The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-25
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

George Sharitt has returned from
Now the heat is warping the rails of
the city railway tracks.
Again II has been demonstrated that all
rain signs fail in dry months.
Fred Vandegrift has gone to Green
Mountain Falls, Col, with his family.
The asylum base BAH team is talking
of a game with the Omaha league team.
Mrs c. F. Cross OF Alb Poplar has re-
turned from months visit in Kansas
F. S. Savage, advertising agent of the
Reno
The thermometer has registered 100 de-
weeks.
A local clothing store is displaying black
half hose illuminated with the Kansas
sunf1ower.
The new Lowman Hill school house
the brick walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fox are the par
ents of a daughter, Helen Louise. born
Wednesday evening.
alley back of the Church of the Assump-
ton has commenced.
Gently purchased by John Lagerstron is
undergoing an overhauling.
The water pressure is so low that some
nothing but hot air comes out.
The knights of the Protected Ark win
give a basket supper and entertainment
at Lincoln Post hall this evening.
J. D. NJ. Hamilton, claim attorney of the
Santa Fe- returned yesterday from Cali
forn1a and started at once for Chicago
The Wells-Fargo company has new
express wagon, painted dark blue and
red. 1t is handsome eQutpage of it's
Florence Marshall of Perry, Ok, is vis-
lt1ng her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs D.
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith and two children
they VIII spend few days visiting rela-
tives.
Prof. B. f. Eyre who taugh physics at
again a i teach at F the AgpicufuTai yi coege
this year.
Immense numbers of hogs are being
Prought to town for siia9sghiter Ugh 9owa.days.
keep them
The politicians at COPELAND county
were greatly shocked to see the political
pow-woW grounds desecrated by a we'd
ding last night
Rev: o. NJ. Bowman and family left to-
Bowman's parents and other friends at
Randolph, KAN
Mrs. Mary ", Doorapp. teacher of Ger. Ger
course in Chicago university
nue. is pretty thoroughly marked up with
! holes into which the water from the street
| sprinkler runs and makes little lakes.
| Mrs. II. A. Seelinger and children of
Las Vegas, N. NJ, who have been visiting
relatives in Topeka for several weeks.
| fore returning to the west.
| Topeka ice retailers. used to pay. $3.50 a
trust Now they have to pay $500. Who
! gets the extra $3.50, for 1t surely costs no
meriy
The street department Is required. to
serve notice on property holders when
walks When this sidewalk is in front or
into. the lot. Thus the majesty Of the law
| is observed
The city street force is grading on Bu-
/ chanan street for the new pavement At
| is being laid to take the place of the
| wooden bridge which has stood there for
over the tiling.
| J. W westphal and T. J. Eagle. presi-
| dent and secretary Of the Kansas confer>
/ of Topeka, are at Burlington this week in
| attendance at the annual conference and
campmeeung. The meeting lasts until
| August s.
| A brick sidewalk is being laid at the
/ approaches to the Kansas avenue bridge.
/ small fill is being made to increase the
width of the driveway. w.a5y It will be ne@ees> @
| sidewalk to complete the job
Wednesday the local Western Union
! for the past three years. The company
! sent out 800 messages The increase OF
lions Of the Tailroad telegraph Service and
| of kilograms for grain.
T. w. Andrews, q. prominent stockman
/ living near Rossville, lost $50 tons of al
| falfa, about 81. 900 worth of farm machin-
cry and barn valued at 81, eco in a fire
/ late Wednesday afternoon. The origin OF
| the fire is unknown. A small insurance
| was carried. amounting to about 81, ,00o-
The contract for supplying iron CROSSING
plates this year was first let for 81. On
! the second batch of contracts awarded a
rival concern cut the price down to g. 3d.
But on the last lot of contracts the first
| bidders got the work at $3.50 Iron must
| have gone up considerably in two weeks
2
| price of the iron plates.
| Topeka street car conductors are ac-
| commodating. Recently q colored woman
| transferred from one car to another at
| Eighth avenue, and just as the car was
| about to go, discovered that she had for
gotten a transfer. The conductor stopped
| the car while she deposited her baby and
] bundles on the seat and ran over to the
| transfer station for a. ticket. Today an
| other conductor held a car while a woman
| ran over to the drinking fountain in front
| of the State Journal office.