The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-02
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs

| Inc tile roof of the court house, injured
| by hail, is being repaired.
| Some children will have no firecrackers
| left to celebrate the Fourth.
! Street Commissioner Ramsey has a
! force of weed cutters at work.
| T. G. Kennedy of this city has been
commissioned as a notary public.
| Several special policemen will be on
| duty tomorrow in citizens clothes.
Railroad Commissioner billiard is a base
| ball fam He goes to all the games.
Lieutenant Governor A. M. Harvey will
| be the orator at Overlook tomorrow.
B. M. Davies of Chicago is in Topeka to
attend law suit in the district court.
A. ]. Ryan of the state auditors office,
| is visiting his home at Usage Mission.
H. L. Robinson is building a seven-room
house at Fourteenth and Tyler streets.
The choir of the ST. Johns A. M. E.
church at Seventh and Topeka avenue is
fine one.
The Topeka base ball team is now play
ing hard and the devotees of the sport
are pleased.
Nine men in the pension office have re-
| ceived raises in salaries. The largest was
from $720 to $500.
The state house will be closed tornor-
row. Some of the state officers will cele-
brate Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The Sisters of Charity of Topeka have
gone to the home of the order at Mt. ST.
Mary's, Leavenworth, to spend the sum-
mer.
downtown fireworks merchant adver-
tises his business by sending up paper
balloons every evening from the middle of
Kansas avenue.
kid Bevis, the Kansas City league
-.
Topeka tomorrow. He failed to show up
yesterday.
G. G. Gage has had his lake improved
and bathing parties who receive Mr..
Cages invitation now enjoy themselves in
its cool waters.
Burton Nudge, of General Superin-
tendent Nudge, has taken a position in
the stationery department of the Santa
Fe general offices.
Ward Silver has returned from Chicago
where he received post graduate degree
from the University of Chicago. He will
teach in an academy in Idaho next fall
Special services will be held at the
Westminster Presbyterian church on next
Sunday morning when the new pastor,
Rev. A L. Reynolds assumes his duties.
A man riding horse and carrying a
pair of buggy shafts and man a BIZ
cycle leading a horse were two novel
sights on Kansas avenue early this morn
ing.
J. w. Sponable of Paola, has been ap-
pointed a delegate to the gold mining
conference a Denver to take the place
of T. E. Leftwich of Larned, who re-
signed.
Harry Overholt has taken position in
tie office of the auditor of freight re-
ceipts of the Santa Fe. Mr.. Overholt
formerly held a position in this office
several years ago.
Beauchamp, Atchison's leftielder, was
hit in the head at Athletic park yester-
day by a ball pitched by StrickIett. He
was retired from the game. His injury
was painful but not dangerous.
DR.. H. z. Gill of Pittsburg, has assumed
the position secretary of the state
board of health. The 1egisla ture cut his
salary from $1,000 to $1,000 and failed to
make any appropriation for clerk hire.
There will be solemn high mass of
requiem at the Church of the Assumption
next Monday morning for the late Luke
Hayden of Rosscommon, Ireland,
brother of Dean Hayden of this city.
The Swedish Christian Young Peoples
union will hold conference in Topeka
beginning Saturday evening, July 8, at s.
o'clock at the Swedish Bethel church on
Polk between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Rolla Mitchell of Atchison, who was the
crackerjack first baseman of the State
university base ball team last year, is
managing the aggregation which Topeka
finds herself unable to defeat on the dia-
mond.
ChaS. H. EmJnonS, editor of the Hill
City Reveille, has returned to his paper,
giving up his position in the office of the
secretary of state because the legislature
failed to make appropriations to maintain
it.
DR.. Ewing and wife of Alexandria,
Egypt, spent yesterday visiting at the
state house. DR.. Ewing is an American
missionary. He was consular agent when
Mr.. Little was minister to Cairo from the
United States.
Mrs. James BuzzeIl, the wife of Con-
ductor Buzzen of the Quinton Heights
car line, was Frustrated by the heat yes
terday evening. She was unconscious
for several minutes, but will suffer no
serious affects from the prostration.
Topeka Fourth of July orators have
been as much in demand usual this
year but many refused to accept invita-
tions. No one likes to talk against
brass band, a merry-go-round and 10000
frecrackers. Nobody listens. anyway.
The home of Joseph Norman on the
Shunganunga south of Thirteenth street
was searched by conStaDleS from justice
McClintock's court for stolen goods A
warrant was issued for Norman's arrest.
the complaint being made by Nancy Jack /
son. The charge is burglary.
The announcement that firearms will be !
barred from the Fourth of July celebra> !
ton has not caused the respect which
should be demanded. Last night in the /
southwest part of the city pistol shots !
were frequently heard. Parties dis |
charging firearms are subject to arrest. . |