effect. Six of the night
patrolmen viii take day duty and the
rest will be assigned new beats for
night duty.
There is a neighborhood quarrel just
west of the state fair grounds which is
getting decidedly lively. The police
judge has been asked to arbitrate to
the extent of a warrant.
Tony Brown, the most corpulent man
in Topeka, eats but two meals a day.
He eats nothing at noontime. Otis
Hungate who is the thinnest man
in town, eats every time he gets
chance.
1t has been discovered that the dis
guised man who rode the steer at the
rear of the Republican ratification pro-
cession was Emmett Whipple, an en-
ploye of the Santa Fe shops and a
good Democrat.
The base ball team leaves tomorrow
for Independence where three games
will be played. Following that three
games will be played with the Coffey-f
Vile team, and the latter will returnI
with Topeka for three games at Ath-
letic park
Demoss & Penwell have a new wagon
which has just been finished. It is
handsome carriage and will accomno-
date a small casket. J. M Knights
new painted ambulance will be ready