The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-01
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Archie Williams, Jr., is at Manitou-
George E. Lerrigo has gone to Col
orado.
The night and day police forces change
shifts tonight.
National Committeeman d. w. Null
vane is in Chicago.
Aaron HadIey is the new physical d.
rector at the Y. NJ. c. A
Judge w. J. Combs of Emporia visited
the city on business today
Justice W. A Johnston of the supreme
court is in Excelsior Springs.
There viii be a song service at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. tonight.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon sailed from
| Liverpool for New York today.
The Topeka City troop will have a
meeting at the Armory Friday night.
W. w Martin, department commander
of the Kansas G. A. r., is in Chicago.
There will be a song service at the
Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. rooms tonight.
Col. E. c. Little has accepted an inYi-
tation to speak in Topeka on Labor Day.
The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet next Saturday after
noon
Miss Kate Clough of Leavenworth has
accepted a position in the Republican
state headquarters
A v Lfnden of the office of the state
superintendent has returned from a va
cation in Colorado.
George clark ana Hill wilson DGAoNC
they have struck paying ore in their
Mexico copper mines.
The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet Saturday afternoon at
the old court house.
The Topeka Cottage prayer band are
holding meetings at 620 Quincy street on
Wednesday evenings.
The seventeenth annual reunion of the
Kansas G. A. R., will be held at Hutch
inson September 24-29.
DR.. T. C. Biddle, superintendent Of the
Topeka asylum, has returned from a va
cation spent in Colorado.
Major A. NJ. Harvey will speak at a
county convention in Ell Dorado August
and at Norton August IL.
1t is believed that the piles of grass
lawn before the grass under them rots
out
How about the concerts by MarshalIs
band at the Topeka club? Topeka peo-
pie look to the club to follow its Gus
tom.
for a game with some local team that
understands the science of playing the
game.
Forty Pottawatomie Indians passed
through Topeka yesterday en- route to
Red Rock, Okla, to attend the OtOe
corn dance.
Tom Frost will leave in a few days
for Mexico where he has secured a posi-
ton as stenographer on the Mexican
Central road.
The divorce case of Martha Pitts
versus Robert Pitts was dismissed in
the district court yesterday on account
of no prosecution.
J. Q. Royce of Phil1ipsburg was a Wis
itor at Republican headquarters yeSter-
day He predicts a big Republican ma
jority for Kansas this year.
Daniel Rogers, a colored man aged GO
years, was arrested yesterday charged
with selling liquor; He gave bond and
his trial was set for August 8.
Justice Wright, who holds the record
for marriages in Shawnee county, held
court yesterday under the apple trees
near his country court in North To-
peka.
Governor Stanley attends a Modern
Woodmen celebration and picnic at
Dodge iCty today. Tomorrow he ad-
dresses an old settlers meeting at Dodge
City.
the south entrance of the state house
where teams and single horses hitchsd
to buggies keep the passage way block
AIDED portion of the time.
The steel ceiling for the new auditor
ium has not yet ARRIVED and unless it is
received tomorrow will cause delay.
the workmen are ready to proceed
with that part of the work.
There will be a meeting of the Topeka
City troop at the Armory Friday even
ing at o'clock. They invite all citi-
zeyls who are interested in a homo mil
itary organization to attend.
The Silver, Populist and Democratic
state committees will meet at the Ma
tional at o'clock Friday afternoon to
plan for the campaign and the opening
of state headquarters in this city
Habitual 1oafers congregate daily and
nightly at the city library corner of the
state house grounds. Their presence is
Objectionable to ladies passing that way