The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Washburn college opens September IA
Chief Strauss will go to Omaha on
Thursday.
court opens September 6.
DR.. J. c. McCIntock has returned after
q months outing in Colorado
Judge z. T. Hazen will return from Cal
ifornia about September l.
The Kansas Medical college will open its
Der b
A new floor, six inches higher than the
old one is being put in at the Crawford
John F. 1Le0lanqs will go to to kansas & a
MINISTRIES.
The fair grounds look as if a herd of
cattle had stampeded there, since the sol
Last evening two men rode about the
streets in rubber tired buggy hauled by
two large mules.
will be ten cents and it is to be the pref
test yet adopted.
DR. L. H. Mum has gone to Bear Lake,
Mich, on vacation he Will return
about September l.
Some of the door signs on Kansas ave
nue. are so low that persons have to Stoop
TO walk under them
The Paiges will open a weeks engage
theater next Monday evening.
The school board Of CherTryyale, Kan,
has purchased 100 of the old desks from
the Topeka board of education
Sergeant Orville Taylor writes from San
Francisco that Colonel Little is a good
Work on the foundation of the big new
German Catholic church, corner of Third
and Van Buren, streets has commenced
Charles Crilley, former Topeka boy,
who was injured some time ago in New
Mexico, is Seriously i'll at Christ hospi-
tai
The Atchfson Corn Carnival is septem-
Der 20. LeaVenWorth has abandoned her
Apple Carnival because there are no ap-
pies.
Mr.. Charles Thomas is convalescing
after an attack of appendicitis. He has
returned to his nome from the SLOTIQOnL
hospital
Mr.. Avery Turner, assistant general su-
perinteudent of the Santa Fe, left yes
terday for Portland, Ne, to spend his
The Karnival Knights banner was swung
across Kansas avenue between Seventh
and Eighth streets this morning It is
Superintendent VIM. Davidson saws that
the indications are that the enrolment in
than ever before.
Lee Jones has. brought out his IS karat
Arkansas diamond ring and he promises
him to shine as end man.
Joe Morgan was the champion mile run
was on the team that Vent to LONDON. He He
wears two medals that he won.
Mr.. D. T. Nfcoll. stenographer in the
general managers office of the Santa Fe,
has returned after spending two weeks
in Washington, Oregon and Minnesota.
There will be rehearsals of the Karni-
val Knights Ministries tonight and tOmor-
row night. The first performance viii be
Shades ought to be put in a large num-
Der of the street cars Passengers backs
are simply bro1led because there are no
shades of any kind in some of the cars.
When trolley cars run fast along Kan
Sas avenue they skip over the low rail
joints with but little jOlting, but in run
ming slow the passengers are shaken up
considerably.
Foot bail enthusiasts are making ar
engagements to have two three good
games played in Topeka this fall by well
may be gotten.
The front of the tight board fence
around Garfield park will be covered with
advertising signs. The contractor who
built the fence secured the right for four
fence.
The claim by the divorced wife of the
4ate emmett ROWley. on the estate was
yesterday allowed by Probate Judge Dol
man in the sum of $50. The claim was
Tor S30l53 and was resisted by Flora FIeul-
ing the beneficiary in the will.
The Omaha World-HeraId contains the
plainly visible in all parts of the magic
maze (on the Midway was found by Mr.
Il +, Guthrie of Topeka and he received
Ine 500 reward. Mr.. Guthrie is book
keeper in the Central National bank.
The single desk seats have been placed
IN the schools of the city and the old
qouole desks removed. There were about
1OUO double desk seats About 500 of
them have been sold. The uncornforta-
bic desk seats in the high school a1ditori-
UNI have been removed to recitation
rooms In their place opera chairs with
desk rests Will be put in and the gallery
also seated.