The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Oakland car line is receiving re-
pairs.
city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hungate are visiting
at Fort Scott
Yesterday was quiet for the police. Not
one arrest was made.
Webb McNa1l was in the city Yesterday
on his way to Fort Scott.
Otis Hungate is attending the zPoplllist
convention at Fort Scott
Emil Auer is the latest arrestsfor riding
his bicycle on the sidewalks.
Robert Merrick will soon build a new
home at Thirteenth and Harrison.
George H Evans is visiting in Topeka
He has been at the Soldiers home.
The first story Of the Gage annex to
Stormont hospital is nearly completed.
The city council will meet tonight
Some paving matters will be attended to.
A L. Williams has returned from
Leavenworth, where he has been attend
Congressman Curtis will speak at the
Topeka Emancipation Day celebration
R. B. Welch and J. A Troutnan will
Speechmaldng.
graph department, has gone to Cfncin-
natl on a vacation.
The shape Of the park at the intersec-
tlon or Twelfth and Huntocn streets will
be changed slightly.
j. B. Belts has commenced work on the
new court house at Burlington. for which
he has the contract
The PoPulists have deserted their Of
@ @1ces IN the state house and are at Fort
scott for the convention
Attorney General Godardsand Treasurer
Grimes are the state officers who are not
out OF town on vacations.
Miss Lottie Bowes is enjoying a trip
through Europe. She will VISIT the Paris
Exposition and the Passion Play.
NJ The cases. of Robert Shelby and Mike
Thompson were dismissed in the police
court on account of lack of evidence.
II, r. g; Rising. special agent. went to the
gate seven rural free delivery routes
The Good Citizenship federation will
eilec1 otTlcers at a meeting to be held at
Mrs Annie L Diggs has gone to Fort
of Judge Martin for associate Justice
The Redmond Stock company a roper
toire organization, will probably be at the
Crawford theater the week of August 13.
Miss G. E. Feakins has gone to Salt
land.
]. H. Taylor. George Neal and J. T.
opened a stock yards at the foot of JEFF
ferson street
to Fort Scott to join the Populists. He
but says he is for Mckinley.
Miss Ethelyn Palmer the Topeka ac-
tress, Will be seen next season as leading
woman in "A Young Wife The COM
pany viii be in Topeka in December.
Sunday was a great day for picnic par
ties There were at least a dozen on the
river banks near the asylum and half of
them had beer with their refreshments.
City Clerk Squires has received 300 addi-
tiOnh dog tags. The number already
used is 1000 and the extra order was
made necessary by the increase this year
in the dog family.
VIM. Robinson. colored. has sued the
Union Pacific railroad company for dam
ages, because he was struck by the
brakeman with lump of coal while at
tempting to steal a ride.
The railroads have notified Attorney
General GODDARD that a meeting will be
held in August at which the lumber men
Will be given satisfaction in rates, if the
held.
Boston Corbett. the slayer of John
wilkes Booth, is travelling for a patent
medicine firm in the south and is all
right mentally. In 1888 he was sergeant
alarms in the state legislature, and after
ward spent two years in the asylum.
S. G. Watkins came in from Denver last
evening, where he has been for two years
past connected with prominent dry
goods establishment as decorator and win
dow trimmer. He will visit his wife and
her parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Cook for a
time before proceeding eastward Mr.
Watkins was a passenger the wrecked
Rock Island train Sunday near Goodland.
The Young Peoples Good Citizenship
Federation will hold public meeting in
the First Baptist church Tuesday evening,
July "a. at S o'clock. Superintendent
Frank Nelson will deliver an address on
business session will be held after Mr..
Nelson's address when the election of Of
ficers will be held. Music will be furn-
ished by the Swedish North Star chorus.