The Topeka state journal., 1901-09-06
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

The supreme court collected 81, ,191 81
in fees during the past month.
Many of the Kansas avenue awnings
are becoming decidedly rusty.
The plasterers are at work in the
new Warren NJ. Crosby building.
Holiday park is a shining example of
what Topeka little parks may be made.
=. F. Pan1ey says the long poles for
his telephone line have not yet arrived
The Palace has 4z cash boys in the old
Clements store and they are kept busy,
too.
Eugene F. Ware looks like a bronzed
veteran since his return from Colo
rado.
Frank farrell says that Ed Howe has
quit chewing tobacco after using it 40
years.
Dean Low has been handling a. E.
Ashbrooks horses at the Denver horse
show.
The Kansas river water has been
analyzed in Kansas City and found to
be impure.
Mrs. Frank L. Stevens and daughter
have returned from a two weeks visit
in NortOnville.
The city park bears little resemb-
lance to park, in spite of the work
lavished upon it.
George Kanauer, a clerk at King
mans drug store, viii leave Sunday for
a trip to Buffalo
Miss Winifred yanderpool viii return
northern points.
MIR. G. A. Moore is visiting friends in
Salina for a few days. From there he
will go to Denver.
The Santa Fe mail wagon has been
repainted with the new Santa F'e trade
mark on the outside
Ex-Mayor Fellows is erecting a big
building at Manhattan, and dividing
his time with Topeka
Assistant Postmaster A K Rodgers
returned from FL Dorado this morning
after q few days absence.
A great many new telephone wires
are being strung in western Shawnee
and eastern Wabaunsee counties.
Judge a. Bergen says he is now able
to give anyone pointers on how to see
Paris in four days-he tried it.
Jesse ElliOtt's big bass has started all
the Lake View fishermen out on their
mettle to equal or exceed his catch
The federal court will convene here
in November and the new court room
is being made ready for It's reception
One hundred and sixty-one names
were placed on the pension rolls OF the
Topeka office during the month of Aug
ust.
Mr.. c. A. Rutherford. general agent
of the passenger department of the
Rock Island at Omaha, was in the city
today.
N H. LOOMS got his start breaking
prairie In Saline county. He after
ward studied law with Judge T. f.
Carver.
which has instituted 5000 foreclosure
suits in Kansas during the past ten
years.
one of the largest book buyers at
the Topeka stores orders all his books
by telephone. He is seldom seen in a
Ma Manager o'Nein Of the water com
pany. who suffered sunstroke this
summer, is once more as rosy as a
G. c. Baker who has belonged to the
summer widowers' club all season IS
considered the most contented man IN
the orga anization-
I-eavenworth claims to have the
youngest theatrical manager in the
United States. Topeka has one or two
young ones herself.
Roadmaster J. r. Pendroy of Salina,
is the guest of Mr.. Fisher at the land
Kansas City tomorrow
Dell Valentine clerk of the supreme
court, drives one of the best horses IN
Topeka Like its owner, 1t claims a
residence in Clay Center
Kansas city Times: Tom Anderson
wants to trade his job as statistical
agent for a consulate in Germany
Burton is plugging for him.
w. H. Thompson, formerly Of To-
peka. but now Of lola. Is back among |
old friends. He insists that lola Is one
of the coming cities of Kansas.
Mr. T. w. Caldwell, travelling pas
senger agent for the Rock Island with
headquarters at Omaha, was a visitor
at the general Offices here today.
The match game of nine pins at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms last night between
the sBuna1oes" and "Camels, resulted
in a victory for the ''Buffaloes." Score
When the state board Of charities
opened bids for the new to be $25,0O0
.nI
they found them all too nigh by more
than $4,000.
H. B. Shuts, editor of the Bethel, !
Ohio Journal, and his brother. A. B.
Shuts, postmaster at Cochran, Indiana,
are in Topeka visiting friends and see
ing the sights
The next regular meeting Of the To-
peka Commercial club will be held next
Wednesday night Rev. Chas. NJ Shell
don win read q paper on Municipal
The advertisement OF Davis NTercan- |
tile company in today's paper shows
that they intend making cheap prices
on groceries in their new location at
sos Kansas avenue.
After listening to the reading of the
account of the recent holdup the |
Cotton Belt, a Topeka little boy has |
decided that he Will be a train robber |
when he grows UP.
Advices received by the Commercial |
club indicate that the Missouri Pacific |
is seriously considering the plan OF ex-
tending from Topeka to some point on
the Central Branch
Since John Dudley has been dis 1
charged perhaps some one can be in |
duced to remove the unsightly signs /
which decorate the entrance to the |
state house grounds.
With jell grapes selling at two cents /
a pound. and an abundance Of peaches |
and plums. the housewife who puts up /
her own fruit for the winter has her |
hands full just now.
For the first five months Of the pres
ent fiscal year, the receipts of the city /
from miscellaneous sources has been /
$11, 434. SO. For the last fiscal year, the /