The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
SNAP SHOTS At HONE NEWS

the summer Lu&aI9E WC1AQ De cooler
with the top Off
Lou Pulley left yesterday for Gales
ton to accept a position
Hiram Kingsley, of the pension Office,
went to Abilene yesterday.
"A Russian Slave" viii be given at
the Crawford summer theater tonight.
The asphalt is being repaired on
Kansas avenue between Fifth and
Sixth
The city schools will open this year
on Sept. II. The school board has fixed
the date.
sam Snyder has gone to Elkhart
Lakes. Wisconsin. to play in Watson's
orchestra.
Honors are even. Governor Stanley
has new horse. so has Senator Bur
ton of Abilene
John Dawson, bond clerk in the state
treasury. is one of the speakers at West
moreland July 4th.
Miss Alice Leggett. OF Topeka. is as
sisting in leading the exercises at the
Winfield Chautauqua-
" R. Shorey is here to write up the
Kansas educational system for Bos-
ton publishing house
The state horticultural society viii
hold its next regular meeting on July
IL at Vinewood park.
There was g. concert last night at
Garfield park given by the Twenty
third regiment band.
Humbert Riddle. son of Taylor Riddle.
of Marion, has been admitted to prac-
tice in the supreme court.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. c. Bean went to OF
tawa last evening. returning on the
special train last night.
7. c. Fogel, who has been visiting his
brother, r. W. FOgel since Saturday.
left Tuesday evening for Chicago.
The Lincoln Juniors defeated a bah
team representing Clay school Tuesday,
nv 20 "a nf m
Lester Reed, formerly a waiter at
the Cremsrie restaurant. IN working in
a restaurant at Colorado Springs.
Andrew Gregory, a colored boy. was
arrested last night at the summer the
alter for beating his way into the show.
Major T. J. Anderson has returned
from Ottawa where he took a leading
part in the production of the ''Redemp-
ton"
A third window for ventilating the
third floor of the city building has been
cut in the framework below the sky
light.
Grant Hornaday. ex-chairman of the
state bank at Richards. Bourbon coun-
ty, Sept. l.
w. 0. Shaffer. agent for the Choctaw.
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad at Hart
shorne. I. T.. is here visiting relatives
for a few days.
WEST sue people are 1HOuuCIAu5 II
the walks and drives in the west por-
ton of the state house grounds will
ever be completed.
Earl Allen, son of Rev Mr. Allen,
pastor of the Walnut Grove church,
was badly hurt Tuesday by being
hooked by a COW.
Governor Stanley granted a parole
pardon Tuesday to Henry Johnson. a
Wyandotte negro serving i've years for
stealing an Overcoat.
The northeast corner OF the state
house lawn near the library is a pop
ular place for loafers. The shade is
particularly good at this point.
Luther c. Bailey, of Bailey Bros. &
Co, returned yesterday from trip to
Guthrie. Okla. and left today for Den
YER, Colo. to be gone several days
John Callahan. sent to the peniten-
tiary from Sedgwick county. has APP
piled to Governor Stanley for condi-
tional pardon. He was sent up for
burglary.
Orville H. Farley. who lives in Park
dale. has obtained a discharge from the
United States army. His mother is
widow and he is needed at home to
support her.
A force of men are at work today
repairing the asphalt in West Eighth
avenue where it was injured for the
laying of the steam pipes for the Ed :
son company.
haDOE commissioner w L. "A. 3OQu-
son is in Kansas City today to effect a
settlement Of the machinists' strikes at
the Schwarzchild, Sulzberger and Swift
packing plants
Residents of the blocks on Van Buren,
between Third and Fifth streets were
favored with a concert last night con-
sisting of a trio of voices with banjo
accompaniment
Frank Nelson, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, used only $3.50 of his $3.50
fund for travelling expenses He turned
back the other $500 to the state treas
ury-a most unheard Of procedure.
Application has been made to Cover
nor Stanley for pardon for John
Callahan, convicted of robbing the
Clearwater bank Callahan says he
didn't do it, but was an ''old dog Tray
The county commissioners have re-
ceived petitions for new macadam
roads to be built ?. mile west and a
mile south of the end of the present
road which runs west OF Washburn col
lege-
r. w. Smith appeared before the rail-
road commission today on behalf of
farmers of Delphos, who want a grain
elevator. The Union Pacific has been
slow to grant them the privilege. and
the farmers want the elevator badly.
Winfield s. Smith. who now owns the
beautiful home Oakley Place." on
Euclid avenue west OF Washburn col
lege, has invited all who desire to cele-
Drale the glorious EOufLn 10 meet on
his lawn. There win be music and pa
triotic speeches
The county commissioners are look
ing into the bridge business now and
yesterday decided to have four county
bridges repaired They are known as
the East Fourth street bridge, the Hop
kins road bridge. a bridge near Tecum-
sch and the Woodford bridge.
George Williams. a citizen of Glasco,
Kan, wrote the attorney general asking
n hnF 70 DwC-
hibitory law. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral J. s. West today replied: GO and
buy liquor at the joint. pay for it,,
and then make complaint to the county