The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
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There is a revival of croquet in Topeka
CIaud Fox is now working in store in
South Dakota
The Democratic primaries will be held
this evening.
The Holiness camp meeting will close
tomorrow evening
Capt D. F. Wyatt will probably be one
of the deputy internal revenue collectors
About 400 people attended the Presby-
terrain picnic at GARFIELD park yesterday
afternoon
F. D. Fuller of the firm of Fuller &
whitcomb. has gone to Canada on fish
ing expedition
Concrete is laid on the wooden arch
forms at the new Kansas river bridge in
horizontal layers
Topeka horsenen have arranged for
racing matinee at the fair grounds for
Saturday afternoon.
Farmers in the western part of the
county are complaining of the depreda-
tons of jack rabbits
a house belonging TO a man named
White. who lives east of Highland Park.
was burned yesterday.
The second of the series of outdoor ath-
Ietic contests was held last evening at
Sixth and Monroe streets.
Railroad Commissioner William Camp
bell left yesterday for his home in Stat
ford county for weeks visit
Dave Leahy. Topeka correspondent of
the Kansas City Times, has moved his
family from Wichita TO this city.
The Rock Island trade mark is to be
worked in cement in colors in the side
walk in front of the depot in this city.
VIII Wadsworth leaves today for New
York 10 make arrangements for next sea-
SON Miss Lottie Bowes also goes east
today.
The Topeka delegation of the big
Christian Endeavor convention in San
Francisco will return to this city tomor-
row morning
c. G. Sholes. superintendent of tele-
graph of the Santa Fe, left yesterday on
a trip of inspection over the New Mexico
division of the road.
At celebration at Downs, Kan, July
p. the Topeka and Atchison base ball
teams will play an exhibition game, the
winner to receive So
Miss Kittie RagIand, of the office of
the auditor of passenger receipts of the
Santa Fe, left yesterday for Colorado on
a two weeks vacation.
F. T. Dolan, superintendent of the
southern division of the Santa Fe with
headquarters a Wichita. visited railroad
men in this city yesterday.
The county central committee made a
canvass of the vote cast at the Repubu-
can primary yesterday afternoon There
were no changes and NO contests
The young ladies employed in making
flowers at the Flower committee rooms
have decided to prepare a special float for
the Floral parade. This will be their own
design
The Fall Festival advertisements sent
out to the country press do not tell any
thing that Topeka is going to do this
year. Somebody ought to write some
good ones.
The Democrats of the first precinct of
the Second ward will meet at the Demo-
cratic Flambeau club rooms at O'Clock
this evening to elect delegates to the
county convention
John w Breidenthal. who returned this
week from Omaha, is quoted in the Ona-
ha- WorId-Herald of recent date as pIac-
ing the wheat crop of Kansas this year
at 60 100000 bushels
John Rodgers, who was nominated for
county surveyor on the Republican ticket,
has not been in Topeka for two months.
He is working on the Hutchinson water
works construction.
Officers of the Salvation Army say that
Seventh street IN front of the National
hotel is the most profitable place in town
TO hold open air meetings in the evening.
A good collection is always forthcoming.
The Topeka Republican F1ambeau club
elected the following officers last night:
President, John F. Stanton; vice presi-
dent, J. F. Snyder; secretary, o. x
Swayze; treasurer. L. G. BeaI; sergeant
alarms, c. F. Lescher.
Topeka's pet lion is now at the subur-
ban home of Mr.. H. L Robinson. where
he is receiving medical attention and
plenty of food He is growing fat under
the new conditions He'll get big enough
to make a newspaper item or two yet
Booth-Tucker, commander of the Saliva
ton Army, visited the Salvation Army
hospital before leaving this city yester-
day afternoon His visit to the hospital
will probably result in a monthly apGro-
priation from the national funds of the
army to that institution
The Holiday Park association lawn So
ciaI last evening at the residence of Capt
Gunther, was a success and good sum
was received, which Will be placed in the
fund to put in fountain and place an
ornamental fence around the park at
Twelfth and Western avenue.
Captain Jas. W. Steele, who was at one
time associated with John J. ingalls, in
the publication of the Kansas Magazine.
is visiting Mr.. A A Rowley in North To-
peka. Captain Steele now lives in Chi
cago- For many years he was with the
passenger department of the Santa Fe-
THEY DESTROY HOPPERS.