The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS


F. H. Foster has returned from a trip
to New York.
City Clerk McFadden is suffering from
rheumatis again.
The dust on West Fifth street is six
inches deep in some places.
There are five CLOSING OUT sales being
carried in one block on Kansas ave-
nue..
The annual Y. NJ C. A. Bible camp
meeting will be held at the Wakarusa,
July II to 26.
Rev. D. D. Boyle, who is in Colorado on
sick leave is recovering and will soon re-
turn to Topeka.
There was small fire in a barn at 9O9
Madison street last night. The damage
is placed at SO.
John Mattingly, employed in the Santa
Fe shops at La Junta, Col, is visiting his
parents in this city.
The Holiness camp meeting which has
just closed at the fair grounds will meet
next year in Topeka.
The Topeka base ball management has
not heard from Gettman since he was
telegraphed to come.
Captain Andrew Downing has been ap-
pointed special pension examiner with a
salary of 81, 800 a year.
The song written for the cinderella
entertainment by Mrs. c. S. Baker brings
out all the latest topics of the day.
J. B. French of the car service depart
ment of the Santa Fe, has gone to Kan
sas City to spend a short vacation.
United States District Judge Foster and
family left today for a trip around the
lakes. They will be gone six weeks.
The window lights in the state house
dome which were broken by the recent
hail storm are being replaced by new
ones.
The silver Republican central commit
tee will meet next Saturday to decide
what action shall be taken in the fall
election.
A. W. Dana has been appointed admin
istrator of the Vawter estate in place of
Mrs. L. X Vawter, who was removed by
the probate judge.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church will be filed tomorrow morning
by Colonel Halimond and Mr.. Harper G.
Smyth, who are American Volunteer Off
Gals.
Colonel Halimond, private secretary to
Ballington Booth, and Harper C. Snyth,
and American Volunteer singing evange-
list, will speak at Hamilton hall this even
ing.
Mr.. J. H. Brinsmaid of the car service
department of the Santa Fe, left today
for Wakarusa to spend a week at the Y.
NJ c. A. Bible camp meeting at that sta
ton.
The song recently composed by Philip
Eastman and set to music by w. F. Roehr
will be sung for the first time at the 'Cin-
derella" entertainment by Mrs. E. B.
Meredith.
A petition asking Dean Bodley to re-
in oh Of ha mi rich
in Topeka is being circulated among the
members of the congregation of Grace
cathedral.
The colored man arrested on suspicion
of being Thomas Clark, wanted in Kan
sas City for double murder committed
June 8, was released. This man had the
same name but was not the man wanted.
The monster Great Dane dog, Beau
Brummel and Topeka's baby lion had
fight at the suburban home of H. L. Rob
inson yesterday. After a ten minutes
go they quit by mutual agreement with
honors even.
The t1ookouts,'' four of which will be
placed at the termini of the new bridge
are of artificial stone and they weigh ten
tons each. They are each 16 feet, ten in
ches in length, five feet in height and two
feet in width.
H. A. Auerbach, of the Palace Clothing
company, left for the east yesterday. He
says that the past season has been the
largest one in the history of the store and
he intends to buy a larger stock than ever
while he is gone.
DeMoss and Penwel1 have on their new
hospital ambulance a large foot gong to
be used in case of emergency which would
scare a person out of his wits if he were
close to it. 1t is worked a ratchet
and is very powerful.
The dust is six inches deep on Kansas
avenue in North Topeka and street cars
to Garfield park last night moved along
in clouds of it, choking the passengers.
This is one of the things that will be
avoided by giving Cinderella at the fair
grounds.
A lady living on Harrison street who
owns a pug dog, thought that the
weather was so warm the dog would be
more comfortable if clipped. Fearing to
trust the dog to a barber she undertook
the job herself with pair of scissors.
The dog is now ashamed to be seen.
Capital lodge No. SO, Order Select
Friends held an interesting meeting last
night and the following officers We're
elected and installed for the following
year: P. p, Mrs. A. Dreyer; c. p, VIM.
H. Williams: ". p, L. G. Travis; Chap,
Mrs. P. Dixon; secretary, Miss A. H. Tay-
lor; treasurer, Mrs. F. A. Sherer; Mar,
Mrs. NJ. Cochran; War, Mrs. T. Shultz;
I. G., Mrs. NJ. Sharon; pianist, G.. w.
Dreyer; M. E., DR.. S. A Beam; trustees,
Mrs. NJ. Cochran; G. w. Dreyer and Mrs.
r. Z. Rode.