The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Linco1n Post drum corps has been
reorganized.
The asylum band has stopped giving
out door concerts
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Evans are visit
ing in Colorado Springs.
A book agent has sold 40 dictionaries
in Topeka iE two weeks.
Mrs w. e. Sterne and family have
Joined Mr. Sterne at Sedalia.
A colored boy styles himself 1.-THE
Official Fail Festival Bootblack."
DON'T forget the big Karnival knights
meeting tonight at Hamilton hail.
Chief Steele's horse will stand where
he leaves him. He never has to tie
him.
c. G. Blakely has received a telegram
announcing the death of his father in
Kentucky
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's new book
What Would Jesus Do?'' is in it's sec
ond edition.
The Santa Fe shop and Office ball
teams will play at Athletic park Satur
day afternoon.
Bank Examiner Waterman is in the
city from an official tour in the western
part of the state.
Ex-Detective Richard Won Zeller has
moved to his fancy stock farm, which
is near Highland Park.
The elevator in the Federal building
is not running. The contract for pow
er has not yet been made.
The council last night made an ap-
preparation of 81, 200 to pay the expenses
of the police department.
Chief Wilmarth of the Topeka fire
department is at home from the nation
al meeting of fire chiefs.
Mr.. Frank Bacon will give a Jack o.
lantern" display at D. L. Lakin's home
tonight, 100 Western avenue.
The state house ball team threatens
to challenge the newspaper men to an
other game in the near future.
Washburn and the Kansas university
foot ball teams expect to play in Tope-
ka on Wednesday of Festival week.
Geo. Stone, who went to Colorado to
do landscape painting, is. at home. He
spent his time in mountain climbing.
A Topeka man suggests that Tope-
ka'S streets and alleys be given a thor
ough cleaning before the Fall Festi-
val.
Turner hall has been repaired and in
terror improvements made. The ceiling
of the hall is of hard wood highly poll
ished.
The clothing stores kept open yester-
day afternoon. Each proprietor said he
would close if the others would, and
no one set the pace.
DR.. Graves, the New York evangelist,
lectured last evening at the First Bap-
tist church. Sunday he delivered four
sermons and made four addresses.
Bicycle dealers say that a great many
people who intend to purchase wheels
are waiting to see what will develop in
the way of a chainleSs wheel for 1898.
George w. Shook. editor of the Jen-
nings Echo, is in the city visiting his
brother, D. S. Shook, Stenographer to
Treasurer Edward Wilder of the Santa
Fe.
The residents of the Keith block will
decorate the front of the building with
bunting and electric lights in honor of
Fall Festival. Others please take no
tice.
The Topeka Art association is a new
organization among colored people. The
society is to give a display in the
Thacher building, commencing tOmor-
row evening.
A mass temperance meeting is to be
held tonight at the Parkdale M. E.
church. Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon of
the Central Congregational church will
be the principal speaker.
A Topeka man said today: ct had a
letter from a man 1 haven't heard from
for ten years today. What do you think
wants? Simply accommodations for
himself, wife and a half dozen kids dur
ing the Festival"
Police Matron Thorpe has in her
charge a three months old baby with
blue eyes which she wishes to place in
IA years of age. The baby is said to be
a remarkably bright one.
The pavement on Quincy street is
strewn with broken glass in large guam
t1ty, which is very destructive TO Dl-
cycle tires. This street is not kept clean
enough. Can't the white wings be
increased in number, or the street
sweeper used?
A large audience saw the kinetoscope
exhibition and vaudeville at the Grand
Opera House last night. The moving
picture views were some of the best ev-
er shown in this city, and the special
ties introduced between the views were
pleasing. The exhibition will continue
tonight and tomorrow night.
The Carnival button committee
states that the young lady whose face
appears masked on the Karnival
Knights button, is unmarried. She is
not a decided blonde, either, as the
picture might indicate. The button
makers got the hair little too light;
the lady's hair is light brown.