The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


J. s. Morse Will buud a dwelling at 3S5
West Gordon street to cost $3.50.
A. L. Williams is looking after Union
Pacific legal business at Ellis.
E. c. Little has returned from a speak
ing tour through southern Kansas.
1t will take two weeks to clear the dis
trict court docket of criminal cases.
There is talk of organizing foot ball
team composed of Y. NJ. c. A. members
HanIey Bros. are building a barn at 169
North Topeka avenue which will cost
500.
A Topeka hardware firm has sold over
300 bicycles of one make during the last
year.
Walter V. Stephens of the St Louis
Globe-Democrat is in the city on bust
ness.
The Committee of Fifteen has sued H.
W. Newcomb for possession of the fair
grounds.
New Orleans papers which reach To-
peka bear strong indications of having
been fumigated
Attorney John V. Abrahams fell off his
bicycle Sunday evening and severely
sprained his left wrist.
Iowa state university plays Kansas
state university league game of foot
ball Saturday at Lawrence.
Both the big banners have been taken
down from over Kansas avenue and the
old street looks natural again.
The postoffce elevator is ready to be
run. but it will be run only during the
sessions of the United States court.
County Superintendent J. w Stout has
designated November "a as Parents
day. in the Shawnee county schools.
Two of the police commissioners of To-
peka have gone into the real estate busi-
ness since being appointed to office.
DR.. H. T. Mclaughlin, who leaves the
insane asylum October 10. will go to New
York city to take a medical course.
Mr.. s. c. Downing, manager of the r.
C. Dun agency here leaves today for
two weeks inspection tour of Kansas.
Henry Vesper last week donated three
patrol wagon loads of bread TO the poor,
to be distributed by Police Matron Thorpe. /
State Auditor Morris was one of the
first men in Topeka to go to Leavenworth
to attend the state reunion of the C.
A. r.
New Workers call their principal news
papers the "WoiId" CWorld) and the Joy
nal'' GournaD. English is very little
spoken in New York.
James Wilson. secretary of agriculture,
has declined an invitation to address the
annual meeting of the Kansas board of
agriculture in January
The Mems league of Westminster Pres
byterian church Will hold a social meet
ing this evening at the residence of Thos. !
S. Lyon, 1884 College avenue.
June Moore of the Symns Grocery COM
pany has contributed SO to the Fail Fes-
tival fund. He says he was overlooked
by the soliciting committee.
A. P. Bishop. one of the strongest play
ers on the Washburn foot ball team. will
probably not be able to play any this sea-
son on account of an injury.
It is expected that the Commercial
club will arrange for some sort of cere-
monies Incident to the opening of the
Kansas avenue bridge December l.
R. S. Brigham has returned from
business trip to Quincy. Ill. where he
watched with considerate sympathy the /
preparations for Fail Festival in that
city.
The directors of the Arion Singing So
ciety are figuring on plans and speciffca-
tions for the new Arion hall to be erect
ed soon on Quincy street between Second /
and Third streets.
MarshalTs band received for its work |
during Festival week an amount which |
lacked SAC of being enough to pay each /
member 81 for each parade participated |
in during the week.
Many of the stores on Kansas avenue |
between the bridge and Third street have !
tight board partitions about half way /
back from the street, which gives them |
a mysterious appearance.
Mrs. L. E. Thorpe says that there are /
lots of families in Topeka so poor that |
they can scarcely get enough to eat and |
their children cannot attend school for
want of sufficient clothing.
column in her record book where those
help are registered. During the past
month III names have been entered.
J. B. Billiard. president of the police
board, has been issued a permit to build /
an additional mill structure in North To-
peka at Kansas avenue and Railroad I
street to cost $500. 1t will be of stone,
and 36x52 feet.
Frank Thornton the young man who
was arrested in North Topeka because
he had revolver in his pocket. was re-
leased by Chief Steele upon the latter's
return from Kansas City. A new police
man had arrested him on suspicion"
Mrs. A G. Lord of Martin & Dennis
addition breaches at the reform school oc-
casionany, and when she does, instead of
taking the money which is given for con-
Quoting services there she puts it up for
prizes to boys learning the Sunday school
lessons the best.
The special policemen who were on duty
Festival week purchased a handsome
knights of Pythias badge and presented
it to Chief of Police Henry NJ. Steele
Speaking of it Steele said: That's a
pretty nice thing to get for working men
twenty hours a day. isn't ft?''
The Karnival Knights are considering
the question of changing the character of
the next carnival There is a general op-
position to the noisy horn-blowing per-