The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The October term of the supreme court
began today.
The county commissioners are allowing
the monthly bills.
D. H. Scott is building a 1850 cottage at
1850 Lincoln street.
Dead leaves are beginning to litter the
walks on the side streets.
These cool mornings are causing people
to think about putting up stoves
Oscar Swayze decorated the court house
himself for the reunion and festival.
Clerk J. w. Farnsworth of the high
school is confined to his home with sick
Miss Gertie Depriest of salina is the
guest Of Mrs. w. I. Jamison at 12l1 Fill
more street.
The county commissioners have appoint
ed Samuel Pottinger superintendent of the
fair grounds.
]. J. Wragovitch is having plans made
Harrison street.
terday and created enough excitement for
a circus parade.
The. Boyd girl cadets in. uniform and
carrying guns left today for Omaha on
the queens special.
L is time to lay away your straw, hat.
flowers are going up.
An order has been made by the postof-
flee department authorizing pOstnasters
TO pay pension checks.
W P Campbell OF Wichita, better known
as 1lger Bill, IS attending to bushes in
the supreme court today.
A. p. Parker has awarded the contract
d4r the erection OF a co66ttage at 1872 Blu
When the Turner'S paraded, several peo-
pie decided that Topeka could have pa
radeS on five minutes notice.
The model Of the cruiser Topeka which
appeared in the parades should be pre-
served. 1t is worth keeping.
The ladies' of Christ hospital guild will
day afternoon, October Z. at o clock.
star a black horse belonging to SiIas
Rain, has taken first prize In three floral
parades- He seems to be a lucky star.
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began. but the festive mosquito still re-
mains to feast upon the wayfaring man.
Chief of Police Strauss says that It only
cost the city $3.50 extra for police during
reunion week Last year it cost the city
The high school foot ball and athletic
organization is being coached by Prof.
Coldren. There are over forty members
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Shaffer yesterday and has been
Carnival Queen.
Sheriff Cook has not entirely mastered
the mysteries Of cycling. He came near
running over Frank Durein during the
Turner parade.
Not content wi h a week of festival,
large number of Topeka people will go to
Kansas city and plunge into more carni-
val and parades.
The Ka arrival Knights in the Turner pa
rade dropped out at Tenth and Harrison
streets The past week had proved too
great task for their marching powers.
The Turner'S paraded past Tenth and
Harrison streets yesterday in honor of
Miss Rose, as her father is a German.
Miss Rose reviewed the parade from the
Manspeaker porch.
Someone borrowed horse and buggy
belonging to Rev. NJ. L. Thomas on Mon
day. The horse was hitched on Sixth
street. After the animal had been driven
around for an hour it was returned.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Committee of Fifteen will be held
in Decem Der Those who anxious to
serve on the committee should come for
ward, as there will be Is vacancies to be
filed.
Mayor Fellows says that he does not
mind taking part in ball, but he would
prefer to be excused from leading another
grand march with such popular person
many people looking his way.
William Hartnet Charles Macklin and
Charles Curran, the three Chicago crooks
who attempted to rob the Manspea ker
store several months ago, pleaded guilty
to burglary before Judge Hazen and were
sentenced to five years each in the peni-
tertiary.
Il am proud of the showing made by
the police department during Festival
week. " said Chief Strauss yesterday.
There We're no robberies reported and but
two cases Of pocket-picking- The crowd
was handled in good shape and at one
fourth the cost of last year. We had fif-
teen extra policemen OF these eleven were
on foot and four mounted. There were
also seven specials in citizens Clothes"