The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-27
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

JoaD MuIVane is in Chicago.
Green felt hats for fall wear are on the
market.
r. S. Brigham spent several years as a
cowboy on the plains
The dances at the insane asylum COM
mence early in September.
E. c. Little addressed the Labette coun-
ty convention at Oswego today.
The state officers and railroad attor-
neys returned from Emporia today.
There is a standing rule that the Conn
mittee of Fifteen must adjourn before 10
p.
Frank Acoclzs, the Coffey county globe
| trotter, has been heard from at Brocton
/ N. Y.
One of the street railway trains of two
| cars carried 1873 passengers on picnic
day.
Ex-Representative Sam Gardenhire who
is now practicing law in New York, is in
| Topeka.
One of the riders in the Fall Festival
| tournament has participated in fifty tour
naments.
If there is any word that is worked to
| death by cheap writer's and takers it is
| ''pessimist.''
E. L. Copeland, cashier of the Santa Fe
treasurer's office, is dangerously i'll with
typhoid fever.
The green bugs that hover around cleo
trio lights almost had possession of the
city last night.
A minstrel performance by Topeka tall
ent will be given at the reform school to-
morrow evening.
~Bicyclists report that the roads are
| more dry and dusty now than they have
been this season.
Judge Hazen returned yesterday from
Cfn1n Col
very pleasant trip.
The Topeka Insane Asylum band gives
| concert the grounds every Thursday
evening. They play well.
The fruit cake which Andy Jordan won
at the cake walk at Garfield park is on
exhibition at the Sim drug store.
The Reform School band has greatly
improved during the past year and they
now make good showing in parades.
Tom McNeal will make an address be-
fore the Republican club at the Flam-
beau club rooms at 2:3O p. m. tomorrow.
The young men in the west end are
talking of getting up base ball team to
win the Iaurels from Fay HowelPs Giants.
The street cars carried $4,000 people on
grocers' and butchers day, but 10000 of
them were transfers and do not count.
Harmon Ryus will return next week to
the Wentworth Military academy after
spending his summer vacation in this
city.
Mr.. F. A. Wilson, stationer of the
Santa Fee in this city has returned to To-
peka after spending a vacation in the
east.
The Festival Queen and the members of
her court will attend the first production
of ''The Tempest in a party and occupy
boxes.
All bills against the grocers and
butchers should be presented to the Sec
rotary, VIM. Dransfield, at 134 Kansas
avenue.
first production of 1.-The Tempest at the
Grand Opera House next Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. A. A. Hurd, Santa Fe attorney, now
drives handsome team of black horses
which were raised on his ranch south of
Topeka
w. H. Gates of Concordia, clerk of the
central division, northern department
court of appeals, was in this city on BUSH
ness today.
The Grocers' and Butchers association
will meet Monday, August 80. at Weber's
hall to wind up the business connected
with the picnic.
Mr.. ]. L. Sullivan, Santa Fee train dis
patcher at Marceline, Mo-, visited in To-
peka yesterday on his way to Denver to
spend a vacation.
Mr.. Claude Durham of the auditor of
freight receipts office of the Santa Fe, is
seriously ill with typhoid fever at the
Santa Fe hospital
Hydrants have been put in at conven-
lent distances through the state house
grounds and the lawn is being systemati-
cally watered daily.
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