The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-03
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

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The city schools open in two weeks.
Bethany college opens on September
Il.
The state house was closed all day to-
day.
r. B. Kepley has returned from Leav-
enworth.
DR.. B. d. Eastman was called to Hol-
ton today.
Albert watkins has moved his office
to the lumbia building.
The Home Builders union, Of he
topa. is a new organization.
The street sweeper made two streaks
down Kansas avenue last night.
The big Sedgwick county fair is be-
ing held at Wichita this week.
The Washburn baseball team may re-
organize for a few games this fall.
The street department graded 10000
lineal feet of sidewalk during August.
Oakland captured a majority of the
candidates on the local fusion ticket.
The police fines for August amount to
$227-75. a much larger amount than July.
John Breidenthal addressed a Popu-
list convention at Junction City Satur-
day.
The estimates of the city engineer for
the. paving contracts forOctober amount
to 5 ,963.45.
The open cars running to Oakland
Sunday night were filled with people
out for a ride.
Governor Stanley left this afternoon
for Fort Scott, where he speaks to-
morrow night
Work viii be commenced tomorrow on
the grading Of Tyler street between
Sixth and Ninth.
The city council will meet tonight and
adjourn to meet tomorrow night as this
is a legal holiday.
There were no arrests made by the po-
lice Sunday. During the night a plain
drunk was run in.
The Populist state headquarters seem
to be a c-ongregating point on Sunday
for certain factions
MarshalIs band played 1.-THE British
PatroI' and THE Mar Behind the Gum
at Sundays concert.
Nicloa Nesma. a Greek, paid SO into
police court for allowing his horse to
stand in the street unhitched.
A good many Topeka people have not
seen the street grader since the last
Labor day parade until the parade to-
day.
Richard Sanders, of the state audit
or's office, accompanied by Mrs. SAM
ders, has returned from a Colorado
tour.
The women's Bryan and B~reidenthal
club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock at the sparlors of the National
hotel.
Common Sense and Politics. was the
subject of DR.. J. T. McFarland's SER
MOI at the Methodist church Sunday
morning.
Frank A. Huling, aged %, and Clara
Madison, aged IS, both of opeka were
granted a marriage license in Kansas
City Saturday.
Clarence Day has returned from the
Indian Territory where he has been at
work for the Rock Island and will en-
ter the State university.
Joseph Ramsey has returned from
Missouri where he has been with a Rock
Island surveying party and viii enter
the Kansas university law school.
superintendent O'Connor today let the
contract for the plumbing of the addi-
ton to the federal building to Clancy
& Morton, and the painting contract to
D. H. Burns.
Special Agent Thompson of Denver
has been assigned to duty IN kansas ana
will assist in establishing free rural de-
livery routes in the state. His head
/ quarters will be in Topeka
mi Guthrie has received the
August repor of the business done on
rural delivery route No. 2, which starts
| from station b. The carrier delivered
1881 pieces of mail and collected 925
pieces.
The executive committee Of the board
of directors of the Kansas 1904 exposi-
ton ompany will meet Wednesday
morning 1t IL o'clock in he Office of
President John E. Frost.
Miss Mabel Packard entertained the
children at Mrs. Thorpe's mission, 426
Jefferson street, last night, with recita-
tions. Next Sunday night Rob Barnett
will sing for the mission children. The
meetings will begin at 1880 p. m. in the
future.
The speakers at the Democratic con-
vention Saturday predicted the election
of the fusion nominee for county super
intendent Half a dozen speakers stated
that the Republican nomine is very
unpopular THE majority of Shawnee
county teachers are Republicans. but
they are opposed to Wright" said d. H
Morgan. Il know what I am talking
about" said he, because I'm a
teacher myself, and now these people,"