The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

A half dozen grafters have arrived in
Topeka.
Mr. W. O. Fleming of St Joe is in the
city on business.
Sleep was difficult last night on ac-
count of the heat
There was a social at the First Chris
tan church last night
Policeman John Lucas has sold his
Lane street home for $500.
One can now reach almost any lo-
cality in the city by pavement
The directors of the Mutual Ice COM
pany will elect officers Friday evening
NJ F. Hindman, editor of the Texas
Woodman Of Fort Worth, is in Topeka
The Topeka Gun club will hold a
shoot on Labor day It will be a free
for-an.
A. w Dana is said to be the best
housekeeper in the summer widower's
club.
tory viii be issued next week by Sam
Radges.
The state tax commission is in ses-
sion today to complete its labors on the
new tax bill.
The grocers and butchers win meet
tomorrow evening to discuss plans for
their picnic.
John switzer sticks to his prophecy
that September VIII be the worst month
in this year.
The mail coreeor has discarded his
fancy wagon and makes his rounds in
a single buggy.
Moon-gazers monopolize the park
benches on the capitol grounds these
moonlit nights.
The PAYERS are working on Huntoon
street, between Harrison street and
Topeka avenue.
1t is now evident that Willard Halls
new house will be one of the handsom-
est in the city.
Cucumbers by the wagon load arenow
being brought into town and sold to
the picking works
d. T. Nicoll of the Santa F'e general
managers Office, has returned from a
visit to st. Louis.
Very few people know that what is
now Jackson school was originally
Washburn college.
The trench for the state house heat
ing plant is being dug through the
state house grounds.
Oscar Swayze and the rest of the
Tammany Hall Tigers are eating wa
termelons at Clyde today.
Several Twentieth Kansas veterans
from Topeka will attend the reunion Of
the regiment at Ottawa next week
Col Cope Gordon is preparing for
a big influx of guests to the political
conferences scheduled for next week.
1t is said that officer Walker now
frownS on any urchin who whistles
THE Man Behind the Gun"
Frank farrell has an oil and mineral
claim staked at Richards in addition to
his homestead on the Red river.
It is expected that Governor Stanley
will announce his appointments of dis
trict judges by Saturday or Monday
VIII Bradbury has a Jackdaw three
year-old at the fair grounds that
trotted a trial mile in 2:23 this week
Mrs. Annie Diggs will speak on Labor
Day at Kansas City, Kan, and her
theme will be How to Settle Strikes -
People are still standing on the cor
ners talking about yesterdays sensa-
tional feature, the holding up Of a po-
hceman.
Mr.. E. G. Kenyon, a newspaper man
of Manhattan, was in Topeka today He
will visit in Colorado before returning
to Manhattan
Frank Roots new book on Pine
Overland Stage" will be out in Septem-
Der. It will be published by the state
printing office.
An arrangement is to be made by
which First street, alongside the new
Parkhurst-Davis building, will be
paved at once
No one disputes c. K Holidays
sleeper In Topeka since his experience
with burglar
Mrs. E. c. French of Madison is visit
ing for a week with her daughter, Miss
Laura French, a copy holder in the
state printing office.
A veteran of the civil and Cuban
wars told the story of his life at Sixth
and Kansas avenues last evening for
the passing of the hat
Archie West son of Assistant Attor-
ney General West, fell from a trapeze