The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11

monthly instanments of 3. The parties
are eolored.
The city electric light plant ought to be
run on nights like last, moon or no moon.
The knowledge that the moon is shining
behind the clouds does not light the
streets
a Lawrence travelling man named F. a.
Tabler has invented a bicycle attachment
with which he expects to ride through to
Klondike. 1t will move over land, water
or ice.
At the opening meeting of the Shawnee
County Teachers association held Satur-
day at the high school rooms, John Mac
Donald delivered a lecture on Public
Speaking"
Mr.. 4. F. Berry, formerly foreman of
the Santa F'e lumber yard in this city.
but now with the Mexican Central rail-
way at TampicO, Mex.,is visiting his fam
lily in this city.
A portion of the flowers used in the dec
Grafton of the court carriages Festival
week have been sold to Leavenworth par
ties TO be used in the flower parade in
that city this week
The cavalry hat for women, which
came in with such a rush. is going out
faster than it came in. Men think it the
ugliest hat women ever wore, but per-
haps men don't know.
The first vestibuled trolley car was put
into service yesterday on the asylum line.
The windows had not been put in place.
but the other part was finished and it at
tracted much attention.
The gravel in the state house grounds
IS the most destructive agency in town
against bicycle tires. The small. sharp
cornered grains of sand work through a
tire in remarkably short time.
The regular meeting of the surviving
members of the Battle of the Blue will
be held at Lincoln Post hall October y,
at which time a basket dinner will be
served and there will be speeches.
Edward Lange's new bicycle was stolen
from in front Of Waggoner's drug store
and the police We're notified. The next
day two boys brought back the wheel
and said they found it in the western
part of the city.
Marion Slower has brought suit for di-
vorce from her husband Hugh Slower, in
the district court, and asks separation on
the ground that he is now serving a SEN
tence for grand larceny in the state peni-
tentiary. She also asks that her maiden
name of Marion Baker be restored.
a party of Jolly young men wandered
down Kansas avenue Saturday night and
in front of KeIlam's book store one of
them dropped pint bottle of whisky.
The bottle broke and the liquor was
spilled on the sidewalk. Someone touch
ed match TO the fluid. but it would not
burn.
The Washburn College Lecture associa-
ton has secured the following entertain
ments for the course; Clara Schumann
Ladies' Orchestra, DR.. Jas. /. Hill of Sa-
lem, Mass, How to Be at Home, at
Home; DR.. Frank Bristol, President Nc
Kinley's pastor, lecture on Brains;
New York Male Quartette, Rev. J. J.
Lewis Passion Play Of Oberammergau,
and Miss Vandeha Varnum, popular lee
ture.
The Y. NJ. c. A. glee club has been or
ganized with the following officers: Pres
ident Walt Richards; secretary-treasurer
Harold Cartilage, and director, Chas. l.
Polk. The club is composed of the fol-
lowing: First tenor A. NJ. Bunten, Joe,
Reisner, Geo. c. Lerrigo; second tenor,
J. N. Stark, Jno. E. Godfrey. E. G. Glib
son. c. L. Polk; first bass, Jno. Brown,
H. T. Cartilage. Harry Crow, c. NJ Rig
don: second bass, a. c. N1cKitrick, H. L.
Thomas, Walt Richards, E E. Klein.