The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-02

ton came to Topeka yesterday and re-
turned home with his son Gale Jones
who is sick with fever.
Prof NJ A Albin Of Columbus. Ohio.
viii have charge of the penmanship
classes during the coming year at the
Topeka Business College.
Lawrence World: Topeka is a queer
town and is always doing unusual
things. The witness in a case against
a jointist actually told the truth.
People who have been staying away
from church all summer on the plea
that it has been too hot to go win son
have to hunt up another excuse.
There is considerab BILE activity in real
estate just at present. judging from the
number of transfers that are placed on
record And the most Of them are war
ranty deeds, too
Ed. Carroll defeated his ancient enc
my Webb Wilder in singles at the Kan
sas City tennis tourney yesterday. Car
roll and Frank Sheldon play for the
championship today
The city council will meet Monday
evening, but it is probable that no at
tempt will be made to transact bust
ness because it is Labor Day, and
therefore legal holiday.
H D. Hunter of the Rock Island
freight department, left last night for
a few weeks vacation in Michigan. Mr..
Hunter expects to spend part Of the
time in fishing in Bear Lake.
Mr. J. W. GIeed will deliver a tenn
perance address at the First Presby-
terrain church in Kansas City Sunday
afternoon He will speak under the
auspices of the anti-SalOOn league
Captain John Seaton, of Atchison,
owns q lots down on First avenue. but
he says the people of Topeka ought to
vote for the proposition to build the city
hall up in the business part Of the city
Mrs. J. F Daniels and Mrs. Hfb Case.
two well known ladies of this city. or
ferfr nj Far -
trip of Police Matron Mrs. Thorp, who
is now enjoying few weeks deserving
rest in Colorado
DR. J. II. Counterrnine will deliver an
address Monday morning before the
Ministerial Union on The Work of the
Holy Spirit" He has the subject out
lined and illustrated by charts and is
anxious TO have all the ministers pres
ent.
People have got around to the point
of arguing about the pronunciation of
''Dreyfus." Heretofore they have been
content with pronouncing it the way
il is spelled, but some inconsiderate
person has informed them that such
pronunciation is not correct
For several days a crowd has col
Iected at the corner of Tenth and To-
peka avenue, at ROsser's Drug Store.
A reporter finds that it is caused by
the popularity of the La Bautana five
cent cigar which is sold there. All
smokers prefer this cigar.
John BrefdenthaI is becoming pluto
cratic He rides to his Office each day
in his carriage and has 1t come for him
again at noon and at night His boy
drives it and it is a usual sight to see
most of the children in the neighbor-
hood going along
Considerable excitement was caused
at the corner of Eighth and Kansas
avenues late Friday afternoon by a
horse becoming unmanageable and
running upon the sidewalk in front
1e 4
driver were all clear under the avn
ing.
A livery man was looking for a col
ored boy to rub down horses for him a
day or two ago. He saw a likely boy
coming along the street, and asked:
Did you ever swipe a horse2" N-no,
sah.'' answered the boy confusedly, de
biggest ting cher swiped was ba-
mana"
The directors Of the Young TVoman's
Christion association viii hold their
September meeting Monday morning at
$50 in the old rooms The association
viii move to its new quarters, formerly
Miss RusSelPs school of physical Gull
ture, in a few days Miss Henrietta
Mayo Of indianapolis, Ind, has been
secured as general secretary. and has
already begun her work
one block on Topeka avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth has started the
movement of street sprinkling and the
residents of the block are greatly pleas
ed at the comfort and freedom from
dust secured The people living on the
next block north. between Tenth and
Eleventh hope to complete similar ar
engagements beginning next Monday.
The plan provides for three sprinklings
daily. at $50 and II in the morning and
3 in the afternoon.
Topeka people who eat Kansas City
beef pay the same price for it that the
| people of London pay. The beef trust
lays its Kansas City product in the
L az-E-sz # don 1r-~
! charges in the markets of Topeka. And
I the people Of London get the best ends
I Of the cuts, too. This seems to be one
| kind of a trust that is not working to
/ any very great degree in the interests
/ OF the people save the trust people.