The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-21
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

SNAP SHOTS Al HOME NEWS
It is about time for a good rain.
Judge Carver is in Abilene on legal
business.
What will be the novelty in bicycles
for next year?
Governor Stanley expects to spend
Sunday in Wichita
Standing room was at a premium at
the show last night.
Duck hunters report an abundance Of
that game on some streams.
r. B. Welch delivered a political ad-
dress at Berryton last night.
The windows in the state house dome
have been washed. They needed it.
~The registration books will close Fri
day evening, October 27, at o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Boyd are the
parents of a daughter, born this morn
ing.
Mrs. T I. Whiting will sing solo at
the First Baptist church Sunday even
ing.
opening dance tonight at Hudson's new
hall.
J. NJ. Mickey, clerk of the court of
visitation, is at his home in Usage
City.
c. c. Evans, county treasurer of sher-
idan county. was in Topeka on business
today.
]. B. Case, president of the Kansas
Creamery company, is down from Abb
lene today.
The asphalt pavement in front of the
Santa F'e offices has been given some
small repairs.
The state house is being given a
thorough cleaning for the reception to
the Twentieth
Manager Chas. Wood returned last
for the national.
Frank P. MacLennan and his brother
Ed are in Chase county fishing in the
Cottonwood river.
There are four bakeries run in To-
peka by men who were formerly bakers
at the insane asylum.
Many people comment on the fact
that the last few days have been ideal
Indian summer weather.
DR.. Menninger is a great admirer and
student of books and has one of the
finest libraries in Topeka
Rev. J. F. Sloan will occupy the pull
pit of the First Christian church both
morning and evening, Sunday.
Harry Butterfly and Oscar Ficlzie of
the Rock Island offices returned yester-
day from a short trip to Chicago.
Now that the yacht races are over,
the people can once more settle down to
ordinary every day things of life.
Congressman Curtis and Representa-
tive A. L. Brooke will speak at a Re
publican meeting at Auburn tonight.
T. A. NGcNeal, c. F. Spencer, w. E.
Pagan and A. L. Brooke spoke at q Re
publican rally at Menoken last night.
The brick platform at the Rock Is
land depot, is being evened up in places
where the bricks have sunk below the
level.
The people who own plants are look
ing forward to harvesting a good crop
of chrysanthemums within the next few
weeks.
Frank E. Holiday may move to Bos-
ton on account of his connection with
the National Wholesale Druggists as
sociation.
People have begun the practice of
turning leaves and trash on the pave
ments, although there is an ordinance
against it.
Over at Leavenworth Jerry Simpson
delivered his address in Turner hall
That is the most popular place in
Leavenworth.
'Uncle Josh Simpkins. "a reuben COM
edy, will be the attraction at the Craw-
ford theater on Thursday and Friday
of next week.
The old and new members of the
Commisceo club will reorganize Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, at 40 West
Sixth avenue.
Mrs. J. R. Hague made the beauti-
full floral design knapsack which was
sent to funeral of Private Mills of the
Twentieth Kansas.
Topeka BARRIERS are discussing the
advisability of charging five cents ex-
ira Tor a neck shave and the same
amount for muStache curling.
Another sign that times are becom-
ing good is the fact that lawyers are
getting busy. When times are hard
people can not afford to go to law.
G. G. Clemens is an easy mark for
book agents-especially those with pic
torial gift editions, the kind of books
that no one knows what to do with.
w. F. Pagan has filed a motion for
a new trial in the district court in the
case of Fritz Durein, who was con-
victed of running a joint a few days
ago.
Cupid appears to have been working
! overtime in Shawnee county recently,
judging from the number of marriage
licenses issued by Probate Judge Dol
man.
A number of Topeka people went to
! Lawrence this afternoon to attend the
| football game between the state uni
versity and Drake university of Des
| Moines.
William o. Depee, a Santa Fe en-
| ploye of Wellington, is in the Santa F'e
| hospital in this city suffering from the
effects of a severe scalding received
while at work.
A convict in one of the western peni-
| tentiaries recently wrote to Rev Chas.
| NJ. Sheldon asking for a musical in
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