The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


R. Ellsworth Thomas is frustrating at
Carbonate.
The county commissioners have paid on
-. 900 in bonds.
ilege of showing in Topeka yesterday.
Gov. Stanley made the address today
before the old soldiers meeting at Co
Ed Good Of the city court left yesterday
for a three weeks trip to Buffalo and
The policemen are now wearing theip
new uniforms. The old SLOUGH hats have
been replaced by helmets.
Those who have to feed at a restauran mt
are glad the circus has come and gone.
They can get something to eat today. per-
haps
the Capital, left today for Chicago ana
the Great Lakes. where he Will spend the
coming two weeks
The man with the dyspepsia. says that
Ringing brothers seemed to have the
tried TO be funny.
The Women's Missionary society of the
this afternoon with Mrs. Charles NJ Shell
don, 1916 West Fifteenth street.
The Missouri Valley. Coffin and Caslxee
charter for the manufacture Of supplies.
The concern IS capitalized at $50, o0o
missioner of Kansas, was in Kansas
City yesterdya to investigate some insur-
ance problems in Kansas City. Kan.
tons of ice yesterday from Iowa They
sold a ton Of it to Ringing brothers cir
Gus for the modest sum Of $40 per ton
DR. r. Trachsell, formerly of Meriden,
~ has hsaY, for 4le past two x1eatlxs F5S
will remain in Topeka for short time.
Assistant General Attorney n. H.
LOOMS of the Union Pacific company was
business. He returned to Topeka last
night.
Joseph Schmalsteig has brought an APP
peal to the supreme court in suit for $500
damages against the LeaVenWorth Coal
company. Schmalsteig was injured in an
explosion in the companys mine.
John W. Corey, of Montgomery county,
has sent Secretary of Agriculture F. D.
Coburn stalk of corn Is feet in height.
has 40 acres ike it and expects yield or
50 bushels to the acre.
The biggest crowds for the circus came
into Topeka on the St Joseph train Tues
day morning, the number reaching at
the guards and when the train pulled in
through the windows
The surety company which is on the
Barber Asphalt company bond for pave
the pavement situation here with great
care, If the Asphalt company does not
fulfill its contract it will have the bonding
company to fight.
While there is SO much talk of repairing
streets somebody ought to file kick in
th s'l part north Of Eighth The pavement
seems to be maze Of 5un-oaksd nrles-
The pavement is in bad condition and is
rapidly getting worse
There was a sick camel at the show
yesterday which attracted more attention
than all the we'll camels put together. The
sick camel's hide was stretched over hiS
huge projecting bones and he looked like
q walking irnpersonation of death ana
famine The only thing about him which
seemed to be in good working order was
his jaw.
T. f. Davis thinks the council does not
give him a fair show. Mr.. Davis is the
plumber whose work was the cause of a
$3.50 damage judgment against the city.
The council has decreed that Mr. Davis
must make good this loss to the city be-
fore he gets new license to excavate in
the streets. MIR. Davis says that he can't
pay the $3.50 till the council gives him a
chance to earn It by working at his trade.
and he can't work till the council gives
him a license. Mr.. Davis Is old man
who relies on his hands for his living.
No railroad 1aborers will be sent from
Topeka to California to work on the
Southern Pacific The deal has been defln-
itely abandoned because the contrac tors
getting the gang made some unnec-
essary requirements of the men who We're
wanted. Instead of sending the men di-
rect from Topeka the scheme was to have
the men go to Kansas City to start. There
continued to be something shady about
the transa ction which made the free enn-
ployment agency officials suspect that the
men were to be taken to San Francisco
to work as scabs in the teansters' strike.