The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Geo. A. Clark of Junction City was in
town yesterday.
H. B. Howard has placed a fine boat
In Soldier creek.
A NJ. Coville of Topeka is with Roose-
velt's rough riders.
Monday is July 4th. and the small
boy is already preparing.
Jackson's band wishes to go as the
regimental colored band.
The river has fallen about two feet
since the heavy rains ceased.
The base ball grounds are in better
condition than they have been for a
year.
No class of men in Topeka will regret
Chief Steele's loss of authority so much
as the iointiStS.
Judge T. F. Carver is building a new
porch and otherwise improving his res
idence on Harrison street.
A poor picture of Ex-Governor Geo.
T. Anthony has been hung in the exec
utive Office at the state house.
The Topeka delegation that has re-
turned from the assembly at Ottawa re-
ports one of the best meetings in years.
The colored people will hold a meeting
at Hamilton hall tonight to ratify the
action of Governor Leedy in reference
to cOlored soldiers.
Detective Dell Harbaugh will leave
the city tomorrow, having completed
his work on the Collins case for the
present
Contests in singles" will be played
each evening this week at the courts of
the Topeka Tennis club, corner of Tenth
and Fillmore streets.
The young man that turns the crank
of an ice cream freezer in the alley be-
hind q restaurant runs opposition to the
hand organ in front
There has been a strong prohibition
movement in Usage county. A grand
jury has been called and the district is
now practically dry"
IT.
mittee has rescinded its action and the
county primary will be conducted by
the Crawford county system.
DR.. r. s. Magee this morning deliv-
cred an illustrated lecture on the eye
at the Shawnee County Normal Insti-
tute at the high school building.
The Topeka base ball team can boast
of the handsOmest and most gentle
many day. No Jimmy Driscolls in
this crowd.
DR.. c. s. Sunday, of this city, is an APP
plicant for the appointment of surgeon
Kansas. He is graduate of Fiske |
univ erSity.
Fourteen recruits to the regular army
passed through Topeka yesterday noon
on their way from New York to a gar
rison in Arizona. They will go with the I
cavalry to Manila
Jackson's band is arranging for a big !
colored peoples celebration on August |
furnished by a band of 125 pieces made |
up of bands from Kansas City, St. Jo- |
seph and Topeka
The DR.. H. c. Linn property on West !
Sixth street was today sold at sheriff's |
sale. 1t was bought in by George NJ. |
Noble for $1,000 DR.. Linn has made |
his home in Washington for several !
years past The property was mort |
gagged for 81 600
At 6:45 O'Clock last evening an alarm
Of fire was sent in by telephone
which called the firenen to the
Atchison candy factory on Sixth
street east of Kansas avenue. A CHM
ney fire which at first appeared very
was eXtinguished with but
little damage.
officer Berry attempted to arrest a
drunken man on Railroad and Kansas |
avenue. North Topeka, when the lat
ter struck at him ViciOusly. He was !
taken to police station where he gave !
the name of Henry Walker and he was
ocl1ed up under the charge of drunken
ness and resisting an officer.
Mary Juneau, aged % years an in
nate of the county poor farm, was Sat
1rday adjudged insane by jury in the
probate court. She imagines that she
: being pursued by an unknown per-
son. and at times becomes violent. She
viii be taken to Topeka insane asylum
Commencing this evening Rev. A M
Reynolds will conduct open air meet
avn of Westminster Presbyterian