The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


c. S. Gleed has gone to Chicago.
An addition has been built to the wooden
The Ottawa Chautauqua closes this
WaermelOns are growing cheaper but
no better.
one block on West Sixth street has six
grocery stores
John T. Clancy is building addition
to his residence.
The Peoples bank Of Cheney has ap-
piled for a charter.
There are now $50 people employed in
the Bird canning factory.
The present hot season is causing many
people to seek summer resorts
Born, July %, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Foster. at 825 Clay street, SON
Observer Jennings asserts that this has
been remarkably cool summer
Homegrown Watermelons will be in the
market soon by the wagon load
The lumber dealers can not supply all
their orders for building material
W J. Black left yesterday for Chicago.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Black
Charles Gilhllian was seriously poisoned
while out with a picnic party Sunday
The state land office issued 23O patents
during the first six months Of this year
- jerry simpson has gone TO Excelsior
Springs, No, FOR two weeks vacation
Jailer Carl Lawson has been Off duty
for several days on account of sickness.
To the poor farm is favOrite drive of
some people who are out for pleasure
cided-
Hutson Marker of Topeka and Ellen
WilmOnt of Omaha were married last
night.
A marriage license has been granted to
William Eberly and Susie Newman, both
of Shorey.
Camp meetings are nearly ripe. They
always follow close on the Chautauqua as
th I2gs 6 5sgssS qs Of the t6 %o5s
in the west.
The amount Of travel on the railroads
IN and out Of Topeka is said to be IN
precedente
Charley Lobden is in Topeka from Lane
county. At present he is a ranchman
and his tan indicates It.
This is the time Of year you should cut
your weeds. If you have allowed any TO
grow on your premises.
second floor and the wOrkmen have be-
gun on the third story.
The dog that follows the sprinkling cart
until ne lies down in the dust.
The Clay school addition viii be built
OF st Joe brick and the Branner school
building of Kansas City brick.
Repairs are being made on the West
sixth street e31 line near Topeka avenue.
The Joints are being pulled"
A good idea Of the Kansas corn crop can
be had by driving, through Oakland. Every
vacant lot Is a Plngree garden
The street car company is putting in T
raiIs on the Twelfth street line, making
thereby a decided improvement.
Treasurer Grimes and Superintendent
Nelson are the only state officers in town.
The others are enjoying vacations.
There have already been twelve drown
1ngS in and around Topeka this summer,
and the summer is only half over
Chief Wilmarth's new horse. Dock
one Of the handsOmest animals of the de-
partment, has four white feet and a white
nose.
The HuntOon street paving is a first
class job Some of the residents insist
that It shall now be called HuntOon boule-
ward
a miss-lick with a Ratchet caused Robert
Wilson, a small boy living north of town.
TO be separated from one Of his fingers
Monday.
A ten cent edition Of In His Steps" has
been issued by New York firm that l-su-
ally publishes such books as Bertha NJ.
Clay works.
Swedish Lutheran eh1rch PaI in Co 20 the
De !ectured at Colorado Springs a few
evenings ago.
Garter Mann. a boy of u years. has
Peen sentenced to the reform school by
Judge Hazen- He shot a companion with
n Flobert rifle.
DIT l. NJ Thomas, pastor of the First
Baptlst church, has resi- gned to accept the
Pastorate of the Second Baptist church in
Little Rock Ark.
New houses are going up in all parts of
Iopeka- put there are more along the
south end Of Topeka avenue than in anv
other one locality.
A Topeka man suggests that the young
people ought TO put their heads together