The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-20
SNAP SHOTS At HONE NEWS

SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS
7. c. Hopper. OF Topeka. is visiting
at Empor1a-
o E Hungate has lost his fine irish
setter by disteuper
A i Roach Is quite sick with typhoid
+ fever At Christ hospital
The river was lower Thursday than it
has been most Of the week
A Demuth and T. l. King Of Topeka
were N Kansas City Thursday
Ait White and A. r Thomas. Of
Enporias we're IN Topeka THURSDAY.
The Peter Comedy company VIII open
. tive nights engagement at the Cra.N-
ford Monday.
Il IS estimated that 1.5o0 people were
turned away from the Auditorium al
the memorial services
Jesse Elliott and Harry W-Seery have
gone to arkansas for a three weeks
hunting and fishing trip
The Price Arlington repertoire COM
pany VIII open a weeks engagement at
the Grand Monday night
The four boxes at the Crawford last
night We're nnanopolized by officers Of
the Kansas National Guard.
The current number u the Saturday
Evening Post contains a story by VIII
liam Alien White OF Emporia-
Ex-Cfty Attorney " A. s Bird was
within a few feet Of President McKin-
Dr. C. H Guibor IS recovering from a
very serious surgical operation, per-
formed at Christ hospital last Tuesday
The Banda Rosa matinee concerts
begin at three o'clock. The night
concerts at sis and they start on time.
Mary Iccreary. OF Emporia. is here
attending TO county school affairs She
IS county superintendent OF Lyon
county.
Only the black draperies in front OF
the Auditorium ticket Office were re-
moved because OF the Banda Rosa
concert last night
The audience at the memorial serv-
ices at the Auditorium yesterday vas
the largest and best ordered that has
ever assembled there
Who said there was no use for an
Auditorium What would the most i'm
pressive event that Topeka has known
have been without it2
People who only got a look in through
a window or door Of the Auditorium at
the memorial exercises can still say
they were there and be proud Of it.
There were the usual number of get
out vith-a1I- the-racker-p possible people
who left while the Banda Rosa was
playing the final number Thursday ev-
ening-
The asphalt paving on Quincy street
in front of the Auditorium is on two
Levels. The east half Of the street i
lower than the west half. and the step
of IS quite prominent
Formerly It was necessary to send
away for Photographic buttons Now
they bear Made In Topeka" i'm
print. John StFiekrott has the only but
ton machine IN Kansas
It is a wonder there is anything left
Of SCREENINGS brigandish mOustache-
He seems to the audience looking over
his shoulder to take a vicious dig out Of
II on all the creScendoS-
Secretary of state George Clark is
sending out the pamphlets and inSlruc-
tons 70 voters under the new blanket
ballot law 50 that they may be used for
the county elections this fall
Andrew Baird. state secretary Of the
7 II c A. who has been in Leaven-
worth working up an interest in the
coming state convention at Fort Scott
next month. has come 10 Topeka
J E NissIey. of Topeka who has just
returned from Europe on a trip Of cir
eumnavigation of the globe, viii be one
of the speakers at the Fort Scott state
Y. N C A. convention next month
The funny songs which the min
strels sing about Buffalo and the eA-
position don't sound nearly as 1unny
as they did before the shadow Of the /
tragedy fell across that unhappy CITY /
HI Cook. the artificial curbstone /
contractor. has a gang Of men at work
setting up the curbstones on Tyler !
street which were washed down by the |
recent rain About 300 feet Of cruz [
which was in place was TOPPED over
The Sons of the King VIII give their /
annual donation pound party for the 1
Orphans home Saturday afternoon
September g. The members VIII meet \
with the directors at p. IN. at 110i 4
West Tenth street
The Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon viii /
speak in Fort Scott kan. this evening /
He left for that city this morning his I
meeting tonight viii be held in the First 4
CONGREGATIONAL church under the aus 4
pices of the Y P. 5 c. E The meeting f
viii be one of the Informal variety TOT
which AR Sheldon is celebrated Those I
who attend viii be given opportunity /
10 ask questions relating TO work of the !
Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor.
Lon. Berry. who lives cut on West /
Gordon street, was slightly injured in a
runaway on lower Kansas avenue
Thursday afternoon A wheel came on
the cart IN which he was riding the
horse became frightened and before Il
could be stopped had gone three blocks
The animal was more OF less hurt and
the vehicle almost demolished
Governor W E Stanley. Lieutenant
Governor H. E Richter Treasurer
Frank Grimes and Assistant Treasurer
T r Kelly messed with the officers or
the K n c. at the dining tent at the
camp IN the fair grounds yesterday,
and expressed themselves as pleased
with the fare. although they did not eat
from pie-pans and drink coffee from
quart measures
Sorrentino gets music out Of his band
going and coming His odd gesture OF
right arm up and left jerked down and
back suggests an apprentice to Chi
nese dentist With his right ne drives
his pegs into the band and with his left
he pulls them out again and tosses
them at the audience without looking
around
some Of the K n G. officers who sat
in the boxes AT the Crawford last night
indicated by their actions that they