The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-04
The viscaya, Which Was Blown Up and Burned.
SNAP SHOTS OF HOME NEWS

J. s. Parks is habitual pool player.
The sidewalks to the bridge are be-
ing repaired.
The Shawnee county normal insti-
tute has closed.
One Topeka man has subscribed for
500, 600 of war bonds.
The material has arrived for the pa
viliOn in Garfield park.
The Washburn college base ball team
plays at Scranton today.
The crowd at A1arshalIs band concert
Sunday was not so large as usual.
Governor Leedy will make the Fourth
of July address at Wichita today.
Harry Bone, deputy United States at
tOrney, has returned from Washing
ton.
A party of about so picnicked at the
w. H. Davis farm east of the city to-
day.
Webb McNau, state insurance COM
missioner, will return to Topeka to-
morrow.
Judge ]. R. Silver is spreading a coat
of paint over his residence at 1888 Col
1ege avenue.
A prominent city minister has been
heard rehearsing his prayer for Sun
day morning.
The Topeka Auditorium association
will meet Wednesday evening in the
Commercial club rooms.
The bOmbardment of ear drums com
menced last night at promptly II
o'clock and will continue all day.
A number of Topeka orators are
missing today. They are reeling off
patriotism in different Kansas towns.
J. B. NIarshalPs march Olympia is
the best he has written and ranks
along with Dallas and "Norembega-"
Assistant General Passenger Agent
E. z. Macleod of the Rock Island has
returned after a trip through Color
ado.
One College Hill boy arose at 1 o'clock
this morning and fired a shotgun for
three hours at intervals of two min
utes.
Allyn Capron, who was killed at San
uagO, formerly went to school in TOpe-
ka to Miss Harriet Lowell, at Lincoln
school.
Cy Leland took a day off and went to
Troy Saturday and carried the county
primary for his candidate for district
judge.
B. G. Jeffries, of the Model Supply
store, has gone to Kansas City, Mo. to
take a position with the Swofford Bros.
dry goods firm
The hrecracIer of today is smaller
than it was when many gray boards
were boys, but although smaller 1t
makes more noise.
S. c. Heyman, who has been manager
OF the Hub Clothing company for sew
eraI years, has gone to Oklahoma City
TO open store of his own.
Marshal Strauss has not had time to
put all his ideas Of reform into effect
with the new police force. Patrolmen
stllI smoke cigars on their beats.
Major Shreve has received notice that
both senators Baker and Harris have
endorsed him for the position of pay
master in the United States army.
Several men in Topeka who fought in
the navy during the civil war, take the
greatest interest in the bulletins of the
naval battles of any persons in Topeka
The five day limit given by the roIice
department will arrive tomorrow, when
Hundred, viii lose the title of mayor of
Smoky Row.
Aunt Lucinda's "sanitariurn," where
the Pleasant Valley healer will here
after accomplish her wonderful cures,
is now under way. It is to be a five
room cottage built In modern style.
DR.. Countermine, of the First Pres
byterian church, preached last night on
Craftsmanship" Incidentally he said
some complimentary things about
Mayor Fellows and his stand on the
enforcement of the law.
DR.. E L. Thorpe, pastor of the First
Methodist church, preached a sermon
last night on THE Model Husband
twenty-five is fair estimate of the
while the female portion amounted to
several hundred
Mrs. Adele NJ. Sibley, wife of J. r
Sibley, of the Santa Fe general mana
gers Office, died Sunday morning at the
family residence, 1116 Harrison street
She had been i'll but week. She leaves
a husband and four children. She had
been in failing health for several years.
The funeral will be held at the resi-
dence Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.