The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-06

year are extremely loud and fearful to
behold.
The young men win soon begin to
promenade around the Bethany
grounds.
Mr.. F. C. Gay. late general freight
agent of the Santa Fe, left Tuesday for
Denver.
Theer are five gentlenen's clothiers
and furnishers in one block on Kansas
H. H. Embry of the Rock Island
freight department, is a baseball en-
thusiast.
Harry Goodrich has one of the finest
collections Of flowers and rare plants
in Topeka.
Dick Cooley seems to be in disfavor
with the Phiilies. and they want to get
rid of him.
The Rock Island as well as the Santa
Fe, will have a display at the Atchison
corn carnival
Sullivan & DeIahoyde have moved
back to their old place again at No. 722
Kansas avenue.
The Rocky Ford melon growers are
now advertising their melons by means
OF cOlored signs.
The plan to put the telephone and
telegraph wires under ground, seems to
have been a bluff.
A firm of cigar dealers on East Fifth
street, has established a branch store
in Joplin, Missouri.
A good delegation of Topeka people
is expected to attend the Corn Carnival
at AtchisOn this year.
Whenever a wreck occurs on a rail-
road. lawyers always make a grand
stand play for a case
The Santa Fe plug runs daily. A
great many people seem to think that it
does not run on Sunday.
Every small boy carries a large bunch
of keys, most of which would not I'M
lock anything in particular.
It is a pleasure to ride over the new
street car track on west Twelfth street.
There are no joints in it.
The Rock Island depot platform is
sprinkled every afternoon. This makes
it a great deal cooler there.
The decorated trolley car was out last
night. loaded with a happy crowd of
children who sang a Hot Time
''Uncle Dave Hehebower, ex-state
treasurer, was in the city last night,
shaking hands with his friends
Some people are laying in a supply
of summer clothing It is cheaper now
than it was earlier in the season
Some of the merchants are stin giving
premium stamps, in spite Of all their
talk about stopping the practice
The Central National bank did the
largest business in its history Tuesday,
5000. 900 being received in deposits.
The city water nearly always is a red
color after there is a fire, and it does
Some of the cars on the city railway,
still have the gong on top of the car
instead of underneath the platform
The smell from the packing house is
something awful, some Of these even
ings in the vicinity Of the city park.
The Sixth avenue corner politician
seems to have crawled into his hole
He has not been heard of for some time.
Dean Lows sorrel mare Cascarea
clears hurdles four feet six inches high
CHI
The bootblacks are pretty thick in
Topeka. There are at least enough for
a dozen in each block on Kansas ave-
nue.
The humane brick haulers use
three horse hitch on their wagons this
hot weather. or else only carry a small
load.
If you smoke. you ought to smoke the
Chauncey NJ. Depew five cent cigar,
sold by Squires at No. 1872 Kansas ave
nue..
Shawnee county has to pay out lots
of money for costs in family quarrel
cases, which ought to be settled out of
court
now in the Tagging of locomotives
This is lining under the Jacket of the
boiler.
The large plate glass window of
August Bros, which was shot through
several days ago, has cracked clear
across
Mr.. F. S Savage, advertising agent
Of the Santa Fe, returned today from
Iowa where he has been spending a va
cation.
Roy Daniels says that not very long
ago he was offered and refused the
management OF Gus NevilIe's Night
Special
The decorated car for trolley parties
is destined to become quite popular
These decorated cars are all the go in
the east
Topeka did not have a baseball team
this year, but golf promises to fiji the
long felt want and viii be a great deal
more interesting.
Some Of the cracks in the new brick
sidewalks are filed in with cement in
stead of sand. This makes a much more
substantial walk
The new marine tubular boiler. now