The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

It is nearing time to talk football
Concord grapes are getting ripe for
jelly.
There are no brown lawns in Topeka
now.
The dirt streets are once more very
dusty.
A. W. Dana has joined the summer
Widowers' club.
T. E. Lambert has return from his
outing in Colorado.
Frank L. Brown, has returnea from
Excelsior Springs.
Hard coal viii sell at $40 per ton to
start with this season
The paper hat craze is showing signs
of abating in Topeka.
w. G. Simmons Of the Lawrence
World was here Monday.
W. G. Hobbs, of Wamego, was in the
city on business yesterday,
The fruit that now appears upon the
local market is especially fine.
The Rock Island Colorado flyer was
few minutes late last night.
The new Warren M Crosby building
has reached the second story
The city council will meet again in
regular session on September 2.
The city railway tracks are being
leveled in many places
The asphalt paving is being repaired
on West Eighth avenue today.
Judge McCabe of the city court was
once a newspaper reporter.
If all the street cars were open cars
the people would be better satisfied.
A. K Rodgers, assistant postmaster
here has return from Kansas City.
Rachael Ewing has asked the district
court to divorce her from J. w. Ewing
Gale R. Jones. stenographer to Judge
Ellis, once played q horn in Ringing
circus band.
vyi1lia,,, A1la,, White eF T7vrnna,ia was
a caller at the Office OF Cyrus Leland
Monday.
DR.. A. S. Hatch and wife of Topeka
are registered at the Iron Springs hotel
at MRnitou.
D. W. Mulvans is back from a three
weeks trip to Chicago. New York and
Washington.
Robert Pigg says that he is going to
keep his promise to the police ana stay
in Oklahoma
Mrs.AIice Bonewitz living at the cor
ner of North Van Buren, and Grant
streets, is sick.
Marshalls band was practaoing ma
neuvers on the street last night for the
Louisville event.
More new buggies have been pur-
chased in Topeka this year than for
many years previous.
P. P. Anderson has returned to his
home at ST. Marys. after spending sew
eral days visiting here.
D. A. Palmer has sacrifced' his Sven
gall whiskers which he brought back
with him from Colorado.
George w. Crane has one of the best
collections Of Kansas books in the
state in his private library.
Farmer Fred Gordon may not prove
UP on his Oklahoma claim after all. He
shows signs of weakening.
Chief Stahl resorted to the thrilling
game Of policy to decide the time for
yaca tons Of his trustly band.
People still complain about hot
weather. A glance backward for a
month ought to give any one a chill
Lou NJ. Griesheirner has brought suit
against her husband William Griesh-
elmer in the district court fer divorce.
John f. Switzer who is something Of
a weather prophet predicts that Septem-
Der will be the worst month of the sea-
son.
Harry Cairns. on the local staff Of
the Atchison Champion until the sus-
pension as a daily, was in Topeka Mon
day.
H. II. Wolcott of the business office
of the State Journal. is spending a va
cation of two weeks at his home in
Larned.
An inquiring person wants to know
if the city cable garbage dump ought
to be called a loop-the-loop or a dip
the-dip.
Departne nt Commander Martin Nor
ton is attending the Dodge City re-
union He will be back to Topeka
Thursday.
Albert Patten has gone to Colorado
Springs and ManitOu to spend the re-