The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-19
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

The circus is at Hays City today.
J. J. Frey has gone to St. Louis on a
business trip.
Congressman w. ]. Bailey of Baileyville
is in the city.
Governor Stanley speaks in Kansas City,
Kan, tonight.
The lola Cement company has applied
for a charter.
Kelsey f. Wilcockson of Oakley was in
Topeka Thursday.
The halls in the state house are scrub
bed regularly now
WaShburn plays Manhattan at Athletic
park this afternoon.
Mr.. H. L. Shrer is in the south for the
benefit of his health.
Judge Hook is holding federal court over
at Leavenworth today.
The Standard Oil wagons are now paint
ed black. Significant, perhaps.
The returned fishermen from Wakarusa
report no fish to be found there.
will be planted probably by June l.
Representative E. D. McKeever is ex-
pected home from New York this week.
Miss Ella Thompson has gone to Hutch
inson to participate in the piano contest.
Sign painters are having a busy season.
business.
The Sixth street viaduct is so shalSy
that the fire department apparatus goes
over only on a trot.
Rev J. a. HI Lockwood. D. p; Of Of Beloit, Sst
last night for Salina.
AttoTney General GODDARD has $, returned HI
sion of the federal court.
Cigars are now being named after Aft the
eth Kansas is the latest brand on the
There are several bad places in the
Harrison street asphalt which need re-
pairing. What has become of the repair
The sale of unclaimed baggage in pos
session of Baggage Agent Walsh of the
Santa Fe will be held at the depot tomor-
row morning.
The Methodist presiding elders from over
the state, who have been in session here
with Bishop Vincent, left for their homes
last evening.
Soda fountain men are still regretting
the cool weather circus day. They were
deprived of the opportunity to sell foam
by the glass.
The last of the Indians in the city jail
wagon Thursday afternoon and loaded on
the train for home.
The failure of the Ad Astra quartette
to sing at the Y. w c. A. entertainment
this week as announced, was due to the
illness of one of the members.
Mr.. A. G. Wells. general superintendent
of the Santa Fe-Pacific and Southern Cal
ifornia roads passed through }.,: Topeka this
Miss Mary Richter, stenographer for I.
F. Lambert, United States district at
illness of several weeks at her home in
Emporia.
THE Twentieth Kansas is the latest
egg drink which is already on the high
read S stT to P29puaTHty 2T H was JX nyented ft by
fountain.
The filing in of the gap made by the
burning of the Palace clothing store
makes a great Improvement in the ap-
pearance of Kansas avenue between Sew
enth and Eighth.
Vinewood park is being improved pre-
paratory to the summer dancing season.
The management should not forget to pro-
vide some method of lighting the road
leading into the park.
P E; Gregory; the Usage county states
the windows in Representative hall rat
tie whenever he got up to speak last win
ter. is in Topeka today.
Mr.. T. E. Prout, secretary of the Ar
gentine Y M c. A, was in this city
Thursday making arrangements for the
opening of the new building at Argentine
The opening will be early in June.
Tom Hayes, the steward of the Osawa-
tonic asylum, has been in town revising