The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

| Ine city council viii meet tonight.
The Ninth street pavement has at last
| been restored.
A lot of unbroken horses are being sold
| at auction in Topeka.
The reform school band gave concert
| yesterday afternoon.
Postmaster Arnold is already preparing
for his annual 'possum hunt.
Poor Commissioner Hale has little to
do now but send tramps out of town.
Rev. J. E. Stavely of Martin chapel has
resigned to complete a course at Prince
! ton.
| Marshalrs band will be able to have the
new uniforms in time for the Fall Festi-
| val.
The supports under the south arch of
| the new bridge will be removed this
| week
Dana Mcvicar now owns a blooded
| horse of which he thinks there is promise
of speed.
Mr.. Joseph ost, Santa Fe storekeeper
! at Fit. Madison, Ia, is visiting his parents
| in this city.
Work has at last been resumed on the
| postoffice elevator. 1t will be completed
| in two weeks.
The Rev. G.. E. Nicholson, newly ap-
pointed pastor of the Martin NJ. E. church,
| More than one old rusty revolver was
| cleaned and oiled Saturday evening in
! anticipation of visit from burglars
Paul Torrington has decided not to ap-
pear in the Tempest cast. He says that
| he hasn't the time.
! The window hangers advertising the
| Fall Festival have been distributed among
| Topeka merchants by Secretary Swayze.
The state board of pardons has refused
| to pardon William Link, the Topeka ne
| gro who killed a colored companion,
| Jones.
| The Rev. Mr.. Countermine, pastor of
| the First Presbyterian church is taking
a vacation and making a tour of the
| lakes.
| The First Congregational church was
| used yesterday for services for the first
time since the interior repairs were COM
menced.
Mr.. John Player, superintendent of ma
chinery of the Santa Fe, has returned
from trip of inspection over the Santa
Fe-Pacific road
The Topeka Academy of Medicine and
i Surgery will meet in regular session to-
night. Papers will be read by DR.. r. s.
Magee and DR.. o. P. Davis.
Vice President w. G. Purdy of the Rock
| Island passed through Topeka yesterday
afternoon in his special his way
to Colorado where he will spend several
| weeks.
One of Jim Wick's Jokes: Burglars
got into my neighbor's house. They went
in through the pantry window and while
| they didn't get any pie they got some
dough-" "
Did you ever know it to fail, when you
didn't want a newspaper, a score of
newsboys would pester you to death, and
when you do want one you can't find
newsboy in seven blocks?
Samuel l.. Deck, who, it was reported,
was engineer at the Topeka insane asy
lurn, was never appointed to that position
by the state board of charities. AS yet
no appointment has been made.
People of Potwin and vicinity are go
ing to have some ''Parlor Nfinstrels."
Saturday evening they make their first
appearance at the Nickel Plate school
house. Ed Epps is an end man in the ag
gregation.
Special Officer Haisch Saturday night
arrested runaway boy IA years old, who
gave his name as Chas. H. Killer. He
away from his home in Wichita and
was arrested on the order of telegram
from his father.
Every business man in town thinks that
brass band always stops playing just
at it gets opposite his place of business.
Fact is, a brass band shouldn't be al
lowed to catch it's breath once from Tenth
street to Fourth street at least
Mr.. A. H. Bates, who has returned from
the east says that fasteners are getting
a greater confidence in the west and will
furnish more money for investments. The
only trouble is the west is not getting
any greater confidence in the east.
Mr. Nj Holcomb, the well-known car
will for foir 1hcTG of
lodge No. IL, A o. U. W., and their fam
lilies at his home, 133 Western avenue. on
next Wednesday evening. The entertain
ment will commemorate Mr. Holcomb's
eighteenth consecutive year treasurer
of the lodge.
ST do a great deal of good in this
world" said the giant in the dime
scum on Kansas avenue today. "Hows
that?' asked the fat man in the next
stall. because I'm the means of MAX
ing people look heavenward,'' replied the
giant as the hand organ started out
side.
The Swift Packing company of Chicago
and Kansas City through it's agent, Mr.
J. E. Kennedy, of this city, will give
eight of the finest muttons to be found in
the west to the grocers and butchers pic
mic and barbecue at Garfield park August
%. Mr.. Kennedy is taking an active in
terest in the picnic.
The Topeka Railway company runs on
the Garfield park line every evening from
Z to o'clock what is known as flyer"
The regular "second-day' car is taken
by a new crew and from the transfer
station to Garfield park, making no de-
lay on the route and making the round
trip in forty minutes.
At the photographic entertainment al
the Crawford Opera House Saturday
night portions of of Mckinley s
speeches at Canton and Bryan's Chicago