The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


George A. Clark is in Kansas City
The Labor Day posters are being put
out.
DR.. L. A Ryder and wife are in De-
troit, Mich.
Mrs. Lizzie Belts has gone to Colo
rado Springs.
Governor Stanley made a speech at
lola yesterday.
E. w. Hughes, wife and daughter, are
visiting in Denver.
r. E. Stuart of Swift & Holidays
leaves for Hutchinson.
The street car tracks at Huntoon and
Clay are being repaired
H. R. Walling Of Medford, Oklahoma,
is a Topeka visitor today.
The button freak was the first arrival
for the notification exercises.
DR.. L. H. Mum is at home after sew
eral weeks spent in the east
DIR. L. M. Powell has joined his fam
lily at one of the northern resorts
The yield of hay is limited this year
and the local price is climbing up.
The boilers for the heating of the
Auditorium are being placed in the
building.
The arrivals on the morning trains for
the notification exercises were few in
number.
The paving work was resumed today
after delay of one day on account
of the rain.
Congressman Curtis gave the Twenty
third regiment reunion watermelon
feast today.
There will be a meeting of the city
council tonight to pass a special assess
ment ordinance.
w. c. Gregory, a staff correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune. is doing the
notification today.
George Stoker and Ed Mcbride at
tended the state tennis tournament in
Abilene this week.
o. NJ. Ireland, General Evans and L.
E. Fraser have returned from an outing
on the WakaruSa.
The foundation is in for the new
Cumberland Presbyterian church at the
corner of Fifth and West streets.
Mr.. w. d. Van Nice has returned
from Colorado and again taken a posi-
ton with the Hub Clothing company.
Paul Thieman and w. A. Evans with
F. l. Vandegrift comprised the Kansas
City Star representation in Topeka to-
day.
E. D. Gorham, postmaster at Gorham,
Kan, and VIM. Weidle of Norfolk, are
in the city today attending the Bryan
exercises.
Eight extra police were put on yester-
day and twenty more were added today
They will look after the crowd and watch
the joints.
Osborne county Republicans have
nominated A. w. Hefiey for representa-
tive He is not instructed on the sena-
torial question.
L. S. Sears is in town visiting rela-
tives. He comes from Texarkana. He
was chief clerk in the office of secretary
of state under VIM Higgins
Some time there may be law pro-
hibiting men from wearing more than
six campaign buttons but it's absence
was painfully noticeable today
The bridging for the support of the
floors in the new library rooms at the
state house has been completed and Geo:
Clark, secretary of state, has moved
al fr1f f-
L. Palensl1i is in the city in the inter-
est of the Alma National bank. The
Alma bank has been sued in the federal
court by the Continental National bank
of st. Louis for the sum of 9,04O.
Applications for free rural delivery
routes continue to arrive. Special Agent
Ormsby reports several new applications
today and it will be impossible to give
them attention for several months
The Indiana Road Machine company
has notified the secretary of the Good
Roads association that they will send
a car load of machinery with a man to
display it to the Good Roads congress
to be held September 25 to 2S.
William Bradbury who lives about
three miles south of town has left at the
Cremerie few samples Of the corn
which he raised on his place this year:
The stalks stand on the sidewalk and
reach to the top of the plate glass win
dows. a distance of about ten feet.
J. r. Charlton of Caney, Kan, mem
Der OF POpul1SI state central cOnm1LLee
and chairman of Populist speakers bu-
reau, is in Topeka today. He came yes
terday to prepare for the exercises to-
day. He is one of the orators Of the
Populist party.
Preparations are being made for the
paving of the street directly in front of
the new fire department headquarters
on the corner of Seventh and Quincy
streets. The whole block on Seventh
between Quincy and Monroe will be
among the first to be paved when the
work opens up next year.
The Modocs when they march in the
parade at the G. A. r. reunion in Chi
cago next week will be in full uniform
The uniforms will consist of double
breasted blue coats and white duck
pants for parade and the blue coats
and blue trousers at all other times.
r.l,a,r will wear white felt hats.