The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-31
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS


This week is Twentieth Kansas week
Christmas will come Monday this
year.
The Funston sword draws crowd at all
times.
The Topeka City Troops will be the es-
cort to General Funston.
Shepherd at 112 East 18th st, is showing
some artistic cloth signs
The extra lights around the state house
were tested last evening.
Everything to be used for the soldiers
banquet has been bought.
There are three different makes OF
chainIess bicycles in town
The general committee for the reception
is meeting every night now
General Hudson has dubbed the Topeka
City Troop, the critter company.
Thursday will be the biggest day that
Kansas and Topeka have ever seen
The electrical displays will all be IN
place on the state house by tonight
1t was surprising with what rapidity
the band stands were erected Monday
The Republican county central commit
tee meets tonight at the old court house
The Grocers and Butchers will hold an
important meeting at Weber's hall to-
night
cite. Ind, Sunday by the death of his
sister.
John Macdonald delivered a lecture to
the teachers of the Lawrence schools on
Saturday.
Chief Ramsey. wishes the people to as
sist him in keeping the streets cleared for
the parade
The Knights and Ladies of Security
of Security hall
About so special policemen assembled
at the police station last night thinking
A new tile floor has been put down in
the dining room at the reform school II
was badly needed.
The fire department was called out
twice Monday afternoon on account OF
unruIy gasoline stoves
Flags and bunting that have been put
away for years, viii be brought out and
put in place tomorrow
ready to take few snap shots at the
Twentieth Kansas parade
Take of your gates, and put all the
cellar. Tonight is Halloween
The friends of DR.. F. Q. Burkett VIII
at Scranton. Pa, last Wednesday
Superintendent Hancock of the reform
days, returned to the school today.
Next week the divorce mill will grind
81 Ai for Rearing on Monday and tuesday.
Everybody should decorate. There is
not much time left and If good display
once
The banquet hall decorators worked
up to II o'clock last night 1t takes lots
Of work to make the large library room
look attractive
Mrs. E H. Funston and Miss Funston,
mother and sister of General Funston viii
be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs W. H East
man this week
The name of Mrs Gaylord, president of
the Army Relief society was omitted from
the published list of the committee on
decorations for the reception
Special orders for reception day: Leave
your horses and carriages at home; keep
away from the Santa F'e depot; keep on
the sidewalks during the parade
The Grocers and Butchers have taken
UP collection among themselves to de-
fray the expenses of their entertainment
to the visiting grocers and butchers
The cooking of the meat for the ban
ing house It will be carried to the ban
quet hall in the large kettles in which it
IS cooked.
The state house elevator once more
bears the old familiar sign, CLOSED
that it viii be running in good shape by
Wednesday,
The decorating Of the banquet room will
be finished this evening and the ladies in
charge Of the setting of the tables ex-
Dect to have their work completed by to-
morrow noon
At the Central Congregational church
next Sunday evening Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon will read the opening chapters
to a neE story entitled Edward Blake,
College Student"
The chemical engine from fire depart
ment headquarters was called to Harrison
school Monday morning to put out FIRE
in a heap of coal It started by spontan-
eOus combustion.
Otto Kuehne & Co. the Topeka Preserv-
ing works have used sixty thousand
bushels OF pickles this year-the product