The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS
There is a circus in town today.

The indications are very favorable for
large attendance at Bethany college
this fall.
Councilman Drew has the contract for
the mason work on the new Hogeboom
building.
Four new pieces were played for the
first time at the band concert yesterday
afternoon.
The College Hill base ball team was de-
feated by the Reform School team by
score of Is to 9.
Dr. C. s. McClintock is in Pueblo on
business connected with the Ancient Or
der of Pyramids.
Those who know, say that this years
Labor day celebration will be the best yet
seen in Topeka.
Four large live bull frogs captured at
Lake View are the attraction in down
town show window.
Lucas the second baseman of the To.
peka team has been released and has
signed with Emporia.
Miss Mary E. Hollis. instructor in vocal
music at Bethany college, is taking
course of study in Chicago.
AS an inducement to sell new kind of
summer suiting, a business firm adver-
tises that it is worn in Africa.
A man riding a bicycle and leading two
horses, attracted considerable attention
on Seventh street this morning.
Mr.. Clarence Miley, one of the Supreme
court reporters, left yesterday for Colo
RADIO ON a three weeks vacation.
Maj. J. K. Hudson, who is going to
Alaska, will no doubt bring back a hunk
of that Clondyke gold with him.
A large number of the Y. NJ. c. A. MEM
bers of this city spent yesterday at the
Y. M. C. A. Bible camp at Wakarusa-
The Topeka base ball team is in En-
porfa today. Emporia comes to Topeka
for three games beginning Thursday.
The Rt. Rev. Francis K. Brooke, bishop
of the Episcopal church in Oklahoma,
preached at Grace cathedral yesterday.
Mr.. A. E. Sweet of the office of general
superintendent of the Santa Fe, is visit
ing his former home at San Marcial,
N. NJ.
The city health department might find
plenty of work to do in the way of weed
cutting in the southwestern part of the
city.
A few absent minded persons still con-
tinue to throw banana skins on the side
walks. They should be arrested to jog
their memories.
1.-THE reason that don't run a joint"
said a partially drunk man today, Z" is
that what didn't drink myself would
give away to my friends"
Edward A Cantren, the evangelist
who some years ago earned the sobriQuet
of the kansas Cyclone" preached at the
First Christian church yesterday.
The position of preceptress at Bethany
college, made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Arnold, has been filled by the
election of Miss Josephine E. Paxton.
Either Governor Leedy or Private sec
little will deliver a address
at the emancipation celebration of the
colored people of Wichita in August
A COW was allowed to roam around in
Garfield park yesterday at the band con-
cert. The animal ran about between the
vehicles and bothered the people greatly.
A bride from the country in white
dress with bridal wreath and other ac-
coutrements attracted great deal of at
tention on Kansas avenue Saturday aft
ernoon.
Three car loads of goats passed over the
Santa Fe route to ST. Joseph, Mo,
yesterday. There must be a whole lot OF
lodge limitations on the programme over
there.
Mrs. "A. G. Herman, who lives near the
Wolff packing house, has dog which
neighbor makes oath is vicious. Police
Judge Atchison has been called upon to
settle the case.
Work has begun in dumping the dirt
ellis at either end of the Kansas avenue
bridge. retaining wall from the north
and south abutments diagonally to the
banks will be built.
Mrs. c. S. Sutton has a slate and pencil
tied to the head of her bed SO that if she
wakes up in the night with some new idea
about the Fall Festival she can write it
down before she forgets it.
Some of the old interest in tennis in
Topeka seems to be returning. The courts
of the Topeka Tennis club at Tenth and
Fillmore streets. are filled every evening,
and fine games are played.
An Emporia paper says that the McMa-
hon circus, in Topeka for today and to-
morrow, is the best one-ring circus on the
road. 1t travels on the railroad and has
a special train of it's own.
The Topeka railway power plant was
shut down early this morning by wire
becoming grounded" The break was re-
paired in time to get passengers to the
Santa Fe for the plug train.
Chief Steele, Jailers Dagg and Jones,
and Detective Capron took an active part
in the Democratic and Populist county
conventions Saturday. President Billiard
was a delegate to the Populist convention.
The police Saturday night raided three
joints. Chas. Rowder, near the Pleasant
Home hotel; John Morton, also near the
same place and VIM. Niece, on Kansas
avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
were the ones arrested.
small horse belonging to H. C. Lind
sey ran away from Sixth and Quincy
streets Saturday. A colored boy, who was
holding the reins was thrown out of the
buggy. The horse was slightly bruised
and the buggy broken.
Patrol Driver Heartburg, like all of his
predecessors, is now advocating swinging
harness like the fire departments use. He
is trying to persuade the police commits