The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


State Auditor Cole is visiting at his
old home in Girard.
Senator Hessin was down from Man
haitian last evening.
Work has commenced on the second
story to Clay school.
The vegeta BILE vendors report poor
business compared to last year.
E. c. MacLennan has gone to Gun
nison, Col, on a months vacation.
Rag pickers say that so much wet
weather is bad on their business.
It is reported that the streets will be
given a good cleaning between now and
frost.
The Sons of the American Revolution
will hold the regular quarterly meeting
July 10.
The state board of charities is MAX
Sng the monthly tour of the state in
situations.
State Treasurer Grimes will make
his weekly trip to Kansas City to see
ball game today.
A malt tonic war seems to be on, as
the connection can now be bought two
bottles for % cents.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at 2:30
Monday afternoon in the parlOrs of the
First NJ. z. church.
w. F. Lake and A. c. Klingaman
have purchased the Keys drug store at
$50 Kansas avenue.
The Pottawatomie Indians will begin
their Green Corn dance next Sunday
and keep it up for a week.
The electric car line shut down last
night for awhile during the rain storm.
Lightning ran in on the wires.
Mr.. NJ. B. Latham, a prominent stock
raiser from the ChickaSaW country, is
visiting his uncle, DR.. Jett in this city.
The hearing of Render and Williams,
for murder at Mcfarland, has been
postponed for fear of a mob at Alma.
Ben Blythe will be given a farewell
at the Ellxs tonight He will be pre-
scented with a loving cup and a. kissing
bug.
Topeka is not much Of a place for re-
cruits for the regular army. Only eight
have been secured here during the past
week.
a meeting Of the W; e. T .. win be
church, Monday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
United States Deputy Marshal Trigg
came up from southeastern Kansas last
night. He has been down among the
/ striking miners.
The Amphion mandolin club has been
! engaged to give a concert soon at Wa
megO It will be under the auspices of
| the Episcopal church
A Topeka man claims to have made
! the discovery that 1t nearly always
! rains whenever the BaptistS have any
| thing special going on.
| More business blocks are in course of
| erection in Topeka now than have been
| are on both sides of the river, too.
The Santa Fe base ball team will
| play the Auburn team at 4 o'clock this
| afternoon at Athletic park, provided
| the grounds and weather are suitable.
Some of the young men who have
| new buggies are talking of getting up
| an ordinance to permit them to drive
| on the sidewalks in muddy weather
| c. s. Crooks. who has been until re
| Gently with the Topeka Cash Dry Goods
| company, has purchased half interest
| in one Of the largest stores in Abilene.
| w. T. Quarles, ex-chtef of police IN
/ Kansas City, Kan, and ex-state audi
/ tor W. H. Morris, have gone into the
! sas.
The Topekas, at present the leading
| team in the T. A. A. bowling contests,
/ last night easily defeated Captain
/ DaiIey's strong Santa Fe team by IS
points.
There is a patch of bad sidewalk on
/ the east side of Kansas avenue between
/ Seventh and Eighth streets. There are
large holes in the asphalt which need
| filling.
w. H stiIwen leaves this afternoon
for a trip through Canada and as far
! east as Maine. for the benefit of his
health. He will be gone about three
| weeks.
The grading of the short alley that
/ runs from Van Buren, to the north and
south alley, between Fifth and Sixth,
has been completed and it is ready for
! paving.
/ The permit for the new Crosby build
ing on Jackson street has been taken
! out. The permit states that it Is to be
a brick and stone structure and Will
cost $12, 500.
The Sunday school Of the First Pres
! byterian church has become so large
! that the members are thinking of erect
| ing an addition to the Sunday school
! department.
The committee appointed by the Com
! merciaI club to make plans for Dean
! Lows Country circus, will meet at his
! office in the Rock Island depot Monday
night at 8 o'clock.
| Governor Stanley, some time in Aug
ust will accompany one of the Burling-
| ton railroad officials on a fishing eXcur-
| sion into the Black Hills.
/ one of the new palace horse cars, No.
| III which the Santa Fe has built for
/ the Wells, Fargo Express company,
has been turned out of the shop and
| will be put into service at once.
| The semi-annuaI meeting of the Good
! Citizenship federation will be held in
| the First Baptist church on next Fri
| day evening Among other business
| there will be the election of officers.
Commencing with Sunday evening"
| July %, services will be held at Car
| field park on Sunday evenings when it
| is pleasant by DR.. A. NJ. Palmer. The
| sermons and songs will be illustrated
| with the stereOpticOn.
A biography of Mrs Bina A Otis, of
| Topeka, in a. Minneapolis paper, con-
| tains the following: Her home is on
! a beautiful hill, overlooking the lovely
( city of Topeka, where books, papers and
| all new subjects are discussed
The team of Cheops council No. 2, An
cient Order of Pyramids, drove to Rich
| land last evening to initiate 80 new
! members of the council there. The
/ team consists of 16 ladies under the
leadership of Mrs. E. B. Meredith.
The St Marys Star says: 1T ap-
| pears now that John w Breidenthal