The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-12
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

J. J. Falls has a light attack of
fever.
Congressman Chester I. Long is in
town.
home to LinwOod.
J. c. MOhler has gone to Salt Lake
city on a vacation trip.
Chas H. Ridgway and W. z. Morgan
are in Leavenworth today.
The dates for the G. A. R. reunion this
year are from September % to SOth.
A large area. Of country between
Lawrence and Kansas City is under
water.
Mr. H W. Farnsworth, clerk of the
board Of education, Is quite ill at his
home.
Ralph valentine is back from Costa
Rica- He has been down there for the
past Is months.
Pictures of the Jeffries- FItzsimmoas
fight will be shown at the Crawford to-
morrow night.
There are people in town who climb
to the state house dome during the
present weather.
The colored "4OO' had a dance at
Vinewood last night. Steinberg's Orches-
ira furnished the music.
The newsboys are in state of ex-
element over their prospective picnic
at Lawrence next Tuesday.
Oscar Swayze is willing to acknowl-
edge that there are some good POpulists.
ms Is great concession TOT MIN.
The Ottawa Chautauqua assembly be-
gins next Monday. A good many Topeka
people will attend. 1t will last through
July %.
DR.. Reynolds of Horton, returned to
his home today on the afternoon train.
He was operated on a short time ago tor
appendicitis.
Ex-Attorney General Boyle denies
that he is going to Galena to enter the
law business. He is now in Colorado on
a vacation.
Topeka fans are pleased because the
Kansas City baseball club is getting into
shape and the percentage OF games won
is increasing.
An excursion over the Santa Fe from
Ottawa to the soldiers home and Fort
LeavenwOrth today carried 600 people,
so an Ottawa man says.
Hutchinson News; Topeka has a site
for an auditorium and the money to
erect one. Now Mr.. Gabriel can get out
his horn any time he chooses.
People seek the shady side Of the
street nowadays with remarkable unan-
unity. A few months ago they were only
too glad to get in a little sunshine.
Harry Wolf stands first on ten pins
on Y. NJ. c. A alleys with a score of
PA. Bruce Wallace, second; score 20S,
and Andy Martin, third; score POI.
Mrs. Flora Roys, living southeast of
town was operated on at StOrmont hos
pital yesterday for severe abdominal
trouble. Mrs. Roys is improving rapid
".
People complained more Of the heat
yesterday than they have any day yet
this summer. From now on every hot
day will be the very hottest" with some
people.
Walter Thompson Of Thompson Bros,
has gone to Grand Rapids to attend the
semi annual furniture exposition of all
the leading manufacturers of the United
States.
It is likely that the Kaw may stay
up for some time yet. Reports from
further west say that the Smoky and
the other streams which feed the KaW
are on the rampage.
The farmers on the rural delivery
route are putting up their mail boxes
faster since they have learned that the
carriers will not bring their mail to
them until they have boxes.
The old soldiers ought to call their
camp at the reunion this fall Camp
Funston. Last year it was called Camp
Dewey, but Funston should have the
honor Of the name this year.
The street fair seems to have secured
strong hold in Kansas this year. Sa-
lima and Newton are both making elab-
crate preparations for one, and now
Emporia and Abilene have Joined the
list.
Mr.. AIva Mutt, travelling agent for
the Plano Harvester Co, is in the city
visiting his family. Mr.. Mutt will leave
today for the Dakota wheat fields where
coming harvest.
Geo. Peyton, the man who was hurt
in a drunken fight on Fourth OF July,
has left the hospital and returned to his
home apparently a well man. His skull
was trephined on the night after he was
injured.
E. H. Crosby, William Connors and
w. NJ QuinOn will leave Thursday for
Grand Rapids. Mich, on business in
connection with Crosby Brothers furni-
ture department to be opened in the fall
This department will be in immediate
charge Of Mr.. Quinon, formerly with
Reed & Tomlinson.
Mr.. E. J. Smith, special travelling
agent, Rock Island, had a part of
needle removed from his foot yesterday
at StormOnt hospital About three weeks
ago Mr.. Smith stuck a needle in to his
foot While getting into a Pullman car
but had what he supposed was all of it
removed An X-ray examination a few
days ago showed part of it still imbed-
| ded in the heel bone and an operation
was necessary.
Sheldon's, an His Steps" 15c. Ben
nett's Book store, $50 Kan. Ave.
For forty years DR.. Fowler's Extract
of Wild Strawberry has been curing
summer complaint, dysentery, diar-