The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-18
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

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We thought it would be pleasing.
But now our prayer has answered been
We're worse off much than we were
then,
For in thin clothes we're freezing.
North Toraka has a base ball team.
This weather is hard on the ice trade.
J. J. Hit will deliver an address at
Overlook tonight.
A Topeka barber is frequently mis-
taken for J. r. Burton.
Last year one of the hottest spells
occurred in September.
Jeff Davis has written some poetry
on the financial question.
There is a threatened epidemic of
typhoid fever in the city.
Three men are busy on the big dra-
gon for the Fall Festival.
The backbone of summer has certain
~ received a severe wrench.
There is a joint in fiourishing con-
dition near the Santa Fe shops
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor are the
parents of a son, born yesterday
The Daughters of Erin will give
watermelon social Friday evening.
J. G. SIonecker is to speak before the
Second Ward Mckinley club tonight
You needn't put up your stoves. It'll
be blistering hot again in a. day or so.
The county commissioners have in
spected the poorhouse and found it all
right.
9eOple VINO go out cage pOIlQ 10
swim tonight should take their skates
along.
The pile driving machinery is being
put in place on the site of the new
The Y. P. s. G. E. of the First Con-
gregational church will give a car ride
tonight.
John Coyne of the district court has
returned from his visit in Neosho
county.
There are more demands for David
Overmyer than any other Democratic
speaker.
The moon came out for about an hour
last night and gave everything a beau
tiful appearance.
Topeka, amateur photographers are
taking farewell snap shots of the old
Kansas avenue bridge.
There will be a partial eclipse of the
moon on August q and %, visible all
over the United States.
Three special policemen will be on
duty tomorrow at the bicycle races at
the state fair grounds.
Simon Greenspan says there are not
drinking places connected with all the
o. NJ. B. lodges in Topeka
Captain Joe Waters has a, brand new
free silver speech which he will deliver
at Hamilton hall tomorrow night.
The people of Granville are trying to
secure two Topeka orators to debate
politics at that place next Saturday.
The dressing room for the bicyclists
in tornorrow's races will be in the east
end of the grand stand, under the
seats.
The Third Ward Republican club will
meet tonight at the F1ambeau club
rooms. S. L. SeabroOk is to make an
address.
Weather Observer Jennings says that
the people of Kansas can safely feel
that the backbone of the torrid weather
is broken.
The theatrical season will open Fri
day night with Richards & Pring1e'S
minstrels, with Billy Kersands and the
Crescent quartette.
ATessrs. Stoker and Bowersock left
today for Omaha where they are to
take part in the tennis tournament to
be held there Wednesday
That Columbia bicycle which Patrol
man Aye found in North Topeka sun
day evening, belonged to Arthur Kane
the young newspaper man.
The men most sOrely interested in
the present election are Harry Stafford
and E. B. GOOde. Each has several
million dollars up on the result.
JaiIer Albert Hopkins has been hav-
ing a siege of chills and fever Patrol
man PARCELS has been acting as night
jailer during Hopkins sickness.
The east half of the grandstand at
the state fair grounds tomorrow will be
free to the public In the west half
chairs will be placed, and a charge
made for seats.
The horse which was injured in the
Miller was hurt, will probably recover.
The wound made by the broken neck
yoke is Is inches deep.
At a police court ''neighborhood quar-
reI' trial yesterday afternoon four
children under 10 years of age. were
subpoenaed as witnesses. The II year
old defendant was discharged.
When the kalsominers and painters
get through with the interior of the
Rock Island office building the offices
will look even prettier than when first
completed.
Drink hearty for US" said one of a
crowd of men and boys who had as
sembled about the police officers when
they raided the joint on East Fifth
street Sunday evening, and were load
ing the beer kegs into the patrol wagon
The arrest of just one child and
placing him in Jail for being on the
streets after o'clock will produce trou-
BILE in this town. Either the child will
be released instanter or there won't be
any Jail there. The curfew ordinance
is the climax of absurdity. The next
meeting of the council should repeal the
ordinance or eliminate the Jail fea-
ture.