The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15

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IONA
A. J. Newton OF Atwood, Kan. has
been playing guard on the Washburn
college foot ball team. Yesterday IN a
scrimmage his leg was broken near the
ankle and President Herrick hauled
him to his room on a stretcher in his
buggy.
Since September LIST the following do
nations have been received and distri-
buted among the poor by Police Mat
ron Thorpe: Il baskets of food, &c
school books. 1850 papers and maya
ines, seven loads of wood, S75 garments
and $3.50 in cash.
A man broke up a political street ar
gument today by saying. well, I know
this much, neither Mckinley nor Bryan
viii ever see Washington" why
won't they2" yelled both sides of the
crowd at once. Because he is dead
said the man calmly.
It is said that Richard Mansfield is
such a sticlzler for realism that if a
man I'm playing a princely part his stage
cigars must cost at least 25 cents each
but if he is playing part of the lower
walk of life they mustn't cost more
than two for nickel.
There is a great deal of fuss going on
as to whether or not Thomas Watson
of Georgia will speak in Topeka,
but in spite of it all the committee goes
serenely along and advertises him to
speak here Friday morning at 9 o'clock
at the Grand Opera House.
There was a small stampede at the
door of Grace cathedral just after the
Krauthoh-D ienst wedding party had
started up the center aisle. Everyone
wanted to get a look at the bride and
it was necessary to hold back the
crowd to protect the ladies.
IT beg pardon" said an absent mind
ed man today as he walked into a sec
ond story office, may I see the parade
from this Window What on earth
is the matter with you2" demanded the
proprietor; have you just come to?
The Fall Festival has been over nearly
two weeks"
A good many Of the Fail Festival an
nouncements about town have been
left up and are bewildering to the cas-
ua1 visitor. There are large Lodging
and Meals" signs on locked and vacant
houses and on some Of the trees are
signs announcing that s'All parades will
pass this stand"
Many a man In the employ Of the city
feels it his duty to talk politics and
convert every one who does not sub
scribe to his way of thinking. 1t is
really the business of the city servants
to keep out of partisan disputes. Their
salaries are paid by adherents of one
party as much as another.
A money question street orator talk
ed for ten minutes to man he met to-
day and got mad because the man
would not talk back, before somebody
came along and told him that the man
he had been talking to was deaf and
dumb. 1T might be a good scheme for
other people to be deaf and dumb at
such times.
The Baptist state convention closes
this evening with a grand rally to be
addressed by Revs. M. L. Thomas and
c. H. Wareham, Wichita. Preceding
this, a devotional meeting viii be held.
The Kansas avenue crossing of the
Rock Island railroad might be improv-
ed now that the asphalt pavements
have been smoothed up.
Vanity Fair" which viii be at the
Grand Opera House for the first time
Monday night is a new entertainment.
lit is built a little on the plan of George
Thacher's Tuxedo" which had a good
run some years ago. It is made up Of
specialties, musical, dancing. acrobatic
and eccentric with just enough thread
of plot to keep them together.
Frank Level, a colored man who was
probably named for the condition of
his head, recently took a notion that he
would like to own Sugar island, which
lies in the river at the old sugar min
four miles west of town. He immed-
lately went to work and succeeded in
getting the government to declare it
public land and open and then he filed
on it. Tt contains 2S4 acres.
Major J. K. Hudson has written from
Wichita to Mrs. c. S. Sutton, chairman
of the ways and means committee of
the Floral parade, to the effect that as
the committee has returned the dress
goods patterns which were not award
ed satisfactorily by the judges of the
Floral parade. he viii retain them and
thus settle the matter. Major Hudson
also states that if a Floral parade is
arranged next year he will offer a lib
eraI premium for some feature.
BY request of the bridge people it is
announced that since a great many cat
tie are now returning from Wabaunsee
county. all those that must cross the
river should use the bridge at St N1arys.
The Topeka bridge is just now in such
q condition that not more than 10 head
of cattle can be allowed on it at one
time and yesterday a small herd was
half the day getting over and almost
entirely stopped other traffic. Fifteen
cattle on the bridge shake it almost to
pieces.
II. NJ. Hadley who drew the plans for
the First African Baptist church says
it viii be the finest arranged church in
town and viii cost at least $4,000. It
is to be brick veneered and the audi
torium viii seat 1000. There IS also a
large class room and a pool for bap-
tisms so built that it is entered and
left unseen by the audience, which sees