The Topeka state journal., 1900-06-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The city license collector turned in
$436.20 during May.
o. P. Updegraff will manage the To-
peka horse show.
Washburn college commencement be-
gins on Wednesday.
County Superintendent Stout has re-
turned from Missouri
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's hime is
1915 Fifteenth street.
John Madden of Emporia was in the
city on business yesterday.
The fees collected by the city food in
spector for May were S2S0.4S.
Lena E. Zeis will build a 81, 500 resi-
dence at 1114 Harrison street.
A. c. Rankin, the temperance lee
turer, has gone to Hutchinson
A new tennis court has appeared at
Huntoon street and Topeka avenue.
Guy Sackett of Marion has returned
home after a business visit in Topeka.
The state board of examiners for un-
dertakers is in session at Dodge City
The capstone has been placed on the
highest corner of the new city build
ing.
The pavement on the corner of Eighth
avenue and Quincy street is being re-
paired.
Judge ]. N. Jenny of Kansas City
was a Topeka visitor the first part of
this week
]. c. Wilson of a Kansas City whole
sale hardware company spent Sunday
in Topeka.
very sick with peritonitis, is very much
improved.
Mr. I S. Lauck, auditor of disburse-
ments of the Santa Fe, has returned
from Boston.
Charles L. Hobart, formerly with the
| Newton Kansan, has Joined the Mail
| and Breeze forces.
Races occur every evening on Harri-
son street The police make no attempt
| to stop fast driving.
T. A. Hubbard of Rome, was among
the first to arrive for the semi-centen-
NAL meeting today.
Assistant General Freight Agent
Maegley of the Santa Fe left yesterday
afternoon for Chicago.
E. F. Caldwell. postmaster, and ].
L. Brady. editor of the Lawrence World
were in the city Monday
H. B. Hogeboom was confirmed for
city physician at the meeting of the
| city council Monday evening.
| The Shawnee county normal insti-
| tute is now in session at the high school
1t will continue for four weeks.
The man who drinks soda water all
day does not understand why he has a
headache and can not sleep at night.
The Parsons people who are here to
! labor with Governor Stanley came in
squads, a number arriving last night.
The Citizens Protective league, form
erly the anti-pool tax league, will meet
this evening at the old court house
G. w Closson, Santa Fe fuel and ice
contractor is in Newton looking after
business connected with the Santa Fe.
The claim of DR.. L H. Mckinney for
$3.50 for damages on account of small
pox has been rejected by the city coun-
Gil.
John c. Cannon, of Mound City, who
would like to be nominated fer associ-
ate justice by the fusionists, is in the
city
George s. Breyman's claim for $4,000
on account of improper treatment fol-
smallpox, has been rejected by the city
| council.
Charles Nudge has returned to Chi
cago after a short visit with his parents
in this city. He is attending college il
Chicago.
Miss Lynda Haynes, a teacher in the
Parkdale school. left Monday to go tc
Waynesville, Ohio, where she will spend
her summer vacation.
H. G. Rising, special agent of the
postoffice department, is in Meriden to-
day in reference to the establishment
of a rural free delivery route.
The Very Rev. F. NJ Hayden and his
sister, Miss Kate Hayden, started Mon
day on their trip to Europe. They viii
go first to Queenstown, ireland.
H H. Embry, general freight agen'
of the Rock Island, left yesterday t
attend the meetings of the transmits
souri, freight board in Chicago.
Dr. D. NJ. Fisk of the Fist Congre
gational church will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon at the state agricultur
al college, Manhattan. next Sunday.
> Mr.. John Coldwell, secretary of tn
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, left Monday after
noon for the east to attend the nationa
> conference of Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Finney o
5 Atchison, are the parents of a daughter
, Mr.. Finney is a Santa Fe brakeman
and until recently resided in Topeka
: The people who have paid poll tax o
/ | worked out the tax may now be pai'
by the city treasurer. The city council
r has made the necessary appropriation
A w f. Ogston, representing the Santi
1 F'e refrigerator lines with headouarter
in Chicago. has been visiting friends il
2 the city. He left last night for Purcell
J. J. p Davis went to Baldwin Nonda.
to attend the meeting Of the trustee
of Baker university. He will also b
> present at the commencement exer
cises.
The game of baseball between tn
State Insane Asylum and Topeka Busi
= ness College teams Monday afteTnoOl
resulted in a victory for the Busines
o College nine by a score Of Il to s.
! George Slayman, chief shop clerk
o Pennsylvania railroad shops OF Al
I toona. Pa, and his daughter are visit
8 ing his sister, Mrs P. H. Price, of 81
West Fourth street.
Y The claim of Fred Beeler for damage
t because his horse fell into a street eX
cavation which has been pending be
2, fore the city council for more than
n year, was rejected Monday evening.
The Washburn- -Enporia ball gam
$ was called Monday in about the middl
: of the game. The decisions of the um
s pire were entirely unsatisfactory t
both sides, and it was decided to pla
:, the game again today.
h A petition for a pardon filed wit
l, Governor Stanley by Topeka lawyer
: yesterday contained the word mar
4 slaughter spelled this way: 'Manslaw
ter References to the model pris
nor occurred in the same document.
: Election Commissioner Yount wi
soon receive two voting machines froi
the east. He will make practical tes
xriaxx of eli r.