The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

The Committee of Fifteen will meet to-
night.
Governor Leedy returned from Law
renee last night.
Friday. July 2 will be Topeka day at
the Holton races.
The Topeka railway transfer station is
being painted inside.
Howard L. Thomas is seriously i'll at
the Stormont hospital.
The Modocs are arranging to go to
Beatrice next Sunday.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has re-
turned from Overlook.
Several Topeka horsemen are attending
the st. Joseph horse races this week.
There are people who climb the stairs
to the state house dome these hot after
Moons.
NIilt Stoker says that he is going to sell
his undertaking business if elected to
office.
work of taking down the old Red, White
and Blue" hall.
The roadway of the new bridge over
the Kansas river will be several feet
higher than the old.
William QuarIes. chief of police in Kan
sas City, Kan, transacted business at
the state house today.
The bridge contractors say that three
of the five arches of the new bridge will be
completed by August 1.
The state house grounds hay crop has
been cut the second time. The blue grass
is making a good start.
Llewellyn M. Jones Of Colorado Springs,
spent yesterday visiting friends in To-
peka. He left last night for home.
The homing pigeon which was liberated
fight to its home in Cincinnati in two
days.
Rev. John A. Bright is a grandfather.
His son, Rev. George S. Bright of Phil
hpsburg, Pa, reports the birth of a son,
June II.
Col. ]. w. F. Hughes, who has just re-
turned from a prolonged visit in Tennes-
see says that Kansas is the best place in
the world.
State superintendent Stryker went to
Kansas City, Kan, today, where he will |
deliver an address before the Wyandotte |
county institute.
Governor Leedy delivered an address |
and presented the diplomas to the grad |
yates of the Haskell Indian school at |
Lawrence yesterday
Mr.. Joseph Ost, formerly in the en-
ploy of the Santa Fe in this city. but now
Santa Fe storekeeper at Fort Madison. !
la, is visiting in the city.
Lincoln post No. 1, will celebrate the |
sixteenth anniversary of the post at Car
field park June %. There will be speeches, |
music and basket picnic.
John F. Powers has been appointed as |
a justice of the peace for Centropolis |
township, to fill the vacancy caused by |
the resignation of W. S. Nelson.
A man weighing 29O pounds walked j
down Kansas avenue a few days ago and
passed Tony Brown. The two stopped and
looked at each other, smiled and passed
on.
The man who was seen on Kansas
avenue last night carrying an overcoat
lives in Colorado and was on his way
home. There was nothing wrong with
him.
Mr.. H. c. Whitehead, general auditor
of the Santa Fe. returned to Chicago to-
day after attending the hearing before the
board of railroad commissioners in this
city.
man who has been nursing a small
cornfeld in the west part of town was
disguised this morning when he found
that every stalk had been broken off by
the wind during the night.
A large amount of the fine artificial
stone work for the new bridge is now
being completed in the shed near the
bridge. Cornice, key stones and fancy
mouldings are being made.
The eight young ladies employed in
making flowers at the Flower committee
headquarters have decided to prepare a
float for the Floral parade. Mrs. Sutton
will assist them in its preparation.
L. W. Lewis. the Emporia contractor
who recently secured a 900 bridge con-
tract from the Santa Fe, was in Topeka
yesterday consulting with the engineer
ing department in reference to the work !
The police have done nothing to stop the
shooting of fire crackers
which is going on every day in all parts
of the city. 1t is strange how they
miss this chance for arresting more boys
Mr. L. L. Roby of this city, is arrang-
ing for the excursion of the Kansas DEL
egates to the national meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society in San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Roby is chairman of the trans
portatiOn committee.
The police yesterday arrested Mrs.
May Edgington on the charge of having
stolen a pocketbook from Miss Franc
Carson of 511 Van Buren, street. Mrs.
Edgington. who is known to the police,
went to Miss Carson's to have a dress TT