The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-30
sNAP sHOTs An HOMENEW

"ROastin ears" are "on the market
Gormley's band gives concert to-
night.
The Garfield chiggers are very weu
behaved this year.
Ralph Mcdowell has bought the
fruit stand in front of AIorrow's meat
market.
Councilman Roundtree discussed the
financial question at Browns chapel
last evening.
Major shreve has been appointed one
of the special officers at the national
Democratic convention.
Capt j. G.. Waters is working on a
speech he intends to make at the sill
YER convention at ST. Louis.
VIM. r. Miller the North Topeka man
who was taken to the asylum, was bail
if for the grand jury last winter.
The Republicans of the Republican
league are to be called to order at 10
o'clock tomorrow at Hamilton hall
The gasoline launch at Garfield park
was built at Bethany college by Car
rett v Barnes. the engineer there.
The doctors are laying in their regu-
lar Fourth of July supply of bandages
and things for antiseptic surgery.
A meeting of the city council is to be
held Thursday evening to allow en-
ployes Of the city their monthly pay.
Secretary William II. Barnes of the
State Horticultural society has organ
lied q horticultural society at Marion
Pick Smith viii go still further north
this summer to spend his vacation, ana
says he will catch a larger fish this
time.
There is a beautiful main entrance
to the new court house but nobody
uses it. Everybody uses the south en-
trance.
Mrs. Birdie sprague Waggener of
Atchison, delighted the Lowman Hill
people last night with an Evolutionary
recital
The Republicans Of the Fifth ward
viii organize a Republican club and
elect delegates to the league conven-
ton tonight.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson
preached at Howard, kan, Sunday and
this week she is attending the Winfield
Chautauqua.
Jackson's band viii give q concert at
Garfield park Thursday evening for
the benefit of the Industrial and Edu-
cational institute
F. A. Waugh. who was once in the
newspaper business in Topeka, is now
horticulturist in the State Agricul-
tural college OF Vermont.
Something really ought to be done
toward making the court house grounds
presentable. There viii be thousands
Of visitors there during the Reunion.
Charles Beck, the St. Louis young
man who eloped with the daughter Of
a Chicago millionaire is a clothing
salesman and wei known in Topeka
The reform school band numbers p,
seven of whom are cOlOred. All but
three are inmates of the school and
many of the boys are not more than u
years of age. This is the bands first
year.
Albert Roby of Topeka, who has
been in the United States hospital ser
vice at TT. Riley for several months
has been transferred TO Fit. Omaha
Albert ROby is a son OF DR.. II. w
Roby.
Mrs Martha H. Fay, aged rs years,
died yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence, 221 WOodlawn avenue, Potwin
Place. The funeral viii be held to-
morrow at ? o'clock at the residence.
Three weeks ago c. w. Calvin, son
of the Sixth street grocer. threw some
rotten eggs at an electric car on West
Fourth street. He was apprehended
and yesterday was fined s. for his act.
J. B. linn left a large basket of nice
clingstone peaches with the Journal
this morning, to be distributed among
the newsboys and carriers. The peaches
taste good but they are full Of dis
gushing little worms.
A. 7. Goldstein paid "Coonskin'' for
the damage he did to the hack, and the
case in police court yesterday after
noon was dismissed, You had better