The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-10
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

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The latest in belts represent dog col
lars.
DR.. Charles Lowry has returned from
California.
The south side of Tenth avenue will
first be paved.
Councilman Benson is in St. Louis on
a business trip.
DR.. r. S. Magee is spending a vaca-
ton in ESkridge.
Want ads for fans are to be run dur
ing the season only.
c. A Fellows has secured q. $32, 900
contract at Manhattan.
The brick dealers are not able to
supply all their orders.
G. c. Clemens will speak at a picnic
at Waverly August II.
The gas company is putting in pipes
west on Tenth avenue.
The tennis tournament this year is
better than ever before.
Marshalrs band will give a concert
at Garfield park tonight.
The walls of the addition to Clay
school are nearly completed.
r. L. Barrick formerly Of Topeka,
has moved his family to Salina-
w. v. Church. superintendent of in
surance, is visiting in Marion.
Paper box lanterns are the rage
among the children Of Parkdale.
Cages lake is a popular resort for
Lee Jones has turned hOrSeman. He
rides one and has a colt trained.
No reports have been received from
the hunting party at Jackson's hole.
Few people in Topeka know which
are avenues and which are streets.
The open cars to Oakland were
crowded on every trip last evening.
The Modocs are preparing for their
trip to Philadelphia the first of Septem-
Der.
The Topeka racers rode a. mile in 2:19
at the Garfield park bicycle track last
night.
r. w. Blair, Of the Union Pacific law
department, has returned from Col
orado.
It is claimed that red parasols keep
the faces they shade from having
freckles.
Two hundred tons of hard coal have
been put in the basement of the federal
building.
Eberhardt brothers are looked upon
as more than possibilities in the tennis
doubles.
Henry Downs and DuIcie Cunning
ham were married by the probate judge
Wednesday.
The Filipino kris in possession Of
Mr. N H. LOOMS looks like long
bread knife.
Mrs. Sophia E. Ogee has been ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate OF
Louis II. OS6e.
The employment bureaus can not Sc
cure as many hands for the railroads
as are wanted.
The crumbling stone in the wall
around the Santa Fe Office building IS
being replaced.
Topeka men are writing letters now
to explain what was the matter with
Bob Ingerso1
Chief Ramsey is often called upon to
look after holes in bridges. All trou-
bles go to policemen.
Travelling men with overcoats are
brave enough to try and do business
with the clothing men.
Commission men leave watermelons
stacked up on the sidewalk in front or
their stores all night
H. S. Lawrence's mandolin club will
give a, concert for the tennis players at
the National tonight.
L S. Curtis. deputy clerk of the dis
trict court, is unable to be at his office
on account of sickness.
Sweet corn and tomatoes Of the first
quality are being put up this season by
the Bird Canning company.
R. J. Dalton of Pueblo is in the city.
Miss Nettie Atkinson of Sterling is
visiting Miss Susie Guild.
c. r. Swinton who has been visiting
friends in North Topeka, has returned
to his home in Clarendon, Ia.
Washburn college will have a football
team during the coming season better,
perhaps, than that of last year.
Eight recruits for the new regiment
for the Philippines were taken to Leav-
enworth from Topeka yesterday.
Miss Georgia Nichols of Abilene is
visiting Miss LouelIa Rudolph of the Of
fee of the state superintendent.
Carter Wilder, business manager Of
the Insurance Magazine at Kansas
City, is in Topeka on business.
While in Topeka the visiting tennis