The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-13
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

Topeka hunters are anxious for rain.
Senator Hugh Farrelly of Chanute is
in the city.
The north side of Tenth avenue is at
| last being paved.
S. Barnes of Topeka has been COM
/ naissiOned as a notary public.
Superintendent Nelson visited his
/ home in Lindsborg Thursday.
| Topeka and Joplin both have city
| clerks by the name of SQuires.
The Rays, in "a Hot Old Time will
/ shortly come to the Crawford theater.
| This must be Indian summer. The
| mercury stood at 80 degrees Thursday
The motto of the Karnival Knights
! is kansas hOnOrs woman and honest
/ TOLL John McManus originated it.
| It will not be long till people will
/ want stoves in the street cars.
The condition of viii Nelson is still
| reported to be favorable to his recov-
| cry.
Mr.. J. D. Hamilton, claim attorney
| of the Santa Fe, has returned from New
York.
Ed Mcbride, of the Santa Fe treasury
department. has returned from Chi
| cago.
A concert and ball will be given by
the Arion society next "Wednesday
Next Tuesday the state board of edu-
cation starts on a tour of the state in
stitutions-
InG door OF leaves Will OE e1P-
parent in the atmosphere for the next
six weeks.
Bonfires are fashionable now with
people who have many trees around
their houses.
The October number of the Kansas
ISSUE the organ of the State Temper
ance union, is just out.
Engineer John Heberer, of the Santa
Fe, will take a lay-oh and go nsnlng
near Florence next week.
The next annual meeting of the State
Temperance union will probably be
held January and 10, 1900.
Mr.. J. w. Robbins, trainmaster of
the Santa Fe at Marceline, has returned
home after time card work in this city.
Work on new brick sidewalks is be-
ing delayed because of the inability of
the contractor to secure sufficient brick
The Topeka tribe of the Improved Or
der of Red Men is arranging to give
play at one of the opera houses soon.
A peace warrant was served Thurs
day on John SPAIN at the instigation of
Jacob Conrade. Both parties are Rus
slams.
The weather man seems to have got
hold of a take of July weather and
showed it in here in the middle of Oc-
tober.
A letter received at the governors Of
flee announces that President Mck1n-
ley can not attend the reception for the
Twentieth Kansas.
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1ackrabbit's ears hanging over his desk.
They are said to be even better than
rabbits left hind foot.
Mrs. Hannah Johnson has filed suit
in the district court for a divorce from
Simon Johnson. They were married in
1884 and have five children.
Many Topeka people are guessing on
the mysterious set piece to be fired
when the Twentieth get home.
Dr. S F.. Nicely, ex-United States
marshal, and at present mayor ofLeav-
enwOrth, was in Topeka last night
The Salina bicycle club is planning a
race meet to give the Topeka racing
men an opportunity to accept the re-
cent challenge from that city.
The finishing of the Crosby annex on
Jackson street is being pushed with all
possible haste as several cOnSignmentS
of furniture have already arrived
The latest joke about the Topeka gol-
fers is that they are like an English
man telling a funny story Hard to
tell what they are driving at.
The Washburn football team will
make a decided effort to retrieve their
lost laurels by winning from the Man
haitian team Saturday afternoon
Wichita Eagle: Emperor William has
unearthed a worse gambling den in his
court than can be found on a Topeka
hotel fourth floor during the legisla-
ture.
The heavy bedding which was called