The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

II
Del Valentine has returned TO his home
in Clay Center.
The Topeka railroad contractors are
about all busy.
DR.. Elizabeth Mcintyre is in the city
for few days.
G. c. Clemens made a speech at Con
cOrdia Wednesday.
Nobody has figured on the corn crop
for at least three days.
The clothing men are now selling sum
mer suits at bargains.
The fall term of the public schools COM
mences September II.
Topeka dentists, or some of them, claim
to be having a busy time.
Cy Leland and his young son have gone
to Excelsior Springs for a visit.
Horace SwayZe had his bicycle a chain
less Columbia, stolen last night.
a lumber Of saIina bicycle riders will
probably enter the Topeka races
Street Commissioner Snyder hears as
many complaints as a policeman
Fe has gone to Chicago on business.
Judge L. S. Ferry has moved into his
new residence at 1419 Topeka avenue.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has E.
turned from trip through northern KAN
James E. I-arimer leaves this. evening
for Denver to spend his vacation with
6. G. Clemens delivers an address at
Waverly tonight at the Ohio settlers re-
F The walls of the new German Catholic
church are up and the roof is now being
put
y
new march. He is still in doubt about
Insurance solicitors make life burden to
many men.
W NJ. Lester. janitor of the Branner
school, has resigned to engage in bu 7iress
for himself.
A. five cent barber shop does a rushing
business in spite of the fact that it is a
nOn-union shop.
w. R. Comstock has been appointed
rural delivery carrier on the Mission
township route.
The alley between Eighth and Ninth
aaG Kansas avenue and jackson is being
graded for paving.
The singing society of the Topeka Ar
ions viii attend the state sangerfest at
Salina this month.
The deeds to the site for the new city
building We're filed with the register OF
deeds last evening.
The Modocs are practicing three times
/ their Philadelphia trip.
The latest is silver dish to hold ice
| with a silver hammer to crack it and sill
yer tongs to handle it.
! A Topeka little girl when picturing
/ career for her baby brother hoped he
would be a policeman.
Nat Black of the Santa Fe passenger
] department., has returned after spending
/ a vacation in Colorado.
The large office rooms at sos Kansas
| Wa. the Chinese physician.
! There are some men in town who own
| with the new improvement.
/ Nearly everybody who sees the plans
/ Tor the city nail KNOWS Just VINO maze
| each one or they think they do.
| Charles Lindsey has lost his dog. He
! thinks as much of that dog as the aver
age man would of a gold mine
| Police Judge Guy and Chief Ramsey
| and the unruly have to wait.
The man who can carry a step ladder
| on horse t9 back is going the bicycle rider
| The merchants of Topeka are laying
| but it is a hard one to get rid OF.
he 1er7f- 1aa III
| agiE? There are several thousand people
\ in Topeka who would like to know.
| The race horse Wilbur, owned by John
! 4 mitchell OF Auourn, sold recently IN
/ Ohio for $500. Wilbur trotted here at the
/ last meet
! Roy Crawford has returned from Lin
| coin, Nebraska, where he has been assist
ing his father in the management of Lin
/ coin park.
| played here for the first time by Godfrey's
/ band, was played at the concert Wednes-
/ The Arions hope to bring the state san
! gerfest to Topeka next year provided
/ the meeting.
/ The fire department was called out three
times Wednesday People thought that
/ the fire department must be doing
/ rushing business.
Frank A. Newman of Burlingame and
/ Miss Sarah p Vawter of Fountain, were
married by Probate Judge Dolman We'd
| nesday afternoon.
| Q. T. Crawford of this city acts as
| booking agent for number of the opera
J houses in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado
| and New Mexico.
! People living on the west side say that
/ the fire alarm box at Fourth and Taylor
! streets, is pulled oftener than any other
J one on that side.
Alabama Camp meeting and "Geor-
| gia Camp Meeting" were played in re-
! Wednesday night
Miss Cora Mayhan, deputy register of
! deeds received at the Parkdale II. E.
! church last night a cake voted to the most
popular younI lady.
!
route viii be started September at least
/ that is the recommendation made by
| Special Agent Lynn.
! The members of the Topeka Tennis as
! ISOLATION viii meet Saturday evening at
| George Stoker's law office to elect officers
| 1Or tFe ensuing year.
! Some of the engineers who run through
/ Topeka frequently have tall corn stalk CT
! engines That's good way to advertise
/ the Kansas corn crop.
! Governor Stanley wanted to exclude all
/ house grounds but the executive cOuaciI
! WGl;d not agree TO it,
This is the time of year when people
throw watermelon TiRd 81 out N the alleys
/ and unhealthy for every one
| appearances would indicate that the
kansas water melon is Tiyaing I,ansas
| loads that are brought to the city.
a Topeka woman says her crop Of grape
! ter the reason that grapes are not as
| plentiful as they are most seasons.
| The fire department was called We'd
| nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock to 5l3
! Chandler street where some rags in q shed
| were burning. The damage was triffing.
! A judge of a good cigar only needs one
! trial of a Chauncey M DepeW, to brand
| it as the best five cent cigar sold. 1t can
| be procured at r. w. Squires, No. 1872
| Kansas avenue.
| VIII Wadsworth left Wednesday for the
] east He will go to Atlantic City for a.
week, and from there to Philadelphia to
! commence work with the stock company
| he is a member of.
When brick pavement is laid so much
sand is put on it that it takes a week for
| the sand to wear away and show the