The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
sNAP sHOTs HONE NEWS

The state OratOr1cal contest Will De
held in EmpOria this winter.
The farmers are making the most of
those hne days in getting in their corn.
The anual song recital at Washburn
will take place next Wednesday even
ing.
DR.. Robert Freeman. of the Santa Fe
hospital, has returned from a northern
trip.
Lumber men prophesy that the price
of building material will advance still
more.
The Elks are arranging for the annual
services to be held in Library hall early
in December
The Republican FIambeau club will
invite ex-senator PETER to address it in
the near future.
C. NJ. Dunn, editor of the Rossville
/ Times, has disappeared leaving his wife
without any means of support.
Now that the play has been here
many people who have never done so
will read THE Little Minister"
Mrs. Haney is building up a splendid
trade in hair dressing, manicuring, etc,
at her parIOrs, 629 Kansas avenue.
The state house dome is the first
thing that travellers see of Topeka
when coming into town on the railroads
Syl Dixon. the corn train man, was in
Topeka yesterday and announced that
he would move from Argonia to Okla
homa.
It is said that D. o. McCray passes
for a member of the English nobility
when he is down in the Arkansas zinc
district.
superintendent Stout drove in from
Silver Lake yesterday and he says he
counted As teams along the way gather
ing corn.
The Rock Island paid it's taxes in
Shawnee county to County Treasurer
Phillips yesterday. It required a check
for S,294.33 to do it.
If the audiences which attend the
Lecture Course series get much larger,
the High School assembly hall will not
be large enough to hold them.
Very few men kick on the extra
charge made by the BARRIERS for shaw
ing necks. Most of them simply go
without having their neclSs shaved.
Judge Horton has returned from
| Washington, where he has been to at
tend the hearing of the stock yards case
in the United States supreme court.
The first of the series of popular con-
certs to be given by the Young WO-
mems Christian Association will be
given at the Grand next Thursday even
ing.
A man rode down Kansas avenue yes
terday on a bicycle, carrying a bunch
of bananas. He was watched by several
small boys who wanted to see him get
a fall.
superintendent Stout has designated
November 20 to be observed as Parents
Day in the district schools. This is the
day before the Thanksgiving vacation
begins.
The tall Edison company's smoke
stack is watched for weather indica-
tions. If the smoke goes down to the
ground change in the weather is ex-
pected.
The police were looking for a prize
fight last night They saw Tommy
Sears. the erstwhile pug, going down
the street with a crowd and that was
suspicious.
Mr.. Joe Bible of the Rock Island pas
senger department in this city leaves
tonight for Omaha. where he Will be-
come ticket agent for the Rock Island
in the city office there.
w. G. Stephenson will be a candidate
for county commissioner next year. Mr..
Stephenson was in the legislature last
year but has concluded that county
commissioner is a better job.
Orders are taken for the Betsy Ross
Memorial association certificates to
perpetuate the birthplace of the design
er of theAmerican flag. At Sullivan &
Larshs on West Eighth street.
The Republican FIambeau club is
making extensive preparations for its
meeting next Wednesday night, which
will be addressed by Thomas Ryan, as
sistant secretary of the interior
The steeples of the new German
Catholic church. which people have
been watching climb skyward, are now
as high as they viii be built, and the
slate covering is being put on them.
Speaking of Sunday dinners, Chas.
Wood says: Although the profit is
very small by reason of the menu offer
ed, if our patronage keeps on growing,
the National hotel people will be salts
fed.
The improvements on the Parker resi-
dence, which was moved from the city
hall site to Eighth avenue west, are
almost completed. The walks are now
being laid and the grounds leveled. The
house has been greatly improved.
superintendent Stout has been max
ing the most of the fine weather this
fall in making his annual visits to the
country schools. He has visited every
school in the county except eight, and
he expects to reach them next week.
Jim Hughes, the star Washburn play
er, is still out of the football team be-
cause of trouble with Coach Melford.
Whoever is to blame should apologize
and Hughes should take his place be-
hind the line. The team needs him.
The union services of all the churches
in the city will begin at the First Pres
byterian church, Monday evening.
There will be no afternoon meeting on
Monday, but every other day there
will be both afternoon and evening
services
There are only two contestants for
the honor of representing Washburn in
the state OratOrical contest this winter.
They are Malcolm Garrard, son of Dep
uty Probate Judge Garrard, and Frank
Call The local contest will be held
December 7.
The will of Virginia Rideout has been
filed in the probate court The property
of the deceased, consisting of a house in
North Topeka and personal effects, was
left TO Jane Cole, niece living at Blue
fields, Va. The executor of the will is
I. T. Lockard.
The astronomers who prophesied a
big meteoric shower for this week had
better not show up in Topeka just now.
There are a good many people who
have lost sleep in looking for that
shower and they are not in a mood to
be trified with.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by NJ. S. Norman against Mrs. c.
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