The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The state board of education is in ses>
sion in this city.
Moonlight drives are not popular be-
cause of the dust in the roads.
Major and Mrs. ]. K. Hudson have re-
turned from the City of Mexico.
The Nautilus club holds the first meet
ing of the season this afternoon.
One restaurant man sold nearly 5000
pounds of watermelons last week.
The Baptists will meet in state con-
vention al Lawrence next Monday.
Police Matron Thorpe took care of three
little lost girls during Festival week.
Robert Finney. the Santa Fe brakeman
is seriously i'll at the Santa F'e hospital
Some of the bulbs displayed in the seed
store windows look good enough to eat.
President A. A. Robinson of the Next
can Central has gone to Boston on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoker will move
to their new residence on West Sixth
street this week.
The members of the Topeka Equestrian
club are wearing neat badges as souve-
Mrs of the festival.
Rev. D. D. Boyle is at Emporia attend
ing the state missionary convention of
the Christian church.
E. c. Little has been invited to assist
the local campaign in Usage county by
a couple of speeches.
The foot ball season is on and the bar
bers are now using washpans when they
cut the young hopefuIs hair.
One commission merchant has on hand
5000 barrels of apples that were grown
within d few miles of Topeka
Mr.. and Mrs. T tomas Ryan will come
from Washington October 20 for visit
The Ladies society of the First NJ. f.
church will meet in the church parlors
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Harry A. Dockum, representing the
drug firm of Shoemaker & Miller of Wich-
ita. was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Hundreds of people left Topeka for their
homes last night because of the expira-
ton of the limit on festival excursion
tickets.
Mrs. Frank Mantor of Kansas City and
Miss Isabel Barteaux of Lawrence have
returned home after visit with Mrs.
H. A. Cone.
If all the pictures which were made of
the Queen of the Festival were made into
a collection it would take twenty minutes
to look through the number.
J. NJ. Wallace. secretary of the Knights
and Ladies of Security. has gone to
Port Huron. Mich, as a delegate to the
National Fraternal Congress.
All IsraeIites in this city are hereby cor
daily invited to attend YOm-Kipur serv~
ices this evening at s o'clock in Masonic
building, third floor. Seats free.
Mrs. Christiana Trainer. received a tele-
gram yesterday announcing the death of
her granddaughter. Florence Helen Mans
field, at York, Neb., from diphtheria-
The most successful quarter in the his
tory of the Railroad Y. NJ c. A. in this
city ended September 80 During the
quarter 120 new members were admitted.
Three expert car makers have arrived
from St. Louis to place the vestibules on
the Topeka railway cars. The attach
ments to be put on were made in Topeka.
Lucy Owens has brought suit for di-
vorce against her husband, Ellison Ow-
ems in the district court. The usual
charges of cruelty and neglect are made.
The fire yesterday at 1850 o'clock was
at the residence of VIM. Harris at 9O6
West Sixth street. A gasoline stove set
fire to the building and the damage was
$3.50.
The Good Literature reading circle will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson this |
evening. Members will respond to roll
call with quotations from Samuel john |
son.
The Topeka canning factory will con- |
tract, during the winter, for 1900 acres !
of peas beans and corn for use next |
spring. This is in addition to the toma- |
toes.
The force of prisoners now at work on |
the city stone pile is much larger than it |
has been for several months. Previous |
to Festival week many Migrants We're |
fined and during the week 166 arrests |
were made.
On the wall of a justice court are two |
that smile cOmpassionately on |
the hardened criminal that comes before
his honor at the other side of the room.
st Cecilia and The Maidens Prayer
are the pictures.
The Ministerial union met yesterday at
the Y NJ. c. A. rooms and pondered over
the question of whether a minister ought
to be a reforrner. The conclusion reach
ed was that every minister was a re-
former. and rightfulIy So
The state executive committee of the
Christian Endeavor will meet in this city
tomorrow to discuss plans and programme
for next year. F. T. Vincent of Seneca
is chairman of the committee. Percy
Davis of this city is secretary.
John c. Waters has returned from Chill
icothe, where he safely conveyed Queen
Lorena and party. He says that MISS
Whitney has been invited to be chrysan-
-hemum queen at the flower show at
kansas City. She has not yet accepted.
A. L. Williams is today president of the
Kansas City & Western
Railroad company. which has taken
,harge of the old Kansas Central branch.
rhe company will expend 100000 in inn
proving the property which was turned
,ver to President Williams yesterday
The. Epworth league of Teeumseh in
rited Mrs. Thorpe to address them Sun
lay evening on the Mercy and Help
work. The church was crowded and the