The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Inc lily library Is D6lng connected with
| the new heating plant.
| Hundreds of children with colored
lanterns appear on the streets every even
| ing.
| Jailer Frank Leech has gone to Penn
| sylvania, where his father is seriously
| sick.
Overcoats and winter wraps were worn
by those attending the wooden mill dance
last night.
L. c. Duncan, NJ. D., will be professor
of anatomy at the Kansas Medical COL
lege this year.
Mr.. ]. H. French has been selected as
marshal of the pony carriage division of
the Floral parade.
Twelve Topeka young men will attend
the Wentworth Military academy at Lex
ington. Mo-, this year.
Mrs. K. L. Van Valkenburg has some
handsomely decorated china on exhibit
ton in Crosby Bros WINDOW.
Practice will be begun at foot ball at
Washburn college Immediately after the
opening of school, September IA.
Sunday evening Secretary Stephens of
the State Temperance union, will conduct
temperance meeting near Usage City.
General Manager J. j. Frey of the Santa
F'e returned yesterday from visit with
his family in Colorado and New Mexico.
H. H. Artz says that Arkansas is the
coming Klondike and that all that is
needed to develope it is railroad facili-
ties.
President c. c. Baker of the City rail-
way uses leather satchel to carry the
company's money to the bank. Must be
all nickels.
The county commissioners have made
an order allowing the Salvation Army
hospital so cents a day for keeping Mrs.
Emogene Emmons.
Mrs. M A. Cornelius of Twenty-first
and Kansas avenue. will leave next week
for Minneapolis as a delegate to the Ma
tional Kelley league convention.
Jas. A. Troutman addressed a temper
ance meeting at Peabody this week at
which 500 was raised for the local tenn
perance meeting in ten minutes time.
One Topeka soda water dealer is glad
cold weather is here. He says if the
heated spell had continued another week
he would have died from overwork.
The advertising picture of a young lady
with far-away expression that was in
the old telephone book is to be seen on
a great many OF the desks around town.
Congressman Charles Curtis will open
his campaign for congress in the new
First district next Saturday, when he
addresses the county convention at Oska-
1oosa.
The grocers have decided to place q
large Japanese umbrella, a Mexican burro
and a hack at the disposal of the State
Journal for use on picnic day. What is
the burro for?
Major T. J. Anderson has made arrange
ments to advertise the Topeka Festival
among the old soldiers of Kansas who at
tend the national encampment of the G.
A. r. at Buffalo.
At last the foundation of the arsenal in
the state house grounds is being removed.
One lone man was put to work yesterday
digging out the foundation stones. 1t will
be all gone by Festival week
Battery B had it's cannon painted at a
local carriage shop and it took all of the
workmen and block and tackle to put
it together after being painted. In the
regular army. four men do it.
The song written by Mrs. c. S. Baker
for the exercises of Childrens day has
been named 1.-The Children's Floral
Song and is dedicated to Mrs. c. s.
Sutton and the children of Topeka.
The 5-year-old son of William Anderson,
residing at 217 Madison street was knock
ed down by a bicycle yesterday afternoon
and his left arm fractured below the ell
bow.
Col. ]. W. F. Hughes says that the rea-
son he opposed the building of the A o.
U. W. arch is because he believes the
money might be spent in a better way.