The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Morton AIbaugh has gone'to Kingman-
The high school lecture course opens to-
night.
There are three cases of scarlet fever
Mrs HoIIcraft will have plant sale
this week.
A glee club is being organized at Wash
Oscar Woolverton has returned from St
Louis to vote
The Arions are again talking Of build
ing next spring.
The board of education will have an Of
fetal meeting tonight
The official board of the Methodist
church will meet tonight
The sidewalk gang laid 40s. 900 brick
during the month of October.
The Shawnee County Teachers associa-
ton met Saturday at the High school,
Real estate agents report the sale Of
many residence properties in this city.
Governor Stanley will remain in Wich-
tia until the result CT the election is
known.
More houses are receiving new paint
now than during a similar period in many
years past.
Just before the battle" Congressman
Charles Curtis Will speak at the Auditor
ium tonight
The city council will probably adjourn
the Auditorium.
The election returns will be received at
of the members
Next SUNDAY morning tbs, Probastlq,Rss +
Methodist
to full membership.
The Current Events club of Washburn
will give an open meeting in the chapel
next Friday evening
Fred H. Bowersock, son of Congressman
]. B. Bowersock is now associated with
Paul & Hawley, a law firm in Chicago.
The fire works parade tonight will posi-
lively be the last OF the campaign, but
there will be a chance for a ratification
for somebody.
If the city attorney presents them to-
night the council will act on the new
health ordinance and the hack ordinances
at the next regular meeting.
Jake PETER now weighs 225 pounds.
He came to Kansas from Washington.
where he works in the government print
ing office, to vote at Coffeyville-
A number Of Junction City business men
have taken out charter to build wat
erWOrks system and construct electric
car line from the city to Fort Riley.
DR.. William Maclay Lyon, surgeon at
the Swift Packing .company's plant in Chi
to vote He viii return to Chicago to-
morrow.
The confirmation Of Chief stahl will
come up at the first meeting of the coun-
ell where regular business is transacted.
1t is still question whether he will be
confirmed.
There are three cases of scarlet fever
and one case of diPhtheria in the city.
rms IS very healthy taI1.a AZ thls time
last year there were over 100 cases OF con-
tagious diseases in the city
The thirty extra police which have been
appointed to be at the different polling
places tomorrow, were at the police sta
ton at 4 o'clock this afternoon to be sworn
in and get their instructions.
The police are not making any joint
arrests because there is no city ordinance
which the jointists are violating. They
are collecting evidence however, which
will be used in the district court.
There is voting precinct near Wash
burn college where there will be eight
votes cast The voters have arranged to
; take turns going to the polls so as not to
overwork the judges and clerks.
The city council Will meet tonight and
likely that much other business Will be
attended to as the members desire to at
tend the meeting in the Auditorium.
Ensign Walter Lumby of the Salvation
Army in Kansas City, is in this city and
is holding some very successful meetings.
He will raise money to pay debt
amounting to $3.50 dollars for the army in
this city.
The girls at Bethany college have a
Dorcas society and are making dresses
for the poor and starving children of In
dia- The garments are made of ginghan
and have large pockets which win
be filed with candy before being sent to
their destination.