The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The state house lawn is being moved
today.
The state board of charities has ad-
journed.
The city council will meet next Mon |
day evening
There was a large crowd at the band |
concert last night
Mrs. r. T. Updegrafe. OF Maple Hill,
is visiting in the city.
George Clark, secretary of state. Is
fishing at Lake View.
The census enumerators are expected
to finish their work today.
Mr. w. ]. Faulkner, the dollar gas
man, has returned to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Witmore are visit
ing friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Cocaine is a popular soda drink at
Keene's fountain, 800 Kansas avenue.
Chris Ritter. county attorney of
Allen county, was in the city today
Mrs. Thorpe is in need OF clothes for
poor boys between the ages of and IA.
Work on the amphitheater for the
horse show viii be commenced Monday
Dave Gossett broke the local ten pin
record few nights ago with score Of
| 25s.
from Mcpherson where he attended
| court
H A. Heath has returned from at
tending the agriculturists' meeting at
i DGSMO1neS.
Assistant TALLER 8. w. Pasken of the
/ county Jail is confined to his home on
account of sickness.
Frank Grimes. state treasurer, has
gone to Philadelphia to attend the ma
| tional convention.
The foundations of the Gage annex
| to StormOnt hospital will be finished
| within a few days.
1t is noticeable this year that all the
| prairie schooners passing through the
/ city are headed west
The Y. NJ c. A tennis courts on the
corner of Sixth avenue and Monroe
street are quite popular.
Miss Gussie Whitehead, of Vulcan,
Mich. is visiting her cousin. Miss Lena
Prouty, SIS Topeka avenue.
1t is a safe bet that every amateur
photographer in the city has taken a
snap shot at the capitol
Miss Spencer. teacher of elocution
and music in Washburn, is spending
the summer in Brooklyn, Iowa
w. A Sloo, of Topeka, has been COM
missioaed as notary public. Once
more Shawnee county scores.
Capt H. NJ. Phillips disposed of 49
shares of the Kansas exposition yester-
day without leaving his Office
The excavations for the basement of
the new addition to the government
building in this city have been made.
Large delegations OF AriOns will come
| to Topeka today for the annual sanger
fest, which begins tonight at Arfon hall.
The women's clubs of Topeka will
place the iron seats under the trees
in the state house grounds next week
DIR. Myron Axtell, who recently re-
turned from Africa, will speak in the
Y. NJ c. A. rooms Sunday afternoon at
AIS.
the city schools. lectured on Patriotism
and the Public Schools at Ottawa this
week
Professor Hyde and wife. of Wash
burn college, accompanied by MISS
Ethel Davies. left yesterday to go to
Boston.
The Rev. H. A. OFT, who has been at
tending the Lutheran conference in
Leavenworth this week, has returned to
his home.
Greer Maggie of Douglas. delegate to
: the national Republican convention
from the Fourth district, was in To
peka Friday.
S. G. PattIe. county clerk of Butler
; county. who has been here for several
days on business, left last night fol
Philadelphia
Selections from I'll Trovatore'' and
| the Jolly Fellows . waltz were tbs
features of the Marshall band concert
last night.
Rev. Abram Wyman will speak or
The Helpfulness of George Eliot:
| Portrayal of Character at the Unity
! church Sunday.
lines and his band. as we'll as Souss
and his band. will visit Topeka during
z / the winter 1nnes viii play at Attain
r | tic City this summer.
Mayor Drew has received a lettel
$ from the Interstate Press association
e in St. Louis inquiring the whereabouts
= OF Mrs. Chas. L. Griffith
Delegates to the Republican league
/ ! which will meet in this city June IS, vii
d. be chosen by the Republican fambeal
: club next Wednesday evening
W H. Firth, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Rock lslan'
5 railroad with headquarters IN Denver
was a Topeka visitor yesterday.
. Tanner Bros, the former proprietor
| of the store at the corner of Sixth ant
Quincy streets, are preparing to opel
, a big department store in Emporia.
: Secretary Coburn has bought and il
: having screens placed over the Windows
! of his new Offices This IS the onl.
: Office in the building boasting thi
r luxury.
T. Ralph Martin, a driver for Green {
5 Co. was badly bruised in runawa'
= recently. He was dragged for som
!. distance along the ground but no bone
y were broken
4 Frank L Sheeks, of Sherman. Texas
= is in the city, visiting Major VIM
= Sims Mr.. SheekS is agent for tn
q Houston & Texas Central railroad Il
l, Sherman.
Athletic contests will be held Wednes
day. evening on the Y. NJ c, A athleti
grounds. A cake win be given the win
: ner of the broad and long jump from
= high box.
There are a few vacancies in the To
peka Athletic ASSOCIATE and thi
/ would be a good time for new member
It to come in before the limit is reache
4 again in the fall
Crane & Co. have put up in specia
= bindings the first six Numbers of tn
: / Twentieth Century Classics which hav
L they are exceedingly handy.
= The Rev. d. NJ Fisk of the First Con
y gregatfOna1 church in this city. will de
3 / liver an address in Alma next Wednes
dav evening DC World COnqueSts fo
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