The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

One beer wagon at least still makes its
usual rounds.
before for several years
The grocers' picnic committee will meet
tonight at Trades Assembly hall.
Attorney L. A. Stebbins has returned
after a visit in New York city.
Kansas has the best exhibit of corn that
is shown at the Omaha exposition.
The Eastern Star picnic will be held to-
morrow afternoon at Garfield park.
The closing performance of America"
will be given this evening at Garfield park.
About 80 old engines are waiting their
turn in the Santa Fe yard to be repaired.
The Topeka Wheelmen are arranging
f f2aeR blue ribbon bicycle races on the new
Everett Dallas has taken a position in
the general passenger department of the
Santa Fe.
Charles Thomas is recovering from an
attack of appendicitis at the Stormont
Miss Gertrude willett. who has been
seriously i'll with intermittent fever, is
cOnvalescing.
There was a heavy fog in North Topeka
last night that did not reach to the south
side of the river
The Arion society will picnic at Wal
1um, next Sunday.
The street car line to the Santa Fe is
about the worst in town, if any can be
worse than the others.
Some of the brick sidewalks in North
Topeka are so grown over with weeds that
the walks can not be seen.
DR.. Deborah K. LOngshore has gone to
"A N. M
for the benefit of her health.
A sign which is painted the curtain
of the Garfield park Casino reads: our
ice customers once tried always used
Colonel ]. w. f. Hughes has been elect
ed a director of the Topeka Athletic as
ISOLATION in place of H. G. Lescher, re-
signed.
Mr. Louis B. Smith. for several years in
the passenger department of the santa
Fe, has taken position as ticket clerk
at the Santa Fe depot.
The side streets 20 feet from Kansas
i bESnue are ar NGrS El[ e11 xansas aVe1ne
They need cleaning badly.
The letter boxes need a coat of paint.
Why not adopt aluminium finish, trim
med in red or blue. as is used in other
cities? It wears much better.
Tom Norton, who was at one time cor
respondent of the Kansas City Journal in
this city, has taken position in the legal
department of the Santa Fe at Chicago.
A Topeka man who had only a week
Colorado SPRINGS. Pueblo and St Joe and
then came home a day before the week
was up.
Lawrence A. Mccarthy and George W.
Clark win take the parts respectively of
Damon and Pythias in the production to
be given by the knights OF Pythias in,
a few weeks
Probate Judge Dolman has taken under
Amusement the case of a claim made by
the divorced wife or the late Emmett
Rowley against Flora Fleming, the beneh-
ciary of the estate
Carl Stitch of independence Kan, who
attended Washburn college a few years
ago died of consumption this week. He
had been i'll four years. The remains were
buried at Independence
Lucinda Hendricks, who was shot Sat
urday evening by VIII Hummer near
Shorey. is reported as recovering from
the wound in her head Her recovery is
now practically assured.
A lecture on the religion and domestic
life of the Persian people viii be deliv-
cred tonight at the First Christian church
by Mira S. K. Nweeya, a native of
Persia who was educated in this cOun-
try.
What Topeka needs is more and better
furnished rooms for rent that are not
with board The majority Of young men
the with board" which is attached to
nearly all of the advertisements.
Andrew Hawkins and Emery Conklin
of StockviIle Neb., have been placed IN
der arrest. charged, with. the murder Of
ranchman They took a long trip with
him to his ranch in Nebraska: Afterward
his body was found in a well. He had
quite a sum of money with him when he
started from home.