The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Mayor Fellows never attends circus.

Mayor Fellows never attends a circus.
The membership of the T. A. A. is 80.
F. D. Coburn left yesterday for Manhat-
tan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Watts, Oakland, are
the parents of son.
The base ball meeting is tonight at the
Commercial club rooms.
The court house was deserted yesterday
afternoon for the circus.
Colored people on South Van Buren,
street play croquet before breakfast.
There is a case of scarlet fever in the
family of E. W. Ross, 306 Branner street.
Harry Stafford has been elected to mem
bership in the Arnold 'Possum associa-
ton.
Commissioner of Elections L. T. Yount
was one of the earliest settlers of Shaw
nee county.
In the interests of the health of the
community some of the paved streets
need flushing.
"sousys band last evening at the cir
Gus played "A Hot Time during its tri-
umphal entry.
The walk around the state house square
is becoming a favorite place for youthful
roller-skaters.
The county clerk has prepared the Of
fieial ballots and poll books to be used at
the fall eletion.
AL and John Ringing of Ringling's cir
Gus came to Topeka from Lyons yester-
day "to see the show"
Tomorrow evening the Clara Schumann
Ladies' Orchestra will give a concert at
Washburn college chapel
Fred Vandegrift of the Kansas CityStar
was in the city today visiting around with
his friends and acquaintances.
1t has about reached the time when
people do not care to talk about any
thing but who will be elected to office.
The awnings have been removed from
the west side of the Santa Fe general Of
fee building and stored for the winter.
Mr.. NJ. o. Frost left yesterday after
noon for Quincy, Ill. to attend reunion
of the Tenth Missouri volunteer infantry.
Mr.. J. D. BruseI of the car service de-
partment of the Santa Fe went to Reno
county yesterday on a several days duck
nunt.
One of the prominent members of the
Topeka Commercial club does all his
trading in Kansas City. He should re-
form.
General Superintendent A. J. Hit of the
Rock Island was in the city yesterday
afternoon his way to Fort Worth,
Tex, inspection trip.
For discharging his revolver in trying
to kill another man Linn Jackson was
fined S. The shooting affray occurred
last Sunday evening at Nick ChiIes place.
Robert Finney, the Santa Fe brakeman
who has been seriously ill with typhoid
fever at the Santa Fe hospital for the
past several weeks. is now able to be
about
Mr. A L. Grispie. trainmaster of the
Santa Fe at Las Vegas, N. NJ, stopped
off in Topeka yesterday on his way to
Las Vegas after spending a vacation in
the east.
Mr. Frank Davis of the machinery de-
partment of the Santa Fe has resigned
his position and will go to GAINESVILLE. o.,
to take a position with the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad.
Constable Geo. W.. Jackson, who is
known as professor" was fooled last
night by the photograph man at the cir
Gus. He posed for the clown and then
looked sheepish.
Probate Judge Dolman paid over to the
Orphans home 500 out of the estate of
James Hurst. One of the late James
Hurst's children has been kept at the
home for five years.
Bunton Clay is a boy Il years old who
ran away from his home in Lawrence to
see the circus. The Topeka police ar
rested him and his father, who is a stone
mason. came here for him.
1t is rumored that steps are being taken
to secrre a pardon for Emmett Dalton,
the ''handsomest man in the state peni-
tentiary. There doesn't seem to be any
other good reason given for pardoning
him
A Topeka man and his wife watched
the circus unload, went to the afternoon
and evening performances, then followed
the wagons to the train and watched the
loading of the cars-and they had good
time.
Topeka teachers say that the plan
adopted by the board of education for
having two hours for noon and no after
noon recess works very well. Will Mac
ferran of the school board is responsible
for the change.
Kansas City and Topeka morning pa
pers print figures today showing the
market value of the products of Kansas
soil for the year 1887 to be S176, 600 The
State Journal printed these figures in de-