The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Ed Little speaks at Fredonia today. p
The shooting of frecrackers was kept
up all night
o. E Hungate is the orator of the
day at Dover.
The personal property in Topeka is
valued at 1854, $50.
The new elevator in the government
building will cost 81,
State Treasurer Hef1ebower is spend
ing the week in Miami county.
A number of Topekans are attending
the races at Holton this afternoon.
Ex-Sherif J. NJ. Wilkerson is now
opera ting a feed store in North Topeka.
The tower of the city building, over
the fire department, has been painted
red.
The county commissioners will meet
in regular quarterly session next Mon
day.
The T. A. A. w. bicycle races will
urday.
Fourth of July sermons will be
preached in all the city churches to-
morrow.
The Menoken fambeau club has
charge of the celebration at Forbes
grove today.
State Auditor Morris delivers the
principal address at Walnut, Crawford
county, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w Matthews, 17O5
Kansas avenue, are the parents of a
daughter, born yesterday.
A Topeka man who doesn't like noise
says his idea of the bad place is one
continuous Fourth of July.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Monday
afternoon at o'clock in the parlors of
the First Methodist church.
According to the returns of the asses
SOrS the taxable property in Shawnee
county amounts to SIG 210107.
A candidate says that he has at least
half dozen calls from men who want
to borrow money every day.
Underwood. one of the star ball play
erS with Topeka last year, has returned
to the fold and will play left field to-
day.
Governor Leedy is heprincipa1 speak
ef at Florence today. The governor went
TO Florence on the new fast mail train
this morning
M. Bundy, formerly driver of the pa
troll wagon, now employed as motor
man by the railway company is quite
sick with bilious fever.
governor Leedy yesterday honored a
requisition for the arrest of Joseph
French now in Oklahoma, but wanted
in Cloud county for burglary.
Frank Acocks, the Gridley man who
{ started around the world CARRYING a
flag, has been heard from in Burlington,
Iowa. He had walked ], JOB miles
Ihere VIII be a meeting of the L. A.
w: division racing board next Tuesday
afternoon at the Copeland. The meet
ing is called by G. NJ. Irwin of Wichita,
chairman.
People always talk about the small
BOY making the noise on the Fourth of
July. 1t is the grown I'D idiot that
really makes the racket and causes the
most accidents.
A representative of wholesale drug
supply house was in the city Yesterday
I1rnlshlng druggists and doctors with
Plenty OF bandageS, cotton and medi-
c1nes for the Fourth of July accidents.
1t is an even bet that there will be
shaking up of Topeka's base ball team
within a few days The mana peroent
was mad all over at the way the NAV
ers loafed out when they had an oppor
tunity to win the game
A paper balloon was sent I'D last night
on Kansas avenue between FIFTH ard
Sixth street which frightened Mr. Geo
Brlndle'S horse. The buggy was Timed
over and Mrs. Brindle and another Iadv
were thrown out. They were not ser
iously injured.
The Rev. A. M. REYNOLDS newly call
ed pastor of the Westminster Freshly
terrain church, will move his family here
next week and will live at 1401 West
street. Rev: Mr.. Reynolds has been
pastor of the Oskaloosa Presbyterian
church for the past two years
The small boys of College Hill built
an immense pile of wood and brush at
College avenue and Fifteenth street and
WllI set fire to it tonight For fear
someone would set fire to it before the
tlme set for the fire, several of the bows
slept near it last night in a tent Tbaf,S
foresight for you.
The large handsome flag of the State
IoufnaI was the first one displayed on
Kansas avenue this morning and until
after o'clock the only one in sight.
Ad3utant General Allen called early and
eXlenaed congra tulations saying that
Ine Sta [e J urnal was the only building
with odd Gerry flying
w. r. Pierce of Salina, owner of the
bank which was closed a few DAYS ago
py me pank commissioner, was in the
cry Yesterday evening on his way home
from Dysart, Iowa, where he has been
TO see ms rather about settling up the
business Pierce says he will adjust
matters within few days.