The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Mrs. D. o. McCray and daughter Lena
are in Kansas City.
James Whitcomb Riley will appear in
this city November H.
What will Charley Holiday do now?
That is the question.
Charles A. Taylor, assistant state au-
ditor is in Kansas City.
Bank Commissioner BreidenthaI opened
new bank at Garnett yesterday.
Fall Festival pictures now occupy the
show windows of photographers.
One mill in Topeka uses purple hoops
on its flour barrels as a trademark
During September L16 inches of rain
fell. The normal for September is 2.72.
Miss Julia Fitzgerald has gone to Kan
sas City to attend the weeks festivities.
The Modoc club went to Leavenworth
today to sing at the reunion exercises.
An old folks meeting viii be held in
the Parkdale NJ. E. church next Sunday.
Albert Patten. who was taken suddenly
i'll yesterday, is reported much better to-
day.
The coal dealers are securing their fall
supply, anticipating an early demand for
coal.
Judge Samuel R. Peters of Newton is
transacting legal business in the supreme
court.
In the sixth grades of the city schools
the teachers have an average of 60 pu-
pills each.
Representative Charles L. Brown of Ar
kansas City is transacting business in the
supreme court.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church held meeting at the church par
lors this afternoon.
George Yount of the Topeka Railway
bh tO 016 in ir-
ginia for a visit.
DR.. L. A. Ryder is in Chicago attend
ing the FraternaI Congress now in ses-
sion in that city.
Edwin Armor is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Frank Newland. Mr. ArmOr lives in
Ontario, Canada.
Evangelist w. B. Maggs will commence
his meetings in the ParkdaIe NJ. E. church
on Sunday evening.
John Logan of Kansas City, Kan, has
been appointed to a position at the To-
peka insane asylum.
There is great demand for pictures of
the various floats and other features of
the Fail Festival parades.
DR.. Embree's family washing was burn-
ed in the fire on West Sixth street Mon
day. Nothing was saved.
Misses Stauner and Taylor, teachers in
the public schools have been granted a
leave of absence for one year
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. gave 2O6
baths in one day during September. The
total for the month was 1850.
Bills against the Committee of Fifteen
which are not presented by Thursday
noon will go over until next year.
It is reported that John c. Waters
thinks there is a good opportunity for a
new law office in ChilicOthe. No
E. L. Smith has purchased and will en-
gage in the publication of the Jefferson
County Journal. published a Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 0. Palmer OF
North Polk street. are the parents of
twin babies, a son and a daughter.
The Kansas Academy of Science will
meet at Baker university, Baldwin, Kan,
on October 27, continuing three days
''Ploughshears' is the way it was
spelled by the time the message from
General Miles reached this side of the
water.
Mr.. c. T. Mcclellan. division superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe, is at present vis-
iting in Maine for the benefit of his
health.
Tom King has taken permanent posi-
tion in the Santa Fe ticket office and will
not go to Kansas City to enter dental
college.
Lewis Hanback's successor as adjutant
general of Kansas G.. A. r. department
will be named this week by Commander
Botkin.
Mr. William J. FaymondvilIe of Chicago
has taken a position in the general pas
senger department of the Santa Fe in
this city.
Pins of crossed sabres and guns are now
all the rage for the girls to wear If a
girl has none to wear she is ostracized
by society.
Secretary Stephens of the State Tenn
perance union, has returned from En-
poria, where he attended a series of tenn
perance meetings.
Topeka people will learn with regret
that Mrs E. H. Littleheld, wife of the
former manager of the Topeka railway
died at Newkirk. o. T.
The state board of charities will con-
vene in this city next week. The members
are now making the regular monthly visit
to the various state institutions
Virgil chatham speeded his horse along |
Topeka's smooth asphalt streets and was !
arrested on the charge of fast driving. |
Judge Atchison assessed a fine Of $3-
Mr.. James NJ. Steel of $50 North Mon |
roe street has been appointed to a posi- |
ton as government meat inspector at |
Kansas City and will remove to that city !
Ralph Faxon will continue as city edi- |
tor of the Newton Republican, which is
now published by William J. Krehbiel, |
one of the brightest young men in Kan
sas.
A wagon loaded with cinders broke |
down in front of fire station No. yester- /
day and it took the combined efforts of
the hremen and street force to clear the
street.
law firm has a photograph for the |
entertainment of it's clients. The ma
chine made a mistake and played "A Hot |
Time" yesterday and the firm lost two |