The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

DR.. Eva Harding has returned from
Colorado.
Frank Long has gone to ST. Louis on
business
The public schools OF Topeka open
September IT.
The drouth has lessened the number
Of church socials.
J. T. Ward has moved his law Office to
119 West Fifth street
Isn't it about time that the street
force got after the weeds?
Mrs. Kettermsn. OF Hoyt, has been
visiting in Topeka this week
Mrs Amos Beeler and children have
gone to Olathe for a short visit.
It. p. Hammott and IT. r. Dunno OF
Topeka were IN Kansas City yesterday.
Miss Grace Andrews, of RossvilIe,
will attend Bethany college this win
ter.
The Rossville rural mail route was
inspected this week BY W. D. Gilbert of
Atchison.
r. Long win teach the school at
Glover Hin this winter. Mr.. Long lives
in Topeka
Carriages were lined up for two
blocks waiting to get into Garfield park
last night.
The midsummer edition Of the Wash
burn Weekly Review viii be issued
next week.
Hanley & co. Of Topeka have secured
a contract for building cement walks
in Wellington
Helmer Beenkin of Atchison was
brought to the Topeka asylum Friday
by Sheriff Kiff.
Miss Emma McCoubry, Of Topeka, is
visiting at the home OF Henry Cough
ran at Atchison.
Those giving up seats during the Mar
shall concert in the park last night did
not get another
This is the time of the year to SOW
alfalfa If nothing else viii grow in
your yard try some.
Prof. l. D. Whittemore returned from
Hiawatha today. where he has been
visiting for a week
Rossville has free band concerts. The
cornet band plays at the public square
every Saturday night.
Mrs z. G. Stone of AFTER avenue is
enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs
McDonough OF St. Louis
If the city dump is still running this
fall it is safe to say that Ceres will
turn her back on Oakland.
Rev. p. B. Lee, of Topeka, is in Win
field shaking hands with old friends.
Winfield is his former home.
Interest on the state school funds
will be divided and distributed to the
various counties next week.
The first regular meeting Of the Com
mercia1 club following the summer va
cation Will be September II.
Misses Anna and Charlotte Crouch.
of Maple HILL viii be new students at
Washburn college this year.
Governor Stanley viii speak at High
land Station August 23- Not in Scot
land but in Doniphan county
Miss Anna Corl of Toledo. Ohio, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs James Suther-
land of Ills North Madison street
The annual business meeting Of the
w. c. T. u. viii be held at the First
NJ. E. church at p. N. Monday
jackson street between Eighth ave
nue. and Ninth street is being repaired
by the Barber Asphalt company.
The Kansas and Missouri Telephone
company is putting in new telephone
line between Rossville and Willard.
A X Rodgers has returned from
Hutchinson, where he has been in at
tendance at the old soldiers reunion.
DR.. s. G. Stewart says that he has
several cases of typhoid fever due TO
drinking water from downtown wells.
The state tax commission has ad-
journed until August %. The next
meeting will be very close TO its last
one.
This seems to be fashionable weather
for colds Their favorite place to locate
and do business is in the human pro-
boscis.
Doctors say that there is a great deal
of August dysentery' in the city, in
the city. due to the hot days and cold
nights.
work Is now being done on the Nor
ris avenue water main. The question
is will the water company put in those
fire hydrants2
If the county commissioners are bound
to have SO much trouble with bridges
across the Kansas river why don't they
put in ferries
Guy Lawrence, the Rock Island oper-
ator at Elmont, has been promoted and
made chief clerk to the superintendent
at Dalhart, Tex
Prof Deschamps before leaving To-
peka gently limited that our public men
had too many opinions and didn't keep
enough statistics
There is a dog tax; why not have a
tax on cats2 This is simply suggested
as means for raising revenue to meet
the city expenses.
The T. A. A ball team went to Man
haitian Thursday to play ball They
must have been beaten for they have
not been heard from.
E-x-President G. NJ. Herrick of WASH
burn college viii leave next week for
Chicago, where he and his family VIII
make their future home.
The Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon viii COM
mence to read his new story in October
The readings viii take place at the
evening service
If all the packing houses and doc
tors are going to have automobiles. it
seems that the chief executive of the
state should have one
The next meeting OF the members of
the Shawnee County Horticultural So
ciety viii be held at J. S. Jordan's farm
at Wakarusa, on September 5.
Take a trip to Vfnewood Park to NOR
row and enjoy a free vaudeville enter
Ia fnment Trains leave the station at
Tenth and Washington streets every
hour.
rrbe F7ossville News has changed its
name to the Shawnee County News It !
is a good. live weekly paper, and stood /
the change without any serious conse-
quences-
The Santa Fe Reds managed to get |
away from Usage CITY with only a
80. Of To arairast then, --hat,s |