The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-30
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

D. w. Mulvane went to Kansas City last
evening.
r. B. Welch made the Memorial day ad-
dress at Richland today.
Senator Morrow of Washington county
was in Topeka last night
Thirty-five cars of grain were handled
in North Topeka yesterday
]. l. Eldredge made a Memorial day ad-
dress at Overlook today
The price of hair cuts in North Topeka
still remains steady a 10 cents.
A crowd of Topeka boys are playing ball
with a Scranton team today.
The crowd which picnicked at Lake
View today was unusually large
George w. Finlay returned today from
a business trip to Leavenworth.
]. F. Myers has returned from Galena,
where he sold his mining interests.
The state house ball team has been
challenged by the pension office nine
Charley Gault is minus a bicycle; It
was stolen from the rooms OF the L. A A
E. r. O'Neill of Lawrence has been ap-
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are the guests Hss5 1 of Mr. r.e and MIS-. j. NJ
Meade.
The latest thing in buttons is one bear
| ing the inscription "Funston's Fighting
Twentieth
The champion duck pin bowler at the
T. A A, Cake Walk Jimmie" Lacey, is
Governor and Mrs, Stanley viii attend
the reception to Lieut.. Rowan in Atchison
Thursday night.
The patrol wagon makes a trip to the
fair grounds occasionally to bring back
Mr. and Mrs. Ira K. Wells of Seneca,
| who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Thompson. have returned home
A Topeka woman wants to know why
Greeks in Topeka always run fruit stands
and Cinnamon do nothing but washing
All days of PUBLIC Importance this spring
have been unusually windy This does not
refer to the speeches being delivered to-
day.
contest at Washburn college Monday
night. His subject was Pictures from
A Topeka man doesn't wear mustache
because when he has one he Is always
short.
In Topeka today there1were two classes
Of stores, those which were closed and
those which were not. The proportion was
about even.
Judge Hazen has overruled the motion
for a new trial in the case of j. H. Ken
nedy's Sons against the Concordia Fire
Insurance company.
But little more than a month will elapse
bors despise his existence because Of the
din raised by firecrackers-
Those pretty girls in stunning gowns
seen on the streets in the forenoons dur
ing the past few days are the graduates
down town to be photographed"
Charley Lobdell, who came in from his
Lane county ranch few days ago, went
down to La Cygne Monday and VIII make
the Memorial address there today.
Judge Horton will deHyer the annual
address to the cadets of St. Johns Mill
jet will be ''The Opportunities of Life
Officers Lucas and Golf deserve credit
for landing the grain sack thieves who
broke into grocery Sunday night. in half
an hour after the report of the theft.
The pension office push, has its bluff
from the capitol is afraid of Uncle SANS
| men and hesitates about accepting the
challenge.
While the old street car track on Hun
toon street is being torn up to put down
the paving the boys in the neighboi hood
find along the track.
E. A. Hathaway win return to Topeka
reference to establishing the Tecumseh
rural delivery route. and to appoint the
through Michigan on the. wabash the
| other day he was surprised to md a little
Their on was Wakarusa.
DR.. P. ]. NJ. Burkett aimed a blow at
w. r. Minert's face during their fight
Monday, but the blow missed Minert and
doctor has two broken fingers.
It is rumored that since the "anti-spit-
ting ordinance has been passed public
tervals on Kansas avenue. These public
conveniences will be large and well filled
Postmaster Guthrie expects to have an
other rural delivery route from North To-
townships established within a short time.
and later another extending northeast of
North Topeka into Jefferson county
r. A. Spieker. one of the best operators
employed in the Western Union office
since it was established in Topeka. has
been appointed as train dispatcher at
Harrington by the Rock Island He was
formerly operator in the offices there.
The rural delivery carriers. in addition
to carrying stamps for the accommodation
of the people along their route. will also
carry money order blanks, so that the
people can fill them out, give their money
70 the carrier; and the next day the To-
der This is more of an accomm Odation
canse - if Rrins fbe pnstoffice ca9n
right up to the farmers door.