The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

r. NJ. Ruggles has recovered from a two
days illness with malaria.
MarshalPs band turned out 50 men for
grocers' and butchers parade.
United tSates Marshal Neely has gone
to York, Pa, where his father is seriously
ill.
The crop of hay on the state house yard
has been harvested for the third time this
summer.
The Fail Festival committee has not
yet completed the work of securing SUBJ
scriptions.
Armstrong & Kassebaum furnished II
pounds of cheese for the picnic yesterday
free of charge.
Miss Kate Adams is doing missionary
work at Pittsburg, Kan. She will be
there three months.
The banks decided to keep open yester-
day, but surrendered at noon and went
to the picnic with the rest.
The material for the concrete floors in
the new state library rooms is being
hauled to the state house.
President Baker of the City railway
says he will have vestibules on the To-
peka street cars by November L.
George B. Harrison, son of Col. IT. w.
Harrison, has started a new weekly paper
which he has named 1.-The Kansas News"
Topeka streets were almost entirely de-
serted yesterday afternoon and evening
Topeka people make the most of holi-
days.
Mr.. Charles Wolff leaves in few days
for two weeks vacation in Colorado,
where his family is spending the sum
mer.
The scarcity of girls for houseworl5 dur
ing the past few weeks has been Followed
by the arrival of a number of new ones in
the city and now there is no work for
them.
Mrs. Charles Sessions, who was believed
to be recovering from a protracted and
severe illness, is suffering from a severe
relapse.
Frank Jacques, who weighs 320 pounds
and little Stephen Leigh, who weighs 81
pounds, led the butchers in the parade
yesterday.
The KarnivaI Knights will meet next
Monday night. The Hamilton hall meet
ing will be held Wednesday night, Sep
tember 8.
But one intercollegiate foot ball league
game will be played at Lawrence this fall.
Iowa university plays with K. s. y. in
October.
One of the advertisements given away
yesterday was fan representing a cab
bage. 1t was a cigar advertisement and
The Republican Flambeau club will hold
a meeting next Monday evening to dis
cuss the part to be taken by the club in
the Fall Festival.
At the meeting of the executive council
today a resolution of thanks was voted
to c. P. Bolmar for removing the foun-
dation of the old arsenal.
Topeka needs more of the hand carts
| used for street cleaning. The street
sweeper ought to be used on Quincy
| street. 1t is absolutely filthy.
Most of the poetry sent to the State
| Journal for publication is positively pain
| full. 1t is remarkable how few people are
ashamed of writing bad poetry.
| Miss Emma Kelly, daughter of ex-Sen-
ator III. B. Kelly, is going to Klondike in
| the interest of a Chicago newspaper She
| will be in Topeka about September 2
| Rev. ]. NJ. Harrington, the state house
/ guide, in attempting to enforce the order
| of the executive council, prohibiting boys
/ from going to the state house dome, has
1 hard time of it.
The interior of the T. E. Bowman home
| on west Huntoon street is being plastered
| and the finishing touches will be put on
| in a few days. 1t will be ready for occu.
| pancy by September Is.
Andy Jordan, flushed with his victory