The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-17

east from the fair grounds on Seventeenth
street.
In attempting to stop a runaway yester-
day in North Topeka Patrolman Jacob
was considerably bruised. Armstrong &
Kassebaum's team ran away and the
wagon was broken at the bridge.
At the Republican picnic to be held at
Wakarusa next Wednesday Ed H. Madi-
of Dodge City. Congressman Chas.
Curtis and James A. Troutuan will speak.
There will be band and drum corps music.
Three umbrella-makers in the city will
furnish the regulation Karnival Knight
pink and green umbrella at So cents each.
These umbrellas will be carried by the
Karnival Knights next Thursday at Atch-
ison.
A burglar entered the residence of DR..
Haggarty at 1870 North Jackson street
yesterday morning and besides eating
square meal took q pocketbook contain
ing $3.50. rear kitchen window was
found broken open.
A report has been circulated that the
Living flag has been abandoned. This
is a mistake. A rehearsal is to be held
at Hamilton hall tomorrow at p. m.
The superintendent of city schools should
take some action to provide the children.
One of the Newton floats in the Santa
Fe parade will represent a passenger
coach in the frontier days of the state
with John Bender, the veteran Santa Fe
conductor, collecting tickets with punch
in one hand and a six-shooter in the
other
Woodman & Staters Fun Makers will
open a four nights engagement at the
Grand next Wednesday night. My
Wifes Maid" will be the opening piece,
and the rule governing the admittance of
ladies free will be observed. The prices
will be 10, 20 and 80 cents.
The enthusiasts who are talking of
league base ball team for Topeka next
year will have another meeting Monday
night. What is most needed is a
thousand people with so cents in their
pockets to attend the games every day.
and Topeka has no such number.
The following have been elected as
Judges for the awarding of prizes to
the school children having the best col
lections in natural history submitted to
the Philosophical society: Animal king
dom, J. c. Cooper, DR.. VIM. Smith and
Z. A. Popenoe; vegetable kingdom, DR..
c. F. Menninger, Geo. D. Hale and d. E.
Lantz.
A man who is insane over religion stop
ped at a house in the western part of
the city and seeing lady reclining in a
hammock concluded that she was starv-
ing. Accordingly he telephoned the fact
to Police Matron Thorpe. Considerable
surprise was occasioned by the matrons
visit to the house, where the people are
well-to-do.
Last night at Hamilton hall Capital
court No. 4 of the Tribe of Ben Hur gave
a pleasing entertainment. Miss Agnes
Westlake gave the Chariot Race" as one
of the special features. The Lawrence
Mandolin club furnished music, Miss OF
+fs n Mr
recited The entertainment closed with
an exhibition drill by the Sunfower de-
gree team.
The Elks have held a special meeting
and decided to have a novel feature in
the carnival parade. The Elks usually
do have something unique in things of
this kind and they may be depended upon
to fill their space in a first class man
ner Last year a Colorado man wanted
to provide six full grown tame elk to
draw chariot, but he only wanted $500
for their use.