The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

The T. A. A. W. lost $50 on the two
days race meet last week.
Oscar Woolverton is attending the horse
races of the Illinois circuit.
A 1o-cent meal restaurant has been
started on Kansas avenue.
The Shawnee mills have resumed BUSH
ness after being reno deled.
The late crop of home grown peaches
will be on the market in two weeks.
Miss Gertie and Miss Lucia Wyatt are
at Wamego participating in concert.
N. E. Bartholomew is preparing an ag-
ricultural exhibit for the Nebraska state
fair.
The Karnival knights banner will be
swung across Kansas avenue tomorrow
morning.
The city lot at the south approach to
the new bridge has been raised to the
street level.
The Topeka Equestrian club will hold
meeting at the state house steps tomor-
row evening.
NJ. Bundy, a motorman of the Topeka
Railway company, is seriously i'll with
kidney disease.
The admission to the grand stand at the
uniform benefit ball game has been re-
duced to 20 cents.
Free Silver club will meet this evening at
40S Kansas avenue.
A young man who walked into the office
of the probate judge today said ST want
pair of licenses"
Mr.. Joseph Ost of the Santa Fe store
department, is seriously i'll at his home
on Fillmore street.
The Topekans who attended the bicycle
races at Wamego yesterday returned
home this morning.
The ladies of the G. A. r. will hold
social at the home of John A. Daley on
Fillmore street tonight.
Two farmers left five bushels of apples
at Mrs. Thorpes house yesterday to be
distributed among the poor.
Governor Leedy came up from Law
renee yesterday afternoon and brought
his only son along for visit.
Dean Bodley has returned from Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, where he went some weeks
ago to look after Mrs. Bodley's estate.
George w. Jones of Mound City, is
candidate for the position of deputy in
terna1 revenue collector under NJ. w. SUIT
ton.
r. w. Blair of the Union Pacific law de-
partment, left today for Colorado a
three weeks hunting and fishing expedi-
ton.
Matt" Evans did not go to Abilene
with the base ball team. He is suffering
from a wrenched shoulder and sore
hand.
Chorus rehearsals for Tannhauser will
begin the first Tuesday in September. The
opera will be given some time during the
winter.
The Christian Endeavorers of this city
will organize permanent chorus at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms at 8 o'clock this even
ing.
The Topeka Academy of Medicine and
Surgery met last evening in regular
monthly session. Eleven members were
present.
The water was turned into the mains in
the new Santa Fe sheds yesterday and in
spected by Chief Wilmarth of the fire de-
partment.
A new paper started in Graham county
this week is named the Graham Gem; the
other paper ought to call itself the Ora
ham Muffin.
Swift & Holiday will erect an addition
at the rear of their store to be of brick
and stone 14x25 feet of basement and one
story, to cost $780,
The workmen on the bridge are asked
every day whether there is not danger of
the arches tumbling down when the sup
ports are removed.
VIM. Swenson demented tramp has
been troubling residents in North Topeka
the past few days The police tried to
drive him out of the city.
Mr. z. D. Kenna, general solicitor for
the Santa Fe, passed through Topeka