The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-13
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Rev. A M. reynolds IS at Baldwin at
| tending presbytery.
Topeka bicycle dealers are figuring on
| contracts for next year.
Representative I. N. Ury of Fort Scott
| is in the city on business.
Topeka soda fountains are closing down
! on account of the cold weather.
F. W. King. cashier of the new bank at
| Dighton is in the city on business.
Councilman Drew went to Leavenworth
| to attend the G. A. r. reunion today.
I The second advertising car of the Sells
Forepaugh show was in town yesterday.
Judge John Charlton of Lawrence is
| visiting his daughter, Mrs E. B. Good.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Burton of Abilene
are visiting in the city. They are at the
Copeland.
City Clerk McFadden is checking up
the assessment for the Roundtree drain
age district.
George w. Martin of Kansas City is
the Oldest past grand master of the I. o.
o. F. of Kansas.
Common New Orleans molasses is the
best anti-Ieak compound in the world to
put in bicycle tires.
The vestibules on the Topeka street
cars may not be pretty, but they will be
useful in cold weather.
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connected with the Santa Fe at Ration,
n. M, is visiting in the city.
A special train will be run over the
Rock Island to st. Joe Thursday for the
Star Pointer-Joe Patchen race.
Topeka policemen smoke while duty.
You travel all over the world and
never see this except in Topeka.
The New York Dramatic Mirror
nounces that Crawford's Opera House at
Topeka has been "rejuvenated."
Bailif John Coyne raps for order in
opening district court with a silver fin
ger ring which weighs two ounces.
]. B. Tomlinson, a member of the Re
publican state central committee. is in
the city. He resides at Minneapolis.
George c. Stoker has been issued a
building permit for the erection of barn
at SO North jackson street, to cost 500.
There are a few vacancies in the mem
bership roll of the T. A. A. This is the
first time in several years that there has
| been.
E. c. Gibson, the promoter of the Oak
| land dam, who was arrested in New York
for passing a worthless check, has been
| released.
Colonel c. K. Holiday has been elected
| a vestryman for Grace cathedral to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of H. E.
| Van Laer.
The place vacated by Fred Waters in
the district clerks office has not been
filled. Mr.. Waters is in business in kan
sas City, Mo.
Judge J. Jay Buck of Emporia, one
of the oldest Kansas members of the I.
| O. o. F., arrived last night to attend the
! grand lodge meeting today.
| Mr.. o. J. Wood of the legal department
| of the Santa Fe, returned yesterday after
noon from St. Paul, where he was called
| by the serious illness of his sister.
Miss Edna Whitney has sent a box of
| cigars each to Charlie Holiday, John
Waters, John NIcManus and DR.. Ashton.
They are the Edna Whitney cigars.
| Charles H. Dick, formerly employed in
| the Santa Fe passenger department in this
| city, but now with the Southern Cali
fornia road at Los Angeles, is visiting in
this city.
Among the arrivals who are here to at
tend the Odd Fellows convention are DR..
A. Kuns of Jewell City, Jas. J. Dalton,
| Mankato; Vim. Kettler, BeIoit. and W. A.
| Germany.
Todays sunshine brought out straw
| hats which were summarily slowed away
| Sunday. The New Orleans custom of
! firing a cannon to shelve straw hats might
| be introduced.
Thomas Carroll, section laborer whose
home is in Atherton, Mo, died of typhoid
fever at the Santa Fe hospital and his
remains were forwarded to his home at
Atherton yesterday.
The car experts who are putting the
vestibules on the Topeka trolley cars say
that they will be able to finish about four
cars a week. At this rate it is probable
that the work will be finished about No
vember 20.
Drs. J. p. Kaster, L. H. Mum, c. A.
Mcguire, J. E. NIinney, c. H. Guibor and
J. L. Gilbert left this afternoon for Las
Vegas, n. NJ, to attend the meeting of
the Santa Fe Railway Medical and Sur
| gical society.
The police are making very few arrests,
now that the city Jail is being repaired.
| The prisoners are kept in the county Jail
during the building. The roof has been
taken off the jail rooms and another
story will be added.
Patrolman Frank Whitaker, who was
shot Festival week, walked uptown yes
terday and says he is feeling weak, but
suffers no pain. The wound in his left
lung has healed, but the bullet is still
in his back. 1t is a remarkable recov-
| cry.
VIII Bryan, the base ball player, and
Roy Dixon, a young boy who is well
| known in Topeka, are under arrest at
Horton charged with grand larceny. They
rented a tandem bicycle of Lew Wyman
of this city October 4 and rode to Horton,
where it said they sold 1t for s17.
Secretary Swayze of the committee of
! Fifteen sent Bandmaster Manifold of
| BeIoit a check for the services of his
| band during the festival yesterday, and
with it sent the jeweled charm lost
| by Mr.. Manifold in Topeka. The charm
was found by Simon Greenspan.
| The Mems league of Westminster Pres
| byterian church last evening discussed