The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-29
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

The river is at its very lowest ebb-
The T. A. A annual meeting is Octo-
Der 4.
Jas. B. Love of 1880 Madison street is
seriously i'll at his home
The Karnival Knights meet tonight at
the Commercial club rooms
E. Bert Allen sang a solo at the Kan
sas Avenue NJ. f. church yesterday.
The dust on the unpaved streets IN
North Topeka is several inches deep.
A huckster sold $500 worth of vegetables
from his wagon in one week TINS sum-
mer.
The Topeka Ralston Health club pic
nicked at Garfield park Saturday after
noon.
Two automatic stocking boilers are be-
ing put in by the Edison Electric COM
pany.
c. C. Gage, with his own hands, built
street
From now on until after election Gov
ernOr Leedy will spend very little time IN
A new store room is being built on Jack
son street south of the Kansas creamery
Caroline H. Pond. a former resident of
Topeka, died at Manhattan Saturday, aged
Ground has been broken in the state
house square for the path at the north
west corner
Judge Hazen will return this week and
be ready to open court at the September
term on Tuesday next.
Chairman John T. CLANCY of the Re
publican central committee will be re-
leased from quarantine today.
United States Judge c. G: Foster is hay
ing hot water heating plant put in his
residence on Harrison street
Since January ! the Orphans home has
from three weeks to two months.
A party of Topeka Turner's went yes
terday to LAWRENCE, where the were en-
The Gilsonite Asphalt company man
ayers are here ready to commence work
on the state house walks and drives.
in the joint business in Topeka, is now
working on the state house drives.
The Grocers' association will meet T @ s.
day night at Trades Assembly hall to
complete arrangements about the picnic.
State Architect Lescher says that the
all be removed before the close OF this
week.
Miss Rosa Jackson has been employed
in the office of the secretary of state to
assist in making. up the tally sheets to
be sent to the soldiers.
Residents on Topeka avenue between
Tenth and Fourteenth are anxious that
the old horse car tracks shall be removed,
as they are of no use there.
An old horse car, minus platforms,
wheels and windows, has been placed at
the terminus of the Washburn college line
of the Topeka railway for a station.
The Salvation Army hospital is $500 in
dept and IS not paying expenses Captain
Johns will make a decided effort to OBJ
tain support for the hospital Last week
the hospital cared for Ii patients, IL Of
whom were charity.
On the Lowman Hill tennis court Sat
urday the Y. NJ c. A. team was defeated
games. Geo. Miller and ]. H. Booth de-
feated the Y. NJ c. A; team, Earl Styles
and Fulcher, scoring 60. 49, 81 and Sc.
In a round robin tennis tournament
held Saturday afternoon by the Topeka
Tennis club the following teams took part
and scored per cent: Lawrence and StO-
ker, 50 per cent; McVicar and Mcleod 50
per cent Wilder and Mcbride, 50 per cent;
Noble and Lyon, 46 per cent. A tOurna-
ment in singles will be played at Tenth
and Fillmore streets Labor day.
At a meeting of the Formerly of Gar
nett people at Garfield park some time
ago it was decided to make the oldest res
ident present president of the organiza-
ton. DR.. W. S. Lindsay was selected.
AAfterward it was, learned that Arthur
was born in Garnett two days before DR..
Lindsay went to Garrett to reside.
Saturday Andrew kmbIe, NJ. AFTER
bridge, Jesse Wetherly and F. Wetherly.
colored boys ranging about Is years in
age started out to have a fine time on
stolen money They were all arrested by
the police charged with grand larceny.
Jesse Wetherly is charged with having
taken SEQ which his father had hidden in
the cellar sia. The four boys, then rented
began seeing the town. PatrOImen Par
cells and Campbell made the arrest Most
OF the money was recovered.