The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-12
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Burt Nichols is sick with spinal men
nights.
And not a real snake bite has been
reported.
Leslie Earnest was overcome by heat
yesterday.
The A. A Robinson house has been
on fire five times.
DR.. Mary f. Stewart has returned
from her summer vacation.
The walls of the new Clay school ad-
oltlon are nearly completed.
Private Secretary Henry Allen has
gone to Ottawa to spend Sunday.
J. L. Brady, editor of the Lawrence
World, was in Topeka yesterday.
It is about time that something is
done with the waterworks question.
Topeka now has one of the best street
lighting systems in the United States.
Sam Radges always eats his Sunday
evening dinner with one certain fam
Real estate men say look out for a
boom In sales of Topeka property this
fall
Topeka post No. Il has a new flag
staff over its post hall on East Seventh
street.
Max Prescott has returned from Col
orado. where he has been spending his
vacation.
Few people have any idea how much
is done for humanity at the Topeka
hospitals
A Topeka man has discarded under
clothes and finds that he is much more
comfortable.
The tennis courts are just about as
hot as a bathing beach, thinks the short
grass man.
The w: G. T. U. win hold a special
meeting in the First NJ. E. church on
Monday evening.
Sam Radges used to live on the from
tier and has world of good stories at
his tongues end.
Workmen on West Tenth avenue are
preparing to pave the space between
the street car tracks.
The city now has a site for the city
hall. Work will be commenced on the
building this summer.
The paving of Greenwood avenue will
make POtwin as fine a suburb as can
be found in the west.
City Clerk Squires and his Office
force are busy with the numerous as
Sessment ordinances.
Mrs. Walter Gusts team ran away
Friday and threw her out. That is the
fifth runaway she has had.
It is about time for the shrubbery
shown in the original plat to be set out
in the state house grounds.
When a man makes up his mind to
be a martyr by running for Office moth
ing will cure him but defeat.
Modern proverb: 1t isn't always the
that puts up the best game.
The police will again be able to lay
in a stock of liquors under the new
search and seizure ordinance.
If you have not registered do so now.
The city hall election is not far off and
every obstructionist will vote.
Many people complain because the
paving contractors do not work faster
Rome was not built in a day.
Doctors say there is a great deal of
sickness among children. Nearly all
is caused by indiscretiOnS of diet.
The Rock Island is preparing a SOU
venir for the people who go over that
road to the Philadelphia encampment.
The new chimney being built at the
Edison electric light plant is of steel
and will be 176 feet high when complet-
ed.
Will Wadsworth leaves Monday for
Philadelphia where he has been en-
gagged by a stock company for the sea-
son.
H S. Lawrence leaves Monday for
New York to join Frank Daniels COM
pany. He has been assigned to the
chorus.
Most of the court house offices closed
yesterday afternoon and the officials at
tended the funeral of Judge Hazen's
father.
People who keep clamoring to have
Kansas avenue washed do not get up
early or they would know that is just
what Is done.
Secretary of State Clark and Assist
ant Treasurer Kelly are great chums.
They are generally seen on the street
together.
VIII Wadsworth and Tom Clements
won the doubles in the state tennis
tournament in 1891. They haven't play
ed since.
A Topeka man says the greatest thing
about liquid air is that one drop of it
viii make a barrel Of new whisky taste
like 20 years old.
Elevators are popular these days.
People never. walk in Office buildings
any more when there is an elevator
they can ride in.
The current issue of the Rams Horn
contains a part of Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon's address at Washburn at COM
mencement time.
A Topeka man says that women are
supposed to be the most Jealous of the
sexes but that they cannot compare
with politicians.
And still the forecaster in Chicago
talks about cooler weather in Kansas
just because the. lake breeze is blowing
his hair straight back.
Prof. G. E. Eberbrandt of Bethany coll
1ege, Lindsborg, an uncle of Fred and
Frank Eberhardt, has been attending
the tennis tournament.
The book stores are not selling a
great amount of heavy reading at
present. People read light" matter
during the hot weather.
Mr. VIM Baird, a returned mission
airy from Corea, will speak at the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms Sunday at p. m. Subject,
Christian Work in COrea."
Topeka has scored again in the mat
ter Of securing appointments from Gov
ernor Stanley. J. E. Stewart has been
appointed a notary public.
Secretary Stephens of the State Tenn
perance Union is instructing inquirers
about the reward plan" of securing
evidence against jointists.
Miss Elizabeth LaBar, stenographer
of the court of visitation has gone to