The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs


1t was warmer at L o'clock last night
than at s.
The Topeka base ball team will go to
Atchfson tomorrow.
No Topeka people have started for the
KIondyke gold fields
The Committee of Fifteen has not yet
accepted the third float
The men who are working on the Fifth
street sewer suffer greatly from the heat
Miss IdeI Campbell of this city is now
superintendent Of the Stormont hospital
The man who is not a scorcher has put
his bicycle away until the hot weather is
over.
The Floral fund viii receive between 500
and $500 from the Cinderella perform
anees.
The attendance was small at the band
concert last night, only about $50 being
present
R. s. Brigham will receive propositions
from people who want the FAN Festival
programme privilege
There is a camp meeting in progress at
Richland. and several Topeka Free Meth
odists are attending it.
Councilman Warner of the Fifth ward
is studying up on parks" He is custo-
dian of the Martin & Dennis park
Seth HamneI and Leon Thorpe. two To-
peka boys. are making an extended bi-
cycle trip into northwestern Kansas
The appearance of Ninth street would
be very much improved if the space was
repaired where the old car tracks were.
o. e. Hungate has purchased two lots
at Eleventh and Quincy street and will
soon begin the erection of a S1,59o resi-
dence-
Ha h11 about q
much time was spent in kicking over the
unpires decisions as there was in play
ing ball.
Bailif John Coyne of the district court,
who lives near Aunt Lucinda Thompson.
the healer" does not believe there is any
virtue in her treatment
Mr.. Chas- Steinberger's new march,
The Queen of the Santa Fe," will be
played for the first time at Garfield park
Sunday afternoon by Marshalrs band
The auditing committee of "Cfnder-
ella" met yesterday and passed on the
bills due for the production This morn
ing Oscar Swayze paid the most of the
bills.
The lease which MarshalFs band has
with Mr.. Paramore for Garfield park will
expire this fall Mr. Paramore gets Is
per cent of the receipts from band con-
certs-
A horrible odor greets the nostrf1s of
those who cross the Kansas avenue bridge
from the north. In making the '*fIF' at
the north bank something else beside dirt
must have been dumped in
Police Judge Atchison walked down
Kansas avenue the other day and was
surprised to notice the smell of stale beer
coming from the basement under the Pa
cidc Express office He told Chief Steele
of his discovery and in less than two
hours the joint had been pulled
Within two blocks of the city prison
are two notorious disreputable places
where -disOrderly women stay and where
liquor is sold promiscuously- The police
DO not seem TO arrest the keepers, and it
isn't because they don't know the Ioca-
ton OF the places or the reputation of
them
Had Mr. Paramore, who has charge Of |
Garfield park, agreed to let Cinderella |
be given at the park and receive 15 per
cent as was offered him. he would have !
made the neat sum of s14s.74- He stub |
bornIy held out for 20 per cent of the re- |
ceipts and no amount of arguing with |
him would lower his demand Then the |
Cinderella performance was taken to /
the fair grounds where it didn't cost a
cent of rent, and Mr.. Paramore will now
have the chance to buy one of Captain |
Curtis kicking machines.