The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-22
sNAP SHOTS Avn HONE NEWS

The next day it rained-
Congressman w. A. Calderhead is in the
Governor Stanley win speak at Abilene
Another ineendiary fire for the police to
The roof OF the auditorium looks clean
since the rain.
Water melons are getting larger. They
come from Kansas now.
A G. Stacey is now editor of the Re-
publican at Yellville, Ark.
Deputy County Attorney ]. H. Guy has
gone to St. Joseph on business.
Cider" Smith said q week ago there
would be rain about the twentieth
A A Richards. editor of the Yelling
ton Mail, is in the city on business.
The Scotch folding doors at the new fire
department headquarters have been hung
The sheet iron ceiling of the auditorium
Will all be in place and painted this week.
w N. Beezley and Geo. w. Watson, of
kinsley, were Topeka visitors yesterday
Milan Client and Harry Figg left at
noon today for. Colorado on a sketching
There was but one arrest yesterday be-
sides the jointists and that was a plain
William Wadswerth left this afternoon
to Join The Prisoner of zenda" company
in New York.
Governor Stanley spent yesterday fin his
office. but started out last night to make
campaign speeches
The private secretary to one of the
santa Fe officials has been wearing
shirt waist for several days.
Captain J. G. Waters received a crate of
me Watermelons tuesday from clyde ana
A great many people became afraid that
the wind storm before the rain yester-
day was going to turn out to be cyclone.
Captain T. +. Orner and ex-President
Harrison were born the same day The
president should Immediately do some
thing.
James Lewis, of the Kinsley Graphic, is
in Topeka He 5vill be in charge of the
Populist state central committee head
The Bryan and Breidenthal club held a
business meeting last night to complete
arrangements for the demonstration to-
J. D. Riggs, president of the Ottawa
university. has been appointed by the gov
cation
syl Dixon of corn and flour train fame
now il living ing in ny Enid, Oklahoma, where he
is engaged in the grain business.
Half the people in Shawnee county so
almost ready to stand out in the down
pour and were thoroughly drenched-
Mrs. Anna L. Waters has p purchased the
street, owned by J. 1. Benedict for 5000.
She will occupy it after October l.
On and after September the postoffice
will be opened for the sale of stamps,
money orders, registering of letters and
delivery of mail from a. m to p. M
H. ]. Bevelle, manager of the Western
Union, is putting up a tent near the stand
in the state house grounds for the accom-
ents who will be here. tomorrow Tele-
graph wires viii be run into the tent.
The State Journal is indebted to E. r.
Jones. of Morehead, Kan, for crate of
the Kansas musk melons which are go
ing to Boston at the rate OF one car day.
Mr.. Jones is the grower and lives in the
district which bids fair to rival Rocky
Ford.
Some people are born with an excessive
desire to play the hero at fires At the
fire on Fillmore street last evening a
young man who is troubled with the
above complaint, took hand in the fire
fighting and ruined a thirty dollar suit
of clothes without accomplishing any
thing, and the firemen could probably
have worked better without his assist
ance.
Signs have been posted at the different
entrances of the city hall and auditorium
warning the public to keep out This was
done because a number of the workmen
have reported petty thefts which are sup
posed to have been committed by boys
Shoes vests, tobacco and various other
things have been taken out and in order to
protect the property of the workmen It
has been necessary to prohibit general
admittance.