The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

Floral parade. Some people ought to
try pansies, marigolds, sweet peas,
etc.
a Tyler street girl who started down
town this morning in a shirt waist had
to be taken in by neighbOrs and thawed
out.
All the young men of the city should
make it a point to attend the Karnival
Knights meeting tonight at Hamilton
hall.
The Leavenworth fort band played
one march for team drill for over half
an hour at the WOOdman picnic yester-
day.
A Topeka man who Travelled for
three days to find a place where no one
talked politics has returned in des-
pair.
A Topeka man who walked four
blocks on Kansas avenue today count
ed five different beggars with hand or
gans.
DR.. S. E. Sheldon. who is now in Gun
nisOn, Col, for his health, has sent SO
as his contribution to the Fall Festival
fund.
It is estimated that 1900 Santa Fe
shop men from neighboring Kansas
points, will be in Topeka Fail Festival
week.
Bulletin No. 60, of the State Agricul-
tural college is in the hands of the
state printer. 1t is on Feeding
Steers"
The rollers which are to be used in
moving the bridge to its new foundation
We're completed today at the Topeka
foundry.
There are two Wylie Cooks in town.
One is W. S. and the other is W. w.
and they are no kin, as they say in
Atchison.
W. c. Edwards is still practicing the
speech that he prepared while in Mich
igan and will deliver it at Wakarusa on
Saturday.
Consul General to Mexico Thomas T.
Crittenden passed through Topeka
yesterday on his was to his home in
Missouri.
Grant Howell OF Topeka, who has had
charge of Dinner Bros eating house
at Chichasha, o. T., is at home for a
short time.
case of dfphtheria in the family of
c. E. Dunlap, Twenty-frst and Lincoln
street, was reported to the sanitary
officers today.
Adam Norman, the RichIand farmer
who has been in Sheriff Kepley's
charge several days, has been ad-
judged insane.
On account of the gathering of the
Paul TorringtOn-Pick Smith-JOhnny
Waters crowd tonight the curfew will
not be sounded.
About the nattiest uniform ever worn
on Topeka streets is the Woodmen's
uniform. 1t shows off a good shape to
great advantage.
Miss Harriet Smith of Atchison, who
is one of the best readers and reciters
in Kansas appeared at the WOOdman
picnic yesterday.
Jas. B. Hayden took a turn at the
Sixth street financial school yesterday
afternoon and told a few things from
his point of view.
Secretary George LerrigO of the To-
peka Y. NJ. G. A. and his brother, Peter,
were ordained ministers of the Baptist
church last night.
1t is the general opinion of the To-
peka bar that Joe Waters will clear A.
H. Case of the disbarment proceedings
begun against him.
The pavement patchers are nearly as
far north as Fourth street. But they
will have to come back on the other
side of the avenue.
The society people of Topeka are
talking of giving an invitation ball
during Festival week. All the military
officers will be there.
George and Peter Lerrigo yesterday
afternoon We're examined for the min
istry by the ministerial council at the
First Baptist church.
Weather permitting, the society Ia
dies of this city will turn out in force
to view the Fail Festival ball game
next Tuesday afternoon.
A candidate for the legislature is in
the city today who has been in poll
tics in Kansas for twenty years and
never yet rode on a pass.
In all there were eleven coach loads
of people came to Topeka yesterday on
the Modern WOOdmen excursions. But
thy weren't all WOodmen.
The Topeka Equal Suffrage associa-
ton will spend the winter in studying
political science as recommended by
the national association.
In the Firemen's parade of the Fail
Festival the Santa Fe hose reel will be
specially decorated and drawn by pom
les driven by two little girls.
There is so much talking of betting
going on that people are beginning to
wonder what has become of our recent
~ passed anti-gambling law.
Henry Taylor of IlIionis, will address
the Mckinley Colored club at Craw-
fOrd's Opera House Monday evening
and Jackson's band will play.
Several members of battery B are
initiating the example of Captain H. NJ.
Phillips in the matter of making paper
flowers for the gattline guns.
The people who loaf on the streets
are growing sensible. They are begin
ming to guy the street orators so much
that they have to move often.
The Topeka ball team will play at
AtchisOn on the day of the Corn Carn1-
val and AtchisOn's team will play at
Topeka during the Fall Festival.
One of the free silver street takers
at Lawrence looks so much like Sena-