The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

straw hats have nearly al been call
ed in.
Every nag in Topeka is at half mast
today.
The state general revenue fund Is
/ down TO $4,000
Charles Keys has returned from =
I visit 10 Delphos-
Dan Hamer ana W. Willis have re-
turned from wichita
+. c. Bacenstoce Of Brown county
visited at the pOstOfhee today
Crepe and black cloth adorns ali the
prominent buildings in the city
Harry Bone carries a cane that for
merly belong to J. VTaldere kirk
Dr. Eva Harding left today for Chi
cag0 TO attend a course Of lectures
The state house shows bleaching IN
der the copious washing Of recent rains
Major T. J. Anderson has returned
from the pleasure trip east 70 Cleve-
land
Norris 2 Rowe's dog ana pony show
VIII be at Ninth and Jefferson streets
Albert watkins treated the Saturday
Night club to ice cream Saturday night
in honor OF his son.
-Four students viii 60 from Topeka to
Chicago this fall to begin = course IN
homeopathic medicine
TOpeka's streets are nearly clean
They we're washed BY The heavy rain
that fell Friday night.
Football practice viii commence on
the Washburn athletic field this after
nom. Under Coach Allen
The Marie Fountain Repertoire com
pany Will open a three nights engage
ment at the Grand tonight
Attorneys l. E. Lambert and Harry
Bone have returned from the sessions
Of the federal court at Wichita
Political talk is all about an expected
the change In the national administra-
ton
Glen Davis. the son of Lon Davis.
has gDne to Chicago TO enlist in the
United States navy. and enter a train
Ing school.
FRED Nixon. the ssblack diamond
chimney sweep. has returned from salt
Lake. where he inspected smokestacks
for the Union Pacific
House-movsrs are busy now This IS
the middle Of the month, and just be
fore the winter months when people
are getting settled for the winter
A delegation came in from Parsons
this morning 10 plead for the pardon Of
Marion Asbeu. the convicted wife
murderer, before Governor Stanley
Rev a Wy1nan read a paper before
the Saturday Night club Saturday ev-
euing on Some Permanent Elements
IN the Writings Of Matthew Arnold
The Topeka minister who asked his
congregation whether IL would rather
be the dead president or the as-good-as-
dead assassin was not giving his nocl
much Of a choice
VIM Flannely. travelling passenger
agent Of the Southern railway. was
here today making arrangements for
excursions TO the race meet AT Lexing-
ton. KY
A Topeka lawyer. who has TO 90 to
NFestmoreland often. says he feels Ike
building a railroad from Topeka to
Westm 0reland- He now has 70 drive
oveland from Wamego.
TIE clerks in the division Offices OF
the Santa F'e here presented Chas- J.
Webb. who goes TO accept the position
CT secretary TO President Ripley. with
a handsome silk umbrella Saturday
Mrs. Robert Stone viii entertain the
ladies Of the First Baptist church at
her home west Of Washburn college
Wednesday afternoon Those having
no conveyance OF their own VIII be met
e. the street car at the end of the
Washburn line between the hours OF 1
and 3 O'Clock
Santa Fe timers to the number OF -.
and their ladies. gathered Saturday ev-
ening at the home Of Richard Srell-
horn. 81 Adams street and spent sew
eraI hours most enjoyable Games. re-
tresnUenrs and songs sung In the Eng
lish and German language occupied the
time until late in the evening
The santa Fe has been putting on a
number Of trainmen lately. consequent
upon the fall rush of business which
has now opened A great many Of these
are CID hands. having been II the ser
vice q eastern roads for years But
they have come west because OF the
small opportunity that an eastern rail-
road offers for promotion. One brake
man who had been on the Pennsylvania
Tor good many months said there was
no opportunity for him 10 advance
without waiting years ard years. and
then he would have but little chance.
The strict physical requirements which
the Santa FTe makes 81 the trainman
WHO are to enter its employ IS exem-
pllfied by the fact that OF IL who were
examined. three were rejected as not
being able to qualify All we're ex-
peEienced men, but in three some OF the
physical requisites we're farIrirZ