The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-27
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Senator T. A. Noftzger, Of Harper. is
here.
F. #. aferrick is spending a week in
Chicago.
Robert woodward, Of Ellis, is in the
city today.
Who was in the hack? is the ques-
ton just now.
The Topeka Industrial Institute opens
on September 10.
There are 500 more girls of school age
than boys in Topeka
George NJ. Noble is registered at the
Laclede hotel in St Louis
Frank L. Britton. of Usage City.
spent yesterday in Topeka
L. Beard & Co. have moved into their
new building on Jackson street.
A new road house has been opened on
West Sixth avenue near Potwin.
There are two drug stores in Topeka
owned and operated by colored men.
The walls of the new Seymour COM
mission house have been completed
Rev. c. E. Lu<ens, of Roswell New
Mexico. is registered at the National.
Frank FARRELL thinks that he has an
exceptionally good claim in Oklahoma.
Arthur l. Collins has been appoint
ed substitute clerk in the Topeka post
Office.
The tall weeds and grass in Central
park were moved and burned yester-
day.
The fire department Hnemen are
making some repairs in the alarm box
wiring.
r. Ellsworth Thomas has returned
from a two weeks visit at Merrill
Springs.
Parkhurst, Davis & Co. are moving
into their handsome new wholesale
house.
VIM. Hendrick who lived in Topeka
for fourteen years now resides in Pasa-
dena. Cal.
City Attorney Frank Spencer is ex-
peeted home this week from Colorado
Springs, Colo.
". H. Cushing and J. H. Weather
ford, of Strong City. are registered at
the Copeland.
The American Benevolent association
gave a trolley ride to its members
Monday night.
THE Denver Express viii be at the
Crawford Monday, Labor day, after
noon and night.
The T. A A. baseball team viii play
the Maple Hill team at Rossville Sat
urday afternoon.
Another crop Of hay is being harvest
ed from the southeast quarter of the
state house grounds.
Park Commissioner S. H. Downs was
out in a carriage yesterday inspecting
the condition of Central park.
Lou Wyman bought six sheets Of
sandpaper this morning. He may be
going to finish his automobile.
Charles Patrick is in Boise City.
From there he viii go into British
Columbia on hunting trip.
The September term of the district
court will commence Tuesday with the
hearing of the motion docket
Some of the rose bushes which were
planted in the Polk school grounds ear
in season are now in bloom
The man who predicted that Septem-
Der viii be the worst month of the
summer season is very unpopular
Charles H. Morton will have an ar
ticle in the September Outing on
'COursing in Kansas and Nebraska
r. H DALEY, OF the chief engineers
Office Of the Santa F'e, has returned
from a short visit at Ludington, Mich.
c. G. .Sholes, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe is expected
home this week from his vacation trip.
Representative u. S Griffin, of Nor
tonville, stopped off in Topeka last
night on his way to Chicago and New
York
The Foster Cemetery association will
hold a. business meeting next Thursday
afternoon All members are expected
to be present
house on West Tenth avenue to George
KelIam, Of Richland- Mr.. Kellam win
move in at once
The return water pipe gets a fall Of
four feet from the state house to the
new heating plant on the corner Of
Tenth and Jackson
The Kansas Issue, organ of the State
Temperance Union, prints an excellent
portrait of T. F. Stephens. author of
Prohibition in Kansas
The sign Edison Co" so brightly and
bravely painted on the electric light
plant stack two months ago is now al
mist indistinguishable.
Governor Stanley and the state Off
GERS leave tonight for the Baxter
Springs reunion Senator Burton was
the speaker there today.
The members Of the Topeka Gun club
will meet at Jesse Elliott's store, 72s
Kansas avenue. Wednesday evening, by
order of President Elliott.
There was a reunion meeting of the
K P. lodges in Topeka. last night in
honor of Grand Chancellor w. D. Du-
vail and other grand officers.
City Engineer Smith has figured it
cut that the county owes the city ST.