The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

John F. McNanus has gone east on
business.
W. W Manspeaker left yesterday for
Kansas City
Major Shreve will take special pride in
the Karnival parade this year.
The city railway tracks are being re-
paired near the transfer station.
John Peterson, found insane. has been
taken TO the Topeka insane asylum.
Several of the Santa Fe officials have
their Offices fitted with electric fans
Probate Judge Dolnan says the final fig
ures show that his majority was over 500.
Why don't people who write it REV.
Smith" also write Hon. Jones'? 1t is
just as proper
Rev. A. NJ. Reynolds, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian church, is taking
vacation in the west.
DR.. J. D. Countermine will preach next
Sunday evening on the subject, The Min
lister and the Gospel
George a Anderson threatens to con-
test the nomination of Scott Kelsey for
county commissioner.
1t now looks as if the Garfield park Ca
sino win be completed before the Topeka
Auditorium is commenced.
1t may be some consolation to know
that, dirty as Topeka's streets are, they
are not as dirty as Chicago's-
Some of the old horse cars have been
taken to pieces, the wood chopped up into
kindling and the old iron sold
one Topeka drug store posted on sign
board in front the following: Pay your
cigar bets here after election
The kindergarten association will give
a lawn fete at the home of F. o. PopenOe
in Highland Park this evening.
Mr.. W. H. StilIwen. assistant general
superintendent Of the Rock Island, has
returned after a visit in St. Paul
The AIodocs will sing a the lawn social
to be given by the Triple Tie Benefit as
ISOLATION in AuburndaIe tonight
John Chaney's friends say that he will
probably be chairman of the new Repub-
Hcan county central committee.
Frank Bennett attends the KarnivaI
Knights meetings and with him a motion
for adjournment is always in order.
Mr.. Avery Turner. assistant general su-
perintendent OF the Santa Fe, saw his
first bail game in thirty years last week
The 24s lots in Hagan's addition on
which foreclosure proceedings were
brought sold yesterday at less than $ a
lot.
Bailn John Coyne of the district court
and his wife and daughter have gone 10
POcatello, Idaho, for months visit with
their son.
of the weaIthiest in the state, is so modest
that he wears his gold watch chain under
his vest.
The ball game Thursday will open at
6-15 in the hope that the patrons OF the
game viii better appreciate the playing
after they have had supper.
The county commissioners have ordered
the large flag for the county court house.
but it IS as slow in arriving as the board
was in getting the flagstaff erected.
MalariaI and typhoid fever is on the in
crease in this city. All the hospitals have
several cases. and there are a number of
cases in different parts OF the city
The formerly from Wichita people
now living in Kansas City hold a picnic
today at Troost park and the formerly
from Topeka people expect to hold one
soon.
one of the old belt line steam motors
was brought into the city from Martins
Hill on four wagons and hauled by twelve
horses II viii be repaired and sent
east
The Crawford theater will be fitted with
electric fans for the engagement Of the
Merrie Bell Opera company next month
The fans Will remain in the house until
cool weather.
management of the TOotIe theater in St
Joseph TO book as many of the attractions
as possible playing that house for the
Grand Opera House in this city.
The Volunteers of America are holding
a campmeeting at the city park After
the contemplated improvements in the
park are made the council should put a
stop to the use of the park for tent meet
ings.
The attendance at the Pains represent
alton Of the Battle of Manila ought TO be
10000 at least. The same exhibition has
been running all summer at Manhattan
beach, near New York, and is crowded
nightly.
Ed Mcbride of the treasurer's office of
the Santa Fe is receiving the entries for
the state tennis tournament. to be held
on the courts of the Topeka Tennis club
at Tenth and Fillmore streets, August 10
and IL