The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-22
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

Chief of Police Ramsey is sick.
Congressman Curtis was in Lawrence
yesterday.
Private Secretary H. J. Allen has gone
to his home in Ottawa for few days.
Dean Low and Tom King gave a sub
scription dance at VinewOOd last night
Dr.. George Miller of St. Marys spent
Friday visiting in Topeka with H. C.
Stafford and other friends.
Labor day comes this year on Septem-
her 4. The Trades assembly is making
preparations for its observance.
A few of the National Educational
association excursiOnists have returned
from the meeting in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. BOasen, living at
1888 Clay street, are the parents of
boy.
Rev A E. Wagner goes to Dixon, Ill,
next week TO take charge of the normal
department at the Rock River Chau-
tauqua.
Harry Eagle, son of Cnas. S. Eagle.
had his hand severely injured last night
by getting it caught in a revolving BIZ
cycle chain.
Potato shipping has commenced in
earnest Car load after car load is be-
dng shipped east every day now from
Topeka and the stations east.
This is the time Of year that boys are
crazy to camp out. Many of the good
camping places around Topeka are Oc-
cupied by the tents of campers
The railroads have made a rate Of 81
from Topeka to the log rolling to be
held by the WOOdmen at Fort Scott on
August !. A delegation of Topeka
Woodmen will take advantage of it.
Chas. Trainer, formerly of Topeka,
but now of Colorado Springs, was in
Topeka for a few hours Friday enrOute
TO Chicago, where he will spend a two
weeks vacation visiting relatives
The fire department was called at five
o'clock Friday afternoon to 300 Han
o01 zfT~ 71n orr 1fsa6 hay
Hanson was damaged by the explosion
Of a gasoline store to the extent of $45.
It is probable ahat c. N. Howard, the
Rochester temperance agitatOr who
spoke in the First Presbyterian church
several weeks ago, will be brought to
Topeka for another address some time
this fall.
The Commercial club meeting last
evening was attended by quite a num-
Der who We're not members of the or
several of them filed application for
membership.
Rev. NJ. E. Harlan has returned from
his trip east. Besides attending the
Christian Endeayor convention at De
tro1t he visited Chicago, Niagara Falls
and Buffalo, preaching in the latter
city last Sunday.
There is some complaint among prop
erty owners that the brick sidewalk lay
ers do not take enough pains with their
such shape that the bricks viii spread
and leave cracks between.
Charles K. Holiday has a piece of
Kansas gold from Trego county which
ne carries as pocket piece. The gold
piece is about the size of a nickel and
three times as thick. Value S14, the
result of run of q ton through the mill.
New filing cases have been received
Tor the money order department of the
Topeka pOstOfice. Postmaster Guthrie
gets almost anything ne asks for from
the government and he isn't bashful
about asking for what is needed.
The Nebraska State Journal after
reading of the tenacity of DR.. Gill in
trying to hang On to the Secretaryship
of the state board of health, intimates
that from Lincoln it would look as
though the doctor is rather persistent
The cruiser Topeka, which has occu-
pied the center of the rotunda in the
state house since last fall festival, Will
be removed to the south corridor which
is more appropriate place for it. The