The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Watermelons are due.
Frank Wear has a new riding horse
The midway freaks left town Sunday.
A Topeka man is trying to buy a cutter
S. ]. Bear goes to New York this week
eral.
The special police have handed in their
stars.
The street fair buildings are being dis
mantled.
Cyrus Leland has returned from Kan
sas City.
The dust on West Tenth avenue is three
R. Z, Naylor, of Usage City. is visiting
J. H. Humbert.
The funeral of c. S. Baker was held
Sunday afternoon
Strawberries are cheap Saturday night
but high on Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of the city
council viii be held tonight.
A half dozen new houses are being
erected on Washburn hill.
The Washburn college class will grad
uate week from Wednesday.
People who last week growled about the
rain complain today because it is dry.
]. Mack Love has gone home to Arkan-
sas City. He was here on legal business.
Part of the electric lights at the street
fair went out Saturday night, but only
for a short time.
DR.. L. H. Mum will go to Wichita Tues
day as an expert witness in a Rock Is
land damage case
the Kansas City team defeated by Indian
apolis yesterday.
The lion tanner who was called Signor
Boccaclo on the Midway has a real name
It is Frank Tanner.
Earl W, Evans, Governor Stanleys law
partner, has returned to Wichita after a
business visit in Topeka.
Sunday was the busiest day at the
street fair. grounds. The exhibitors were
1 taking away their belongings.
The Saturday night club is considering
n n
annual banquets after this year.
Superintendent w. H. Stllwell of the
| Rock Island, has returned after week 5
| absence on an inspection tour
The last game of ball this season will be
| played the WaShburn grounds next
! Saturday. The Santa Fe Reds will play
| Washburn.
The Topeka officers of the United States
court are in IeavenWOrth today attend
ing the session of the United States cir
| cult court.
The National Council of the knights
/ and Ladies of Security will hold its third
/ biennial session in this city, commencing
! June H.
"A Sunday closing ordinance will be in
troduced to the council tonight: It VIII
| law which was resurrected.
Tom McNeal was chosen president. Eli
| G. Foster vice president and l. L. kiene
| secretary Of the Saturday night club al
| the meeting Saturday night.
At a meeting of Lincoln post G. A. R
| saturday night resolutions were passed
thanking those VINO participated IN Int
! Memorial Day exercises.
Dr.. John A. Gordon, who has been sub
| shutting for Rev. J. D. Countermine a
the First Presbyterian church, preached
his farewell sermon last night. DR.. Coun
termine will return this week
H. G. Rising, the special agent of the
postofice department now in the city, ha:
decided to establish a rural free deliver!
route TO Elmont. About 500 families will
receive benefit by the establishment o
the route.
The forty-dollar steel range offered b.
The T. J. COughlin Hardware company
was drawn by Mrs. c. S. Duncan, who j
employed in the Clarkson insurance of
fee. The lucky number she held was 7s
There were 1868 numbers given out during
the street fair, each party calling for
number registering name and street ad
dress.
Reports received by Postmaster Guth
RE from the Topeka postal stations shoV
supplies to have been sold during May a
follows: Station A. S5212S: station E
/ $395.94: station c. S433 During the mont
station A issued 3S5 money orders an
paid out 1851; station issued ffty-on
and paid out nine; and station G issue
ffty-foGr and paid out one.