The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-05
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

The river is rising.
More than one Sunday drive was spoiled
by the storm.
Lee Jones has commenced riding horse
back to reduce his flesh
The colored school students give a dance
Wednesday night at 618 Kansas avenue.
B. F. Pankey has purchased the house
at $40 Topeka avenue and has moved his
Sheriff Cook is said to be an expert
fisherman, but no one ever heard of him
Rev. s, N. Fisk. D, D.. of St. Louis nlled
Topeka ought to coax one of her heroes
home from the war so that reception
Capt. Richard Brown of fire station No
3 is able 10 be around after a six weeks
sickness resulting from a fall.
strewn With branches blown off the trees IS
by the hard wind Sunday night.
The June term OF the ne, federal raj court court be
| tinue for the next three weeks.
! a good many Topeka people sat up sun
! day night and anXiOuSly watched the
/ clouds as long as the wind kept up.
Thomas Gayden, a 1S-ye s; colored
river two miles west of town Saturday
night.
States circuit court, went over to Leaven-
worth today to attend the June term of
It is wonderful how many Englishmen
have made themselves known since the
announcement of the coming of the Brit
A close inspection OF cherries is neceS-
Sary this year before people eat them. A
large per cent of this sort of fruit is in
habited by worms.
Wichita Eagle: A Topeka girl graduate
had essay on Achilles heel. Achilles
was an ancient cuss. who got it in the
neck only when he got it in the heel.
A Topeka man recently took his wife
along when ne went fishing. and now he
was because his wife talked much
A Topeka man has always claimed he
wi he ed
he could not remember so well, after ALL
y party of Topeka picnickers was on
storm came down and the creek came up
so fast all the fishing tackle was lost.
During the heavy rain storm the water
filled Van Buren, street from curb to curb
and the street cars had to wait for the
flood to disappear before they could cross.
A Topeka girl who has been reading
about wireless biography says it may be
all right, but she doesn't believe it will be
any more satisfactory than ipIess Kissing.
The fire department was called out Sun
day in the midst of the heaviest rain to
fire in Willis undertaking. establishment
stove. The damage was trif1ing.
The high wind Sunday afternoon blew
avenue. It fell on the front of the house.
ninth iIi' Street and Topeka Avenue 20" a.
usual in the way of railroad advertising.
papers ali over the state. Whether it has
any lines in those regions or not.
EA-oecIetdry OI STATE I-UWdrQS, VINO IS
in the city, has two thousand acres of
wheat in Pawnee county. He has not been
out there recently. but be says the reports
he has received have been anything but
flattering.
A Topeka man says that every time he
makes up his mind to borrow lawn
mower and cut his grass a rain comes up
and spoilss his resolution, His neighbors
say that he waits until he sees Il cloud
coming before he makes a move to cut
his grass.
A boy recently asked a Topeka woman
if he could pick some cherries to eat off
the trees in her back yard. She said yes.
and inside of five minutes there were five
boys filling their hats. Before they got
through they had taken about half the
cherries on the trees.