The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-23
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Tailors put their cheapest goods in
the window.
The Thompson building has reached
the third floor.
The base ball playsrs ride to the
grounds in express wagons.
The Y NJ c. A. summer Bible camp
is now in session at WakaruSa.
Henry Beerman will be instructor in
violin at Bethany college this fall
The Casino being built at Garfield
park viii be completed by August I.
Asphalt pavement on the side streets
is badly in need of repairs in some pla-
Ladies day at the ball grounds al
ways brings out a large variety of
fans
Don't call it santi-ya-go It is San
ty-yah-go. with the accent on the
Much needed repairs on the jackson
street line of the Topeka. railway are
being made.
Charles K Holiday, jr., is a close
student of Egyptian history and is au-
thority on mummies and parchment.
A Topeka lawyer says that if a first
class cafe was started in the Columbian
building, it would be a paying venture.
The trial of John Peterson on the
charge of insanity will be held before
Probate Judge Dolrnan Monday morn
ing.
The candidates put in their best eff
forts yesterday for the primaries today.
Several offices in the court house were
deserted.
Just in order not to show favoritism,
Chief of Police I. A. Strauss went to
North Topeka yesterday and purchased
a baby carriage.
Major Case Doster of the Twenty
second is not a West Pointer as he was
there but three months and left on ac-
count Of some difficulty.
The government keeps two men at
Washburn college for the purpose of
flying the observation kite and sending
aerial meteorological records beck to
Washington.
Crook Wright, who was fined $500 in
police court, is the star boarder at the
city jail. He is trusty and has lots of
liberties. He seems well pleased with
his present condition.
Rev. A. z. Wagner will leave next
Monday for Dixon, Illinois, where he
will attend the annual meeting of the
board of education of the Lutheran
church in the United States.
Ward BOzarth of 1117 North Jefferson
street was severely burned with gaso-
line this morning as he was lighting the
gasoline burner at his home. His hands
were badly burned, and his face
scOrched.
The janitor at the court house, in the
absence of a large flag, ran up small
one but was surprised when told that
1t had slipped down to half mast and
was upside down.
The largest thermometer in the state
OF Kansas was placed in front of
George Burghart's store today It is
Fahrenheit spirit thermometer and is
ten feet, eight inches in height
John Hicks, aged IS years, went in
swimming in the Kaw river yesterday
within the city limits. He was arrest
ed by the police. The trouble was that
Johnny didn't have on a bathing suit.
Police Judge L s. Ferry will hear the
cases of Hayslip, Antoine. Cave and
Bowman Monday afternoon in police
court. They are charged with having
maintained nuisances in the form of
beer joints.
Mrs Thorpe wants to send little s.
year-old girl to her grandmother in
Cincinnati. Mrs. Thorpe says: %The
child needs everything in the way of
clothes. Perhaps some ladies have
outgrown garments their little girls can
spare. Send soon, please
A lady yesterday ran to Patrolman
Lucas and said excitedly: 80 sir. have
lost my pOcketbOok. I saw a soldier
pick it up. There was s23 in it' Pa
troIman Lucas saw colOred soldier
half a block away and he stopped him
The latter who had picked up the pock-
etbOOk returned it.
Most of the Is prisoners in the city
jail are there under heavy sentences
imposed by Police Judge Ferry. Some
of them are among Smoky Rows
toughest characters. Chief Strauss
concluded that these people We're best
hGpl III jail 1OI d lOIS5 term, ana he in
structed his officers to go after the
toughs.
Lewis Vaughn, a coIored man against
whom numerous complaints had been
lodged with the police. was arrested
last night. For more than a week he
has insulted ladies on the streets, and
frightened them. Descriptions were
given the police and Vaughn's arrest
resulted. He will be tried in police
court this afternoon.
Harry Croft. wife, mother and sister
are enjoying camp life in the Louisville
Springs park, located three miles north
of Wamego, where fifteen tents are al
ready pitched, and nearly forty people
are camped-enjoying boating fishing
bathing (under the faIs) the mineral
waters and the fine park shade, the
property of the Wamego Times editor
Topeka tennis players who will prob
ably enter the contest in singles in the
state tournament to be held August 10,
are the following: ]. c. Mohler, H S
Lawrence, Dana G. McVfcar, Harry
Noble, Herbert Armstrong, George Sto-
ker, William Maclay Lyon. Lew Bron-
son, Adrian Sherman. VIII Eberle
Frank E Sheldon, E. E. Macleod and
Ed Mcbride.
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