The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

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E. C Little will speak at Seneca. Sep
TENDER ?
Bethany college opens week from next
| Wednesday
The FAN Festival opens just four weeks
/ from today
Miss Lizzie Freeman is visiting at the
/ CouItis farm
The city is once more free from con-
J tagious diseases.
| Chief Justice Doster will move his fam
lily to Topeka this week
The Republican FIambeau club will hold
4 special meeting tonight
The rain yesterday and last night was
general in Shawnee county.
The Karnival Knights meet tonight at
| the Commercial club rooms.
]. p Anderson of this city is the latest
Topeka addition to the l. A w.
A W. Dana has returned from a few
days outing at the CouIt1s farm
Lieutenant Governor A II. Harvey has
been commissioned notary public
Mike Thompson has rented the new C.
E. Jewell building for a billiard hall.
Work has already been commenced on
the annual report of the state auditor
The committee of Fifteen has discev-
cred that wheat straw is worth more than
hay.
Apollo Lodge No. 1885, A o. U W., has
conferred both degrees on William Jen-
nings-
]. W. Bell and DR.. U. B. McCurdy have
formed partnership and opened sale
stable.
Tom McNeaI made an address before
the Shawnee county Republican club Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Denning, Twelfth
and Van Buren, streets. are the parents of
a son.
Mrs. r. B. Gathers, wife of the ParkdaIe
merchant, is seriously i'll at the Stormont
hospital.
Several thousand square feet of snilax
will be shipped from Alabama for the
Floral ball
High grade bicycles are expected to be
listed next year at 49, Wonder what they
will sell for?
Word has been received that Charles
Nelson is making great Improvement at
Excelsior Springs
Mrs G. G. Burton of this city has en-
tered her saddle horse "'Eagelite,' in the
Kansas City horse show
Oscar RAIDER was found guilty of as
sauIt and was fined 81 and costs in JUS
tiee Guys court Saturday.
Capital Council No 1, K & L. of s.
will hold a watermelon social tomorrow
night at their lodge room
Frank Petree. formerly clerk at the in
sane asylum. leaves Wednesday to seek
business location in Missouri
DIR. Eva Harding will lecture on ma
terra medica at both Homeopathic col
leges in Kansas City this winter
The Modocs will sing at J. C. Hollands
residence Wednesday evening 1t will be
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Judge C. G. Foster of the federal court,
who has recently returned from fish
ing trip says he will never fish again.
Miss Nettie Mcintyre of the office of the
state bank commissioner, is suffering
from the prevailing maIady, hay fever.
The Sterling (Kan.) Homing club will
send homing pigeons to Topeka which
will be released during Fail Festival
week
There are six cases of typhoid fever at
the Santa Fe hospital At present there
is epidemic of typhoid fever in the
city.
Mr.. J. L. Taylor died Saturday morn
ing, aged 20 years. The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon from the residence at
3 clock
The Kansas Military band is making ar
engagements for a new leader and instruc-
tor He is from Boston and his name is
P J. Lowrey-
William White, Thomas and William
Cooper were fined So in Justice Guys
court Saturday for stealing apples from
P. c. Moore.
George Crawford, son of Gov. S. J.
Crawford, will resign his position on the
Capital next week take charge of the
Mail and Breeze job printing office
a man riding a bicycle down Jackson
street and carrying three pony beer
kegs on his shoulder was rather an IN
usual sight for those who witnessed the
feat.
A laundry is run in connection with the
Salvation Army hospital in which all
washing necessary at the hospital is done /
Part of the work is done by eonvalescent
patients.
Richard Williams arrested Satur- |
day on a warrant sworn out in Justice |
McCIintoclxs court for destroying stolen |
property. The case will come up for trial |
next Thursday.
Police Judge Atchison refused to fine |
the delinquent witnesses in the Henry |
Schaffer case after Schaffer had been dis |
missed for want of evidence So all the
threats ended in thin air.
The ladies of the First Methodist church |
have rented the vacant lot on Kansas I
avenue between Seventh and Eighth and /
will erect a tent to be used as a dining |
room during the FAN Festival
Lee Padgett, who was injured Satur- |
day in the collapse of the bridge the |
Sailor farm east of the city, is somewhat !
improved today and the attending physf- |
sian states that he may recover
The Curry building SIS and 627 Kan |
sas avenue has been rented for Festival /
week by the United Commercial Travel |
ers of Kansas. and all travelling men in /
the city that week will make an exhibit |
Of Goods tbara