The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

this evening.
Yesterday was children's day in most of
the churches.
Yesterday was a busy day for the ice
cream wagons.
E. A. Prescott is convalescing from a !
weeks sickness.
L. A. Bigger of Hutchinson, was one of
yesterdays visitors.
A windmill has been put up at Shorey
which will grind corn.
Councilman Morgan of the Second ward !
owns several fast horses.
A crowd of South Polk street people
went to Ottawa this morning.
There are five candidates for sherin
before the Republican primary.
The largest crowd of the season attend
ed the band concert yesterday.
W. NJ. Shaver is attending the Chautau-
qua assembly at Ottawa this week.
o. P. Updegraff is acting as official
starter at the races at Holton this week.
Mrs. NJ. F. Cain has returned home to
Hutchinson after a visit with Mr.. Cain in
this city.
Rev. H. B. Fleharty and wife in
Ottawa and will remain during the as
sembly.
Marshans band played Eel Captain by
request yesterday afternoon at Garfield
park.
The numerous candidates for. nomination
for county offices will have three weeks
more suspense.
Topeka's Metropolitan policemen
smoke while on their beats No other
city permits this.
Hungate & Harvey have moved their
law office to the fourth floor of the CO.
lumbar building.
Judge S. w. Leslie and daughter, Lo-
rena, of Hutchinson, have returned home
after a visit in Topeka.
Judge T. F. Carver has been selected to
sit judge in the case against A. D.
Hubbard for embezzlement.
The zouaves will have meeting this
evening at the south steps of the state
house to discuss Festival plans.
The management of the Topeka base
ball team has reduced the admission fee
for ladies from 25 to Is cents.
MarshaIPs band will give the first of the
Friday evening concerts this week, pro-
vided the weather is suitable.
Westminster Presbyterian church will
observe children's day next Sunday, the
celebration having been postponed.
Police Matron Thorpe says that about
twenty-five people come to her every day
asking for food and clothing and work
VIM. Blackman of 141S Logan street.
North Topeka, is i'll with consumption
and is expected to live but a short time.
The supports for the south arch of the
new bridge are in place and the work of
turning the arch will commence soon.
A Topeka firm sold over 900 gallons
of oysters last season. A large proper
ton of this amount was put up in cans in
Topeka.
There is a place in the city where 4
genuine Dutch lunch can be had, and
there isn't the usual beer feature in ad-
dition.
sousa's new march 1.-The Stars and
Stripes Forever was played by Mar
shalTs band yesterday. It doesn't sound
like Sousa's music.
Mr.. c. F. Sheffield, who lives just north
of Garfield park has reported to the po-
lice department that burglars entered his
house and stole s27 and two gold watches.
The old cabin which Gen. VIZ. T. Sher-
man built in 1858 is still standing six miles
north of the city. 1t is now used as an
implement shed by Farmer ]. Meyer.
Henry Martin, a farmer had a collision
Saturday at the bridge breaking the |
shafts of a phaeton which was driven by
two ladies. He paid for the damage done |
Rev. S. w. Naylor, who was graduated !
from Washburn college in 1890, will preach
mer during the absence of the Rev. A. S.
Embree in Europe.
The Topeka Christian Endeavor union |
will hold an echo meeting tomorrow
evening at the First Presbyterian church |
at which recolIections of the recent state
Christian Endeavor convention will be |
given.
Last evening at the Washburn college
chapel the Rev. E. w Mueller of Oak |
land, delivered a scholarly address to the
religious societies of the college, his sub |
ject being, 1.-The More Abundant Life"
There was large attendance.
If the base ball managers give us base
ball such was played last Saturday it |
won't be long until grand stand and |
bleachers are packed. There is nothing |
so delightful close matched game, !
even if the home team loses.
The Tennesseetown kindergarten, under |
the supervision of the Topeka Kinder |
garten association, has closed for the |
summer. There We're 90 children enrolled. i
Topeka merchants subscribed $3.50 for the |
expenses of the school for April, May and /
June.
The Shawnee county Democratic CEN
trail committee met Saturday afternoon at |
Topeka Democratic Flambeau club rooms !
and mapped out a plan of campaign. |
Sheriff Bob Kepley was unanimously en- |
0OrSeQ Tor re-eIectOn. Inc county con- |
vention will be held July H. the same day |
as the Populist county convention.
Gardeners in the vicinity of Oakland |
will organize a Truck Farmers associa- !
ton for mutual protection and for CO. |
operation in the furnishing of garden |
truck and shipping. The meeting will be /
held at the Pugh school house near Oak |
land tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock. |
The meeting is called by J. NJ. Kennedy, |
J. B. Debrazer and Adam Waidlaich.