The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23

social at the home of Canon Bywater
! tonight.
Ralph L. Ward. a reporter employed
! on the Capital, has secured the position
/ OF assistant principal of the Olathe
| high school
A crowd of Topeka fans went to
| Kansas City today to see the double
! header between Kansas City and IN
/ dianapolis
| A crowd of the state officers will at
J tend the horse races and see the fair
attractions at Ottawa the latter part of
| September.
Hereafter the registration books will
be kept open till o'clock in the even
ing so as to give every one a chance
to register.
A musicale will be given by Frank
| Wefghtman, assisted by other Topeka
| talent, at the Garfield park casino next
Tuesday night.
The city is fairly free from the usual
number of tramps which make life a
burden to the housekeepers and the
people in general.
The artificial stone walk and drive
way in front of Edward Wilder's resi-
dence on Harrison street, is one of the
neatest in the city.
The new chimney which the Edison
Electric Light company is erecting, will
be one of the high structures of the
city when completed.
Many new bill boards are being put
up in the conspicuous parts of the city
DIGQOLllndLlIlE
state house flower beds.
Almost every week some magazine
or periodical prints a cut of Rev. Chas.
NJ. Sheldon A good likeness appeared
recently in Leslies Weekly.
There is considerable friendly rivalry
between the railroads just at present,
in competing for the G.. A. r. business
to the reunion at Philadelphia.
Charles n. Ridgway, assistant state
superintendent of insurance, has re-
f4rr-T aI lre.p ~s-sA
Colorado Springs and Manitou.
The Shunganunga bridge at the fair
grounds is to be repaired by viii Brad
bury. The county commissioners have
given him the contract at S1S5.
On Thursday, August "a, St.Bartholo-
news day, there will be a celebration
of the Holy Communion at Grace Ca
thedra1 at 10 o'clock in the morning.
J. F. Mccarthy, of HoIton, who was
arrested last week for selling LIQUOR to
federal grand jury under a bond of
Baseball cranks in the city are miss
ing many good games which the teams
from the Santa Fe shops play almost
every Saturday afternoon at Athletic
park.
Speaking of horseIess carriages. a
Topeka man says he is very familiar
with them. He pushes one every day
himself while his baby is taking its
airing.
George McCaslin, the G. A. r. man
who lives at 10 Madison street was
not the one who was found in the pol
icy shop. There are three McCaslins in
Topeka
There is a dog in the west part of
town that looks as if he had been over
taken by a lawn mower 1t is only an
other case of home clipping with the
scissors.
DR.. w. N. West has taken the office
occupied by DR. A. H THOMPSON. DR..
West viii leave the first of next week
to spend a vacation with his family in
the north.
The Woodmen team from Topeka,
which will give an exhibition drill and
go after prizes at St. Marys tomorrow,
will leave Topeka on the Union Pacific
this evening.
Worms are beginning to form nests
in the shade trees. People who have
trees afflicted with them should burn
them off. If they don't the worms will
be worse than ever next year.
Prof. Hugo Kahl and Brinton Wood