The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05

day, and the asphalt people promise to
push the repairs on the pavement from
this time on.
The Greeks are among the most
thrifty of Topeka's population. They
always make money and they know
how to save it.
The Philadelphia Record recently con-
tanned an article about the Boyd cadets
and their intended visit to the G. A. r.
reunion there.
A Topeka man says that whenever
he takes the time to give his lawn
good watering. it always rains inme-
diately afterwards.
Mr. E. Maggie, veterinary surgeon
of Rossville, is suffering with a frac-
tured arm and wrist, the result Of being
kicked by a horse
The annual meeting of the Kansas
River Baptist association will be held
at the First Baptist church at Silver
Lake, August % to q.
The Knights and Ladies Of Security
are thinking of naming the city build
ing which they have recently pur-
chased, Security block.
Mr. P H Butler, one of the best
known residents of Silver Lake, is now
in Pittsburg, Pa, arranging to take up
the grocery business there
The next meeting of the Shawnee
County Horticultural society will be
at Silver Lake on August 10.
Many people who get into trouble
blame the newspapers not because they
are in trouble but because the papers
won't keep quiet about it.
Crane & Co. have completed arrange
ments to occupy the Thatcher building.
George B. Palmer will move to the Ma
sonic building September L
There has not been a case filed in the
federal court for about two weeks. The
only courts doing much business are the
district, city and police courts.
Teachers for country schools are plen-
tiful this year A number of Topeka
people have secured positions in coun-
try schools around Topeka.
Shawnee county is twenty-fOurth in
corn acreage in the state. but the con-
dition of the crop is 103, or 8 per cent
better than standard full crop.
Assistant United States District At
torney H ]. Bone has returned from
kansas City, where he has been for
several days on legal business.
The concert by Winkler's band at
Garfield park Sunday night will be an
Innovation There is no record of
Sunday night band concert in Topeka.
Mrs. Bessie Anderson of Sunnyside.
this county, will leave next week for
Boston to join her husband who is now
esta bIished there as an optician.
There are seven degrees on the police
force: Copper, policeman, patrolman, of
fcer old sleuth, city detective and
hawkshaw The latter is the highest.
Some of the society young men are
being joshed by their more fortunate
friends who did not happen to get sub
poenaed as witnesses in the joint cases.
A Topeka man observed that card
board notices are still fashionable in
Topeka only they are hung outside of
the houses now and read, "On Want
ed
The ferryboats along the Kansas river
west of Topeka are used for dancing
purposes by the young people Of the
respective neighbOrhoods in the even
ings.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Monday at
the First Methodist church at o'clock
w. D. Adams will lecture tonight on
the history of the Red Men at K. P.
hall.
A Topeka man wants to know why
some cOlOred people celebrate august
as Emancipation Day, others celebrate
August 4, and a good many celebrate
both days.
When a man even hints that he wants
to take out some life insurance he is
''pestered to DEATH by insurance men
until he is forced to run up white flag
and insure.
An unusually large number of PEN
sioners had their vouchers acknowledg-
ed at the county clerks office yester-
day The number ran up to over 1,OOO
/ before 6 o'clock
The man who perspires freely these
days need not think that he has a cor
ner on all the troubles in town-it is the
| man who does not perspire at all that
really suffers from the heat.
A Kansas City paper Friday contain
| ed a picture of Miss Alice Spradlin, the
| Topeka young lady who went to Ma
1 Mia as a nurse, decorating the grave of
| a fallen soldier on Decoration day.
Judge w. A. Johnston has received
news that his son, Corporal John j.
/ Johnston, who has been with the Tween
| tieth Kansas, has re-enlisted in the
First Philippine regiment volunteers.
| Residents along Tenth street, where
| grading is now in progress, are com
| planning that the workmen are injuriDg
! their lawns by using them as dining
and resting places during the noon
\ hour.
Councilman John Elliott is building a
| burglar proof vault in the building at
/ the northeast corner of Eighth avenue
and Jackson street. 1t viii be used