The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12

today, that so many of the men who
were born with silver spoons in their
mouths have since developed into gold
bugs?"
Fresh 14-inch ears of corn raised in
the kaw valley bottom will soon be-
gin to replace the last years wall dec
orations of similar nature in the real
estate offices.
Col. Dan WAITS glee club of twenty
singers-an members of gIee clubs are
not singers-wiIl sing at the Republican
meeting at Lukens' Opera House, North
Topeka, tonight.
It is said by persons claiming to
know that Topeka officer whose di-
rect duty it is to arrest people engaged
in Illegal liquor selling is himself a
partner in a joint.
MilIers who have been working third
time or no time at all during this sea-
son are looking forward to no sleep
and plenty of money soon by reason of
the Kansas. wheat crop.
The 14-year-old son of Professor
Popenoe of Manhattan, Kan, fractured
his left arm near the elbow Thursday
by falling from a porch at the home Of
T. o. Popenoe in this city.
The float that the A O. u w will
have in the Fall Festival parade will
be rs feet high and the Festival COM
mittee is wondering what it will do with
regard to the trolley wires.
Mrs. Lucille B. Baker will, on Sunday
the goth, begin the publication of a
Sunday paper in Topeka to be called
the "Sunf1ower." It will be devoted to
society, clubs and women.
There is complaint that a woman
peddler who is in town just now allows
loose change to stick to her fingers. 1t
is well to leave none around when
strangers are in the house.
The Independent Order of Perennial
Pavement Patchers, which is just now
having its parade on Kansas avenue, is
moving northward at the rate of a lit
tie more than a block a day.
Policeman Jack King thinks the joke
about his being thrown by Officer Kirk
Pinkston has gone far enough and
wants it called off. His police friends
are willing. They've had fun enough.
The date for moving the old Kansas
avenue bridge to it's last resting place
a few feet away where it will take care
of the traffic till the new one is done,
has been set for Saturday night, the
18th.
Some of the business men of the city
will play ball at Athletic park next
Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of
the Floral Festival fund. None but
those who never played ball will be
eligible.
If you see a man coming at you these
days with face sandwiched between a
hopeful smile and an anxious look, get
out your pocketbook. He wants to sell
you a ticket to some benefit for the Fall
Festival.
Police Natron Thorpe thinks the city
III,
take homeless and destitute sick tenn
porarily. 1T seems impossible she
says, Ito get this class into any of the
city institutions"
The attraction at the Grand for Fall
Festival week will be John Dillon. He
will appear five nights, Monday to Fri
day inclusive. But two pieces will be
presented, Wanted, the Earth and
"A Model Husband
The donations for hiring Marshalrs
band for the Fall Festival have already
reached nearly $500 to say nothing of
the tickets being sold for the benefit
concert at Hamilton hall on the even
ing of Monday the 21st.
John Seaton of Atchfson, says ''Ten-
nessee's Pardner," which will be at the
Grand this evening is a great play, pre-
scented by a strong company. We will
know more about John Seaton's thea
atrical judgment tomorrow.
"Oh. well,'' said Sam Radges, today,
after a vigorous denunciation of the
way the campaign is being run, Il
don't know that it's any use to pay any
attention to me, have to do a certain
amount of kicking every day
The creditors of VIII Buck, whose in
staIlment business passed into their
hands recently, think now they will be
paid in full. The business is going on
as formerly and it is believed that
everything will be settled up satisfac-
torily.
Everybody in town who has a spare
room to rent and a vacant place at the
table for Fall Festival visitors should
lose no time in letting S. S. McFadden.
of the committee on public comfort,
know about it. Topeka must entertain
her visitors.
Charlie Holiday, who has just return
ed from Colorado, is very much i'm
pressed with the energy of Cripple
Greek. 'They are building whole
streets of brick buildings at once" he
says, working all day and all night by
electric light
Police Commissioner Charlie Holiday
has returned from his visit to Colorado.
He will attend the board of police COM
missioners meeting tonight and give
his views upon the best management of
the Fall Festival as regards the preser-
walton of the peace.
The BARRIERS union and the employ
ers are having trouble about closing
during the Fall Festival The union
men on salaries want to close early and
the employers and the men on piece
work want to remain open till 10 O'Clock
at night. The union meeting Monday
night will decide it.
There will be an all day Republican
picnic at Wakarusa Saturday, the 18th,
which good many Topeka people ex-
pect to attend. John J. Ingalls, and