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

/ day.
Sunday was what might be called "a
! sweltering day
'F'innegan's Bal"will be at the Craw-
ford Tuesday night.
The Kansas avenue pavement is still
full of Chuck holes
The Topeka free employment agency
has Jobs for five farm hands.
There should pc a screen invented
that VIII keep out mosquitoes.
The T. A. A. baseball team defeated
Whiting Saturday six to four.
Norris & Rowe's trained animal show
will be in Topeka September IS.
Mr. A. Johnson, a travelling man Of
/ Salina, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. John Warden, of Salina. was a
visitor with relatives here yesterday.
THE Village aPrson" will be at the
/ Crawford Saturday matinee and night
w c. Ralston, assistant city attorney
returned from his vacation trop today
Salina has secured one-half fare rates
on all railroads. for their fall carnival.
The regular meeting of the CONNER
cial club viii be held Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs E B. Burnett have
moved from SIC Harrison to $50 Harri-
son.
Mr. H. N. Gaines and family have
moved from Polk to 1923 Harrison
street.
Mrs. a. NJ. Fuller. wife of Captain A.
NJ. Fuller, is seriously i'll with nervous
prostration.
The T. A. A. baseball team will play
the RossvilIe team at Rossvilie Satur-
day afternoon.
Matthews and Bulger in 1.-The Night
of the Fourth" viii be at the Crawford
on September 10.
Tom Cave, one of the old Washburn
ball players, Is playing with the T. A.
A baseball team.
Miss Mary Sample will leave tomor-
row for an extended trip to Denver and
other western points.
Joseph Bowers, an 11-year-old boy.
had his arm broken by being kicked
by a horse Saturday.
The board of directors of the Mutual
Ice and Cold Storage company Of To-
peka, will meet tonight.
The Tecumseh bridge over the Shun-
ganunga has at last been completed 1t
collapsed two months ago
"A Barrel of Money" will be at the
Crawford tonight. It is a meIodrama
full of startling situations
Cider Smith said that the rain
period would be from September to
TO- He has again Won the day.
Since cool nights have come to permit
sleep, swarns of mosquitoes have put
in an appearance to prevent it
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Hays of 212 JEFF
ferson street have gone to Olpe for a
visit of two weeks with relatives.
There are very few people IN Topeka
who are really glad Mckinley was shot,
and there is not room for those.
M. E Yonkin the dog tax collector,
has gone out into western Kansas for
a vacation. He turned in $50 last week.
The Southern stock company closed
the weeks engagement at the Grand
Saturday night. The company goes to
Wichita
The Young Peoples Society of the
church
enjoy a trolley ride over the city this
evening.
Mr. E. w Thompson, assistant gen
eral passenger and ticket agent for the
Rock Island, left today for Chicago on
business.
Dean Sykes new position is dean of
the Cathedral church of St Mary at
Pittsburg, Pa, which is Bishop White
heads cathedral.
r. L Horton. who was cast bodily out
Of the Royal billiard hall Saturday ev-
ening, said he would seek redress IN
police court. but he didn't.
Early in the season the Topeka club
announced a continuation of the sum-
mer evening concerts by Marshalls
band Summers most past and
A wheel ran off of the buggy of Coun-
ty Commissioner Silas Rain Saturday
night and he came near being seriously
injured. He escaped with slight bruises
Crowds stood around the ruins of the
house in which Elolah Aounsom met
her death all day Sunday. The officers
have done nothing to unraVel the nys-
terry.
The main cable of the city dump is
still in place. 1t was the carrier cable
that broke and Oakland people are no
longer suspected OF causing the acct
dent
Mrs. Kate Nixon. of '141o Nort1s
Quincy street, is quarantined with
scarlet fever This is one of the only
- 4 IL nff
present
The grand stand at the Washburn
athletic field is to be rooted before the
beginning of the football season This
grand stand will be very line struc-
ture when completed.
The drive to Martins hill was IA
vOrite one yesterday afternoon The
view from the highest point on the hill
over the river and up and down the val
ley is particularly pleasing just now.
A crate of the famous Clyde water
melons was received at the STATE Jour
nal Saturday with the compliments OF
the managers of the watermelon carni@
val They fully sustained the reputa-
ton.
A crowd of men and boys INDUCED in
a rat chase early this morning at the
transfer station. After taking refuge
for a little while under one of the street
cars, the rodent came out and was
dubbed to death.
w A. L. Thompson, H. p Dillon. Roy
Thompson. d W. Mulvane and E S
Ouinton have gone to Galesburg, in
southern Kansas, for 8. prairie chicken
hunt They will travel in a private car
and live in the car
Early Sunday morning a small fire
was found under the rear steps of the
city library. The fire department was
notified and the blaze extinguished- A
pile Of leaves under the steps had prob
ably been set on fire
AFicS Alioa teacher in the
Presbyterian farm school at Asheville,
N c., gave an interesting description of
her work at the meeting of the Chris
tan Endeavor of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday evening.
DR.. S. @. Stewart talked Sunday to
the 1-n1lrae- 11aala,s Rihla Class Of the First