The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The school board meets Monday night
The Emporia street fair looks drowned
E. w. Hoch of Marion was in the city
today.
The Thermometer registered 4e degrees
this morning at 1880.
The Topeka Daily Legal News has
reached Vol No. 264.
John Breidentha1 went to Hutchinson
Wednesday to attend the reunion.
People coming down town this morn
ing had to wade through small rivulets
OF water.
Prof. Samuels. the oculist and Opt
clan, win be in Topeka Saturday, Sep
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About two thousand five hundred peo-
pie attended the concert last evening at
the Auditorium.
The Photographers Association of
Kansas will close its session at the
state house today.
David Overmyer and Senator Tillman
addressed Democratic meeting at Tren-
ton, Mo-, last night.
Secretary Of Agriculture James Wilson
went to St. Joseph yesterday afternoon
and returned this morning.
Harry Corson Clarke tonight at Craw-
ford's will present his new comedy,
What Did Tompkins Do?''
E. w. Hoch, of Marion, stopped in
Topeka last night on his way to Seneca
to speak for the Republicans
Mrs. Felix r. Bruno, of Pittsburg, have
given $50, 900 to Bethany college, Topeka
Another case of smallpox has been re-
ported from the country This makes
three cases that have been reported IN
the county.
Judge Hazen decided the suit of the
Burlington Savings bank against o. p.
Updegraff and others for $2,213 in favor
of the bank.
The Mckinley and Roosevelt old SOL
ic f11
a big meeting at the Auditorium Satur-
day night.
If the present wet weather continues
not much my be shownto the delegates to
the good roads congress in the way OF
road building.
l. S. Cornell, an employee of the Santa
Fe, has undergone successfully at the ene.
abscess of the liver.
Boston Shorty who is convinced
that he is one of the toughest hobOes on
the earth, has been arrested by the po-
lice for being drunk.
1t has been suggested that when the
court of appeals goes out of business
that the court room be used by Judge
McCabe and the city court.
A cylinder head blew out at the Edi-
son Electric plant last night and the in
candescent circuit was shut off for ten
minutes while another boiler was cut in
Marriage licenses were granted We'd
nesday to Charlie D. Ertel and Eva
Mary McKenna. All the parties live in
Topeka
There has been considerable complaint
because of the fact that the Auditorium
is not sufficiently lighted. This will be
remedied by the addition of number OF
lights around the stage.
Robert Ransome has been given judg-
ment in the district court against the
American Oriental Midway company for
81, 900 damages for having his arm
broken by a Turk. He viii have to coll
lect it
The team of Shawnee camp No. $500,
Modern Woodmen, went to Emporia to-
day to participate in the competitive
drill at the leg rolling. w A Snyder,
of the Topeka lodge, will respond TO the
address of welcome by the mayor.
Some of the members of the Kansas
National Guard who act as ushers in
the balcony of the Auditorium, evidently
do not realize that there are people who
enjoy the music They spend the time
chattering or tramping back and forth.
The Ivy club gave reception last
night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John M
Wright and presented the couple with a
silver water service. James Guy is
president Mrs. w. I. Jamison, secretary,
Mrs. F. E. Buckner, treasurer. J. Henry
Childers acted as master of ceremonies.
The plumbers were repairing a leaky
water pipe in the court house WedneS-
day and shut off the water in order to
do the work Some one opened a faucet
while the water was shut off and failed
to close it. The water was turned on
during the noon hour and when the
register of deeds returned from dinner he
found his office flooded and the water
dripping through the ceiling in the city
court room.