The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

New York.
The trolley line loop on Euclid avenue
is completed.
Henry J. Allen, of the Ottawa Her
aid, is in the city.
The health of Can't. J. B. johnson is
considerably improved.
Another tramp wheelman passed
through here yesterday.
The Citizens League met last night
in the Y. NJ. c. A rooms.
The hotel rates in Topeka will not be
raised during Festival week.
A. w. Waters. the civil engineer, has
taken one paper for fifty years.
Webb McNall. superintendent of in
surance, is at his home in Gaylord
The Christian Endeavor societies of
the eighth district meet at Alma today.
On lower Kansas avenue there is a
place known as the Auditorium reStau-
rant.
Mrs. J. T. Barkley and son Frank re-
Colorado
Mr.. w. w. Proctor. the well known
Santa Fe conductor, is i'll at the Santa
Fe hospital.
Capt H NJ Phillips is billing the
towns along the Union Pacific for the
Fall Festival.
T. ]. Spence has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace for Valverde township,
Sumner county
The skip at the bridge is once more
in running order. A new cable mas
been put in place.
"Matty'' Evans, the ex-Topeka base
ball catcher, is no longer playing with
the st. Joseph team.
Mr., w. j. Black, general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, went to Chicago
yesterday afternoon.
c. J. Smart leaves Saturday for San
Francisco to join his family, who have
been there for a year.
E. P. Clandon has been appointed as
commissioner of deeds for Kansas at
San Antonio, Texas.
The county commissioners will decide
today whether the court house grounds
are to be improved or not.
Harry Crow, of the passenger depart
ment of the Santa Fe, has returned af-
ter an outing in Colorado.
Simeon Brambette has been reap
pointed justice of the peace for Ross
township, Cherokee county.
w. w. Culver, of Kansas City, Kan,
state grain Inspector, was in Topeka
last night on official business.
The state house base ball team is
practicing for the game with the news
paper team Saturday afternoon.
A house from Auburndale is being
moved onto the lots at the southwest
corner of Fifth and Buchanan streets.
Mr.. Roy Armstrong left today for
Ottawa to take the position of book
keeper in the Santa Fe Office in that
city.
Mr. w. Littlefield, of the legal depart
ment of the Santa Fe, returned yester-
day from an extended visit in Sturgis,
Mich.
At the Ralston picnic on September z,
DR.. H. w. Roby will deliver address
on Water in its relation to the human
economy"
The space between the rails of the
Rock island passenger tracks in front
of the depot in this city is to be paved
with vitrified brick.
A Topeka man who has a speedy
horse has named it Mahoganagan, and
he says it attempts to kick every time
! he calls it by name.
Oliver Lewis was yesterday bound
| over by Justice Guy for assault upon
Will Northington. He could not raise
a bond and was committed to Jail.
General Superintendent Nudge of the
| Santa F'e returned yesterday from New
Mexico, where he spent months va
cation in company with his family.
Some very handsome ''show cards.
are on exhibition in the store windows
advertising THE Tempest They are
the work of Adam Robe, of Lawrence.
w. E. Topping, bookkeeper in the Of
flee of the state auditor, accompanied
by his family, has returned from a va
cation spent at his home in Cherokee
county.
contingent fund of SIS, 900. The stock
yards litigation has consumed the prin-
cipal portion of that which has been
expended.
young girl from Burlington, Kan, who
was sent to Topeka by Lawrence au-
thorities. has been sent TO the Saliva
tiOn Army hospital.
Col G.. K. Holiday and Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Osborn left Sunday after
noon for New York city to attend the
monthly meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Santa Fe.
The shirts in the clothing store win
dows look like a collection of rainbow
colors. Colored shirts were once looked
upon as the height of bad taste; but
how fashion changes.
Mr.. w. J. Healy chief clerk in the
Office of the auditor of freight receipts
of the Santa F'e, has gone to Michigan
to join his family, who will return with
him in about ten days.
Arthur Switzer, the former Topeka
ball player, who played this year with
junction City, has been given position
as extra telegraph operator at the San
ta Fe depot at Atchison-
Chas. H. Upton and Jos.W Kraemer
of Kansas City, are spending a few
days in the city. They formerly lived in
Topeka and were prominent members
of the Alhambra, Mandolin club.
A number of mounted men will ac-
company the displays of the Santa Fe
general office employees in the Santa
Fe parade, and call has been made
for the names of all of the employees in
the building who own saddle horses.
There is a great deal of talk about
hatred of the British lion and twisting
It's ta1l, Dut IN Iopeha the salvation
Army, a British institution, gets twice
as much money as the Volunteers, the
American organization; so our hatred
of old England is good deal of it only
talk.
The Commercial club rooms were so
crowded with Karnival Knights last
night that the crowd almost stuck out
of the windows. There were over 80
knights present. 1t has been necessary
to hire a hall. All of the 300 knights
are wanted to be present at the next
meeting. 1t is desired to increase the
membership to 400.