The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Fi It IS. Ou' ne IS not 'si'i"s 'H''- '-'
Harry Purdon. late division engineer of
is in Topeka. The division engineers
office at Wellington was abolished re-
Gently.
A white tile floor is being put down
over part of the floor space Of the new
library room in the state house. The tIe
the door door oo-4i' 80
J. P. Lucas. of Topeka, has been chosen
to act as judge of fancy pigeons at the
Salina poultry show next month. The Sa-
lima show will be one of the largest in
How many Topeka people know that
the hambeaq club idea originated 5, IN I ,,1
over the United States were Invented by
a Topeka man?
Thomas Ryan. assistant secretary OF
the interior, will speak before the Re
publican hambeau club on Wednesday
evening, November 2 The meeting VIII
be open to the public.
Lieutenant Haines. who was formerly
in charge of the recruiting station here
passed through Topeka Thursday after
in a number of soldiers there
The meteoric shower is due next We'd
nesday evening. Several Topeka girls are
there viii be just one guest for the al
legged purpose of watching the shower
After an individual has been allowed
the use of an alley for personal purposes
for long time, he or she begins to think
that the city has no claim 70 It. me ciiiy
authorities are now having trouble Oh TINS
kind.
An item is going the rounds of the state
press that the German Catholics Of To-
peka are building new college some
one who did not know the difference be
tween a college and cathedral, started
the report.
The foreign corporations are making
haste to file their annual reports with
the secretary of state since Judge A H.
Szidmore held that such an organization
had no standing in court, having failed to
make such report.
There is some talk Of disbanding the
,,I~a rrTor II a
done The troop made an excellent show
ing in the Twentieth Kansas parade, and
kind for just such occasions.
Paper parachutes, made Of tissue paper
ner and rock to the end of the strings
to balance it, are all the rage now with
the boys, and the state house dome -ur-
chutes off.
Newton. Kansan:, Topeka IS al Tig ilt
| just tumbIed onto the plan ,,t Of chh-argiing
extra Tor neck shaEe. me NeW1ola
ago and there was no earthquake in sas-
| siety over it, either.
The Apostles Greed IS being remodeled
and simplified by a committee Of the Cen
traI CongregationasI church, Al An the ne, e.
| the same. but the language viii be made
H H CSIs7.iee NJ Sheldon Mrs W a sloo
and DR.. T W. Peers.
The First Congregational church had
| casting up of its accounts last evening.
| and the reports showed that the church
| IS in good prosper Gus condition. over
| s. 900 has been raised during the past
/ year. and all outstanding obligations have
| been paid, including the putting in Of a
| 81 100 heating plant. In addition there
| is some money left in the treasury.
| At nearly all times of the day OF night.
| boys and women can be seen in the rail-
| road yards picking up the pieces Of coal
which have dropped from the cars and
/ coal wagons. There are several families
which get enough coal in this way for
! all their needs. 1t is no uncommon sight
/ to see a half dozen home made little
q
! coal cars, while others are being hauled
1 to and from the yards.