The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

June IT is the date for the Santa Fe
shopmen's picnic
Mr.. J. W. Ferguson is now the owner of
ViuewOOd park
Work on the Huntoon street grading is
progressing finely
The iremen station No. 4 have start
ed handsome flower bed
The price of gasoline is falling since the
trust agitation commenced
The St Marys Independent Telephone
company has asked for a charter
The members of the state school text
book commission have gone home
The prospects for a good apple crop has
cheapened apples in the market once
There Is little need Of an IRRIGATION
plant in this portion Of Kansas this sea-
SON
Mr.. H. R Nickerson. general manager
of the Mexican Central road. is in the
There never has been a time in Topeka
when desirable furnished rooms were so
scarce
Topeka Will send the usual large num-
Der OF people to the ottawa assembly this
Work has commenced on the new Ar
mold building on Kansas avenue in North
Rev. Francis Henry pastor of St. Jo-
seph's German Catholic church, is ser
school is out. and the small boy can
have all the time he wants to capture>the
1t is expected that Congressman Curtis
Will address the next meeting of the
general passenger agent of the Rock Is
land, is in the city.
The city sanitary force is having trou-
BILE with people who do not think OF the
health of their neighbors-
Now. that housekeeping is practically
over. housekeepers are beginning to have
a longing TO put up fruit
Rev. J: D CounteEEmine will deliver an
address in Kansas City today before the
Sunday school convention
Jerry Simpson says ex-senator PETER is
not worth the attention POpulistS are Civ
ing him because of his flop"
City Physician Peers, who was injured
by being thrown from his buggy several
Early cherries are beginning to get ripe.
Birds and the small boys in the next yard
are keeping close watch on them
Tyler street has been graded north of
Fifth. It is one OF the muddiest streets in
the city along there when it rains
Girard papers claim that Governor Stan
ley is going to help make the eagle
scream" down there on July Fourth.
w NJ Davidson. superintendent of the
city schools. will spend the summer in
Topeka looking after school business.
Secretary. Clark announces that he Will
use the old carpets in fitting up commit
tee rooms adjoining the legislative halls.
A Topeka man says that enough fruit
trees are grown IN topeka nurseries TO
make one big orchard OF the state of
Kansas
Thsre is only one place in ToRssskaz-at
one: the great brain building drink, can
The June number Of the Ladies' Home
Journal contains snort article by Mrs
John b Sims. who lives on farm near
Topeka
Mr. A A Robinson president of the
Mexican Central railroad, is now in To-
peka- He Will start in q few days for
Europe.
The ball game between the newspaper
men and the state house team Will be
sion free.
Conductor James Donahue. of the. Santa
weeks ago. is Improving rapidly at the
Santa Fe hospital
Topeka may have the right kind Of a
political preju1ices and chickering's are
no longer considered.
New potatoes are now, selling in the
market at 80 cents peck Only a few
days ago they were selling by the pound
and were dearer than choice fruit
The New Church Workers will conduct
an exchange at the First Baptist church
can buy NY your o IN SUNDAY dinner Of them.
MarshaI7 band PLAYED for the first
the parade every year since that time
A Topeka man has been eating his din
porch for the past day or two His wife
has had another attack OF housekeeping
a Topeka man thinks if he were rich
he would use his money for some good
purpose. but his friends say that he would
be a regular miser if he had half a
chance
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church viii meet in
--Woman,s Work in Homeland, and in
Slam and Laos"
Flies are much later than usual this
year in making their annual appearance.
put no one Is gF re a 1o0of X he n ne W en-
thusiastic in the world
Judge McCabe has decided in favor of
B. J. Putnam in his replevin suit against
coufiscated by the police department IN
der Chief Strauss during raid last fall
The Topeka Flambeau club viii take
action at Its next meeting TO prepare Tor
the clubs part in the reception Of the
siderable toward making the reception q
success
The Topeka Y. NJ G A. has planned
series of outings for the summer months.
consisting of tennis and baseball games,
swimming parties and picnic outings They
will be held at regular intervals during
the summer.
A Topeka man recently went home with
cigar ashes which accidentally fell on him.
but he has not yet fully convinced his
womans face
The fire department was called at $50
this morning by an alarm from box -
in the the house t'lo' Of / Il. Ebright caused a
small FIRE which was extinguished with
very little damage
E H Hathaway, who has been IN To-
peka as the special agent of the post
office department in establishing the rural
ent OF the Chicago Record in Cuba dur
ing the Santiago campaign
This is the time of the year when every
boy who dares to go barefoo-ed Hmps
around in the evening with a sore toe.
A biz of red wooden yarn is supposed TO
be an excellent thing for such ailments
No other color but red will do, according
10 the legends of bOynood-
Ira Bradley has been declared insane
az Ms owR VI Teauft be 81 ,-r1 in1 ms
self. and he : afraid ne VIII do some harm
during one of them. and for that reason
ne wants TO be confined in the asylum
while being treated for them He testified
against himself. and Will be committed
the asylum
NORTH TOPEKA.