The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


New potatoes are being shipped in.
The city council will meet again next
Tuesday evening.
The horse show enthusiasts are talk
ing of giving another show.
A topeka barber has become so high
toned that he uses gold-plated shears
Thomas s. Lyon will soon build
large new residence on College avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Rhodes of Big
Springs are the parents of a son, born
May g.
Chas, E. Jewell is building a two
story brick residence on East Sixth
avenue.
Pension Agent Cyrus Leland is build
ing new store and opera house block
at Troy.
The restaurant prices of Strawberries,
young onions and radishes have
dropped.
A. NJ. Fuller went to Iolton to at
tend the encampment of the G. A r.
Wednesday.
The Christian Endeavorers of the
First Presbyterian church gave a social
last evening.
The Elrnwood club will lay out tennis
courts at the southwest corner of Ninth
and Harrison streets.
B. H. Tracy, assistant attorney gen
| eral, is out at Scott City, trying the
Scott county bond case.
F. D, Hadley, travelling passenger
agent of the Illinois Central, was a
Topeka isitor Wednesday.
A Cuban canvassed the court house
| selling cigars yesterday, and disposed
| of 500 in less than an hour.
Some of the new brick paving east of
| Kansas avenue can hardly be seen on
account of the dirt that covers it.
| Sam Radges is an Englishman but he
is also a Boer sympathizer and has a
pup which he has named Kruger
Fred Wellhouse ''the man who
knows" says the indications point to
the biggest fruit crop for years in Kan
| sas.
Hugh Campbell has brought suit in
| the district court against the Nashua
Savings bank, of Vermont, for $780,
621. 53.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
| has opened a reading room in it's new
church building at Huntoon and Poll
streets.
The members of the graduating class
at the High school are reading theil
essays. Seven girls and two boys reaC
each day.
State superintendent Nelson is up a
Mariadahl, POttawatonie county, at
tending the conference of the Swedish
Lutheran church.
The annual contest between the higl
school literary socities will be held to
morrow night The medal is now hell
by the Philomatheans.
Col. J. w F. Hughes has been elect
ed president Of the Kansas State Bel
gian Hare association, and he will nov
give his atteption to rabbits
; A marriage license has been ISSUED
in Kansas City to Frank J. Gunther
aged "a, of Topeka, and Johanna Pit
trich, aged %, of Lehman, Mo.
There are a few people in Topeka VIII
have offered to pay their polltax not
withstanding the injunction sui
/ against the city collecting it.
: The material is on the ground to be
gin the work of paving the streets o
Potwin, and the people are might.
anxious to see some of it used
Another victim was captured Wednes
day riding his bicycle on the sidewalk
He was P. D. FOUGHT, and he forfeite,
81 as a result of getting caught.
Probate Judge Dolman recently mar
ried r. A. Selberg, of Mayetta, an,
Mrs. G. A. Everetts. of Los Angeles, Ca
The groom was so and the bride As.
It is now the popular fad to arts
about 4 o'clock in the morning AM
play tennis. A number of people ma,
be seen every morning at the courts OF
West Tenth avenue.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon has officiall
notified Mayor Drew of his donation o
$1,000 for detention hospital in connec
ton with the city prison, and $500 for
public drinking fountain near the trans
fer station.
w H Mcbride, former superintendent
: of insurance, now engaged in the Law
t business with Ex-Governor Humphrey
at Independence, was here today, on hi
way to Holton to attend the G. A. F
encampment.
The Y. NJ c. A bath rooms have bee
closed until the improvements for whic
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon gave $500 ar
f completed, which will require about tw
weeks time.
A petition asking for the paving {
| Percy street from Lane to WilliStoT
and Walnut street from Williston t
s College avenue, has been filed with tn
, city clerk.