The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Watermelons sell for two dollars
| dozen.
| The public schools open in about
Watermelon socials are becoming
| popular.
The quality of apples ON the market is
| very poor.
! Corn is worth Sc cents on the wagon
| in Topeka.
| Fireman Ed Powell of the Santa Fe,
! is laying off.
The last civil case filed in the district
| court was No. 20,757.
! Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rogers are
| the parents of a son.
"Hully gee, CHIMNEY, amt yer glad.
| TermorrOwS circus.
| Dana Davis has returned home from
| his visit in Hiawatha-
| United States Senator w. "A. Harris
was in the city yesterday.
| Mrs. A. j. Connor of FL Paso, Tex, is
| visiting her father, William Binford.
| Three drunks and three tramps were
before the police judge this morning.
S. H. Bennett was found insane yes
! terday by a jury in the probate court.
Isaac Macelroy is night fiagman at
| the Santa Fe crossing at Fourth street.
| The Arions and Turner's will hold
| joint picnic at Vinewood park Sunday.
State Auditor Cole is in Girard He
VIII not return to Topeka until Mon
day.
c. N. Griesner, the Rock Island agent
at Holton, was a Topeka visitor yester-
| day.
| The city is putting in new poles for the
electric light wires on the west side of
| town.
An unusually large crowd attended
the minstrel show at Garfield park last
| night.
The Populist state committee has
adopted the official Bryan and Breiden-
| thai button.
The Walnut Grove M. E. church is be-
ing repaired, papered and new lights are
| being put in.
Fey Howell, who has been a reporter
on the Capital, leaves this evening to
| go to Chicago.
The colored Masons picnic today at
| Garfield park. A banquet will be SerV-
| ed in the evening.
Secretary Tom Anderson of the Com
mercial club is attending an old settlers
reunion at Jewell City.
Father and Mother Florence will lead
| the Salvation Army meeting tonight at
| Fourth and Jackson streets.
Peaches are sold by farmers in the
| city for 40 cents a peck. The consumer
| gets them at about 81 per bushel.
The machinery for the manufacture
| of windmills has arrived and is being
placed in the shop on East Seventh
street.
DR.. H. H. Keith has been appointed
chief medical examiner of the New York
Life Insurance company to succeed DR..
| Sheldon.
| Governor Stanley has offered a reward
| of $3.50 for the arrest and conviction of
the men who shot Frank Prouty at
Newton.
| Governor Stanley has offered reward
of 800 for the rest and conviction of the
miscreant who burned an Osborne coun-
ty school house.
The three rooms of the building re-
Gently erected at the corner of Seventh
and Quincy streets, will be occupied
by an undertaken.
The executive committee instead of the
entire Republican county central COM
the old court house.
The grocery across from the transfer
station-Sam Hindman's-gives pre-
MUM stamps with each purchase His
| telephone number is 119.
H. c. Whitley. proprietor of the Hotel
Whitley at Emporia, is in the city. 1t is
| reported that the colonel is here to at
| tend the circus tomorrow.
The rooms on the ground floor of the
| Thompson block on Quincy street are
| being fitted up for the use of the Nc
| Cormick Reaper company.
Major John H. Rafter who was in the
Philippines with the Twentieth, has re-
turned to Manila a specialist in eye
and ear diseases among the soldiers.
| Frank Weatherby, the boy who stole
a shirt from another boy who was in
swimming, will be sent to the reform
school. His father says he is incozriga-
BILE.
The committee on bylaws of the Kan
sas Exposition association held a meet
ing today. The association will meet to-
morrow morning at the office of Secre-
tary Coburn
George Hundertpfund has sued Fran
ceS and Frank Edwards for $500 claimed
to be due him in a transaction over a
piece of land. The suit was brought in
the district court.
Bottom prices on all kinds of coal are
given by the Webster Tulloch Coal Co,
116 West Eighth street, or corner of
FIRST and Quincy streets. They also
give premium stamps.
Henry Reerman has returned to his
home in Ottawa after spending a few
days in this city settling up his bust
ness affairs. Mr.. Brennan leaves
shortly for the city of New York, where
he will live in the futuer. He has a
very promising position.
Secretary Anderson of the Commercial
club has received from L. r. Miller of
Dodge City some. samples of No. / hard
wheat and Kansas soft wheat to be used
as specimens at the Exposition to be
held in Topeka in 1904. The samples are
fine specimens and are the first to be
received.
Good Medicine For Children.
sTThro11gh the months of Tune and T11v