The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Topeka is taking off its holiday
clothes.
There was no flour throwing on Kan
sas avenue last night.
Mr.. Judson L. Flint of Stockton is
in the city on business.
The electrical display of the Edison
company is the finest ever seen in To-
peka.
One drug store sold Is gallons of ice
cream in one day this week in ice cream
sodas.
There will be a song service at the
BAPTIST church tomorrow night at
o'clock.
The pension office is to be moved to
the fourth floor of the Columbian
building.
The election of officers for the board
of directors of the T. A A.takes place
Monday night.
The transfer boys were dismissed
from further duty last evening by the
Topeka railway.
There We're IFS Kansas newspaper
men registered at press headquarters
during the week.
Hoyt's successful farce, 1.-THE Milk
White Flag" comes to the Grand in
this city on October IA.
All persons heard whistling or play
ing "A Hot Time" after this week have
been ordered to be shot
J. A. Mccoy solicitor for the Standish
& OWbridge Commission company of
Kansas City is in the city.
Assistant SuDt. Don Willis of the
Reform School is suffering with a Sc
we're attack of rheumatism.
The Festival Queen and her court re-
viewed the dress parade of the regulars
at the camp yesterday evening.
Miss Gussie Fuller designed and exc
cuted the handsome decorations of the
Rock Island offices in this city.
Major Anderson says that he would
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rivals in the future for $2,O0O.0OO.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomas are the
parents of a daughter. Mr.. Thomas
is the well known Santa Fe engineer.
T. M. Warren, of the Office of general
superintendent of the Santa Fe. has
returned from a vacation spent in Can
ada.
The Karnival knights treated the
visiting newspaper men with the great
est possible courtesy at their ball last
night.
Several barrels of good water were
spoiled last night by an effort to make
what was sold for lemonade at the Car
niVal ball.
Andrew Mack, the Irish comedian.
Will appear at the Grand in this city in
An Irish Gentleman" on the evening
OF October IL
Willie Linn who lives twelve miles
southeast of Topeka got lost during
the KarniVal and spent last night in
the police station.
Mr. L. l. Kiene city editor of the
State Journal leaves tomorrow morn
ing for Tennessee where he will spend a
vacation.
Mrs. NJ. D. Jones. who went to Boston
from Topeka a delegate to the Ma
tional convention of the ColOred Bap-
fists, has returned to her home.
Frank L. Brown is in charge of the
Republican state headquarters which
have been opened TO aid the county
committees in the fall campaign.
The police yesterday arrested Andy
Dupree. G.. G. and r. c. Baker, and Z.
G. Harding, on the charge of selling
liquor. They all deposited bond for
appearance.
Eagle & Curry's store was hand
sOmely decorated on the eteriOr with
w{staria, white roses. lilies and cedar.
The interior was also beautifully deco
rated in roses and snOwbalis.
A young man who was arrested as G
vagrant and gave the name of Harry
Smith, is now held on the charge Of
/ having burglarized J. Z. Rodman's res
idence this week in South Topeka.
The American Labor union of this
city will hold a special meeting next
Thursday evening at Lincoln Post hal
at which Postmaster Barnes. of Kansas
City, Mayor Fellows and Councilman
Burgess will make addresses.
Dawson P. Smith of Larned, Kansas
/ has been the longest in the Kansas mi
after the war as a drummer and was
one of the party that found the bodies
of the government drivers that were
scalped by the Indians.
Chief Steele submitted liquor from
three prominent joints in the city to
Prof. J. T. Lovewen for chemical anal
ysis. He found that the beer contained
from Is to 175 per cent of alcohol
/ The law specifies beer as Intoxicating
when it contains ESQ per cent or more
Harry and Mary O'Connor, the couple
| who were arrested by the police on the
| charkge of picking Judge Henry Kee-
| ler's pocket this week, deposited 500
| for their appearance and they have left
| the city. They came from Chicago
| O'Connor had on Law and Order
/ badge when arrested.
Past COMMUNICATIVE Chief Rea, OF
/ Minnesota, spoke at the camp fire in
! the pavilion yesterday afternoon just
! after the sham battle. After paying
! Kansas a tribute urged the few re-
naming old soldiers to spread patriot
/ ism among the coming generation
I Rev. Mr.. BOggan of Oberlin followed
/ with a short address and in turn was
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