The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The postoffice elevator will be in run
ming order in few days.
Mr.. l.. NJ. PenweIl is one of the ''freest''
free hand artists in the city.
There is a demand for men to cut corn
in the country around Topeka.
Pension Agent Click will formally turn
his office over to his successor next Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Murphy have been
home from their trip to Mackinac for
week.
build a parsonage on lot 1896 Quincy
street.
Chemical engine No. is now finely
painted and it will be put into service
Monday.
The city engineer has just spent SIS out
of his own pocket for books on landscape
gardening.
Excitement occasioned by the fire las
night has not yet abated at Tenth an,
Topeka avenue.
Admission to the base ball game be-
tween the newspaper men and the state
house people will be free.
An important meeting of the Karnival
knights will be held Monday evening at
the Commercial club rooms.
Major Henry Inman and H. G. Larimer
under the Kansas river island.
All the scenery for 1.-The Tempest has
arrived from Lawrence, where it was pro-
duced by local talent last May.
Bethany college promises to open or
the Sth of September with the largest
number of pupils for many years.
The kindergarten training class will
meet at the new T. E. Bowman Memorial
hall. October 4. for active work.
Mrs. H. vesper will build $1,000 resi-
dence on the Richie block adjoining the
Overmyer property on the south.
The first ones of the fair sex to walk on
the new bridge were Miss Zelpha Gibbs
and Miss Lola Swing of Oakland.
The only change District Attorney Lam
bert made at the office when he took
charge was to turn the desk around.
There will be no session of the appel
late court in Topeka next week on
count of sickness in the family of Judge
Wells.
Marshalrs band will play a new march
by Kloepfer at tomorrow's concert. 1t is
dedicated to them and named 'Marshalrs
Band March,"
While playing ball at Athletic park a
few nights ago Clarence Smith had the
first joint of the middle finger his left
hand dislocated.
Inc movement IN 1Cp0ka property OuE-
ing the past few weeks has caused prep
arations for the opening of two or three
new real estate offices.
Paul Torrington is thinking of joining
the Wild West show. He is practicing on
bucking broncho. Is this part of the
Karnival knights burlesque?
The work of improving the old state
road, authorized by an act of the last
Legislature will soon begin at point east
of North Topeka on the river.
James E. Larimer has called meeting
of the Shawnee Republican club for Sep
TENDER 4, at $685. Kansas avenue, to de-
eide about the Silver Lake picnic.
Mrs. L. Blakesley has been presented
| with a handsome gold watch on Wednes-
| day as birthday present from the ladies
| of the First Congregational church.
Mrs. Roxana Preuszner of Lawrence,
| will sneak at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms next
| Friday evening in the interest of the
| Sunday School Primary Teachers union.
Clarence M. Merriam, who has been en-
| gagged in business in St. Joseph the past
year. will buy an interest in the firm of
Bowman & Co., and will again reside in
| Topeka
| Mr.. w. C. Cain, president of the Tyler
| National bank of Tyler, Tex, arrived yes
! terday afternoon to visit Mr.. c. w.
Kouns, car service superintendent of the
| Santa Fe.
Mrs. E. p. Wilson, who has spent sew
| eral years as a missionary among the
! Chinese of Santa Rosa, Cal, will speak
at the Y. w. c. A. meeting in this city
! tomorrow afternoon.
| Bishop Millspaugh sailed for the United
/ States on the State of California on
Thursday last, August 81 He will come
| by way of Montreal, arriving in Topeka
| on the 9TH of September.
! People in movers wagons sold set of
| harness at the second hand store of E.
| c. Warren. Detective Kesson and Officer
| Haisch found that the harness was the
property of Sam Bryant of Lawrence.
Another effort will be made next Thurs
day evening by the Committee of Fifteen
| to sell the Fall Festival privileges. If a
| satisfactory bid is not received the COM
| mittee will have to sell the privileges at
| retail.
| The Flower Song" written by Mrs. c.
| s. Baker and set to music by Mr.. VIM.
| Van Ness, which will be sung by the
| children taking part in the exercises of
ChiIdren's Day, Festival week, is now
| ready for distribution among the child
rem.
Madame Barabini has announced her
intention of putting on III Trovatore' at
the Grand in this city in the fall. She
will call to her assistance all of the best
musical talent of Topeka. Prof Won
! Dahlen is first in the field in this line
| with ''Tannhauser.''
The committee of Karniva1 Knights APP
! pointed to secure a headquarters for the
I Knights until after Festival week, found
| that rooms on Kansas avenue going
to be very high priced. A room for Win
| Haskell to use as headquarters will be
| rented on a side street.
At the initial production of 1.-THE Temp
/ est at the Grand Opera House next We'd