The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

! SNAP ) HOTS AT HOME NEWS
w. H. Rossington has applied for mem
! bership in the Commercial club
| 1t is figured that it costs the city s4
| apiece for every vote registered now.
| Roy Shreve has gone to the farm of his
uncle in Leavenworth for vacation.
! Chas. NJ. Ross. assistant secretary of
state, is visiting at his home in Mankato
/ The Santa Fe pay roll this month will
be larger than it has been for several
years.
Railroad Commissioner Campbell is an
expert boxer and wrestler. He weighs 200
pounds
/ President Herrick of Washburn college,
holds the closing reception tonight at the
/ college.
Miss Jane Nye gave an Indian club
! swinging exhibition at the reform school
! last night.
Ed Lair. of the Wilson drug store. left
this afternoon for a three weeks visit in
| Missouri.
New carpet has been put down in the
office of the state board of railroad COM
missioners.
Architect H. NJ. Hadley is preparing the
plans for a large high school building at
Independence, Kan.
J. B. Larimer, a young lawyer in this
city, is a candidate for secretary of the
| state Republican league.
Mr.. Irving DoOlittle. manager of the
Throop hotel left yesterday to visit his
old home in New Hampshire.
R. B. WEIGH and State Superintendent
Stryker will address an educational meet
ing at Marion next Saturday.
Isaac barrett. a colored man, is in the
county jail charged with stealing a pock-
etbook from Mrs. Carrie Knott.
Chas. D. WEIGH son of Attorney R. B.
WEIGH. will conduct a teachers institute
in Rawlins county this summer.
The Topeka Athletic association wheel
men will have a race meet at the fair
grounds Saturday afternoon, June &c.
The executive council will let contracts
at the regular meeting. June 80. for sup
plying ice and coal to the state house.
The West Side Reading circle will meet
at the residence of Mrs. George A. Bailey,
S12 Jackson street, Thursday afternoon.
M. L. Arons of Ellis, who was Demo-
cratic candidate for appellate judge will
move to Topeka and open a law office.
A Topeka undertaken has in his estab-
hshment picture hung in a prominent
place on the wall. of a deathbed scene.
Bert Overton, late of the Brush Elec-
trio Light company of this city. is now
an agent for a nickel-in- the-slot machine.
r. S. Brigham of the Commercial club,
is opposed to that organization taking a
summer vacation; that's the right spirit.
The Commercial club proposes to rent
the room adjoining that now used by the
club and have it for the use of the secre-
tary.
Secretary Swayze of the State RepubH-
can league, will maintain headquarters at
625 Kansas avenue during the league con-
vention.
The state board of pardons has been
assigned the room formerly occupied by
the supreme court on the ground floor of
the east wing.
The heavy rains of yesterday and the
day before did not reach ten miles
either side of Topeka. They were what
is called local showers"
Herbert Armstrong will retain his posi-
ton in the supreme court clerks office.
He is one of the most efficient and oblig-
ing employees in the state house
1T is funny to hear people talk of '"The
Ell Captain march" said John Daley
today. 'ET is Spanish for the, and the
English translation is The Captain
Young-Man Ashamed of His Buttons
ought to be the name of the amusing
youth who wears suspenders with his
belt. There is nothing disgraceful about
buttons.
The sanitary officers wear their new
shield badges on their coat fronts and
keep their Metropolitan police stars handy
to fash on trolley car conductors for free
passage.
Mr.. J. Deeming of Council Bluffs. Ia.
has taken charge of the business of the
Prudential Insurance company in this
city in place of Mr.. W. S. Hayden, re-
signed.
Mr.. W. H Lieb, formerly director of
the Amphion club in this city has been
placed in charge of the vocal department
of the Summer Normal Music school at
Cameron, Mo.
Miss Isabel Thompson, daughter of Dr..
A. H. Thompson, who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Stormont hospital
two weeks ago, is now dangerously i'll
with pneumonia.
Chas. Rodgers. the baker. will occupy
two store rooms in the new building on
Sixth street facing Jackson. In one of
the store rooms the largest oven in the
city has been constructed.
Another Santa Fe office man who lives
on Lincoln street, has adopted the habit
of wearing a bicycle suit during working
hours. Persistency in this may even
tually result in the general adoption Of
knickerboekers.
There will be no base ball game tomor-
row. Winchester comes for Friday and
Saturday. Winchester has beaten Atchi-
son and in spite of it's coming from
small town is ranked one of the best
clubs in the state.
And her full name is Elsie Gwendolyn
Leora Bates Davis She is a sweet girl
graduate and she halls from Minneapolis.
Washburn college diploma con
tanning this long name was filed out and
given the young lady.
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