The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The trusses of the Casino at CARRIED
park have been placed in position
Rev. M. McPhee will hold services in
KnOx's grove all next week.
The Ministerial union will meet August
read a paper on Church UNITY
DR.. Countermine speaks tomorrow night
on THE Minister and the Gospel
c. H. Nettels is making a study of forest
trees and ornamental shrubbery.
Eugene Hagan is an ardent admirer OF
writes.
The W. c. It. U will meet Monday aft
church.
The Thompson building on jackson son
street has reached the beginning OF the
Fourth story.
The Topeka club has engaged Mqrsha rs
| band for a concert at the TopeKa cluO
next Wednesday night.
The Topeka ball team must be. very
much strengthened, since it has de1ealeu
Salina twice in succession.
Major Shreve's ''Dusky Denfzens" viii
play a game of base bali with the reform
school team this afternoon.
Governor Leedy has promoted Fred Cor
don of Topeka to be first hospital steward
of the Twenty-secOnd Kansas.
Last Sunday a collection amounting 70
benefit of Christ hospital.
The walls in the state hous dome haEe
been completed and the Scafolding VIII pc
removed after the central Chandelier -
missing made out by General ShaII5er
does not contain the name OF the topeka
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When the hydrants are turned on to
flush the streets in the MORN 5Taaf de-
light in a shower bath.
On August 10 the Topeka Arion society
will hold an anniversary celebratlon; Inc
AriOn Singing society viii sing the chOEuS
from "Tannhauser,' act third
Mrs. DR.. FonCannon of Emporia;
died at F5mporia Yesterday. Mr. Stephen
son went to Emporia last night
The Ladies Aid society of the Third
( Christian church IS h6lDlnS a poor WOIldll
and they ask for donations OF dlsnSss ana
furniture for Monday at the church.
Two Topeka boys who rode from here
| to Omaha on their bicycles had difficulty
in buying food of farmers along the way.
! The farmers thought they were tramps.
The officers of the cOIored troops at the
| fair. grounds do not expect to move soon
/ cations are that they Will be IN topeka
| for some time.
plant that foreteIis rain. When rain is
/ coming one of the leaves stands straight
| never fails to prophesy correctly.
| A small meeting of the Grocers' associa-
| bly, hall. A few committees were appoint
| ed with Instructions to report next
\ Tuesday night at Trades Assembly hall
| Mayo Thomas of the state board of par
! dons has received telegram from hide
| pendence informing him that tn IT,, he is is the
! father of a SON.. In spite Of that fact he
! will remain in Topeka until the session of
| the board is over
| The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Chas Mcintosh died yesterday at the
| home of the grandparents, Captain and
| father, Mr.. Chas. Mcintosh, is now in
! Cuba with the regular army
When a poor woman needs work and
! applies to Police Matron Thorpe she is
/ sent to take care of some poor sick wo-
| given by the matron. The clothing is
mended by women prisoners at the city
| jail.
The annual meeting of the school board
! of district SO was held Thursday and for
/ was unable to attend on account of sick
ness. Mr.. Sutherin was reelected director
and Miss Jameson and Miss SeloVer were
/ elected teachers.
! George Davis, who was arrested in the
| fair grounds and taken to Burlingame on
| the charge of asSaulting the city marshal,
was not a member of the coiOred volun-
t t6eT DF He @ atface GH the marshai gear
| ago when the latter attempted to raid an
O. NJ B. joint.
, Tyler street family keeps a pup which
rivals the Moeser ice plant whistle; It's
ticularly fine, especially about a. The
neighbOrs are in arms over the noise,
which they claim is an outrage. The keep
ing of dogs that bark at night should be
a Unable offenSe.
Police Matron Thorpe has this to say
about idle men: There are two or three
young men in this city beside whom
tramps are honorable. They haven't en-
tranps, but loaf around town and are
supported by fraiI mothers and sisters
Chief Strauss yesterday added a new
rule to those in force for the policemen
1t was to the effect that no policeman
shall smoke while on duty. This is taken
to include the jailers, sergeants, patrol
driver, and maybe the chief Anyway, it
will be enforced in regard to the patrol
men while on duty on the streets.
David W. Norton, son of Colonel J. D.
Norton of 618 West Eighth street. has re-
signed from West Point He. says that
he never had any inclination for a mill
tary profession. but accepted the appoint
ment on account of his fathers wishes
The experience of one month in the West
Point academy satisfied him. He has re-
sumed his position with the Mt Carmel
Coal company
Richard Mullis. a city prisoner. attempt
to, escape. from the jail yard while being
and hiding in the stone pile shed: Rich
ard Boyd thought Mullfs had scaled the
fence. a thorough search was made and
NIullis was found up in the rafters of the
shed. Patrol Driver Kelley found him.
Guard Boyd grabbed the offender and
marched him to the bullpen in the base
ment of the Jail, where he was kept a
diet of bread and water for "a hours. He
is a tough North Topeka young man and
has been arrested many times.
ANOTHER VICTORY.