The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-03
LOCAL MENTION.

J. H. Lyman has gone to Colorado.
Good apples are reaching the local mar
There is talk of another hrst-cIass res
taurant-
watermelons are not as plentiful this
year as last
Religious services are being held in a
tent at SD Jefferson.
Hill P. Wilson has returned from his
vacation trip to Mackinac.
The Shawnee county horticultural socie-
ty viii meet next Thursday.
Farmers are jubilant. Their corn Is made
even if no more rain comes.
The coolest office in town is in the base
ment of the Columbian building
Huntoon street is a favorfte drive since
the pavement has been completed.
Mr.. and Hrs. Harmon D. Wilson are the
parents of a son born Wednesday.
The meeting to organize a golf club will
be held at the National hotel tonight.
Topeka people are raiding the woods for
wild grapes from which to make jelly.
New members are being added to the
roll of the Commercial club every day.
Major Anderson still walks with cane
as the result of a misstep at Beatrice.
The Topeka men who are in Costa Rica
send TO Topeka for their wearing apperel.
The yield of prairie hay in this county
is unusually large and the hay is first
Tom Pounds. who is reported to have
made his fortune at Galena, is visiting in
The school board will let the contracts
for the Branner school building Monday
night.
The Degree of Honor lodges held union
meeting and gave an entertainment last
prostrations from the heat during the past
few days
The Arions will hold the picnic recently
postponed on account Of rain at Vtnewood
next Sunday.
Plums are on the market and are being
used for jellies by the thoughtful To-
peka housewives.
Topeka young women viii wear their
Pretuest summer gowns and attend the
a Ed Fad who has been in in H9rte 9a fQr
Grubbs drug store in this city.
The executive council of the state will
meet next week Then a, quorum Of the
members is expected to he present.
Butler Haskins whose parents own the
on the hospital ship Relief Wednesday.
The mineral water wagons are just as
busy this weather as the beer wagons,
but there are more beer wagons TO be
busy.
Already some people are commencing to
figure on hazel nuts and walnuts since the
weeks.
People living on streets now, being paved
or IEiaI are ABOUT 70 pc paved are putting
in gas connections before the pavement Is
rut down
The man who takes his vacation this
month should be happy because the heat
now is worse that it has been at any time
this summer.
Business men are talking, Of sending
petition to the city council asking that
this excessive hot spell.
Council POI of the Mutual Protective
league was organized August 1 in /, O.
o. F. hau at S37 Kansas avenue. The
meetings will be held on Thursday even
ings.
The thermometers on Kansas avenue
vary from 10 to % degrees during the day.
In the mornings the ones on the west side
will be many degrees higher than those on
the east side and in the afternoon vice
versa
Rev. Hal F; Smith, pastor, Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church, desires to
announce a meeting, tomorrow, Friday
night of all Cumberland Presbyterians
who In the city. The meeting Will be
held in the church parlors, corner of Polk
and HuntoOn streets at s o'clock.