The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

District Judge Hazen Is expected nome
| tomorrow.
The Mid-Continent band now has forty
| five members.
An enterprising bootblack on Kansas
avenue has an illuminated sign.
Miss Jane Nye is one of the most grace
full lady bicycle riders of the city.
E. w. Tatman has returned from visit
at his old home in southern Illinois.
The wall around the court house will
probably be built of cement blocks.
The Paiges will play at ST. Joseph next
week during the fair. They return for
the holidays.
Mr.. c. W. Ryus, general claim agent
of the Santa Fe, has returned from
business trip to Colorado.
A young man recently visited four drug
stores before he found what he wanted.
He wanted a cork-screw.
E. P. Kepley will go to Kansas City
Monday, having accepted a position with
the Swift Packing company.
Ringing Bros circus is to show in
Holton September 4. 1t will probably not
be seen in Topeka again this season.
William Martindale of Emporia was one
of the cattlemen in the city yesterday
seeking a reduction in live stock rates.
Mr.. John Forster, master mechanic of
the Santa Fe at La Junta, Colo, stopped
off in Topeka yesterday on his way east.
The wind yesterday broke a branch
from an apple tree in DR.. Roby's yard
seven feet in length which bore 1876 APP
pies.
Judge Jerry McCue of Independence,
has announced his intention of moving to
Kansas City to engage in the practice of
law.
Mr.. L. NJ. Jones. chief clerk in the tele-
graph department of the Santa Fe, has
gone to Chicago to spend a two weeks
vacation.
Major General McCrum is figuring on
1900 members of the Kansas National
Guard being in Topeka during the Fall
Festival.
Chief of Police Steele has placed the
patrol wagon at the disposal of the Com
mittee of Fifteen to use in visiting the
fair grounds.
c. E. Sprague, one of Emporia's ener-
getic young business men was in the city
today on business. He went to Lawrence
this morning.
Miss Helen Stauffenburg, stenographer
in the telegraph department of the Santa
spend vacation.
The Modocs of Topeka will attend the
reunion at Kingfisher, o. T., which opens
on September 6, and will camp out dur
ing their stay.
Mike Halloran, the jointist who left the
county jail while 'trusty,'' has been
put to work the rock pile and will be
kept there 95 days.
There is some silly talk about bringing
the boys sent to the reform school back
for hearing before a justice to make
more costs for the county.
Santa Fe Superintendent Avery Turner
has purchased the residence at 1901 Tyler
and is making some improvements upon
the property before occupying it.
The Topeka police board will appoint
new patrolman tomorrow to succeed A.
W. Fowkes, who has resigned to take
government position at Kansas City.
Mayor Fellows has been named as
member of the national committee of
mayors and councilmen. A convention
will be held at Columbus on September %.
1.-THE fine Colorado weather we are now
experiencing has CONCEALED the microbic
toxine,'' says DR.. Powell, land, as a re-
suit, there is but little sickness in To-
peka.'
Chief Steele has given his men instruc-
lions to enforce the city ordinances pro-
hfbiting the riding of bicycles on side
walks and requiring every wheel to have
it a bell.
Company M of the K. N. G., which was
recently organized in Topeka with ]. E.
Towers captain, has named itself the
Governors Guards" The company
drills twice week.
The grocers and butchers are discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of having a barb-wire
fence around the dining room. There are
a great many points to be considered
about this barbecue.
The dance at the wooden mill next week
will be given Tuesday evening instead
of on Wednesday evening because of the
big Grocers' and Butchers picnic which
is to be held on the latter day.
A very drunk Indian whose name is Os-
car Coonse, wandered about in Smoky
Row yesterday and was arrested. When
bottle of whisky was taken from him at
police station he wept bitterly.
Four Lawrence tennis players will be
in Topeka tomorrow to take part in
tournament with the Topeka Tennis club
| members at Tenth and Fillmore streets.
Playing will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. D. j. Greenwald, who has just re-
turned from an extended visit in Kansas
City, says that she heard more talk there
| about the Topeka Fall Festival than
about the Kansas City festivities.
Lincoln circle No. /. Ladies of the G. A
! R., have given IS, food and clothing to
| the Salvation Army hospital. Ladies of
| the Golden Rule club also gave the hos
| pital So and 80 yards of bandage cloths.
In grading on West Fifth street gut
ter three feet deep has been run in order
| to get down to a sewer hole. This is at
| the corner of Fifth and Lincoln. Should a
| horse get into this chasm serious injury
would result.
| About twenty bicyclists rode about in a
| bunch last evening at a high rate of
/ speed, making vehicles pull to one side
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! scorching most of the time on Harrison
| and Quincy streets.
An echo meeting of the Christian En-
| deavor societies of this city will be held