The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-09
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defeat the city hall proposition. One
man said the bonds will be defeated by
a vote of two to one.
A suit for divorce has been brought
in the district court by Mrs. Eliza Drey-
er against her husband, Henry Dreyer.
Mrs. Dreyer asks for the custody of
their four minor children.
Hutchinson News: Charlie Ridgeway,
assistant insurance commissioner, says
Colorado is great place for change
and rest. The railroads take the change
and the hotels do the rest.
The west siders have gone daft on
pitching horse shoes. Several different
crowds hold a tournament each evening
and when it grows dark they put a
lantern near the pegs and keep on.
The electric cars were delayed for
several minutes last night about Z
O'Clock, caused by the breaking of the
trolley wire a the corner of Seventh
street and Kansas avenue.
z. NJ. FOrde of Emporia, grand re-
corder Of the A. o. U. w, will be in
Topeka on Thursday, and will make
an address at the union meeting to be
held by Irwin lodge No. 260.
Country people can never understand
why city folks should come cut into the
country whenever they have a holiday.
They think city people have every ia
cility for keeping cool at home.
More people are complaining of the
heat late Tuesday afternoon and last
night, than of any previous day this
summer The humidity of the atmos-
phere made it much more oppressive.
Most bicyclists are of the opinion
that cinder paths would be much bet
ter than permission to use the side
walks under the restrictions that are
laid down in the proposed ordinance.
Governor Stanley will attend the GER
elnonies in connection with the laying
of the corner stone of the new Chicago
federal building on October 9. This will
be the anniversary of the great Chicago
fire.
Early in the year Attorney Charles
Hayden of Holton announced that he
believed he could lay his finger on the
murderer of J. S. Collins, and that he
was other than the murdered mans
son.
don his winter wearing apparel. He
announced some time ago that as soon
as the temperature reached blood heat
he would put on heavy clothing to keep
out the heat
The FIambeau Bulletin serves for
NAL notice on members of committees
of the club that unless they get to work
and do their duty they will be fired. 1t
is a threat which has no terrors for
most of them.
The man with the LATEST job in To-
peka today was enjoyed by a COlored
employee of the state house who lOlled
on the grass and picked withered leaves
from flowing plants on the shady side
of the building.
In one of Topeka churches the Sunday
sermons during the summer months are
preached at the early service while it is
yet cool. This example might be fol-
lowed by other churches with comfort
to the wOrshtppers.
People who are Just returning from
their vacations in cooler climes are
wishing now that they had waited until
later before going away. This sort of
weather after the summer resort vari-
ETY. is almost unbearable.
The Topeka people who attended the
Wathena assembly last Sunday speak
in the highest terms of the address
made by Father Nugent, of Des A1oines.
Des Moines spent a special train of ten
coaches down with Father Nugent-
The head of one of the departments
in the Santa F'e Offices will not allow
the men under him to remove their
coats while at work. The clerks consid-
er this rule the worst kind of cruelty to
animals during this kind of weather.
The people of Topeka do not seem to