The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-19
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

The fast horses at the fair grounds are
worked out every morning.
Colonel R. L. Walker left yesterday for
the Indian Territory on business.
The freshman class, at Washburn prom
tseS to be unusually large in September.
L. A. Stebbins has contributed 81 to the
city for riding his bicycle on sidewalks.
Tom McNeai will unfurl OLD /, Glory
The Forrest Huebner company closed
the weeks engagement Saturday night.
amo9nts % to ssis1S # Closed I0sa saturdaS rdaS
night.
Some Topeka talent in foot racing is
practicing for the Fourth of July at Gar
field park.
Rev. j.. E. Cook of St. Joseph filed the
9a5Pit 9ay OF the First Baptist church Sun
Secretary, of State George a. Clark
spent Sunday at his home in Junction
Miss Grace Collins is visiting her bro
ther John at the state penitentiary at
J. A McGiffn, who has been very ill
for several days past, is considerably i'm
William Fritz and Mrs. Nellie schutter
Of this city were married in Kansas City
f. H. Morgan has been appointed SUBJ
Stitute carrier on the Tecumseh free de-
A Topeka minister wears a soft-bosom
shirt with a white lawn tie in the pulpit
fans are popular with everybody who can
torney general under Leedy's administra-
ton, has opened a law office in Topeka
The horse show and races this week will
be well patronized, if the people who say
they hope the effort will be a cuccess at
the way. George Harrison refers to +he re-
dixie.
The Cottage Praying band of the First
NJ. E. church is preparing to run picnic
excursion to Osawkie, in Jefferson county,
on July 4.
The Epworth league of the First Metho-
dist church will hold it's annual picnic in
Garfield park tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
The name of Harry Seabrook of Topeka
does not appear among those who passed
the examination for admission to West
penitentiary George Mclaughlin, sent up
from Linn county. He is about to de
A Topeka man thinks that Job would
never have kept his, his reputation for pa a
keep sharp and in repair
Evangelist Garlock, who held meetings
in T0peka last Winteg' s how PT1eachbns bas
just been erected for him.
Quite a delegation of Topeka people will
Order of Pyramids in Kansas City this
week. 1t begins Wednesday.
On West Tenth street every day dozen
men ride from one to three blocks on the
sidewalk, frightening people by a per
sistent ringing of bells on their wheels.
year, falling down below 1900. on account
of the removal of the Missouri Pacific di-
vision from that place. Horton lost 2OS.
A Topeka man says he always hates to
camse he Pssc has the feeng that eWeryb6dy
thinks he is doing it because he can't
ride.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company has made a rate of So cents to
Kansas City instead of 90 cents. The
utes
Alex Swan of Marion county, who while
check for $36 has been given a conditional
pardon from the penitentiary by Governor
Stanley.
The court of appeals will meet in Con-
cordia July 18 to hear the cases CONCERN
Ha iege, res Ss"'S Oh the S'A'9 A'''u''u 'O'
The Onaga State bank of Pottawatomie
county are new institutions which have
requested charters from the secretary of
state.
A runaway in the vicinity OF. the Ches-
terfield hotel created considerable excite
ment last evening. The buggy was smash
ed and the. occupants shaken up by being
the Philippines at First Congregational
church Tuesday evening by a returned
the Twentieth. Admission % cents.
A man who goes to Kansas City to see
money Topeka schooiboys play better
games on vacant lots than Kansas City's
the time these days. Since the weather
has become warm the wife does not go
band to order the family provisions, and
he manages to forget it most of the
time.
One of the most dignifed men in To-
peka says he always has feeling that he
should like to initiate the telegraph mes
sengerS whenever Sc seems them per
forming their bicycles as they ride
along the streets.
ing position is to go to church with the
girl he adores and then discover, just as
the contribution box is coming his way,
that he hasn't any change about his per-
Rush Conklin, who has been employed
in the state printing office for several
years. has gone to Washington to take a
place in the government printing ofnce,
which he secured through a civil service
examination which he took last fall.
The suit of E. B. Good against the city
of Topeka over the payment of witness
fees, which has been carried to the court
of appeals by the city, has been advanced
on the calendar of the court, and will be
decided in November on account OF the
Importance of the case.
Ferry L. Platt, who used to be a leader
among the Washburn students but who
has been teaching in northwest Kansas
recently, was refused the principalship of
cause he not married. Some Wash
burn girl ought to have remedied that
difficulty before this.
A man who has risen in the world
to a 'self-made man. but one Topeka
man says he has discovered by sad eX-
perience that it doesn't work the same
way with a woman He tried it, and the
woman hasn't spoken to him since.
II GOVERNORS.
Have Agreed to Attend the Anti-Truts