The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-28
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

E. c. Little will speak at Norton next
Monday.
This is the time of the year for planting
tulip beds.
The T. A A. reception is tomorrow night
at O clock
w. A. Mosher has returned from a trip
to Concordia.
The justice courts are complaining of
lack of business.
Webb McNan is campaigning in the
Seventh district.
DR.. and Mrs. S. A. johnson are the pa
rents of a girl
Captain J. G. Waters says he will again
appeal the Newman murder case.
Wabaunsee county has RENTED $40 to
the state treasurer on state taxes.
According to the theatrical pictures,
tramps and bicycles are inseparable.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has returned from visit at Chetopa.
Foot bail players are not allowed to eat
cake, pie or sweetmeats of any kind
The North Topeka Chautauqua circle is
discussing the lives of famous Americans.
The Arion society gives a dance tomor-
row evening to members and their fami-
lies.
The Beta-Topeka foot ball game is to
park.
One music firm in Kansas City has sold
200 copies of the Santa Fe Silver Two
step"
A brass band will furnish music at the
Republican rally at Hamilton hall to-
night.
NJ. w. Sutton. internal revenue collector,
went to Leavenworth yesterday after
noon.
A party of east side people are contem-
plating a journey to Klondike next
spring.
Janitor Laptad at the court house has
had his pension increased from 81 per
month to Sc.
Since July 1 six new houses have ap-
peared between Thirteenth and Four
teenth on Tyler.
Real estate men claim that Topeka real
estate now commands better prices than
it did year ago.
Coal dealers claim that during the COM
ing winter it will be as cheap to burn
hard as soft coal
DR.. c. B. Lyon of North Topeka leaves
tomorrow with party on a hunting trip
up the Neosho river.
Leslie Earnest, who was operated on
for appendicitis at Christ hospital last
week, is convalesctng.
Light colored winter overcoats that did
service last winter are now taking their
first trip to the dyer's.
Rev. A. S. Embree says he has quit
preaching sensational sermons. They
don't do any good" said he.
Topeka wheelmen are watching every
train expecting travelling men with sam
pies of the new chainIess bicycle.
G. w. Shay. an employee of the Santa
Fe shops, had his left hand mashed yes
terday by a falling draw-bar head.
Peyton's Comedy company is headed to-
wards Topeka. 1t was in Hutchinson
last week and Atchison this week.
superintendent Davidson says the at
tendance at-the high school and through
out the city is increasing every day.
When the cold wind came yesterday
evening the prophets predicted snow be-
fore morning. Sunshine came instead.
The Topeka bicycle dealers will organ
ize a trust to regulate prices to be
paid for second hand wheels next year.
w. E. Topping of the office of the state
auditor is enjoying a visit from his
father, who resides in Cherokee county.
The old building has been connected
with the new annex at the city Jail by
cutting doorways and changing the stair
way.
The force on the new bridge has ex-
hausted the supply of cement and a new
supply has been ordered from Kansas
City.
Nothing but vestibuled trolley cars will
be run on and after Monday next. Get
on the right hand side of the rear plat
form.
Mr.. J. w. Roberts of the auditors Of
fee of the Santa Fe in this city left yes
terday for Birmingham, Ala, to visit rel
atives.
The principal subject of conversation |
on street cars is the rule effective Novem-
Der 1 prohibiting passengers from stand |
ing the platforms
General Lewis Fitzgerald continues to |
improve at the Santa Fe hospital in this |
CITY, and will probably be able to return |
to the east in few days.
Mr.. ]. B. Hobson, engineer of signals !
of the Santa Fe, has moved to this city
from Detroit, Mich, and taken the resi- |
dence at 1909 Western avenue.
Judge ]. G. Wood delivered his lecture,
'sNexico-From Cortez to Dfaz,'' last |
night at the Knights of Pythtas hall. /
Photographs were used to illustrate the
lecture.
Mark Howell tried to board a vestibuIed /
trolley car from the wrong side and as a /
result he was thrown to the ground rather !
unceremoniously. Howell used to be a |
conductor.
There are five or six places on Kansas
avenue that could be indicted as beer /
joints on the smell alone. The stencil |
of sour beer can be smelled half way |
across the street.
W. F. Roehr, the organist at the First |
Methodist church. was considerably put /
out by reporter writing that he played J
La Fiesta at the church Sunday and !
made a big hit with it
John Lawson, the bicycle rider known
as THE Terrible Swede." will be in this !
city next week with the comedy ''Ole Oh |
SON. Lawson rode in a professional race |
in this CITY a wear ago