The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-14
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

offices is an accomplished cake-walker.
General Passenger Agent Black of the
Santa Fe will return Sunday from Chi
cago.
John w. Breidentha1 is superintend-
ing the opening of a new bank IN
Liberal.
Ed Wood. the barber who was arrest
ed yesterday for beating his wire, was
fined $25.
News item: H. ]. Allen of ottawa,
private secretary to Gov. Stanley, is in
the city.
The appraisers report on paving is
keeping the city clerk and his assistants
very busy.
There will be q sheriff's sale of real
estate at the court house Monday at
one O'Clock.
The Indians who are known as the
corn dancers object to cameras and
snap shots
D. l. Little, assistant state superin-
tendent with his family, is taking a
vacation trip.
Jesse Leach has secured the correspon-
dence work in Topeka of Hearst's new
Chicago paper.
A likeness of Miss Lottie Bowes ap-
pears in a late issue of the New York
Dramatic News.
]. L. Hunt and ]. w. Gleed have re-
turned from two weeks camping trip
on Lake Huron.
Some Of the Topeka tennis players are
getting in shape for the Abilene tourna-
ment next month.
Harry King of the Santa Fe passen-
ger department will go to Detroit next
week on vacation.
A. T. Howden of Hodgeman county.
the sheep king of that section of the
state, is in the city today.
w. V. Church. superintendent Of in
surance is expected home next week
from a months trip east
Roy D. Marsh has resigned as super
intendent of the Prudential Life InSur-
ance company in this city.
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus
is due in Kansas City in August and
may be here about that time.
New hay is coming into town in large
quantities. Last night there were IL
loads on the market unsold.
| c. E. Branine of Newton, the nominee
| for state senator in the Harvey McPher-
| son county district is in the city.
Three small store buildings have been
erected at the corner of Sixth and Polk
streets by the Bowman company.
The W. G. T. u will meet Monday
| afternoon at three o'clock in the parlors
| of the First Methodist church.
'Tm mighty glad to see you" is the
| salutation which a visiting young lady
! offers people introduced to her.
| The electric fan soda fountain is the
only combination which draws people
during the present spell of weather.
| The Dolliver-C Clark debate on expan-
| sion at the assembly will take many
| politicians in all parties to Ottawa next
| Tuesday.
| The Socialists of the Third congress
siona1 district will meet at Pittsburg
next week to nominate a candidate for
| congress.
So far VIII Eberle is the only candi-
| Philips as county treasurer, but there
will be others
The Geiszler-H irschorn Alpine quar-
tette of Tyrolean warblers. will sing at
| the band concert at Garfield park Sum
| day afternoon.
mayor to learn If Topeka will have a
fair or festival this fall. They want to
| make an exhibit.
General Manager Nudge and General
| Superintendent Resseguie of the, Santa
| Fe have returned after an inspection
trip over the southern lines.
DR.. McFarlands class No. will be
addressed Sunday afternoon at 2:30
| o'clock by Frank Nelson in the parlor
| of the First NJ. E. church.
The completion of the new German
| Catholic church is progressing slowly.
| Work is being done only as the con-
gregation has money to pay for it.
The Ideal Benefit association of Law
renee, J. L. Brady, secretary, has been
admitted to do business in Kansas,
through the insurance department.
City Attorney Bird will start an alley
| cleaning crusade. He thinks too much
detriment of the public health and well
| fare.
! 1t is said that D. O. McCray will be
secretary of the Free Silver Republic
| can state committee during the coming
campaign Webb McNall will be chair
| man.
The Republican state committee has
| ample room and good accommodations
| in it's present state headquarters, the
| brick residence adjoining the Copeland
| on the east.
Mr.. Homer Ray. who was formerly in
| the Wells Fargo Office in this city, and
| was transferred to Colorado, has re-
turned and again taken a position in
| the Office here.
The state board of equalization has
| reduced the assessed valuation of the
Kansas and Southern railroad, the new
line in Pottawatomie county from 81, 500
to $4,000 per mile.
| Charles Cramer has left his place as
| Topeka Cash Dry Goods store to look
| after the hardware department of the
Model Supply store.
| 1t is becoming fashionable now for
| owners of cows to picket the animals
| on the West Tenth avenue parking for
pasture though there is city ordinance
expressly forbidding it,
The Tyrolean Warblers will give an
entertainment at the Turner hall on
| Sunday evening, July 10, entitled "A
Morning in the Alps" including Tyro-
| lean and Alpine songs.
! The Fillmore street knockers are now
| at work with their little hammers be-
cause the street signs of their fa.vorite
pike" are spelled with one a." 1t
means the defeat of the city administra-
| ton.
Miss Vida Bush has appealed her suit
against the Union Pacific for damages
| to the supreme court The railroad
company won in the lower court. She
| was thrown from a buggy at the Union
Pacific crossing in North Topeka, the
engine having struck the vehicle.
Special Agent H. G. Rising has been