The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The rubber collar has struck town.
Business at the court house Will be dull
until after election.
The federal court officials are in Leav-
enworth attending court.
Topeka baseball fans are already agitat-
ing team for next season.
Chester Crawford is managing The IT.
ish Rough Riders this season.
The sale of seats for the "A Runaway
Gfrf' performance has been large
The postonice paid out $4,000 in the
money order department last week.
There has not been a case filed in the
federal courts in Topeka for two weeks
Walter 3. Bryant has asked the district
court to divorce him from Matte T. Bry-
ant.
The weather bureau can come closer
predicting bridal showers than any other
The fog this morning was so thick that
objects could not be distinguished max a
block away.
The fire works parade is expected TO
start promptly at 1880 tonight from the
old court house
The recital by Francis Fischer Powers
will be given at the Grand opera house
Friday evening
The state house heating plant has COM
menced its continuous performance Of
rafting and sizzling.
o. p Updegraff will be one Of the offi-
Gals at the <ancas City horse show in
Convention hall next week
Reserved seat tickets are being sold at
the Crawford opera house. The new ar
rangement commenced yesterday
There is a bad hole in the new pave
ment IN the alley running east and west
between Harrison and Van Buren, streets
The case of George Klauer for selling
liquor was set for october " and me
S ssse OF o. Aemp'0n was set l0F '0'e'
There are many new books on the mar
ket, but none has the human interest that
the publications so popular a year ago
contained.
Some Of the Kansas Odd Fellows Lying
to Guthrie this week to attend the ok
lahOma assembly.
over 500, ZOO bricks were used in laying
sidewalks last month and it will require
one million to complete the paving con-
tracts for the year.
There are no contests pending over
nomination for office in this state now.
All of the candidates are In line waiting
for the verdict on election day
The police have discovered no clue to
the silk robbery at the Mills Dry Goods
company. Sergeant Donovan and OFFICER
Lucas are working on the case.
" Richardson. of Valley Falls. has ten
peace because he is getting too old to
With Kansas City out Of the baseball
league Topeka young men. interested in
a local team next year IS hrst-c ass
II. S Cunningham. ball player from
Auburn. has signed to play with the Sioux
City league team Cunningham has play
ed with the Auburn team during the sum-
mer.
sheriff Porter Cook win attend the Dur
ham and Hereford show at Kansas City
next week lie intends to invest in some
fine cattle. as he VIII move to q farm
soon as his term of office is out.
The case against Fred Ross for keeping
a gambling house. and the cases against
John McNutt L. Whitteker Tom Col
Inns and VIM. Brown. who are charged
with gambling. will come up in the police
court October 10.
Charlotte Crane. as she is known on
the stage. but Lottie BOWes. as her
friends in Topeka know her, Is playing in
Frohmans company presenting AT the
White Horse Tavern which is booked
for Topeka. The company is now in
southern Kansas.
The Colorado sandstone which has been
ordered for the curbing Of the streets has
been delayed and is now thirteen days
over due This is causing a good deal Of
trouble for the city engineer. who fears
that the weather may turn unfavorable
and prevent the work from being done
this winter.
When the Kansas university football
team comes to Washburu's ground NO
vember 10 all the Topeka fans have plan
ned to get out and whoop things IN for
the Washburn players. Washburn lost a
hard game at Lawrence last year and the
rioters there we're unmerciful. Some Of
the Topeka fans are planning return
ing the compliment.
Everybody reads the State Journal