The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-18
SNAP sHOTS ATHOMENEWs

Abe Fulford stin talks of organizing a
small circus.
VIM. Green has been quite sick but is
able to be at his store
General Manager J. ]. Frey of the Sam
ia Fe is in New Mexico
G. G. Gage has been spending a month
on his farm west of Topeka
Topeka people who have been on fish
ing trips report large catches.
r. NJ. Ruggles has gone to Hutchinson
TO attend the musical jubilee
A brick walk is being laid around the
Gage monument at the cemetery.
There are over 300 members of the An
Gent Order of the Pyramids in Topeka.
There will be a boxing exhibition at the
Crawford Opera house Wednesday even
ing.
Numerous repairs are being made along
the line of the street railway on Kansas
avenue.
The new poles being placed on the east
side Of Kansas avenue will be painted a
dark red.
Louie Smith Of the Santa Fe passenger
department is able to sit up after a week
of sickness.
The unpaved streets in the southwest
street force.
A new stone business house is being
built just east of the Santa Fe tracks on
Eighth street.
Miss Daisy Starr of this city gives her
graduating recital in piano forte this
evening at Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. A s Rankin have re-
turned from a visit with Mr. Rankin 3
parents in Los Angeles
Mr.. L. W. Wilson of 1851 AIulvane street
who has been dangerously i'll with pneu-
1nOnia. is slowly recovering.
The State Pharmaceutical association
viii meet al Junction City. May 25 Sew
eral Topeka druggists will attend.
Open cars are run on all the lines of the
Topeka railway company now. Each line
has one and Garfield park line two.
z. E. Roblyer of Parsons, an expert
window dresser, has taken a position
with the Golden Rod Dry Goods store.
Quite a large delegation of Topeka PEG,
pie have gone to Hutchinson to attend
the musical jubilee which begins today.
P. S. Elliott who was expelled from the
Washburn oratorical association for plag-
iarism is winning laurels at the state uni
versity.
President Herrick, of Washburn college,
is in much demand in the state for COM
mencement addresses at the various high
schools.
A. NJ. Baird has resigned his position
on the Committee Of Fifteen and his place
viii be filled at the meeting Thursday
evening.
Mayor Fellows has appointed Bank
Commissioner BreidenthaI as commits
sioner to the Denver Transmississippi
congress.
A. X. Rodgers, ex-police commissioner,
spends all his business hours attending to
the books of the Ancient Order of the
Pyramids
The city patrolmen now carry their
clubs in a rubber ring suspended from
their belts. Formerly they had to have
the clubs in hand at all times.
Geo. Chadwick. the elderly gentleman
who died of pneumonia Sunday at ZIG
Clay street. last Tuesday rooted a house
in the western part of the city
Delegates to the state convention of the
y. P S c. E, June will be entertained
at the homes of citizens. but they will
pay for their board and lodging.
The German Volunteer" a comedy
drama, will be presented at the Craw-
ford Opera house on the evenings Of MAY
2. IS and %, for the benefit of the G. A.
r.
Ex-Detective Won Zeller has returned
from Fort Leavenworth where he was
the guest of Lieutenant Phillips. While
there he atteded two field day maneu-
vers.
Frank Mileham will return Friday to
Bumblebee, Arlz., after visit with his
family in this city. Mr. Mileham is in
charge Of syndicate gold mines at Bum
blebee.
Mr.. E. P Crawford formerly a resident
Of this city, stopped off in Topeka yester-
day on his way home in Pueblo from In
diana where he attended the funeral of
his father.
The Topeka boys who have been fish,
ing at the junction of the Neosho and
Cottonwood rivers south of Emporia have
moved to Reading and are now camped
on the Niarias des Cygne.
r. F. Sweetland and Grant Mills Of
Hiawatha. came to the city and returned
TO their home having in charge one of
the Topeka asylum inmates who will be
placed in a private asylum.
Prof. Tracy's chorus for the state con-
vention of the Y. P. S. c. E is making
good progress and will be able TO fur
nish excellent music. An orchestra will
be organized for the convention meetings
also.
At the Old Folks concert to be given
by the Baptists Friday evening, a dress
164 years old will be worn by one of the
participants. It was the property of the
great grandmother of a Topeka woman
who is 50 years old.
Mrs Frank AIileham, daughter celia
and niece, Gladys Boyle, will leave tomor-
row for Liverpool, England, to spend the