The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Fishing at Mil creek is reported good.
The district court has adjourned until
Monday.
The supreme court judges are enjoying
vacation until September.
General Passenger Agent Black of the
Santa Fe, Is In St Louis.
A number OF Topeka people are attend
ing the Ottawa Chautauqua-
I. E. Lambert has returned from an
out of town business trip.
Warden J. B. Tomlinson, of the peniten-
etiar-y, was in the city yesterday.
George A. Clarke. secretary of state, is
out of the city on official business.
Cows are again being pastured on the
grounds of the Topeka Golf club
The Clark-Dollivar debate will take a
large crowd to the Ottawa assembly.
MarshalFs band needs new uniforms 1t
will cost $1,000 to secure the proper kind.
Judge Hazen attended the court of ap-
peals during several trials this week.
The state house officials will have daily
deliveries OF ice weighed to prevent fur
Their short weights.
Mrs. Bell Warner, Of this city. sang a
meetings this week
A Topeka man is today explaining how
1t happened that his horse was dis
tanced at St Joe yesterday.
William Steinkamp superintendent of
the German parochial school, has gone to
St Louis to visit his parents.
George Overmyer, a son of David Over
myer. is no longer connected with the
reportorial force of the Capital
c. R Maunsell. who has been sick. is
much better and will go to Texas in q few
days and later to the mountains.
A new sidewalk is being put in on the
east side of the Bethany college grounds.
The street force is moving weeds
Buren, and Harrison and Seventh and
Eighth streets has been completed.
Mr. L. E. Damon, travelling auditor of
the Santa F'e with headquarters at Wich-
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gTLa ~-o.%Lo- x.,,-..,. q 1.,-,~ sst.@a
luck with its predictions. Not one of
the predictions have been verified this
week.
Those who sleep in the neighborhood of
the Edison electric light plant say the
constant hum of the machinery lulls them
to sleep.
First and Quincy street has caused a
complaint from residents in that neigh
borhood-
Geo. F. Sharitt, clerk Of the United
States circuit court, has gone to Pennsyl-
vania and Block Island to spend his sum
mer vacation.
E. F. Hollies. formerly of the Santa Fe
freight office in this city. but now with
the Central Of Georgia railway at Savan-
nah. is visiting in Topeka
Topeka horsemen are watching with
much interest the talent which is on the
Topeka track during the spring.
A Topeka man spent an hour yesterday
afternoon swearing at the street force be
ment cut bicycle tire in two.
r. Manglesdorf. revenue stamp collec-
tor of the government for the city of To-
where he takes a government position.
The tramps are all east-bound and are
quite numerous. They have become tired
and are trying to get away from them.
Charles w. Seigfried, for some time with
for Bloomington. Ill. where he viii be-
come manager Of the Cudahy packing
plant.
nh ,,of,o- 1-.-,,.t+xoo - &to oo,,-.st L.
considering the advisability of turning the
police patrol team over to the fire de-
partment and purchasing new team for
the police.
If the person who found a stick pin set
with pearls in the bath rooms of the T.
tify Oscar Wolf at the Journal office he
will be rewarded.
Charles Sullivan. a short grass citizen.
who was caught in the act of tampering
with jurors, was given three months in
Jail by Judge Ed. H. Madison. Topeka
might profit by this
Two new instructors have been added
to the faculty of Washburn college. Mr..
c. Everett Conant has been engaged as
Glass as professor Of Greek.
Since the Kansas girls carried off the
prizes at Missouri colleges last year, the
state Is being visited by a large number
of representatives of those schools, whose
mission is to secure new students.
y. D. Codding, of Pottawatomie county.
the Republican nominee for senator in the
Nema ha- Pottawatomie district, was in
the city yesterday Codding is instructed |
for Senator Bakers reelection.
Claim Attorney ]. d. NJ Hamilton of |
the Santa F'e, has returned from Chicago |
Hal Jansen, Stenographer in the gen. |
eral managers office of the Santa Fe is |
spending a vacation at Galveston.
The secretary of the state horticultural |
society has sent out a letter urging fruit |
growers to make a collection of choice |
for the Pan-American expo |
sition at Buffalo, N. Y. next year.
There are many applications for posi- |
tions in the new city hall and auditorium. |
The mayor informs them that no positions /
will be given until the building is occu- |
pied and the number of men needed is |
ascertained-
George Lewis. local editor of the Pow |
haitian Post, came to Topeka Wednesday |
and took the physical examination at the |
United States recruiting office in the old /
court house. Lewis says he wants to en- |
list to go to China He was in the Tween |
tieth Kansas and served with that regf- /
ment until 1t was mustered out, but he |
did not get enough war to satisfy him and /
has decided to try il again.